8 parts Ongoing prāṇācārya - (n.) Physician
━━━𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒘𝒉𝒐 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒑𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒔 𝒉𝒐𝒑𝒆, 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒉𝒐𝒍𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒊𝒓 𝒐𝒘𝒏.𓇢𓆸
❛. . .You might now be able to see them,
From where you are;
But look closely-
A candle flares from afar, yet as you approach, it silently weeps tears of lac.❜
Saudamini, General Ashish's daughter, was a childhood companion of the two princesses of Rajgadh. A childhood devoid of maternal love developed in her a deep empathy for those suffering, igniting her passion for healing.
Yet, the irony was that sometimes healers carry the deepest scars themselves -a truth that Saudamini knew all too well, For beneath her compassionate smile and skilled healer's hands, she hid a labyrinth of pain, a maze of memories she couldn't escape, a sorrowful truth that only revealed itself in the silence: the one wound she couldn't heal was her own.
To the princesses, she was a trusted confidante, but behind her facade lay secrets that shaped her actions in a way they couldn't imagine. Beneath her gentle exterior lies a turbulent past, a past marked by loss and longing, and a burning desire for something forever out of reach.
Fittingly named 'Saudamini,' meaning lightning, she illuminated lives with her healing touch, like a bolt cutting through darkness. However, just as lightning can be both beautiful and destructive, so too was Saudamini's nature.
This dichotomy raised questions about her true character and the secrets she kept hidden.
What secrets lie buried beneath Saudamini's calm exterior?
Time, they say, heals all wounds, but for her, the question lingered: would it be enough?
Wounds heal, but do hers?
