Though I never felt like home here.

We were present in the dynamic hall of my palace for the last time. Me, Asad and unwillingly, Sufiyan.

Involving Erhan could result in unnecessary violence so I sent him out for work while we were present to discuss something extremely important.

“Seriously? He surrendered?”

I was on my large couch, indulging in my cigar, exhaling the smoke in the air, and leaned back with one leg over the other.

He returned after a month, we had gradually recovered from the loss of our mother and now another affliction fell on our heads.

“We could never guess what Plague Doctor must be thinking,...