Teen saal beet gaye the. Shivgarh ki haveli ab pehle se kahin zyada khush-haal aur roshan thi. Haveli ke aangan mein ek nanha balak doud raha tha, jiske chehre par wahi shahi tezz tha jo Ranvijay Pratap Singh ka tha. Ranvijay ne apne bete ka naam rakha tha Arjun Pratap Singh. Arjun ab teen saal ka ho chuka tha aur poore gaon ka ladla tha.

Tulsi ab ek paripakv (mature) aurat ban chuki thi. Uska badan ab pehle se kahin zyada bhara-bhara aur madak ho gaya tha. Ek dopahar, Arjun apne khilonon ke sath aangan mein khel raha tha aur Tulsi use dekh kar muskurati hui rasoi mein kaam kar rahi thi. Ranvijay dabe paaon piche se aaye aur unhone Tulsi ki kamar ko apne majboot hathon mein bhar liya.