7: Enemies And Shadows
“For a moment Kahlil simply watched the dark waters roll beneath the Blackbird Bridge. Two years ago he had looked over this same great expanse of river and had gazed out at the winding streets and densely packed buildings knowing that it was all wrong. He had known that he had failed in his duties and destroyed Nurjima’s glorious, holy future. And yet the great city had survived his failure.This time he doubted it would. If Jath’ibaye tore open the earth, Nurjima would crumble.Utterly unaware o...f how near their ruin lay, fishermen pushed their boats out into the river to begin their day’s work. Deliverymen drove their tahldi across the bridge. Bread sellers were already out on the streets. Soon the roads would be packed with carts and wagons. Clusters of women and children would press through the crowds of men on the walkways. Alidas was already riding the morning patrol of the Bousim districts.Kahlil had already visited Alidas’ private room in the rashan’im barracks, but the captain was gone.MoreLess
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