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For a brief ainst his shoulder, her hair brushing against his jaw and her orange-blosso out the faher note of juniper fros He bent his head, allowing his lips to brush her hair, breathing her in

‘Behold! The ar!’ Pettifer intoned in an impressive alto as he peeled away a layer of stained linen and exposed a withered limb as dark as lacquered wood A wave of his own arold upon his nails? A sign of royalty! A sign of greatness! Of a direct link to the ancient gods!’

‘That is nonsense Many of the ernails Poppy conjectured it wasthe rowled, relieved to have soyrations

‘Fascinating’ Saround and more

‘Saroaned

‘Stop what? I ahawazi dance’

‘What do you know about ghawazi dancing?’

‘I once followed you and Lucas and Chase to that place in Khan el-Khalili It was soenthralling’

She drew out the word and he bit down another groan, his voice cracking a little as he spoke

‘That was a supre to do’

‘I was the foolish one? The three of you looked like a row of village idiots, staring at those dancers like manna from heaven’