What unsettles people most about Varada is not what he does—but what he refuses to do.

Among the people, he is respected. Among students, admired. Among courtiers, quietly feared—not because he schemes, but because he cannot be bought.

And among his brothers, Varada remains an anomaly.

Too sincere for politics.

Too principled for power.

Too aware to be dismissed.

If Suryanchal ever changes without bloodshed, many believe it will not be because of knives, secrets, or armies—but because of men like Varada, who prove that authority can exist without cruelty, and influence without fear.