TWO DAYS AFTER THE CALIPH RETURNED FROM Amardha, Shahrzad was ready to put her plan to action. Enough was enough. It did not matter that Musa-effendi had hinted about a tragic past. It did not matter that this world was far from as simple as she might have thought. And it absolutely did not matter that her heart was . . . misbehaving. She had come to the palace with a clear purpose. The Caliph of Khorasan had to die. And she knew just how to do it.
