Reading Diet: Novella excerpt part 3
An epic fantasy novella by Anil Bahuman loosely based on the Ramayana epic
Story till now
People and Gods have gathered to witness an event organized by Raghav and Sita in the days leading to their coronation as King and Queen. Their fourteen year exile esp. the last year in Lanka casts a lingering shadow on Sita. We are then shown the events fifteen years ago that led to the exile.
Story ahead
Queen Kai couldn't believe what she was hearing.
'Don't you see the threat to your son? After their wedding, King Dash will crown Raghav as King,' said the Queen's aide. The hunchback had been by her side since she was a little girl.
'Raghav will be a good King. And Bharath and Raghav have a great relationship, like real brothers.'
'Look at you! Believing your own lies. How can you be so naive, Kai? Everything will change after the marriage and coronation. Your son will be cast aside, like a bull that has completed its useful life.'
Half an hour later, the Queen was dragging her hands through her hair repeatedly. She would sit only to stand up again pacing up and down. Her a…