Iron Nomads Beyond the Bronze Sea (Scene 49) by Michael Corvo

“We have to tell the Caliph,” Corlwyn whispered frantically.  “We’ll never get to him without going through Al’shid,” she said, shaking her head. “And that would only make him more suspicious.”  It was true that, since their first meeting with the Caliph, the two had been summoned to his presence more. Each time, the vizier...