05/08/2025
MAHARAJA
Little but dangerous
TENNY BOOK SHELF
Season one
EPISODE 2
RASHTRAKUTA EMPIRE
The Emperor of Rashtrakuta emperor Kumar was born a Muslim but his son was born in a temple during the war with the Rajputs,while some thought the emperor might not make it since he was seriously injured,so his son was named Rohan(ascending)but fate had something else in store,the seriously injured emperor whom people thought could not make it home was saved by a Rajput king,Raja Prabnam Singh the ruler of Magadha,he could have finish off Kumar right there but his conscience and upbringing wouldn't bring him to do that,allowing Kumar return home safely and in good health,this action of his almost made him enemies with the other Rajputs but his warrior queen Manika Sharma help him mend his relationship with the other Rajputs as he also avoid having ties with the Rashtrakuta since he saved their emperor but then the emperor of Amricot who had always eyed the wealth and military power of the Rajputs proposed a friendship since he heard of prabnam saving Kumar's life,while Manika Sharma goes through every length to avoid this so called friendship but end up losing her life and her reputation as many believed she had an affair with sheriffudeen emperor of Amricot,since she was never in love with her so called husband to begin with.
“Are you sure you can handle this alone"Prince Rohan ask his best buddy Aarav as they walk out of the training field
“Do I have a choice,my father wants me to go out there and prove myself,since the son of the prime minister cannot be useless"Aarav replied laughing it off
“but going out to fight savage animals,Aarav you can't even hurt a dog and now you're going to hunt down savage beasts"
“they aren't just savage animals,I heard they belong to a group of bandits that kidnapp women and sold them off,that's the main reason I agreed to go fight atleast I would be able to stop them from kidnapping any more of our women"
“And I'm getting married to sakshi soon,my mother already agreed although father seems to be against it"Aarav added
“sakshi is a beautiful and reasonable lady she's gentle,calm and respectful any man would want her,but she's a slave daughter it's understandable that your father is against it"Rohan said
“But she's no more a slave her mother married the richest merchant in the capital,I think she became his fourth wife,I just can't understand my father sometimes,he might feel friendly today and strict tomorrow"Aarav sigh
“you're lucky,I never knew my father until I was five and then his internal injuries start acting up again when I was ten,I saw him cough out blood by that time I was fifteen and suddenly he lost his appetite and strength,I was only twenty then..."
“And now you're twenty five and he's bedridden so you never got much fatherly love from him,my ear drum is getting itchy already"Aarav completed Rohan's word
“I've I said it before"he asked
“No you chant it every time I mention my father"Aarav laugh
“how dare you make fun of me,I won't spare you this time"Rohan chase after Aarav who run in circles and won't stop laughing
“Your highness, Empress Fatima request your presence in the emperor's chamber"Mahi interrupt their fun
Mahi was Empress Fatima,Rohan's mother assistant maid and partially Rohan's nanny
“is something happening to father again"Prince Rohan didn't wait for her to reply as he rushed straight to his father's chamber
“Kya hua Ummijaan,is father alright"he impatiently ask
“nothing unusual,your father has a few words to say to you before he would one day be unable to speak"Empress Fatima replied calmly
He moved closer to his father who smiled seeing his son fully grown up
“Abujaan,I'm right here beside"
“it's about time you become an emperor yourself,you've proved yourself capable enough to rule an empire...."the word suddenly stuck in his throat and Fatima placed an handkerchief in his mouth making him cough up the blood clot in his throat
“Abujaan!"
“why are you so noisy...I've decided to pass the throne to you so be less noisy,and my last request and also an assignment for you..."he paused
“I'm finally happy,you finally ask me to do something for you,you've never told me to do anything or nagged at me like mother used to"he smiled widely
“help me stay on good terms with the king of Magadha, I was never able to repay him for saving my life because he never wanted anything to do with the Muslims back then,I wanted to build a tight relationship with him back then,he's strong,intelligent,humble and righteous,I've always wanted to make a true friend all my life,Prabnam is an innocent man although he had a crazy queen...but she's also a good woman...."he paused
“but how long did you spend in Magadha for you to know their behavior so well?"Rohan ask
"The war lasted for years that our supplies ran out even the soldiers couldn't hold on any longer and I was badly injured,who would have thought my own brother would wish for my death so badly,I only held on this long because of his word that encourages me not to give in so easily to death,it would be one of my greatest achievement if he was my friend,and I wanted to pass this information to him so badly...that I would never let go of the hand he stretched towards me..."it's was as if the last ounce of strength was squeezed out of him so he gently close his eyes and fell asleep
“your father has been hanging on to his life really great,what he said to you was what he regretted most and he's trying to leave the world without regrets,so he had been correcting his wrongs ever since he came back,the only regret he couldn't overcome was making a true friend,he asking you to do it for him means he hasn't given up yet"Fatima said to her son as she won't stop looking at her husband and holding his hands tightly
"It would be great if Prabnam Singh could attend your coronation as the new emperor of Rashtrakuta"she added
"This is the first time father gave me an assignment of course I have to complete it"he said
“the coronation is in a few days,an empire can't be without an emperor,I've speak to your father about this and it's decided that the coronation is in two months you must make it back before the coronation"she patted his shoulder and was about to leave
“if I have only two months,then I have to leave now,the journey to Magadha is not a day"
"U're right,but I didn't make it compulsory for you to bring Prabnam Singh to your coronation,if you can't finish your father's assignment in two months you can still try again in the future"
“No I have to make him attend my coronation,I can't disappoint father's trust in me"Rohan left the chamber as soon as he finish his words to set out on his journey to fulfil his father's wish.
she couldn't stop him from leaving for his journey that very day and he couldn't bring Aarav along,since he also had an assignment given to him and he was to become a groom before going on his own assignment.
Rohan left Rashtrakuta with only two people his chief guard Khalid and jhumki his younger sister,with the fastest transportation they arrived at Magadha in two weeks and they stayed at the temple where he bumped into this little lady who seems to dislike people who care about people they don't know and he got himself painted in red vermilion trying to shield her from a falling tray but she shove him aside and walk away from him,this was the first time he encountered such a treatment,at that,from a girl who is a few years older than his sister
“Don't let her behavior get the best of you she always treats guys like that it's nothing new"the woman who owns the tray said as she picked up her tray
“Every one knows her,she's RAJ KUMARI DURGAVARTI"
TENNY BOOK SHELF
The story continues in episode three please like and comment on the story
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