"What!?You want to burn them alive?"
Karna's POV :
I was furious to say the less.I have never seen such a disgusting man as Gandharraj Shakuni...
Honestly,I don't even blame mitra for some of those impulsive decisions he takes.I know he sometimes does the wrong things.
But it's all because of his own mamashree.He and his brothers have been manipulated since their childhood by him.
I definitely want my closest friend to be the future king of Hastinapur,but not at the cost of burning 5 people alive.
Gandharraj Shakuni had called us in this morning for a small meeting,about a 'important' matter.
I was surprised to see that it was only me,mitra Suyodhana,Sushasana and Gandharraj in the meeting.And three unknown,common people.
Their appearance screamed 'scammers'.
My doubt turned out to be true pretty quickly,after learning about the reason of their appearance in the gathering.
Apparently these days the royal court had been trying to decide the rightful successor of the throne of Hastinapur.
And after a lot of debate,Yudhisthir was the chosen one.
Suyodhana and his brothers definitely hated the decision and openly opposed it.
But their argument was announced baseless and invalid.Mahamahim's order finally forced them to stop.
Maharaj Dhritarasthra kept his attitude neutral.But he was definitely disappointed with the final decision as well.
But on the other hand,Shakuni,the sly fox,congratulated Yudhisthir with open arms.
He was definitely faking his friendliness.But Suyodhana became even more angry after this and left the court angrily.
So I took permission and left with him as well.
"You can still become the king,mitra.You just need to win your kingdom's people's heart and you need to do a lot of hard work for that."-I told him.
He 'smiled' at me,well he tried...
I am pretty much sure that if it was anyone else,he would have shouted at them.But he never gets angry at me and truly behaves like a friend.
So he only gave a light tap on my shoulder and excused himself.
When I was called here today,I knew what was the topic of the meeting was going to be.
But I had no idea,how much cruel Gandharraj could be.
He was planning to send the pandavas on a small trip to Varnavat,on the name of Shiv puja,for their future success.
And one of these three men would act as the owner of the house,when the other two would be his servants.
It was supposed to be a 'gift'.They were supposed to stay in a lakshagriha,which was made with flammable lacquer.
But they definitely would not know that.They will probably be dead,even before they realize...
Killing 5 warriors like that!It's against my morals.I will not support that at any cost.
'Did Gandharraj really think that I will be supporting him?Then he must have judged me wrong.'
I knew it very well that he was including me in everything and treating me well,just because of my Kavach,kundal and skills.
He wants to use me as a shield.
"Mitra,I will die for you and your brothers.But I will not support you in such a cowardly way of killng 5 warriors at all."
I made it crystal clear to everyone that I was against this.
Mitra also seemed to think a bit after that.
"Mitra I will never..."
"DURYODHAN,MY CHILD!Think before promising anything to your friend.Don't waste such a wonderful plan just like that."
Again,Gandharraj was trying to manipulate his thoughts.
"Mitra,I will give you some time to think.As my best friend,I want your full support and consent to all the stages of me becoming the king of Hastinapur."
"Of course,child.Such a good friend you are!Angaraj Karna,I hope that you will be a good and useful friend to my child as well."
He was definitely mocking me by saying me to be 'useful'.But It's not that easy to manipulate me.
I had already decided,what I was going to do.
Among the pandavas,I had only directly talked with one.That someone was ARJUNA.
He was not present in Hastinapur currently.
'I will warn him about this beforehand.'
Yes,it was My Final Decision.