THE STORY OF THE EMIRO DARIAN 2

 

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  Arrived at the island of Landa with a pirate ship bound for Anango, what amazed me was the beauty of the city seen from the port, many palaces with golden domes soared in the sky.
    I went down the ship crossing the jetty and walked following some pilgrims to the large main door, protected by a very high iron gate, but what amazed and horrified me most were some heads impaled on spears placed on the sides of the road leading to the entrance .
   I introduced myself to the guard at the gate, him call his commander, they did not often see Magistrates arriving in their city, they escorted me to the great palace of the castes, passing between very high columns and many palm trees placed on the sides, we arrived in a large square where all the shops overlooked, from the perfumer to the butcher to the blacksmith. and many others all around that square where in the center there was a large canopy that shaded many cushions with a central table, at the end of the square there was the large building with immense stairways, each floor was intended for a caste , starting with the warriors and ending in the area intended for the Scribes, the library and the court of the tribunal.

    My wonder did not ended because all was made of very precious marble certainly imported, I don't think there was any on the island, and so many luxuriant plants looked like a great Eden, we arrived at the door of the Chief of the caste of the Scribe, il Commander after knocking, I enter introducing myself to the women who were working in the great hall at that time, I remember well Lady Moon, Lady Blue, and Lady Zypero, who told me she was the Tratrix, companion of Sir Youroki, who was the builder in the city, but whom I would meet the next day because engaged in the work of the underground.
      I introduced myself to everyone saying that I was only Darian of Korat, I never said that I was the emir of the Oasis of the seven palms, I wanted to live quietly in that beautiful and very rich city, Lady Zypero told me that I could work in the caste, I replied that I wanted to try for a week before accepting the job of magistrate, in the city was missing, after the last one had left for the great North.
    Then it was the turn of my house, Lady Moon said that the villa above the hill where she lived was empty and if I wanted I could occupy it even if it was a little far from the city, but it had a wonderful view of the sea and the hills.

I accepted because I didn't want to live in some building that overlooked the always crowded central square, I preferred the tranquility of a house in nature. On the hill opposite mine was the house of the commander of the guards, a big man I had already met at the port.
    I started my job, mostly I checked all the old documents and the various pending lawsuits, including that of the slave who had stolen bread in the oven, and in the meantime with Lady Blue day after day I noticed a beautiful affinity, I liked that woman who she was always by my side helping me in my work, often in the evening I accompanied her to the gate of her house at the foot of the hill immediately after the river, I chatted with her discussing work and telling us about our life on the planet.
    We were meant destined to fall in love and I asked him to be able to be her suitor, of course she who was protected by the commander of the guards, told me to ask him if I could, and with her permission I began my relationship with her .
     One day while I was on my way to Shendi, a Marauder apparence for Blue on the deserted waterfront road and capture her, taking her away on her ship moored in the harbor bay.
    When I returned I learned of the fact, and that the commander had left to look for her, but it was all in vain for her they never found her. I began to investigate because I was sure that someone in the city had favored that man, but I was groping in the dark, until one day while I was sitting half-hidden in the square in the shade of a large palm tree, I noticed something strange in front of the perfumer's shop , I became curious and without attracting attention I approached hidden by the columns, I saw very well a panther coming out of the perfumery, I called two guards who immediately captured that woman, I entered in perfumery it until I discovered a secret passage that led to the port, I had the panther in jail and told the guards to bring me the perfumer for questioning.

  Meanwhile, the commander had the perfumer delivered and had her locked up in a dungeon.
     Then with his guards he went out on patrol to capture any other panthers, but no one would ever suspect that the commander was an old Torvie and that, according to the perfumer, he had revealed the passage, so while he was patrolling outside the walls, two Torvie on the their Tarl. they flew in front of the gate, telling me to hand over the city keysto them ............ continue