Adaasi hurriedly ran towards Gandhar raj's chamber. She was breathing heavily as she waited for his permission to enter the chamber. As soon as the permission was granted she without wasting a second entered the chamber.

"What do you want? Why are you disturbing me at this hour of night?" Shakuni asked looking at the panting daasi.

"Pardon me Gandhar raj but ........ this is really........ important.......Yuvraj Duryodhana ..... he....." She said breathing heavily.

"What happened to him? Speak properly daasi." He asked getting up.

"I don't know how to explain it is rajkumar dussasan has said that you need to Yuvraj's room right now." She said looking down.

"Go and call Angraj and tell him to come to Duryodhana's room immediately." He said moving out of the room. The daasi nodded her head.

Shakuni entered Duryodhana's chamber. He looked at the room with wide eyes. The lamps and Vases in the room were completly shattered. The whole room was a mess.

Durodhana stood in the middle of the room breaking things. He had a frustrated look on his face. Shakuni moved towards Dussasan who was silently standing there.

"What happened to your brother? Why is behaving like that?" He asked in a small voice only audible for Dussasan to hear.

"Don't know mamashree. He is behaving wierdly for the past few days." He whispered back not taking his eyes off Duryodhana.

Shakuni sighed before moving towards Duryodhana. He walked to him trying his best to avoid the glass pieces that is shattered around.

"Duryodhana mere baacha what happened? Why are you destroying your room like this?" Shakuni said keeping a hand on Duryodhana's shoulder. He immediatly turned around and hugged shakuni.

"I want her mamashree. I want her." Duryodhana said breaking the hug.

"Who are you talking about Duryodhana?" Shakuni asked with confussion clear on his face.

"Alaknandha.. I want her mamashree with me at any cost." Duryodhana said with madness clear in his face.

"Who is this Alaknandha now?" Shakuni wondered out aloud. Before duryodhana could anew voice inturepted their conversation.

"She is Dushala's friend and Sindh Maharani's sister, youngest princess of Amernath."

All turned and looked Karna who has just entered the chamber.

"Sindh Maharani's sister? So she is maharani Jayandhika's daughter. Didn't you get any other girl Duryodhana other than her daughter?" Shakuni asked with a frown on his face.

"They are half sister Gandhar raj. They share same father but different mothers. Her mother is Yuvrani Niyadhi's daughter." Karna intervened.

"I don't care who her sister is or about her family all I want is her. Please mamashree I want her at any cost. Please do something." Duryodhana begged.

"She is not a toy or an object to buy mitra. She is a human with feelings and emotions." Karna said shaking his head.

"I know she is a human with feelings and not a toy. I love her mitra. She is precious to me. I want her no...no...I need her in my life." Duryodhana said looking at Karna.

Shakuni looked at the behaviour of Durodhana. He could clearly see his nephew's madness for that princess who he had just met a few months before. More over if that princess is Niyadhi's daughter then surely she must be a beauty. If his nephew want something then surely by hook or crook he, Shakuni, would get it for him.

"Mera baacha have I ever said no to you. If you want something then I will surely give it to you. Now you want her and I will give her to you." Shakuni said after a moment of silence.

"Thank you so much mamashree. You are the best." Duryodhana said hugging Shakuni.

'You have no escape from me Alaknandha. Soon you will be mine. Duryodhana always gets what he wants. Now I want you and I will surely get you.' Duryodhana thought as he hugged Shakuni.

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"Maharaj now Duryodhana is the yuvraj of Hastinapur and after a few years he would be the King of Hatinapur." Shakuni said looking at Dhritarashtra.

"Yes Shakuni we all are aware of it. Why are you talking about it now?" Bhishma said with a frown on his face.

Bhishma could clearly see that there is some agenda behind Shakuni's talks. He is very well aware of Shakuni's dirty plots. This man is the one who has the power to poison the minds of innocent.

"Mahamahim bhishma what I am trying to tell is that don't you think it is time for putr Duryodhana to start a family of his own." Shakuni said.

"Yes you are right Shakuni it is right time for his marriage." Dhritarashtra said smiling.

"Arya what bhrata said is right but shouldn't we ask about Duryodhana's wish in this? What if he is not ready for it?" Ghandhari said worriedly.

"Putri Gandhari is right Dhritarashtra we should talk with Duryodhana once before start preparing." Bhishma said supporting Gandhari.

"Maharaj it is putr Duryodhana who told me to talk to you regarding his marriage." Shakuni intervined.

"What are you saying Shakuni?" Bhishma asked with a frown.

"Mahamahim I am saying the truth it was putr duryodhana who wanted me to talk to you all." Shakuni said with a dirty smirk.

"If Duryodhana himself has no objection in marriage then soon we will find a good aliance for him." Bhishma said sighing.

"There is no need to search for a new alliance Mahamahim."

"Why Shakuni?" Bhishma asked.

"Putr Duryodhana has informed me about his wish to marry the youngest princess of Amernath. Rajkumari Alaknandha, daughter of Maharaj Amerandhra and Yuvrani Niyadhi." Shakuni said making Gandhari smile.

"Putri Alaknandha? It seems like unknowingly my son is fulfiling my wish." Gandhari said smiling.

"What are you saying Gandhari?" Dhritarashtra asked with confussion clear on his face.

"Arya I have wanted Alaknandha to be my daughter in law from the moment I have met her. Now my son is fulfiling it without his own knowledge too. She would be perfect for my son." Gandhari replied with a wide smile.

"Even I think the same. She is such a sweet girl who spread positivity around us. Putri Alaknandha would make a wonderful queen for Hastinapur." Bhishma said making Dhritarashtra to smile.

"Moreover the aliance with Amernath will be very beneficial for Hastinapur." Vidur said looking at Dhritarashtra.

"Then what are we waiting for immediatly send a marriage proposal to Amernath." Dhritarashtra said smiling.

"Perfect everything is going accordingly, now all I have to do is wait. Wait for the reply from Amernath." Shakuni thought with a smirk.

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