Dvesas
Pale Rice

The time of night is coming. King Daneswara went up to the bed. He saw Paramitha had not fallen asleep.

"What are you thinking" asked Daneswara.

"I heard your conversation with the Patih" Paramitha said glancing at Daneswara.

"I don't want to leave Dwipajaya" said Paramitha annoyed.

"Women and children are our priority.  Save yourself and wake up your lives"

"What life? where's the?" Paramitha rose from her sleep staring at Daneswara. 

"This is our home. Do you think saving ourselves would free us from the threat of being slaves?" paramitha's eyes began to get wet.

"We will only be immigrants in the land of the people. Slaves in the land of men" 

Daneswara turned his face away, refusing to see the angry look of his wife.

"This decision is not final. There is no news for sure we are thinking about the best way" said Daneswara down from the bed leaving Paramitha which is now sobbing.

*****

The days passed quickly. Gayatri was anxiously awaiting news from the archipelago and Siddarth's reaction upon hearing it.

During this time Gayatri improved his relationship with Siddarth. He begins to reduce his stubbornness and follows Siddarth's game.

Siddarth spent a lot of time in the women's ward teaching Gayatri to practice. They go through the two days even though Gayatri knows, Jhanvi looks at her cynically every time Siddarth is with her. 

Jhanvi can't do what she wants. Siddarth and Gayatri were guarded by many servants. Maski Gayatri ability is not a threat, in Jhanvi's small heart there is a feeling of displeasure. Gayatri could be involved in their affairs on the battlefield.

Jhanvi felt her head dizzy and her whole body go limp. His emotions are unstable and easily exhausted.

"Mrs are you okay?" ask Rishi.

"No, you can call a healer, it's possible that my stomach ulcer disease relapses due to many thoughts" replied Jhanvi.

Shortly thereafter the doctor came. He examined Jhanvi's pulse several times as if unsure. The doctor asked Jhanvi to open her mouth, eyes and show her neck, legs and abdomen.

The doctor whispered to one of his female assistants. Then he asked Rishi to call Siddarth here. While doing a physical examination everyone in the room had to go out only the woman who was left to help in the room. When he finished, the assistant whispered to the doctor.

Siddarth appeared at just the right moment, with a panicked face. He was afraid something bad happened to Gayatri because for one week he continued with Gayatri.

"My master wants to deliver the happy news. Your wife is pregnant, her gestational age is entering the second week" said the doctor.

Siddarth gawked between surprise and delight. 

Jhanvi who heard was very happy. He did not stop smiling.

"Wait here for a moment, I want to talk to the healer" Siddarth said, covering Jhanvi with a blanket.

"Didn't the medicine you gave me have to work?" ask Siddarth.

"Master, the drug has proven its efficacy but it may be negligence in supervision and drug delivery" said the physician calmly.

"alright. You can come back" Siddarth said.

"sstt, sttt, sttt" call Rishi on Rupali and Gunjana who are busy spinning the yarn.

Rishi throws a small pebble to distract them. 

"Come here" Rishi said silently to Rupika as their eyes met.

Gunjana and Rupika approached the mango and guava trees growing near where they were spinning.

Rishi told me about the incident that just happened. Gunjana's face turned pale.

Rupika almost fainted upon hearing the unexpected news. Rishi leaves immediately before being discovered while the two pretend to clean up the spinning equipment calmly and take him to the fortress of the women's ward where Gayatri is located.

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