“I lost everything. I was a monster before, but after falling so low, I became something worse. I was afraid I would be that way forever...then Sultan Atlasi found me and made me right.” - Mirza, Captain of the Red Guard


    "Patience…years of practice brought me this far," Bayek thought as he cut another glance at the Red Guard. "A little more patience and it will all be worth it."


    “Propped up above the people and protected from all sides,” Athia thought. “Even in times of peace, he is careful. Or perhaps, these are the precautions of his right hand man.”


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    “Still, the palace is large, the mountain larger. Who knows how many rooms and halls lie within?” Athia thought to herself.


    “More valuable than every oasis in the desert.”


    “He is old, too old to keep up,” Athia thought to herself.


    “He must be deaf, he won’t hear me enter,” Athia told herself, her heart beginning to pound.


    “He is weakened by time...”


    “...too weak to fight.”


    “Something isn’t…right,” Mirza thought.


    “Mirza…you stress yourself unnecessarily,” Shadya thought, then smiled. Her eyes now rested on her children, shy and humble in their seats. “We are so lucky to have you watch over us.”


    “Even now…not even a tear shed,” Athia thought. “There must be something wrong with me. Even Bayek shows more shock.”