"Princess, I promise you if the queen finds out about this dreadful plan of yours, we will both lose our heads," Parvati hissed from behind. Fear had heightened the shrillness of her voice. However, Smita took little notice of Parvati's warning. Instead, she scanned the prison grounds. Kundali's penitentiary was located far outside the city gates, miles away from the main city road, in an empty field, traveled by few passers by.
Surrounded by a tall, outer brick wall, the gaol was even taller, made of hard stone and tough gravel. The two girls disguised themselves as royal maids in plain, humble clothing and carried containers filled with food from the royal kitchen. It took Smita and Parvati four whole hours on foot to reach prison grounds. It was already past lunch when they arrived at the prison gate.
