Constantly thinking of Sita and Sita alone, Rama now lived in a world of illusions. Certain that she was hiding behind a tree, or a bush, he called out " I know your love for flowers Sita but come now the hermitage looks so deserted and desolate without you. Why does she not appear Lakshmana? The demons have perhaps devoured her. The tearful eyes of the deer seem to confirm such an atrocity. How can I face Janaka without Janaki? He cannot endure the dreadful news. Go back to Ayodhya, tell Bharata that from now on he shall be Lord of the earth and protector of the queens.To the queens pay my obeisance and tell them that we have lost Sita." As Rama poured out his anguish, Lakshmana paled at the terror he felt.