Vijay returned to Vijayanagara a week ago after settling matters in the newly occupied regions. Instead of immediately diving into his workload, he took a well-deserved break of two days to recover from the exhaustion caused by constant battles throughout the last year and to enjoy the festival. After this short break, he finally took the time to review the report Logananda had submitted to him two days prior.
To his dismay, the report, which should have been ready in just a few days after the battle, took a few months. Vijay was quite unhappy with Logananda for the delay. Yet, he soon learned that there had been some difficulty with the data collection. When he heard this from the marshal, he was genuinely surprised. Initially, he thought the old man might be pulling his leg, but considering Logananda's character, he shook his head in denial. Still, it was hard to believe that data collection could be so challenging, especially when Roshan was fully cooperating with their search.
