Tales of the Jewel

Still speaking without consciousness, Ali shook his head. "Not good enough. Never enough. I'm sorry..."

Perhaps apologizing brought him some measure of peace, because Ali subsided again at that.

Ali had very little to add to the conversation. His breathing was shallow but steady. When touched or moved, he would groan a little bit, but otherwise he was quiet and still. Well, mostly anyway. "Protect... don't tell... her..." Ali muttered. Eyelids fluttered and twitched, but then he subsided. M...

Ali could climb, and he could climb fast. That part wasn't a problem. He was up the trellis reasonably quickly. What he wasn't was quiet. Maybe if he had still been the size he was ten years ago, but extra muscles meant extra wait. And that meant more noise than was a good idea outside a Dahabi mans...

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Ali couldn't help but look a little stunned at the sheer size and wealth of the estate. "Goodness. You could fit my whole building inside those grounds. No, more than that." He shook his head. "Three of them, at least." He turned to look at her. "Alright. Up the trellis, in through there, once you'v...

"Hrm." Ali gave her a sidelong glance, smiling just a little. "Climbing, I can do. As for being quiet... well, I used to be. But that was when I was about half the size I am now. I'm not sure I have the gift for it anymore." He shrugged easily, broad shoulders rising and falling. "But what's life wi...

Ali straightened, his heels coming together with a thunk. "Ali ibn Farad. Competitor in the archery festival."

Hey, he came in third the first day. There was always the chance they'd been watching.

Deciding that if it came to that she'd cross that bridge then, she decided to silently join Ali in handing out food and water, leaving the other two to talk. "I didn't take you for the squeamish sort Ali. All this can't be so foreign to you if you visit the Maze at all." Ali grimaced, shooting Tars...

Ali couldn't help but laugh at that, his broad shoulders shaking. "Well then, let's hope it doesn't come to that. Or that I'm folded into an amusing enough shape that it has more appeal again." With that, he straightened. He figured his job was mostly to keep a straight face while Soraya did her thi...

"Awww..." Ali smiled, extending one finger to gently rub the kitten's forehead. "There there. You hear that, little one? We'll get a chance to see each other again." He lifted his cup of tea to his lips. "I very much look forward to that." He said, smile visible for just a moment, before he covered ...