The inspiration for this story came from the story of Drupada and Drona from the Mahabharata. Drupada and Drona are two friends who grew up together while living with a brahmin. Drupada is a prince who ends up returning to his kingdom while Drona is a brahmin who ends up teaching a group of princes in another kingdom. In the original story, Drupada scorns Drona and turns him away saying they are not friends and so Drona wants revenge.
I liked the idea of writing about two close friends who end up separated because of their situation or status, and so this story came about. Then I wasn't sure which ending I wanted so I wrote both and followed the reader's choice style except that the readers are not choosing an action a character takes but which ending they want to see.
Bibliography: Mahabharata by Arnold, Besant, Devee, Dutt, Ganguli, Kincaid, Macfie, Mackenzie, Nivedita, Seeger, and Tagore.
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