One Thousand Nights (2016)
“By then I was no closer to knowing the identity of our attackers than I was the night of their assault, but I had the feeling that Besh and Nezhaam and Alim did, or at least had made a few informed guesses. Certainly they were tight-lipped and grim. Gone were the easy conversations like the ones we’d shared after dinner on the journey out to the great oasis, and that made the return trip feel much longer, even though it was actually half a day shorter.
Certainly I was relieved to see the wh...ite walls of Tir el-Alisaad rise up before us, shimmering in the heat waves coming off the desert sands. I’d enjoyed a measure of freedom on the journey that I did not have when immured in the palace, but not having to continually look over one’s shoulder did have its merits.
That relief was short-lived, however, for after Besh and I had made our goodbyes and a smaller group of the guards had guided Marsali, Lila, and me back to my suite, I made a most unwelcome discovery.MoreLess
Certainly I was relieved to see the wh...ite walls of Tir el-Alisaad rise up before us, shimmering in the heat waves coming off the desert sands. I’d enjoyed a measure of freedom on the journey that I did not have when immured in the palace, but not having to continually look over one’s shoulder did have its merits.
That relief was short-lived, however, for after Besh and I had made our goodbyes and a smaller group of the guards had guided Marsali, Lila, and me back to my suite, I made a most unwelcome discovery.MoreLess
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