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China
Delhi
Kakatiya Dyn
as
Dwarasamudram
Hoysala
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Madurai
Kayal
Lanka
Sundarapandyan's
ship approaches
Lankas shoreline.
soldiers welcome
Sundarapandyan,
As he comes
ashore.
Sundarapandyan's
horse is swift as the
wind. He is flanked
on either side by
parading soldiers.
They journey,
fording brooks
and swirling
wild streams.
A section of the
Pandyan encampment.
The sentinel
division stands
watch night
and day.
The 'Abathuthavikal',
a special squadron of
bodyguards, stand watch
outside the emperor's tent.
Sundarapandyan
enters the tent.
Distracted by the
intrusion, the
emperor looks up.
Sundarapandyan
prostrates before
Emperor Kulasekara
Pandyan.
Greetings,
Father.
There is nothing to
fear. Veerapandyan's
strategy is guiding the
war's course.
Veerapandyan has
entered the war with
just his regiment.
does it
matter how
much power
Parakramabahu
has managed
to scrap
together?
He must
face the
consequences
of defying
the Pandyan
emperor.
You underestimate
the might of the
Pandyans.
What if...
No reinforcements
have come from the
capital city.
No,
father!
Launching a
campaign with such
a small force does
not speak well for
an empires military
prowess.
The might of an
empire is not
determined by
the number of
soldiers in its
army, but by its
victories.
Father, Veerapandyan
hasn't brought a
single war elephant.
But our enemies have
an entire division of
them.
The elephants
here are no war
elephants. They
are anjanam and
kumudam breeds.
They make for a
fine spectacle,
thats about all!
They must
know every
nook and
cranny of
this jungle.
Up until now,
Veerapandyan
has not focused
on an all-out
battle.
The fury of
these ghastly
animals is
beyond measure.
a thousand
horses are no
match for a
single elephant.
His strategy
is to trap the
advancing enemy
troops to a
terrain he has
chosen. The real
assault will begin
tomorrow.
Most probably...
Sundarapandyan
looks at him,
astonished.
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