Seeing Arjun's smile, his mother demanded, "Why are you smiling?"
The room was abruptly shaken by a series of deafening explosions. The blasts were so intense that they rattled the walls and set off a clamor of alarmed voices and hurried footsteps.
The guards, startled and scrambling, struggled to maintain their composure as panic spread. Arjun's mother, now visibly distressed, cried out, "What's happening?"
In the midst of the confusion, a guard burst through the door, his face pale with urgency. "Madam, we're under attack on the western side. Our defenses there are being overwhelmed. Our guards are in a fierce fight to hold them back."
Before she could respond, another guard stormed in, his expression grim. "Madam, the eastern side is in even worse shape. The attackers have breached the first line of defense and are now pushing through the second. Reinforcements are on the way, but they might not arrive in time to prevent them from reaching this room."
