The two brothers made plans to stop the new friendship between the King of Kandy and the Portuguese. They captured roads that led from Colombo to Kandy and installed security barriers. They got ready to go to fight with King Vickramabahu of Kandy.
It was raining outside, but the
children clustered in the
small veranda at Martin Wickramasinghe's birthplace were completely oblivious to the drizzle,
as they listened to Martin Wickramasinghe's grown up children regale stories about their father.