Abdullah

The inn was a large and noisy place, filled with men drinking their beers and talking loudly, with many women coming in and out in their fine, short clothes. I spent a few seconds looking at one in particular; she was short and had very light green eyes. She sat at a table and looked at me.

“Come over here; you can sit at this table. I’ll tell my mother that we’ll have more guests, and I’ll bring wine,” Jade said, pointing us to an empty table near the ...