Chapter – 61 Under arrest

The next few days, Tanisi did not turn up leaving Samudra baffled. He could not hold himself any longer. He sent summons to her through his royal guard. Tanisi came to meet him at the discussion hall. She looked weathered. He did not understand why she was so. He motioned her to sit which she did not. She politely declined and stood. Samudra said to her, “Tanisi, I asked you to sit. Do not defy me. I as the Samrat can punish you for that and the sentence is as per my whim. So says the Nyaya Samhita. You would not even get a chance to raise a trial or request another hearing. I can do however I please.”

Tanisi sat down and asked, “Why did you summon me my Lord?”

Samudra: “You were to come to the Palace and help me keep the records. You never turned up. I had to summon you invariably.”

Tanisi: “I was not keeping well Your Highness. Hence could not come. I did not see anyone a