"Sister, Are you not going to entertain me, your dear brother?"
A voice broke the thoughts of Kripi, Who was thinking of something strange as she was desperately looking at the little amount of flour left in the house with hesitation but before she could do anything that voice pulled her from her thoughts.
he quickly stood up in shock, She could not believe what she heard, She even for a moment thought she hallucinated it but she knew it was not the case as she heard the voice a second time
She in a panic she wiped her tears and cleaned her face. Then with a wide happy smile on her face, she ran to the door where her twin brother Kripa was waiting for her with open arms.
She did not waste a second and plunged into his arms embracing him which calmed down the despair that emerged in her heart. The warmth of this hug also spread to her fearful heart giving her support.
"I never thought my sister would miss me this much, I should apologise for not coming here soon then."
Kripa did not see anything weird about her, He thought her this action is because she just missed him, He too missed her as they from childhood were inseparable even after all they go through in childhood, Their bond for each other increased even more.
So he felt guilty for not waiting for her son, But he too was helpless after all he was not just a royal teacher of Hastinapur but also a Kulguru (Family teacher and priest) of Hastinapur.
He has too many duties, So much so that he barely gets time to breathe but today was somehow different. Surprisingly there was not much for him to do today. He wanted to help Maharani (Empress) Gandhari in matters regarding her daily evening Shiv puja but she was nowhere to be found.
He then decided to help Devi (A respected term used for women) Kunti with her puja but she too locked herself in the room with her Pandavas, It also happened with Mahamantri Vidur and Mahamahim Bhishima, No one needed his help which was a very very rare thing to happen. 𝑛𝑶𝑣𝖊𝓁𝐧𝗲xt.𝚌𝑜𝕞
So he went to King Dhritarashtra and asked for permission to leave to visit his sister. After all, it's been quite a while since he visited her and he knows now that Princes are coming of age, He will be even more busy with teaching them giving him no spare time.
"Yes you should Bhrata, It's been years since you last visited me."
Kripi finally leaves the embrace of her brother and says to her jokingly as she used to when they were little.
"Yes, I am very sorry my dear sister, I am in the wrong for not visiting you more."
Kripa too played along with his sister's antics, It's felt good to see his sister like this making him reminiscent about their childhood, He so lost in his thoughts he had forgotten she was no longer that little girl anymore, He by instincts raised his hand and rubbed her head dotingly.
"*Giggle* I am not little girl anymore brother to forgive you this easily but for now, please wash and hand and feats then enter in and seat. I will cook something for you to eat."
Kripi could not help being delighted by his action, She giggled sweetly and said to him in joy but as she said it she remembered there is nothing in her house to cook anything for him.
She once again become afraid and panicked, She just like her son did not want her brother to find out about her living conditions, If he do that he will blame himself for marrying her off to Drona, She did not want him to do that as she is really happy to be the wife of Sage like Drona.
"No need Bhagini (Sister), Today you will not cook just seat with me and talk, *Clap* *Clap* Please bring those things in."
Kripi was lost for what to cook for him with no ingredients in the house but Kripa stopped her. He clapped as he commanded, which led to the soldiers coming into the home with plates covered in the fabric and a few large golden jugs with them.
These things were quickly put on the ground by soldiers as they took their leave after doing so in a swift motion.
"Bhrata this-"
"How can I come here empty-handed? This is nothing but my love for you. Please don't refuse. It is not much, just a few sweets and food items, That's all."
Kripa speak quickly knowing his sister will definitely refuse to take gifts from him, His reasoning was also quite good but the fact is being ignored.