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After a moment of laughter and lighthearted chaos at the docks, Aryan returned to planning Kaligarh's rise. With his navy underway and the capital secured, his eyes now turn toward reclaiming the lost state of Sumatra, once loyal, now ruled by traitors.
SCENE 1 – WAR ROOM, KALIGARH PALACE – MORNING
The grand map of Kaligarh lay stretched across a carved stone table. Aryan stood at the head, flanked by his top generals and ministers. His fingers tapped over the region labeled "Sumatra"—a cluster of three fortified cities and eleven villages, nestled between rocky hills and river crossings.
ARYAN (coldly)
The Saq family once swore loyalty to my grandfather. Now they hoard gold, tax peasants to starvation, and speak to my enemies behind closed doors.
GENERAL RUDRA
They're dug in deep, Your Majesty. Stone forts, mercenaries, and mountain terrain. A siege would take months.
ARYAN
Then we won't siege them. Not at first.
He stepped back, eyes sharp, and pointed to the three cities: Ravangrah, Dhevara, and Kelmar.
SCENE 2 – THE PLAN UNFOLDS
Aryan laid out a new parchment, bearing a coded spy network chart.
ARYAN
We'll start with infiltration. My shadows have already slipped into Ravangrah and Dhevara. We offer the weak nobles gold... and offer their families chains, should they resist.
REVA (from the shadows)
Six of their minor lords have children studying in Kaligarh. And two of their generals have mistresses in Sundarhav. Blackmail is ready.
KAAMAYA (watching, impressed)
You truly don't leave anything to chance, do you?
ARYAN
Loyalty earned through fear lasts long enough to win a war.
SCENE 3 – A HIDDEN SPY CELL IN DHEVARA
A shadowy figure passes gold coins to a trembling local noble in a candle-lit chamber. A scroll lies between them.
NOBLE (sweating)
I-I never wanted to betray Kaligarh. The Saq forced our hands. Please… just don't hurt my wife and son.
SPY (calmly)
Sign the scroll. Pledge allegiance to the crown. And when the king comes, leave your gate open.
The noble shakily signs. The spy vanishes into the night.
SCENE 4 – PALACE BALCONY, NIGHT
Aryan, clad in a black cloak, stood beside Veer and Sena, gazing toward the distant hills beyond the palace lights.
ARYAN (quietly)
We won't raise swords first. We raise doubts. Let them break apart from the inside.
DEVIKA (approaching softly)
You sound more like your grandfather every day.
ARYAN
He lost the throne by trusting too much. I'll reclaim it by trusting little.
SCENE 5 – SECRET CORRESPONDENCE
A courier hawk flies across moonlit skies. Inside its scroll tube—orders from Aryan.
To: Shadow Division Units 12–20
Objective:
Secure hostage positions.
Neutralize rebel informants.
Prepare for the bloodless fall of Dhevara and Kelmar.
Ravangrah is last.
SCENE 6 – DARK NIGHT IN RAVANGRAH
The Saq family patriarch, Lord Hammad Saq, sits on his balcony, sipping spiced wine.
HAMMAD SAQ
That boy king thinks he can outmaneuver us? Let him come. Our walls are high, our blades sharp.
From the shadows, a lone wolf's howl echoes.
Unseen in the distance, three cloaked figures perch atop rooftops—scouts from Aryan's elite Wolf Riders, already watching the city's pulse.
🛡️ End of Chapter 52