Bab 216: Double agent

Aditya was horrified as the Gurkha princess got shot by an unknown assassin in his own palace. He saw the figure jump from the branch and flee towards the outer courtyard of the barracks.

He wanted to give chase, but the wounded princess in his hands clutched his kurta. Her eyes were almost closing, yet she managed to utter, "D-don't... lea-ve."

He felt helpless at the moment as the princess lay in his hands, bleeding with an arrow in her back. The priority was for the princess to live first.

He screamed his lungs out, "Guards! Guards!"

The guards nearby in the corridor rushed forward. Bheem, his royal guard, who was also nearby, came along in haste. He was horrified by the sight of the wounded princess and rushed to help.

"What happ... who did this to her? Are you alright, Your Highness?" Bheem asked in panic.

The nearby three guards also came and surrounded them, unsheathing their swords and forming a protective circle around them.