The strange silence again descended in The Throne Room. All of them were now waiting for their crown prince to calm down. No one was daring enough to say anything, they busied themselves with the calculations of loss and gain they will have to suffer if a war happened between Kashyapa and Shakya Clan.
The expression on the young man was getting no better, it was still cold and the eyes were red burning from fury.
"Royal brother what's going on?"
Unable to bear that heavy atmosphere filled with a strange silence Prince Vinetra asked.
"Hmm? Oh.. it's nothing brother."
"But just now I heard the princess..…"
"It was nothing brother. This princess just doesn't know what is good for her." Prince Shantanu hurriedly cut in between and told, wanting to prevent his brother to think something otherwise.
"Royal brother, it's fine. I don't need a princess' apology. After thinking carefully I don't think she said anything wrong that day. That day she said what she had heard and thought about me.
And I don't think we from the Kashyapa Clan had ever stopped people from criticizing us or saying their thoughts, had we? As well as she is a princess of another kingdom, we cannot stop other kingdoms mocking or criticizing us. Can we?
So great royal brother, if she doesn't want to apologize then please don't force her."
Hearing his brother, Prince Shantanu finally started to calm down, the red fiery eyes finally turned back to its serene pearly self. The face filled with coldness finally turned back it's gentle self. Now looking at his innocent, kind brother how could he kept his fury seeing that gentle smiling face.
"But brother she also b…."
"Royal brother, that was not princess fault that day, I heard some people started comparing Shakya Princes, her brothers with you and eventually afterwards mocking the princes. That was the reason for her being furious and everything that happened afterwards.
Royal brother, tell me if someone mocks you in front of me, what do you think I'll do, just keep listening to my royal brother being mocked?
Brother Vijanat you're one the wisest person in our Clan, so tell me what will you do if someone mocks the elder brother in front of you?"
"Prince, a wise man's first choice is always with words but considering the princess' mental age of a spoiled child and placing myself on her place, I would have done the same. It will be our unwiseness to expect a child to act like a wise man." Finally, he let out everything he had in his mind gathered from the day he heard that his brother was beaten by Shakya Princess. His anger, his fury and his hatred for the princess from that day were only second to Prince Shantanu.
After hearing what was just said, everyone was shocked, no one in the Kashyapa Clan had ever heard Wiseman Vijanat being angry or mocking someone. He was known as a calm and very intelligent young man. Hearing that even forefather smiled helplessly. He had heard that Wiseman Vijanat was close to Prince Vinetra but seeing him losing his calm for him, he had never expected that.
"Royal brother, what is done can not be undone and what was done was not even her direct fault so please don't force her to apologize and please let her go."
"No. She has to apologize, she has beaten you, a prince of this Clan. How can we let her go without making her suffer the consequences"
With a strong stubborn face, he was flatly refused.
"Then royal brother how about this, you can invite her to stay at our Clan as a guest and let her see for herself if what she thinks about me is right or she had made a mistake."
"This…," Eyes wide opened and mouth finding the right words to reply, the royal brother looked at his younger brother. He was not the only one like that. Two other people were amazed and shocked more than him.
Prince Subala who was still in a daze and praying heaven for his safety was shocked on hearing what he just heard. But even then he didn't halt his silent praying to heaven.
On the other hand, Princess Saubaleyi was amazed on hearing that, even if she was still feeling what she had said was right, not feeling slight guilt and still thinking him unworthy of her apology but she was still forced to see him in a new light when she heard everything he had said.
Amazed on hearing what Prince Vinetra had said, forefather lost in thoughts for some moment, he remembered the previous king, his kindness and forgiveness they were same as this prince before him. Alas only if he ...
Forefather immediately forcibly stopped himself from thinking that any further, he was thinking of a dangerous possibility that if someday it were to happen, it will not only cause uproar but even destruction of the whole Kashyapa Clan.
"Fine, brother I'll do as you said. Oh, I just remember something I have to tell you, brother, how about you go first and wait in my courtyard for me. I'll return immediately after showing them to Guest Palace."
When they, his brother and his friend left the Thorne Hall, the gentle face again turned back into a cold one.
"Guests huh…. heh….Throw this woman in those darkest cells of prison with a meal of a bird once in a day. As for her guest brother, take him to the Guest Palace and lock him there, with the treatment of nothing more than a prisoner."
He left after ordering that but everyone even forefather who heard what he had just said, was unable to grasp what just happened. They thought their Crown Prince was going to accept the young prince's suggestion but what he just ordered was nothing like the young prince's suggestion.
They were unsure if the order was really given by the Crown Prince they know. They helplessly but unanimously looked toward the platform where a white-bearded man was sitting.
Forefather was unsure what to do, personally he was thinking what the young prince said was the most acceptable course of action but he can not voice out this opinion when the crown prince had already left. He did not want to voice an order that was against the crown prince ordered. He was the one sitting on that majestic golden throne of a king so shouldn't be hesitant on giving orders on what he thought.
"Take this young lady to the prison for now and treat her carefully as our guest."
But if he were to order what he thinks most reasonable, he will create a strange conflicting atmosphere between himself, the eldest member of the clan and Prince Shantanu, who was going to rule the clan in few months.
This conflicting atmosphere between the new king and the most revered member of the clan was not good for the clan but most definitely will harm the crown prince reputation and status when he will become a king.
"As for the Shakya Prince, take him to the Guest Palace. He is our guest so treat him like one."
He ordered while thinking about talking to his student and persuading him for accepting the Prince Vinetra's suggestion. He knew his student since he was born and had looked after him. He knew it would be difficult to persuade him once his student made his mind on something. So he was going to use the young prince for persuading him.