Chapter 21
September, 3,390 BC
Earth: Village of Assur
JAMIN
Jamin fingered the golden disc. He'd rehearsed his speech the entire walk back from the Halifian camp, but was not sure, even now, how to broach the subject with his father. The golden disc was fair recompense for the jar of flaxseed oil he'd stolen from his stores, but his father would not see things that way. The Chief had forbidden him to have any further dealings with the Halifians, and Jamin had disobeyed.
What would his father say when he learned he contemplated marriage to his enemy's daughter?
No. He would not tell his father about Aturdokht. He had yet to make up his own mind about what to do with Marwan's offer. Marrying the beautiful desert shaykah would bring relief from the constant raids which nibbled at their
