Shakuni had expected this question. ‘No. A king remains shackled by his dharma. A king has to look after his kingdom killing his own emotions. Being a king, I cannot fulfil my father’s wish. But as a free man, I can go to any extent, do anything, stoop to any lows. I shall make inroads into the very family of the Kauravas and conspire from within. That is the only way to destroy the formidable Vrishnis—sorry, I mean the Kauravas.’
