Murder At Lake Mohank - Prologue. Preface

Even the true identity of the kings disloyal friend remained a mystery. It was speculated that he was a sorcerer who used to run down his enemies with his evil talents, by arousing evil spirits to accompolish his dirty work. It was said he could vanish in a flash of light. Some said he was capable of hypnotizing people with a mere glance, and commanding their souls, leaving them bereft of all worldly virtues.

While he was being escorted back to the capital, where the news of the kings untimely death had already spread like wildfire, he ended his own life, by consuming one of the many poisons he was said to possess. When Mahipal Sinh, the army chief came to know of the events, he ordered a replacement to be arranged for the already dead murderer, as part of a cover up, in an effort to let the kings loyal followers and people of the state have someone to focus their rage on.

There are no authoritative reports in existence of what followed.

There were speculations, however, among the locals, that the entire episode was a political conspiracy, Mahipal Sinh the master mind behind the evil plot. There were some who blamed it all on an age old curse that the Rajputs were believed to have been dealt centuries ago. The curse was said to have claimed the life of one heir, every single generation.

Raghav, one of the young assistants of the sorcerer, who had accompanied him to the hapless hunting trip, is believed to have escaped alive, the aftermath of the kings death. It is from his manuscripts, that he would write years later, that most of the folklore tends to stem from.