Episode 30: The Life & Exploits of Princess Amodini Padmapani read the scroll in his hand for the second time before tossing it on a side table. He sat reclining on his favourite single-seater couch, drumming his fingers on the arms of the velvet-covered chair in deep thought. Veerata stood…
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The Antidote
Episode 28: The Life & Exploits of Princess Amodini Satya’s pallor worsened. The constant vigil in the sick room, coupled with the lack of adequate sleep, was taking it’s toll on her. Dark circles had formed under her eyes. An ashen hue had settled over her original, rose-coloured complexion. Uncle…
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The Poison
Episode 27: The Life & Exploits of Princess Amodini “Dark magic?” Veerata voiced everyone’s shock. “Are you sure?” “It’s an ancient spell,” Satya said, her gaze fixed on Anjalika. “I’ve read about victims dying of this spell in a book at the university library.” “Are you saying someone cast an…
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Trial and Execution
Episode 19: The Life & Exploits of Princess Amodini When Satya woke up, it took her a fraction of a second to realise that she was not in her own bed, up in the loft of her home. She sat bolt upright and blinked. Did I fall asleep again? She…
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Secret Healing Magic
Episode 17: The Life & Exploits of Princess Amodini Making a decoction was easy. Feeding it to a comatose patient was not. Vidyuta spent the next two hours in silence, forcing two to three spoonfuls into Veerata’s mouth every ten minutes. It was a grueling task, yet the young doctor…
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Tears of Winter
CHRISTMAS SPECIAL FEATURE Paradise is an illusion, and the progressive, experimental city of Nysa Serin was living on borrowed time. The winter festivities that should have warmed everyone’s heart take the contorted face of a feast of fools. Despite their knowledge, Selen, Louis, and Lissandro are swamped by events. Falling…