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“Father, I want to talk to you,” Veera said coming into his father’s resting place.
“What is it, Veera?” the king sat briskly.
“Please pardon me for asking this, I want to know who you are going to choose for your place?”
“Why? What’s the need for that now?” the king asked.
“I want to know. I have been wondering about this for a long time but I have never asked you this before since we are getting married in two days. I want to know what you have decided for us,” he said looking away, “And your health…”“You are unnecessarily worrying,” the king smiled. “Nothing will happen to me.”
“Are you going to make Aathiyan the King?” he asked.
His father was silent, “Don’t you want your brother to become the King?”
“So you have decided?”
“Yes,” the king smiled.
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