**Knock** **Knock**
A knocking sound catches their attention, Both of them were shocked They both knows they check all around when they were coming there. Hesitantly Arnav moves his feet towards the door, He 's hands were shaking and trying to open that door.
Slightly he opened it and look outside. A knight holding a staff was there, Arnav sighed in relief for an moment. With an angry face he asked that knight.
"Why are you here" seeing Arnav in anger he frightened and hesitate a bit, That knight was thinking what he done to him which makes him so angry, But it was a part of his duty too so he open his little mouth and say in trembling voice.
"Queen Calls Miss Anya and you my prince" Arnav feels stressed out first he secretly let a demon girl inside the palace and why his mother calling him without any reason. Sending back the knight both of them left the room.
A woman in chrisom attire sitting on a chair and five slaves around her massaging her and making a tea for her and doing other chores. Her dark skin glows make her more elegant. With a noise of crack the door opens.
A knight came inside the room bringing Anya and Arnav together.
"Look how much you grown" Standing from the chair she goes in front of her children and looking at them closely, Her kind eyes seems happy to see them again. Anya and Arnav also smiled gently.
"Stop it mother we aren't kids anymore" Arnav politely said it, He knows how much her mother loves her but sometimes he feel embarrassed.
"Shut up you aren't grown that much either to talking back to your mother" Knocking down on him he's head felt a little pain. Scratching his head he took a step back.
"Tomorrow you both getting a beast force and qualifying for succeeding the throne. You should prepare yourself"". She was holding both of them hands, she was looking dead serious on that time. Arnav wasn't understand her and ask in his innocence.
"Prepare for what" He asked her, She took a long pause for a while and said.
"To battling with your step siblings" She told him, Arnav couldn't believe on his ears what he heard he didn't thought before after the ceremony his siblings becomes his competitor for the throne. His mother continue herself.
"I know both of them very well, Amrita and Amit already challenged Saint Karan 2 times but fortunately they both lost to him, If you both want to inherit the position first you have to deal with the six saints" She said it
"But mother why should we fight for inheritance, What change If any of us claim the inheritance" He asked her mother, He hasn't any interest toward the throne but her mother wants him to claim.
"My child, You are put too much faith on your step siblings" Showing her concern towards him she told him.
She took few steps back because she knows Arnav and Anya wouldn't listen her if she put things in front of them like that.
Queen Rashmika step aside for a time and leave both of them there. Her slave follows her.
The sun is about to down and inside the palace whole family ready to dine with together. Everyone was there even vikram who usually avoids that kind of meeting inside the dinning hall no one present other than daksha and some servants beside the family.
The whole table filled with different kind of dishes and candles on it. Everyone was sitted down before until the main gate opens, The beast king came there with his muscular personality and Daksha sat beside his chair.
Everyone stood and shown respect to him, But avoiding this Vikram still seated on his place like before, He don't give a shit to beast king. Beast king glance him but vikram hasn't affected a bit he still eating meat, Amrita gave him a look but this time Vikram care it much.
He knows she can't harm him here, She can't let her perfection image fall in front of everyone. Glancing him Beast king sat on his place. Everyone was sat down, the noisy dinning hall before turned into silent library.
"What the heck" Vikram sighed and muttered himself, He thought no one hear his muttering but Queen heard it.
"Did you say something vikram" She asked him, Hearing her everyone looking at him. Vikram thought the queen only wants to make fun of him that's why she try to provoke him. For a moment he took a pause and look around bit slightly.
He smirk and come up with an excuse, Showing some decency in his voice he asked.
"Nothing Queen Rashmika, I am just curious who's that handsome guy with us here" Pointing his finger on rain, he shows himself eager about it. In reality he don't care about anyone who's on table but avoiding the chaos he just make an excuse.
Seeing a finger pointing himself Rain stand on his place and look at him with the kind eyes.
"I apologize prince Vikram we are first time meeting each other, I am Rain. Your sister Amrita's husband" smiling at him he responds genuinely but Vikram was quite surprised he's spoon fall into his plate and the sound was echoes inside the room.
Vikram look at her, she was embarrassed when he calls himself her husband in dinning hall. Her red cheeks proving that. Vikram realized when he wasn't around a lot of things has changed, Without saying anything he again focusing on his dinner.
But Rain asked him out of the blue.
"I heard Prince Vikram able to escape from the palace, How you did it". He asked in curiosity
But he avoid him and didn't say a word about it. "Prince Vikram, Did you hear me". Rain thought he hasn't heard so he just again calling his name innocently.
"Why don't you shut your mouth" Vikram rudely yelled at him, Everyone started staring him. Rain was hurt but he was just asking something to him butvhe didn't expect he yelled on him.
Feeling bad he just remain silent and started dig his spoon in food. But someone on that table couldn't handle it and a voice grabbed everyone's attention.
"Apologize to him"