“Stories picked me up from the dirt and inspired me to become a reputable merchant. My children love hearing them and I love telling them. Stories, Athia, are all that become of us. It’s easy to become a bad story, hard to become a good story…and it is up to the gods to decide if you become a great story.” - Sellah, Pillow Merchant


    so


    The story has been taken without consent; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident.


    “Perfect robes for staying hidden at night,” Athia thought.


    “This girl is no fool,” the nomad thought.


    “That goes for the both of us then,” Athia thought.


    “Clever,” the nomad thought.