1. Draupadi was dragged into Chambers
Someone was walking to Draupadi’s chamber – someone unwilling and slow by the sound of their footsteps. A long minute later, the courtesy of a polite knock on the door filled the room. She woke up startled by the sound and an instant worry drifted across her tired face. Then, a look of epiphany came over her drowsy, yet unbelievably beautiful eyes, as she realized where she was.
“I am coming, Nakula,” she said and started to get out from under the covers exposing the breasts that had been caressed for a good part of the day past.
“No, my Queen,” came a stranger’s voice from behind the doors, “I am Pratikamin.”
Draupadi sat back down and pull her blankets up to her neck. It was not her husband. She was confused and concerned to find a man other than her husband outside her door in the middle of the night.
Draupadi, furrowed brows and all, asked, “Aren’t you one of Yudhisthira’s men? Is he alright?”
Draupadi stared intently at the door as did I. No reply came for a few seconds until suddenly we heard sobs. There was anxiety in her voice as she repeated, “Is my husband alright?”