rohesword
”nylivesoseethroughtothesouloftheworld”thesfallinstead,thestrangerlosloilthepointtouchedtheboysforeheaditdreofblood
thehorsenpletelyiobile,asheboyitdidntevenoccurtotheboytofleeinhisheart,hefeltastrangesenseofjoy:heathe
onshadbeentrue,afterallherehey,butthereobenceedaboutdyingthesouloftheand,
torroyofthatsoul
thestrangetinuedtoholdthestheboysforehead”heflightofthebirds”
”ireadonlyetheyorrowallofyouwill
die,beenattheoasisthanyouhave”
thesainedochangeallahhaswilled”
”allahcreatedtheares,andhealsocreatedthehaethelanguageofthebirdseverythinghasbeenehand,”theboysaid,reeringthecaldriverswordsthestrangertheboysforehead,andtheboyfeltienselyrelievedbuthestilluldntflee
”becarefulethingisten,thereisno
ochangeit”
”allisay,”saidtheboy”ididntseetheouteofthebattle”thestrangerseedsatisfiedhtheanshekeptthesisastrangerdoinginastrangeland”
”iaolloydestinyitsnotsothingyouand”
thestrangerplacedhisssscabbard,andtheboyrelaxed”ihadtotestyoururage,”thestrangersaid”urageisthequalitystessentialtounderstandingthelanguageoftheworld”
theboyrangerhingsthatveryfe
”youstnotletup,evenafterhavingesofar,”hentinued”youstlovethedesert,butnevertrustitpletelybecausethedeserttestsalln:itchallengeseverystep,andkillsthosewhobeedistracted”
indedtheboyoftheoldking
”iftheehere,andyourheadisstillonyourshouldersatsunset,eandfind,”saidthestranger
thesahandthathadbrandishedtheshehorserearedagain,raisingacloudofdust
”anrodeaway
thehandhtheedtothesouth
theboyhadtthealchest
nexting,thereednstreesatalfayou
beforethesunhadreaenappearedonthehorizontheuntedtroopsenteredtheoasisfrohenorth;itappearedtobeapeacefulexpedition,buttheyallcarriedarhiddenintheirrobesheyreachedthe,theyitarsandriflesandtheyattackedanetytent
thenoftheoasissurroundedthehorsenfrohedesertandhinhalfanhourallbutoneoftheintruderstrees,andsaw
nothingofenhadreinedintheirtents,prayingforthesafekeepingoftheirhusbands,andsahingofthebattle,eitheotforthebodiesthereontheground,italdayattheoasis
theonlytribesnsparednderofthebattalionthatafteoon,hebeforethetribalchieftains,ndersaidthathis
nhadbeenstarvingandthirsty,exhaustedfroanydaysofbattle,andhaddecidedtotaketheoasissoastobeabletoretutothewar
thetribalen,butthatthetraditionredhe
ndeedthendertodeathhouthonorratherthanbeingkilledbyabladeorabullet,headeadpalree,edinthedesertwind
thetribalhfiftypiecesofgoldherepeatedhisstoryaboutjosephofegypt,andaskedtheboytobeetheunseloroftheoasisadetheirappearance,theboystartedtoothesouthheeventuallysightedasingletent,andagroupofarabspassingbytoldtheboythatiteinhabitedbygeniesbuttheboysatdoed
notuntiltheonistrideintoviewodeadhawksoverhisshoulder
”iaere,”theboysaid
”youshouldntbehere,”thealchestansyourdestinythatbringsyouhere””ehere”
thealhishorse,andsignaledthattheboyshouldenterthetentitanyattheoasistheboylookedaroundfortheovensandotherapparatususedinalallokingstove,andthecarpets,
veredysteriousdesigns
”sitdoethingtodrinkandeatthesehaist
theboysuspectedthattheyehahedaybefore,buthesaidnothingthealafilledthetentitterthanthescentof
thehookahs
”heboyasked
”beens,”thealchestanseyouing,andthat
youwouldneedhelp”
”itsnotitheanhestheohatslookingfor
you”
”hehasotherthingstodofirstbuthesontherighttrackhehasbeguntotrytounderstandthedesert”
”ande”
”ething,alltheuniversenspirestohelpthatpersontorealizehisdrea”saidthealchest,echoingtheheoldkingtheboyunderstoodanotherpersontoiny
”soyouaregoingtoinstruct”
”noyoualreadyknoonlygoingtopointyouinthedirectionofyourtreasure”
”buttheresatribalheboyreiterated
”iknoshappeninginthedesert”
”ihavealreadyfoundtreasureihaveathecrystalshop,andihavefiftygoldpiecesinory,iwouldbeari
