Raksheet leaned forward on the table "The plan is....we will send our two spies to Aaro. To keep an eye on Veer and grandfather. We can't accuse Veer without any strong evidence, so we have to find it. And even if he is not the one who tried to kill grandfather, the person who did it will surely come after grandfather once he get to know that he is still alive. He will try to kill him again, that's why grandfather is still unsafe. We have to protect him so we have to be near him."
"Why don't we inform king Dhishva about it?" Ashwant asked, thinking it will be much more easy to protect Viraaj and find the intruder.
"No we can't." Raksheet denied immediately "Father-in-law is too sensitive about Grandfather's health. And if he got to know that we are suspecting on his son, may be he will be angry. It will only create a scene that will alert the intruder. We have to do it without telling anyone. Grandfather is still sick, we have to protect him first."
After hearing Raksheet's explanation, Ashwant nod in agreement.
"So how have you planned to protect him?" Abhiveera asked.
"One of our spy will enter in Aaro palace as a servent and will stay near grandfather. He will take care of grandfather's health and protect him from inside. Where on the other hand, our other spy will stay outside of the palace and keep an eye on Veer. Where he goes? Whom he meets? Everything. And they will send each and every information to us everyday."
"Who are those spies?" Abhiveera asked, feeling restless to wait anymore and grab each and every information as soon as possible.
"Vikram and Ankush." Raksheet replied.
"Ankush? That new spy? Can he do it? Are you sure?" Ashwant asked doubtfully.
"Vikram chose him for this mission. And I think if he chose him, he must have some potential. Vikram will not suggest anyone randomly."
"Why don't you tell Cabail to do this mission?" Ashwant asked.
"No, we should not bother him anymore. He should retire soon." Abhiveera said.
"Yes, that's why i told Vikram to do this mission. But Cabail is also involved in this mission. He will send the information to us as always, after receiving it from Vikram and Ankush."
Abhiveera just nod in response.
Raksheet felt uncomfortable when his grandfather was so silent and was looking unhappy, not unhappy but may be angry.
"Grandfather.....I am sorry. I....i should have informed you before." He said with an apologetic guilty look.
Abhiveera breathed heavily, looking away to calm down. "It's ok." He said with a sigh "Continue your mission."
"Ok." Raksheet immediately replied "I will give you each and every information every day."
Abhiveera nod "Fine." He looked at Raksheet and Ashwant "If there is nothing to discuss anymore, you can leave now."
Raksheet and Ashwant looked at eachother and then stood up to leave.
"Ok, we are leaving." Ashwant said and both walked out of Abhiveera's chamber.
Abhiveera sighed harshly and held his head with both hands, his elbows resting on table. He was thinking how this all happened all of a sudden and he didn't had any idea. In his own palace, someone tried to kill his family member and he didn't had any clue.
Viraaj was resting in his chamber while reading a book when he heard someone knocking on the door.
He shifted his gaze from the pages of his book to the person standing at the door. As soon as he saw Abhiveera standing at the door, waiting for his permission to enter in his chamber, Viraaj placed the book aside and tried to sit straight. "Why are you standing there, your majesty? Please come inside." He said with a smile. But that smile was piercing in Abhiveera's heart.
He stepped inside the chamber and forced himself to smile. He walked towards Viraaj with steady slow steps and sat down beside him.
"How are you feeling now?" He asked.
"Much better than yesterday. Thanks to your hospitality." Viraaj replied.
Abhiveera chuckled sadly "If our hospitality has been good, you wouldn't have fallen sick like this."
Viraaj's smile dropped slowly "It's not your fault. I was already sick and Mr. Chiron already said that it was because of weather change and my body can't adjust with it because of my poor health. So you don't have to blame yourself your majesty. I am feeling better now. Ira gave me a medicine today and it helped alot."
Abhiveera nod "Yes, Raksheet told me about the medicine. If you need anything, just tell me. It's your own palace, no need to hesitate."
Viraaj laughed a little "I know, i know. I understood in this few days that this is my own palace. Thank you so much for your help. And sorry to bother you so much."
Abhiveera held Viraaj's hand, guilt and shame was building up in his heart. He was feeling so guilty to face Viraaj and upon that, Viraaj is apologizing without any fault.
"I am the one who should apologise, not you. And you are not bothering anyone. Stop saying that."
"Ok ok, I will not say that again. But you should also stop apologizing. It's not your fault so stop feeling guilty."
Abhiveera smiled slightly and grasped Viraaj's hand tightly in his both hands "I promise your majesty, I will not let anything like this happen to you again. I will protect you doesn't matter what?" He said with sincerity.
Viraaj chuckled on Abhiveera's words. He don't know why he is blaming himself and saying such a words "Protect me from whom? From my own health?" He asked jokingly.
Abhiveera was silent for a while, just staring in Viraaj's eyes, not knowing how to answer him. "From everything." He said confidently "Doesn't matter if it is a person or whatever, I will always protect you."
Viraaj was confused that what made Abhiveera think and say this all. Why he is behaving so differently Today. The seriousness on Abhiveera's face made Viraaj feel a little uneasy and tensed.
Abhiveera sensed that Viraaj is feeling uncomfortable, so he smiled a little. He patted Viraaj's hand and said "You know what your majesty, at first, we were just connected by political matter and after that, we were connected by Ira and Raksheet. But now, we don't need anyone to connect us. We have already formed a bond. A bond of trust, care for each other and each other's family, wanting to help eachother doesn't matter if we ask for it or not. The only relationship that make us do this all is friendship. May be you didn't felt this but our relationship has grew a lot than before and it has made its own identity, friends. May be you don't feel this way-"
"I do." Viraaj cut off Abhiveera's words "I do feel this way too. The day you sent proposal of Raksheet and Ira's marriage, my trust has grew on you. And the day I saw my granddaughter smiling freely, happily, there was nothing to think twice about trusting you. Since that day, I have decided doesn't matter what, our relationship will always grow stronger and stronger. And i do feel that we are friends since the beginning because no one do so much for anyone. Only friends do." He looked in Abhiveera's eyes and smiled "So yes, we are friends."
After a week, Viraaj finally decided to leave from Jwalana and more importantly, Ira didn't forced him to stay as he has recovered pretty well and it will be better if he go back to his familiar atmosphere where his body is used to it. And may be he will be more safe there compare to Jwalana. she don't have to worry much about his health and she can't stop him more as well. Her father is also in Jwalana, his work in Aaro must be getting affected because of him taking such a long break. He can't stay out of his kingdom anymore.
In this one week, Ira was always arround her grandfather. Morning to night, her grandfather's health was the only thing she had in her mind. She was suspecting on every person who comes near Viraaj. She can't trust anyone, she don't want to trust them. She was giving her best to keep her grandfather happy and give him the environment in he can recover soon. Her efforts payed off when she saw her grandfather walking by himself without any support or getting tired. He is looking much healthier and active than before. He is taking care of himself as he promised Ira. So she don't have to worry about him being careless and ignoring his health again. She still can't believe that someone wanted to kill a person like her grandfather who only want to live for her and can't hurt anyone.
As for the intruder, he didn't showed up again after that incident. Ira is asking about him to Raksheet everytime she meets him. But Raksheet can't give her the half information he got from Vikram. Because that half information can create a big fuss that they can't handle. Raksheet told Vikram to investigate more and more untill he find some strong evidences to prove the crime. Vikram have selected the spy he will bring to Aaro with him and have prepared everything to go there.
"We are ready your majesty. He is Ankush." Vikram said, pointing towards Ankush who was standing beside him.
Ankush joined his hands infront of Raksheet "Greetings, Your majesty."
Raksheet nod as response and Vikram continued explaining his plan
"According to our plan, Ankush will enter in Aaro palace as a servent. He will work there and keep an eye on his majesty Viraaj and Veer. He will give me all the information he collects inside the palace. And I will stay out of the palace, hidden. I will keep an eye on that traitor whenever he go out and meet someone or do something. And I will send the information to you immediately. We will send you all the information every day." Vikram explained.