Shadow Princess
“pomp he has always two private camps; that is to say, two separate bodies of tents. One of these camps being constantly a day in advance of the other, the King is sure to find at the end of every journey a camp fully prepared for his reception.
—ARCHIBALD CONSTABLE (ed.) AND IRVING BROCK (trans.), Travels in the Mogul Empire, by François Bernier A.D. 1656–1668 Burhanpur Wednesday, March 17, 1632 25 Sha’baan A.H. 1041 Will we return here, Jahan?”
“Bapa will not want to.” Princess Jahanar...a straightened from the edge of the balcony and stretched her arms above her head, easing the heaviness in her neck. It was early morning, and the air was still scented by the night and lay lightly upon the shoulders of the two women who stood atop the ramparts of the fort. Tea, fragrant with cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg, steamed gently in white and blue Chinese porcelain cups that had been laid on the flat edge of the balustrade.
“Too many memories,”MoreLess
—ARCHIBALD CONSTABLE (ed.) AND IRVING BROCK (trans.), Travels in the Mogul Empire, by François Bernier A.D. 1656–1668 Burhanpur Wednesday, March 17, 1632 25 Sha’baan A.H. 1041 Will we return here, Jahan?”
“Bapa will not want to.” Princess Jahanar...a straightened from the edge of the balcony and stretched her arms above her head, easing the heaviness in her neck. It was early morning, and the air was still scented by the night and lay lightly upon the shoulders of the two women who stood atop the ramparts of the fort. Tea, fragrant with cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg, steamed gently in white and blue Chinese porcelain cups that had been laid on the flat edge of the balustrade.
“Too many memories,”MoreLess
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