The caravan from Rajgarh arrived in Bikaner at midmorning, its camels adorned with red silk tassels and its riders cloaked in monsoon-dusted velvet. The desert sun caught the golden crest stitched onto each saddlecloth — a soaring eagle above crossed lances, the emblem of Rajgarh’s royal house.
From the palace balcony, Princess Amara Devi watched the procession enter the sandstone gates. She noted the precision of the formation, the discipline in the soldiers’ movements. Even the camels seemed to walk with the same solemn purpose.
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