The camp was quiet.
Night had fallen.
Ram walked fast.
Karna followed him closely.
They entered Shiva Sai's room.
Shiva Sai stood near the window.
As if he already knew.
"You came," he said calmly.
Ram didn't waste time.
"I took control of the market."
Shiva Sai nodded.
"I know."
Ram continued.
"There are people watching us."
"…Stronger ones."
A small pause.
"And Karna…"
Ram looked at him.
"…his eyes."
Karna stayed silent.
"He can see far," Ram said.
"…very far."
Shiva Sai turned slowly.
"I know that too."
Ram's expression changed.
"…You knew everything?"
Shiva Sai walked closer.
"Yes."
Silence filled the room.
"…Is it okay?" Ram asked.
Shiva Sai looked at Karna.
Deeply.
"It is not normal…"
A pause.
"…but it is not wrong."
Ram frowned.
"…What do you mean?"
Shiva Sai's voice became serious.
"…He is not from this world."
Karna's eyes widened.
Ram stepped forward.
"…Another world?"
Shiva Sai nodded slowly.
"I don't know how that world is…"
A pause.
"…but your mother came from there too."
Silence.
Heavy.
Ram's voice dropped.
"…Then where is she?"
Shiva Sai looked away.
"…I don't know."
For the first time—
Ram had no words.
Karna looked between them.
Confused.
But something inside him…
felt connected.
Ram took a deep breath.
"…Leave that."
He changed the topic.
"I control the market now."
"…What should I do with it?"
Shiva Sai turned back.
"For now…"
"…protect the people."
"…and maintain order."
Ram nodded.
Then—
Shiva Sai added something unexpected.
"You need to go to a party tonight."
Ram frowned.
"…A party?"
"Yes."
"My friend's birthday."
Ram looked confused.
"…Why me?"
Shiva Sai walked past him.
"I have an important meeting."
A pause.
"…And you need to learn something."
Ram stayed silent.
"…What?"
Shiva Sai looked at him.
"…Power is not only in the battlefield."
"…It is also in people."
"…Connections."
"…Influence."
Karna listened carefully.
"You will go," Shiva Sai continued,
"…and take Karna with you."
Ram looked at Karna.
"…Him?"
"He needs to see the world," Shiva Sai said.
"…how people celebrate…"
"…how they hide truth behind smiles."
Silence.
Ram understood.
"…You want me to make connections."
Shiva Sai smiled slightly.
"…Useful ones."
A pause.
"…War is coming."
The room became cold.
Ram's eyes sharpened.
"…I understand."
Karna looked at both of them.
He didn't fully understand…
But he knew one thing—
Something big was coming.
Shiva Sai turned away.
"Get ready."
"…Tonight will teach you more than any battlefield."
Ram nodded.
Then he walked out.
Karna followed.
As they left—
Shiva Sai whispered to himself—
"…Another world…"
"…and now, it begins again."