Chag was busy staring at Mythri as she bent over his cousin’s bed to grab the blankets.
“Hey! Cut it out, buddy! It’s not very princely of you to stare at me like that.”Mythri said sharply without looking at him, Chag was alarmed, and he looked at Indriya who shrugged as if to say ‘I didn’t tell her anything!’

“I didn’t stare at you.” Chag lied, smiling.
“You are smiling, Prince.” She said wryly.
“You didn’t see that.” He asserted. She turned around and crossed her arms with a raised eyebrow.
“I felt it, Prince. I felt you staring at me, like you stare at that stupid Lekha.” She said as she shook her head in disapproval. Indriya was grinning widely like a little child who was amused by a magician in a magic show.

“First, I don’t stare at Lekha, I mean that is such a lowly accusation, I think you can do better than that. Second, no, I did not stare at you.” He...