Cabail nod understandingly "I am sure you are qualified to be a part of this mission, because Vikram have good eyes to choose his partner for mission." He walked towards Ankush and patted his shoulder and said "Welcome to Aaro."
Ankush smiled in response "Thank you."
"Let's go then." Cabail said.
"Where?" Ankush asked confused as he thought they will be divided once they reach Aaro border. But here, Cabail is asking them to come with him.
"To my house. Let's have a good meal before starting the mission. His majesty Viraaj haven't reached Aaro yet. And because of his health, I don't think they will hurry to reach Aaro. Their journey will be slow and careful. We have plenty of time to discuss our plan together." He then shifted his gaze on Vikram and smiled "It's been a long time since I had dinner with my family."
Vikram smiled and nodded in agreement.
Ankush didn't had anything else to say and other option or question as his both seniors had already decided what to do. He just had to follow them.
Cabail brought them home by a route that no one uses these days, so that no one can see them together.
"The food is tasty. Thank you so much sir Cabail. I didn't thought that i will be able to have good meal in Aaro. Being a servent, they will probably give me the leftover or some simple tasteless food." Ankush said while eating the food Cabail made for them.
"Then eat more." Cabail said, passing more food to Ankush.
"It's not that good. It could have been more tasty and salt is less too." Vikram said, giving review to the food that his old senior made for him.
Ankush and Cabail both looked at him and Cabail hit his shoulder that made Vikram rub his shoulder in pain "Brat! How dare you say that? I prepared this food for you and you are saying it's not tasty. Such a ungrateful man you are."
"I was just telling the truth!" Vikram defended himself, still chewing the food in his mouth.
"Can't you just lie to make your elders happy? I am eating this food from last seven years, can't you eat it at least one day? I am old and can't cook properly, still i cooked for you and you are finding flaws in it."
Vikram didn't said anything and shifted his gaze on the food, thinking that he will get hit again if he keeps on arguing and how this Oldman is still so strong.
"Brat!" Cabail said before continuing to eat his food.
After a moment of silence, Ankush spoke
"So.....let's discuss our plan now?" He asked, thinking they will never be able to discuss their plan if this teacher student pair keeps on arguing and teasing eachother.
"Yes yes. Let's start." Vikram said.
"First, how am I going to enter in palace? I mean, why would they let me work there when they find out that I am not from Aaro.
Won't they get suspicious of me? Thinking that i may be a spy from their rival kingdoms." Ankush asked.
"I have already thought about that. They will investigate your background before hiring you. Because of his majesty's poor health, king Dhishva has became more protective lately. So the investigation will be more deep and thoroughly.
We have to hide your identity that you are from Jwalana. We will introduce you as my men's cousin who lost his family in the landslide of last year. Because of that incident, the royal family is the one who should be responsible to all the victims and have to help their family members. It will give you a green flag to enter in the palace instantly. We just have to make your fake documents. I will handle it.
You just have to get prepared and train to enter in palace. The person who choose the servents, is queen Daksha. All the responsibility of household of Aaro palace is on her, so you have to be in her good list. You have to prove your loyalty and hard work to her. King Dhishva trust queen Daksha most in this matter because she is as worried as him for his majesty Viraaj." Cabail explained .
"We can say if it's our luck or coincident that this month some servents are getting released from palace. So they must be hiring new servents soon. One of my men works in Aaro palace. I have asked him to help you enter in palace. You have one week to get trained as a servent. The hiring process will start after a week. Till then, Agastya, who will help you enter in palace, will help you in your training and give you information about everything."
When Ankush heard the name Agastya, remembered his horse. He looked at Vikram who was already looking at him and both of them laughed a little.
"What happened?" Cabail asked.
"Nothing." Vikram replied.
"But sir, we can't wait for a week. What if something happened in this one week? What will we answer to his majesty?" Ankush asked worriedly, thinking if something bad happed to Viraaj in this one week.
"I have prepared for that too." Cabail replied assuringly "Agastya works in palace, he will take care of it until you enter in palace. After that, the responsibility will be yours."
"Oh, ok." Ankush said, feeling a bit relieved.
"Ok then, your actual mission will start after a week, but for me, it will start as soon as his majesty Viraaj enters in Aaro. And I think, he will enter soon. So I have to go now." Vikram said, finishing his food and washing his hand.
"Now?" Ankush asked.
"Yes, now. I have to find the palace and find a place to hide." Vikram replied, standing up to leave.
Following him, Ankush and Cabail both stood up. Cabail patted Vikram's shoulder "All the best." He said and Vikram hugged him.
"Thank you."
They broke the hug and Ankush spoke. "Don't forget what his majesty told us. If our identity got revealed or anything goes wrong, we have to drop the mission and run away from palace. We have to inform him immediately." He reminded Vikram, in case he forgot.
Vikram chuckled and took a step towards Ankush "He said that because he was worried for us. But we can't do that. We have to complete our mission at any cost. We can't take any chance. Be careful that our identity should not get revealed. Even if it gets revealed, we have to find another way to complete this mission. We can't bother or disappoint his majesty Raksheet, he trusted us so we have to prove ourself. We can't run away like a coward. We have to stay here and find all the possible and strong evidence and protect his majesty Viraaj."
Vikram explained and Ankush nod understandingly with a slight smile.
"Don't worry, your identity will not get revealed as long as you are alert." Cabail said "Just focus on completing your mission, not on the hindrance that will come in our way."
"Finish your food and leave from here as soon as possible." Vikram said to Ankush.
"But where?" Ankush asked confused.
"To Agastya's house. You have to stay there and he will help you about everything. He will introduce you to Queen Daksha." Cabail said.
"Ok."
"He will be here soon. He is a kind man, so no need to feel uncomfortable with him. He will help you in every possible way he can."
"As you say sir." Ankush said with a smile.
After that, Vikram left for his mission and Agastya came to bring Ankush his home. And as always, Cabail again fell alone in that small shabby house.