Tales of the Djinn: the Double
“She’d waited and waited for Elyse to return with an update on the search for her missing brother. She knew the commander’s consort must have other priorities, but she could have sent a note. Didn’t the human know how frustrating being stuck in a harem was?
“Phooey,” she cursed, tossing aside the novel she couldn’t convince herself she was reading.
Though she probably ought to give the habit a rest, she transformed into her cat.
A number of the harem’s residents were awake. Iksander’s mother was... a night owl. Any concubine wishing to suck up could do so by keeping her company. Yasmin pattered silently on her paws to the main salon, pausing inside a concealing shadow by the entry. Seated on a tuffet above the others, the sultana was embroidering fancy patterns onto slippers. Her usual coterie surrounded her, their artificially graceful poses designed to impress a man who was even less likely to show up than previously. Hope sprang eternal, Yasmin guessed. With languid motions, they combed each other’s hair and sipped tea, which a female servant was preparing over a small burner.MoreLess
“Phooey,” she cursed, tossing aside the novel she couldn’t convince herself she was reading.
Though she probably ought to give the habit a rest, she transformed into her cat.
A number of the harem’s residents were awake. Iksander’s mother was... a night owl. Any concubine wishing to suck up could do so by keeping her company. Yasmin pattered silently on her paws to the main salon, pausing inside a concealing shadow by the entry. Seated on a tuffet above the others, the sultana was embroidering fancy patterns onto slippers. Her usual coterie surrounded her, their artificially graceful poses designed to impress a man who was even less likely to show up than previously. Hope sprang eternal, Yasmin guessed. With languid motions, they combed each other’s hair and sipped tea, which a female servant was preparing over a small burner.MoreLess
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