The Horse Road (2011)
“‘I am going to tell my parents and they will stop you!’ I stepped closer to her bed and caught hold of her slender hands. ‘No! I must do this because it is the only way I can escape from the city! Come to my house after daybreak, and make sure that Fardad and the other servants will help Sayeh care for the mares and foals while I am gone. Please.’ She stared at me for a long moment while the grey light preceding dawn lapped at the window sill. A shiver ran through her. ‘What will I tell your mo...ther?’ she asked at last.
‘You don’t have to tell her anything. I have left a piece of parchment beside her bed. You know her tribe had no written language, and she has never learned to read Persian. So I have drawn pictures on the parchment so she will know I have gone out with the cavalry. And give this to Fardad to buy food for the mares.’ I slid three golden armbands over my wrists and pressed them into Lila’s hand.
‘But what will you use to purchase the harness?’ she asked.MoreLess
‘You don’t have to tell her anything. I have left a piece of parchment beside her bed. You know her tribe had no written language, and she has never learned to read Persian. So I have drawn pictures on the parchment so she will know I have gone out with the cavalry. And give this to Fardad to buy food for the mares.’ I slid three golden armbands over my wrists and pressed them into Lila’s hand.
‘But what will you use to purchase the harness?’ she asked.MoreLess
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