Uttara

Unexpected Encounters

Uttara and Abhimanyu stop at the water fall which looks like it is from a fantasy

"It looks amazing" Abhimanyu says in awe

"Yeah, Arya, truly amazing, you know there is a story linked with this waterfall?"

"What is it Devi?" Abhimanyu asks with interest

"It's said that Mahadev himself made this as a gift to Parvati Devi, and only he and her can control the river flow here"

"It's an amazing gift Devi, I would love to give you such a gift"

"I don't need gifts like these Arya, you are the biggest gift that god could ever give me"

"And you are mine" Abhimanyu says coming closer and hugging her

Uttara quickly washes her face and changes her clothes as to something more formal to go to the temple

The get on their horse and start riding, but Uttara stops when she sees a glowing from her sachel, it was her bow

"Arya-"

"Finally it got it's devine powers" Abhimanyu says

"Devine powers?"

"Yes Devi, your bow now has devine powers, but it took some time for it to manifest, such a power came from both Agnidev and Indradev, it's the reason I asked you name this bow Lakshya, Lakshyadharini" It was a name that Uttara liked, it was something that wasn't related to anyone, but something that she loved to do. Lakshyadharini she repeated fo herself, Raudradhari Sangini Lakshyadharini

Uttara and Abhimanyu reach a hill, it was was too steep to take their horses up, their only way up was walking

"It's a long way up" Abhimanyu says

"But it's the only way up"

"You up for it?" Abhimanyu asks placing his hand out for Uttara to hold on to

"You won't leave me in the middle or anything like that right, Arya?" Uttara asks looking into Abhimanyu's eyes

"I would never even think about that"

"That I'll be ready to go anywhere with you" Uttara says taking Abhimanyu's hand and walking forward

Soon Abhimanyu and Uttara reach the Mahadev temple

"All this just to come to this temple?" Abhimanyu asks

"This temple is just an excuse so the couple can spend time together Arya"

"But it's traveling and look what happened to us, if anything happens to you what am I supposed to do? How am I supposed to live?"

"Arya it's meant for the couple to get to know each other, not everyone's story will be like ours, now let's go inside the temple"

Uttara and Abhimanyu go inside the temple

"Yuvarani" Someone calls her from behind but Uttara doesn't turn around as she doesn't realize she's the one being called

"Devi, I think that sage is calling you" Abhimanyu says

"Arya he said Yuvarani"

"But we are the only ones here"

Uttara goes to the sage "Rushivariya, were you calling me?"

"Yes Yuvarani, I was, but you seem to have paid no heed to me"

"No I did not mean to hurt you, I'm not a Yuvarani, I don't even want to be one, and because of that I didn't think you were calling me"

The sage smiles at Uttara's response "Well Rajkumari Uttara Devi, you seemed to have dropped your bangle, it seems really important, maybe a family heirloom"