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CH# 8: THE MUGHAL ECLIPSE Sir Syed Ahmed Khan met Mirza Ghalib  ...What else a readymade commander in chief could sort out. Niaz Din, Aneel, and Ranbir had no choice to leave the court for the time. Crown Prince Mirza Mughal was nervous, excited, or burdened, but he really needed some time to make his mind to comprehend his new authority. It was just like a dream for him to lead an army without putting in any effort.     ‘I think I should start working on my archery…actually on my shooting…no, I should visit the cavalry...after all, I’m commander in chief…,’ he was roaming in the court confused.     The news of Bahadur Shah Zafar’s consent spread like a fire and blew fresh enthusiasm among freedom fighters. The British couldn’t resist this outbreak. Lucknow and Fathepur also fell into freedom fighter’s lap. There was a massacre all around Delhi. Many whites were killed while fleeing to safe places.   Umer hardly opened his eyes and the...

CH # 7: THE MUGHAL ECLIPSE Freedom fighter at Red Fort to meet Mughal King ‘... I’m sorry. I couldn’t notice you. Are you ok?’ the shadow was clear in the sapphire moonlight. Angeline stepped back first and then came forward to see a bent man who was sobbing with pain. ‘Water…water…,’ Umer cried. ‘Please take this?’ Angeline looked around and filled in the bowl with water. The moon hid behind the clouds and shadows disappeared in the twilight which could only sense the breathing or sighing of someone close by.   Umer gulped the drink in one go and sat at one side to hold his energies. On the wing, clouds were not hospitable or were constrained against gushes of free air that they didn’t let moon to respite amid them and set it exposed to natives of the earth in few seconds. The red color was barer in black that Angeline couldn’t get it anymore.      ‘I think, I can help you, let me see…,’ Angeline stepped close to check his bleeding wound. ...