[prologue] ఆరంభం - the beginning

Wed, 01 Apr 2026 10:43:55 +0000

It had been three months since the unfortunate demise of Maharaja Vikramadeva. Maahishmati was still mourning. Three months, after all, were not sufficient to move past the loss of the kindest king these people had ever known. Neither were they sufficient for Sivagami, his sister-in-law who was protecting the kingdom, to find a replacement for the able administrator he had been; to find someone who would at least maintain, if not further develop, the golden age the late king created under his rule.