Ashwant looked down at his hands.
"My son want only one thing, his love. He is stubborn but he is not irresponsible. He know what he is doing and he is ready to face it." She moved closer to him and held his hand "I know you are scared for him that Abel will hurt him. But Ahil is not so weak for a man like Abel to hurt him. He is a stubborn man. He will prove all the allegation wrong and fight for himself and his love. Trust him. He have to face the problems if he want to become strong. And we have to let him face it if we want him to become independent."
"Grandmother...." Ira said as she stood at the door of Neisha and Abhiveera's chamber with worried look.
"Ira? Come inside, dear. What happened?" Neisha asked and went towards Ira, Abhiveera was sitting on couch.
He looked at Ira and stood up.
"That's what I want to ask. I saw father going in his chamber in anger and Raksheet went after him. I met him but he didn't said anything to me. After that, I saw brother Ahil. He was crying. I tried to talk to him but he didn't said anything either. He said he have work and left hurriedly. What happened?" The worry was seen in her eyes.
Neisha and Abhiveera looked at eachother and Abhiveera gestured Neisha to tell Ira everything. War is close and it would be better for her to get prepared for it.
Neisha nod and looked at Ira. She held her hand and pulled her towards the bed. She made her sit on bed and held her both hands.
"Something big is about to happen." She said.
The worry in Ira's heart grew even more. "W-What?"
Neisha looked at Abhiveera in hesitation and again looked at Ira. "A war."
Ira's eyes widened in shock. Her husband just got crowned. They just started their married life and now there is a war her husband have to face. What if something happen to him? How will she live without him?
The tears started to form in her eyes "W-War?"
Neisha nod.
"With who?" Ira asked.
"Bayar." Abhiveera spoke and walked towards them.
"But don't worry. We will win the war. We have the biggest army, and strongest too. Your husband was the strongest prince and after this war, he will be the strongest king."
Ira didn't said anything. She was shocked. She was breathing heavily, thinking how her husband will fight this war. Why no one told her about it before and why this war is happening?
She looked at Abhiveera and a tear fell from her eyes "But what is the reason for this war?"
Abhiveera sat down beside her "The war is not announced yet but we are sure that it will be soon. And the reason is the marriage proposal Abel sent for Raksheet."
Ira felt a sharp arrow piercing her heart. The marriage proposal that made her restless is still haunting her. Just because Raksheet didn't accepted the marriage proposal, Abel will announce a war? If Raksheet had accepted the proposal then this war would not have happened. He have to face the war just because of her. Because of her, he rejected the proposal and got into trouble.
"It's because of me." Ira said, crying hard "Because of me, Raksheet rejected the proposal and this war is going to happen. If he would have accepted the proposal, this wouldn't have happened. It's all because of me."
Neisha looked at Abhiveera in worry that Ira is blaming herself for this war. She cupped Ira's face with her hands and said "No. It's not because of you. Raksheet would have rejected the proposal even if you hadn't asked him to do so. He hate Bayar, Abel and his family. He would not accept the proposal no matter what. Even if he hadn't married you, he would never have agreed to marry Seya."
Abhiveera placed his hand on Ira's shoulder and said "Don't blame yourself. Abel wanted to announce war since a long time. Didn't I told you, his father tried a lot to rage war against us but faild. Now Abel is doing the same thing. He just wanted a reason. Do you think he doesn't know that Raksheet will reject the proposal?"
Ira looked at him, tears falling from her eyes nonstop.
Abhiveera nod "He knew it. That's why he sent the proposal. First he tried to misguide you but when he failed to break our family, he is trying this way to destroy us. And he will continue to do it until either he will destroy us or we will destroy him. And now is that moment when the fate will decide who will find the peace."
"C-Can't we stop the war? I don't want Raksheet to go on any war. What if we lose?" She can't imagine her husband going on war and getting wounds. The blood he will shed, the wounds he will get, his screams after every cut he will receive is echoing in Ira's ears.
"Don't think that." Neisha said "You should support him. If you cry like this he will become weak. I am sure he don't want to go on war either because he want to be with you but he have to. He is the king. He have to fight for his kingdom, his throne and us, his family. You should stay strong. He will feel motivated only if you stay strong. We will win the war. Just help your husband prepare for war."
Hearing Neisha's words and realising that her tears can make her husband weak, Ira nod and wiped the tears. "I will. I will help him." Tears still started to form in her eyes but she tried to control them "My husband is strongest person. He will win this war."
"He will." Abhiveera said "Because not only his brother but his father and grandfather is also with him. We will not let him lose."
Ira looked at Abhiveera surprised and shook her head "No grandfather. You should not go on war. You have fought alot of wars till now. You should rest now."
Abhiveera looked at Ira doubtfully and asked "You think I am old and weak now?"
Ira's eyes widened and she immediately shook her head and tried to correct herself "No I-"
"Yes you are right." Abhiveera said and smiled "I am old now. And I know it. But it's Raksheet's and Ahil's first war as a king and commander. I have to guide them. And this is my last war as well. This enmity started because of me so I should end it. After this war, I will live in peace that no one will bother my children and kingdom in future."
He caressed Ira's head gently and said "I want your kids to live in happy and peaceful environment. I don't want you and Raksheet to live in stressful situations as me for your kids that someone might hurt them because of enmity."
Ira looked down, thinking why this all is happening. She looked at Neisha and asked "Are you alright with grandfather going on war?"
Neisha nod with reassurance "I am. Once this war is over, he will leave all his responsibilities on Raksheet and his father and I will leave all my responsibilities on you and Avanya and we will rest. We will be able to spend more time with eachother. And this war is important too. I always wanted this enmity to end so that my family can live peacefully. But I didn't thought it will end like this. The enemy is mostly connected to your grandfather so it would be better if he participate in this war. Your grandfather know more about Bayar and Bakshi family.