Fleeing the city of Delhi ravaged by Ahmad Shah Abdali's forces, the storyteller stops at an isolated haveli. When the Begum of the haveli invites him to stay and share a story, he tells her the tale of two brothers, Taka and Wara-wolf and boy-and the hurt and fear that come when love remains unrecognized. The Begum responds with her own story-of Aresh and Barab, and a friendship that transcends death. What follows is a many layered, unforgettable duel of narratives-about love and loyalty, friendship and sacrifice, desire and anguish.
