30.The next morning, they started walking up the mountain before the sun could even show up. They have given their horses to the merchant who showed the route to reach the Siddhar and assured them that he'll keep it safe until they return. Munching the grapes, Narenthiran walked looking at the uneven path. Aathiyan's eyes were everywhere and he had his dagger close in case an animal intruded on their path. "How are we going to find the man who lives in this jungle? Look it's too huge, Aathiya, you should reconsider this," Narenthiran is on the verge of giving up. He's so frustrated with hours of walking and still has no clue regarding that man. He's losing his patience and Aathiyan can understand that. The merchant said to Aathiyan that he will find a

Aathiyan walked to the courthouse recalling the smile on Veera's face and the disgust on Kayanangai's face. He frowned and wanted to punch Veera as hard as he could. "Aathiya," his mother's voice stopped him. She came near him and after taking a look around she asked, "Is there anything you are not telling me?" she asks. "I told you everything, mother. But you are hiding so many things from me," "What did I hide from you?""I don't want to talk about this now," he said because there are a lot more important issues than this. And if he digs this, he's afraid to face the truth about his family. "I hope your journey was sa

33.While performing the ritual Nilakaran didn't allow anyone to see the room except  Aathiyan and Narenthiran. He took blood, nails, and a few strands of hair from Aathiyan's father and dropped it in the copper bowl filled with goat's blood. He started chanting spells sitting inside the circle drawn out of oil lamps. As his voice intensified, the blood started to burn and black smoke evaded from it. The smell that came from it was unbearable to sniff,Aathiyan and Narenthiran are standing outside the room, watching it through the window. He never saw something like that before. Aathiyan thought these were just a magic trick until he saw that same dark smoke came out of his father's mouth; That instance

35. Nilakaran gathered all the details that he heard from the people who had last seen and interacted with Ganthika. The more he listened to them, the more he became fascinated by her predictions which came true most of the time. And she hasn't talked much about herself or even uttered her name to anyone other than Kayanangai and that made him even more curious. The witch is so good at hiding and it took him five days to track her. According to an old man's account who's living nearby the forest -he saw Ganthika heading towards the sacred forest, where the locals fear to step inside. Nilakaran knows these places are the best for witches and dark entities.  Now standing before the forest, Nilakaran saw gigantic trees in front of him. He could expect two things, either he will find out what exactly is happening in the King's family or he might end up dead

36.Aathiyan and Kayanangai traveled to the northern kingdom where they were invited as a guest to attend a wedding ceremony. Kayanangai doesn't like to travel at this time but to be with Aathiyan, she needs to take a few risks. He wanted her to travel with him.The journey was quite easy, they traveled in a boat to the northern territory and from there a cart smoothly carried them to the great palace. There were many people waiting to see Aathiyan. He was quite famous for his notoriety and kindness. He's a contrasting character that fascinates people. Kayanangai was quite new to those people and she puts a smile on seeing them. At the end of the travel, Kayanangai loved everything; Aathiyan told her a lot of stories which he had never told her before. She went in a boat for the first time in her life, she has