Episode on Saturday, August 16, 2008

In Kannauj, Sanyo sits in her room, she wants to write something, she holds a quill in her hands. She says I want to tell Prithvi something but don’t know where to start. A wind starts to blow in the room from the window, the scroll she was writing on and the quill flies away in the air. Everything in the room also starts to fly. Sanyo gets up to retrieve the scroll and searches for the quill, but the air keeps on blowing. Other scrolls of cloth also fly in the air, she rapidly tries to pick them up one by one. Out of no where Prithvi comes to her and stops her with his arms. Sanyo realizes it is Prithvi's arms and looks at him, the wind stops blowing around, they both look at each other.
Why are you silent, tell me? Says Prithvi, just say it.
I love you so much Prithvi!
How much?
A lot, that if any storm came in our way, what ever problems arose, I will remain only yours. Also, if we do not become one, your name will remain in my heart. I respect the promise that you gave, you will not tell me otherwise. Prithvi disappears from her eyes, he is not there anymore. She searches for him, but it was her imagination. Sanyo exclaims go and give my message to Prithvi, she tells the wind.

Prithvi is in the palace hallway, a breeze passes on his face he closes his eyes and remembers the time with Sanyo he had before.

Sanyo is satisfied in her room she smiles and is confident that Prithvi got her message.

A white curtain blows on Prithvi's cheek he opens his eyes, you don't have to say anything Sanyogita. I know everything, Prithvi walks away to the other room.

Pundir walks back and forth in the pavilion he can't bare the fact that the weapons were destroyed, Chand and Arjun also sit, they watch his anxiety. Pundir sits down and slams his fists on the couch.
Arjun gets up and puts his hand on Pundir’s shoulders, now what’s the use of repenting? What ever loss we were going to get has happened already.
Chand gets up and says to Arjun sarcastically, yes, don't you know what it means to have the weapons destroyed like that? It is like losing half of our forces!
Pundir becomes even more irritated with that answer, he gets up from his seat and says, that’s the only problem, the person who is behind it all moves freely in our palace!
Prithvi comes to the room and tells his friends there is nothing to worry about, in a cool tone of voice.
His friends turn around and look at Prithvi, he comes in front of them, if the enemy is like a tiger, then Prithviraj Chauhan is "sawa-sher". Let the enemy be happy with his victory let him celebrate, because very soon his celebrations will turn into mourning. Actually, I didn't want to tell this to anybody not even the Ministers.
Chand asks, what do you mean?
Means that whatever weapons were destroyed by our enemy's spy were all bogus. The real weapons are with us, kept in our palace, all safe Prithvi tells them confidently.
Prithvi’s buddies listen to him, Pundir asks but how can this be?
Because the weapons that I carried away were fake and the real ones you people had taken, all protected by you, Prithvi smiles. Now we will see M Ghori’s next move.
Chand is pleased, what you have done is great Prithvi, nobody could figure out that you did something like this. But how did you get this idea in your mind?
Very easy Chand, I was already suspicious at the storehouse of weapons, that there was somebody else among us already, who was keeping an eye on us continuously. Prithvi tells them how he saw fresh footprints around the ruins where the guards were killed. When we were entering the cave and looking around to check our weapons, I looked up and saw a figure hiding above us in the crevices of the cave covered with lime, his eyes distinct. I glanced above and later pretended not to notice. Then I said they have not found this area yet and told Pundir to take the fake weapons safely away, Prithvi explains to his buddies. Prithvi continues, and I also didn't want them to attack you people, but attack me first. He got tricked and destroyed all the fake weapons instead, he grins.
Chand tells him, but then if you already knew about his presence we could have eliminated him on the spot there and then. Why was it necessary to do all this?
Because I wanted to find out on whose orders he was spying on us.
So now you know now, Chand replies, M Ghori had sent you a message to go to war, and related to the war he wants to destroy all your forces.
That too by keeping his special spy in our palace tells Arjun.
He will be thinking that he is continuously making Prithviraj Chauhan fall in his trap. He doesn't know that Prithviraj Chauhan has counter attacked Ghori's own moves and tricked him into his own trick, so that he will not even have the capacity to kill us at all. Come and lets go, first we have to find this spy Prithvi orders.
Pundir comments what is there to search, we all know who the spy is.
No, Pundir it’s not Mir Hussain its somebody else, somebody who is very close to us, lets go, we must first find the snake hiding near us and get him out! Buddies we don't have much time.

Sanyo sits alone in her room, Roopali walks in and tells not to worry Rajkumari Sanyo, I have searched a solution to your problem.
What are you saying Roopali? What you searched for, what problem?
The problem that you are thinking about right now. Tell me you are not thinking of the swayamwar?
Sanyo gets up, have you really found a solution to the problem of the swayamwar? Tell me about it, fast!
It’s not about stopping it, it’s about avoiding it, she says. First you sit down I will explain it all, listen to me. Rani Ma wants to make the swayamwar grand that entire Hindustan has never made. For the threads of your wedding they have ordered the silks from Kashmir to be dyed. The places where they are doing it are far away that’s where your shoes are being made. Your jewelry has been ordered from all corners of Hindustan.
That’s alright says Sanyo what will we do with that?
Just think, instead if your special threads of the wedding are mistakenly dyed blue instead of red? Your special shoes of diamonds and pearls get looted, think further if your one of a kind ornaments are made in a strange fashion, inappropriate for the wedding, then think how Rani Ma will react to it all?
She will postpone the swayamwar!
Roopali has convinced Sanyo, now enough we will try to avoid the swayamwar in this way, until you don't become old, that nobody has the guts to approach you. What I really mean is until Maharaj Prithvi doesn't come to get you and take you to Dhilli. Don't let your heart break so easily, I am confident that one day Maharaj Prithvi will break the oath he gave his mother and come here to take you away. Enough just wait for some time. Roopali smiles at her princess to cheer her up.
So it’s okay, first we will start with the red silk threads tells Sanyo.

The 4 discuss the plan, Prithvi tells, first how we brought the weapons over here, the same way we will bring our treasure, various troops, and all the vital maps back into the palace.
His buddies understand and nod.
All our goods must be brought back into the palace stored together, me and Pundir will get the keys to the door of the treasures, after that we all will bring the wealth and treasure together.

Sanyo is in her room she wonders if she will be successful in her plans or not. What ever may happen I must be successful otherwise...She looks at the ring on her finger, I will not be anybody else’s, tears fall from her eyes.
Mother enters the room and wipes her tears with her hand. What is it Sanyogita? Why are you so sad? They both go and sit on the bed, so whatever dream we have seen for you, will stay as a dream? Mother holds a silver box and looks at it. Sanyogita? Mother gestures her eyes to the box, it contains most of your memories that I have kept and preserved so nicely, my girl. Mother keeps it on the bed and opens the box, she takes out a pouch, you see, see this set, see it, she shows little girls bracelets to her. See this I had ordered it for your first birthday from afar. From that time till today, on your wrist there has always been the bracelets. But today after seeing your forsaken wrists, you don't know how I am feeling about it, I only know Sanyogita! If I want to adorn my daughter into a bride, then what have I done wrong, about it? You will not complete our dream?
Sanyogita listens to her in silence, she doesn't say a thing.
On what grounds you are punishing me Sanyogita? What? Tell me! What you will degrade and throw away your respect of your mother and father for the sake of Prithvi? Don't be stubborn Sanyogita leave this determination, and get a new life. I cannot bear to see you in this condition anymore! No! I cannot tolerate this at all Sanyogita her mother cries, I just can't take it anymore.
Her mother’s emotions make Sanyo vulnerable, she says okay mother, I will not ruin your dreams. What ever you will say I will do.
Mother wipes her own tears and puts her hand on Sanyo's shoulders, Sanyo my child she says with relief.
Sanyo looks at her.

Its night Prithvi and Pundir wander outside in the garden, carved stone images and statues are also arranged symmetrically. Somebody follows behind and hides Prithvi turns around to see but no one is there.
Its Roshan Ali again painted with lime standing like a statue, Prithvi is unable to identify him.
Prithvi and Pundir walk a little ahead to a stone carving where a boulder is placed. Prithvi looks around and keeps his sword down, he carefully moves the boulder so that a large neighboring piece of rock slides open, like a door.
R Ali is right in front watching him.
Prithvi turns the boulder fully till the door opens completely. Pundir and Prithvi both go to that large piece of rock. Making sure nobody is around, Prithvi bends over and pulls out a set of keys from under the rock. He comes over to Pundir and shows it to him, keys to the treasure. Come we have to get to the treasure and bring it back into the palace, Prithvi dangles the keys in the air.
Roshan Ali is quick and swings forward and grabs the set of keys from his hand.
Prithvi loses it, they both see it disappear right in front of their eyes, R Ali is gone too.
They are so slow to react, Prithvi takes his sword and yells where did he go! Both take a step forward to see. See who he is! Prithvi takes out his sword.
R Ali is there nearby posing as a statue. Prithvi cannot see him, he is angry and looks all around for him.
Pundir is also angry and looks within the area, I cannot figure out where he went! They both run out of the garden together just passing by R Ali.
R Ali waits for them to go completely.