the woman of gold and darkness beside the jodai was familiar in a way that riffled long claws through the dewy hints of his heart. the serpent upon the sands glowed with gentle reflection -- another mazoi.
khusobek did not speak for satriya, as sapair had brought this one unto them. a foreigner then? no. a princess? her bearing forced that familiarity to grow, and he set his coldblue eyes upon her opulent face with expectation.