Rasheed Khan got ready with his army to attack Rawalgarh. He had trained his army for months for this day. He didn't want to lose this war. It wasn't just war for conquest. It was war for avenging betrayal from his most trust aide. He should have known it was wrong trusting this woman. This woman had always been rebel since when he had bought her. A small mistake didn't cost him much. But it taught him lesson to be careful with people he trusted.
He had started his expedition with strongest infantry leading in front and robust cavalries to combat any attack. Many of his associates including lip slave kings whom he had conquered , provided him resources and strong elephants to aide his conquest. He was well prepared until he reached the desert. During the mid journey, most of his infantry and elephants died due to hot weather. The once highly motivated army was losing their focus.
Somehow he tried to revive their spirit. Slowly, he realized that he made a careless mistake of planning the attack during this hot season. After four days of painful defeat from nature , he decided to stop for a day to regain the strength of his army on behest of Abdul's decision.
The night was cool. The army and it's leader rested. Rasheed was resting outside of tent. He watched the twinkling stars on the clear sky. The moon shined brightly. The cool winds blew momentarily. The weather was perfect. Suddenly, one of his low rank soldier arrived with a message. "Your highness, I am sorry to disturb you. But there is urgent matter for you to look into.", the soldier said. Irked Rasheed rose up and asked, "What is it ?"
"We found our traitor Mariam wandering few miles away. What should we do?", the soldier asked. "Capture her and bring her to me.", he ordered. The soldier agreed. Mariam a.k.a Roopali was captured easily by the soldiers of Rasheed. She had no energy to fight them. Due to fatigue, she couldn't recognise his soldiers. They bought her to him.
He smirked. He walked closer to her while she was being held by the soldiers. She was weak and barely could stand properly. "Welcome back, Mariam!", he greeted with tinge of hate. She recognized that voice. She shivered in fear. She immediately realized that her end was near.
(To be continued)
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