| Sugreeva's
heart went to Raama in his suffering-indeed, he himself knew what it was to lose kingdom
and wife-but then, first thing must come first. He must approach the subject guardedly and
not seem to place his own affairs before Raama's. That might jeopardise their new-born
friendship. But it was not purely selfish to say that he, as King of Kishkindha and lord
of his tribe, would be a far more serviceable ally than he could be as a fugitive
pretender. Besides, if he launched on the enterprise
of reclaiming Seeta when Vaali was still king of the Vaanaras, one could not guess what
Vaali's course may be. Oh no! There could be no doubt that the first move in the
enterprise must be to secure the resources of the Vaanara kingdom by killing Vaali and
placing himself on the throne. |
