Episode 5.
Is transformed into an elegant
Yet highly confidential venue
Only the closest of the two families
Just formality and silence
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
From today, our lineages are united.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
But remember… this is a secret, and it must remain one.
Indrajit Singhania
(nodding with a cold smirk)
Indrajit Singhania
Until the wedding, the world must stay unaware.
Indrajit Singhania
Including the Vardhan Enterprises.
Raghunandan Gaekwad
No need to worry about that prime minister....
Raghunandan Gaekwad
We Gaekwads never break promises....
Anirudh Singhania
And when a king and a prime minister share a secret…
Anirudh Singhania
Who dares to flip the game?
The men raise their crystal glasses
Dhanalakshmi Gaekwad
(smiling at Jayanti)
Dhanalakshmi Gaekwad
What a joyous moment....
Dhanalakshmi Gaekwad
What war couldn’t achieve, blood ties now have.
Jayanti Singhania
(soft laughter)
Jayanti Singhania
This union between the Gaekwads and the Singhanias....
Jayanti Singhania
Will be a golden chapter in Amargarh’s history.
Rukmini Gaekwad
(to Devyani)
Rukmini Gaekwad
Marriages in families like ours are never just about children....
Rukmini Gaekwad
They’re about kingdoms too.
Devyani Singhania
(with a soft sigh)
Devyani Singhania
And sometimes… even as mothers, we can’t say what we want to.
Rukmini Gaekwad
Lavanya’s dreams… will she understand any of this?
Devyani Singhania
(looking toward the courtyard)
Devyani Singhania
Rudraansh doesn’t understand either.
Devyani Singhania
This is just a silent compromise.... For both.
Seated at a quieter part of the courtyard
Lavanya Gaekwad (young)
(cheerfully, fidgeting with her bangles)
Lavanya Gaekwad (young)
Bhaiya! I got chocolate!
Lavanya Gaekwad (young)
Did you get one?
Pratyush Gaekwad (young)
(doesn’t answer)
Pratyush Gaekwad (young)
(looks away)
Lavanya Gaekwad (young)
(still trying)
Lavanya Gaekwad (young)
Dadi saa said I look the prettiest today.
Pratyush Gaekwad (young)
(ignore)
Lavanya Gaekwad (young)
(leans toward him)
Lavanya Gaekwad (young)
(whispers)
Lavanya Gaekwad (young)
Bhaiya, I didn’t understand....
Lavanya Gaekwad (young)
What’s an engagement?
Pratyush Gaekwad (young)
Engagement means....
Pratyush Gaekwad (young)
Now you belong to someone else.
Lavanya Gaekwad (young)
(blinks, confused)
Rudraansh Singhania (young)
(walks in)
Rudraansh Singhania (young)
Rajkumar Pratyush.... Namaste.... I’m Rudraansh.
Pratyush Gaekwad (young)
(doesn’t respond)
Rudraansh Singhania (young)
(extends his hand to shake)
Pratyush Gaekwad (young)
(glances once, then looks away)
Rudraansh Singhania (young)
I think we’re the same age.
Rudraansh Singhania (young)
Do you play cricket?
Lavanya Gaekwad (young)
That’s Pratyush bhaiya.
Lavanya Gaekwad (young)
He doesn’t talk much.
Rudraansh Singhania (young)
(to Lavanya, sweetly)
Rudraansh Singhania (young)
You’re Lavanya, right?
Rudraansh Singhania (young)
Shall we walk in the garden?
Rudraansh Singhania (young)
If you’re okay with it?
Lavanya Gaekwad (young)
Yes! I wanted to step outside anyway.
Lavanya Gaekwad (young)
(gets up)
Rudraansh Singhania (young)
(walks beside her)
Rudraansh Singhania (young)
What will happen today…
Rudraansh Singhania (young)
It’s called an engagement.
Lavanya Gaekwad (young)
Pratyush bhaiya said that it means that I will now belong to someone else....
Rudraansh Singhania (young)
What he said is right....
Rudraansh Singhania (young)
But in proper terms.... After engagement, two people always stay together.
Lavanya Gaekwad (young)
But I already stay with everyone!
Rudraansh Singhania (young)
(laugh softly)
Rudraansh Singhania (young)
(plucks a tiny leaf from a bush)
Rudraansh Singhania (young)
(offers it to her)
Rudraansh Singhania (young)
I like you. Can we be friends?
Lavanya Gaekwad (young)
Okay!!
Lavanya Gaekwad (young)
(grinning, holding out her little finger)
Rudraansh Singhania (young)
This?
Lavanya Gaekwad (young)
Let's seal our friendship today!!
Rudraansh Singhania (young)
(chuckles)
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
(watching the children)
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
See?
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
That’s a sign.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
When even childhood gives its consent, what else is left?
Indrajit Singhania
(nodding slowly)
Indrajit Singhania
Then let us write a new story tonight.
Priest
To bless this sacred alliance between two lineages....
Priest
These rings shall be exchanged.
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
(gestures to Rukmini to guide Lavanya)
Rukmini Gaekwad
(nods respectfully)
Rukmini Gaekwad
(bends and whispers something soft into Lavanya’s ear)
Lavanya Gaekwad (young)
(nods slowly)
Rudraansh Singhania (young)
(steps forward)
Rudraansh Singhania (young)
(picks up one ring and looks at Lavanya)
Rudraansh Singhania (young)
(gently)
Rudraansh Singhania (young)
Here… shall I help you wear it?
Lavanya Gaekwad (young)
(giggles softly)
Lavanya Gaekwad (young)
(raises her small hand)
Rudraansh Singhania (young)
(carefully slips the ring onto her little finger)
Lavanya Gaekwad (young)
(picks up the second ring)
Lavanya Gaekwad (young)
(slides it onto Rudraansh’s finger)
Lavanya Gaekwad (young)
(innocently)
Lavanya Gaekwad (young)
It's done!
Chandrapratap Gaekwad
With this alliance, political stability shall return.
Indrajit Singhania
And a new era begins....
Indrajit Singhania
Where neither king nor prime minister loses.
They dip quills and sign together
The Peace Treaty of Amargarh
The ink seals not just a document
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