Lion Head Mesa save the queen of paradise if she ever stumbles by

To rise there was some risk, then. Some inherent threat that Nazli had no concept of. As she lacked ambition she also lacked the ability to see things as dangerous, for surely they all lived within Akashingo together and there could be no reason to war among the classes? Such was her naivety. So long as she was fellahin and Makono was royal, all was right in her limited world.

Still, she did wonder.

She is quiet, thoughtful again. There is little more than Nazli wants to say on the subject, and so she stares out upon the red earth and the sun glowing brightly as it is hoisted in to the sky. She thinks vaguely to the night before - the priest boy, and prayers - but does not let herself linger long on the subject.

Breakfast, then? Quickly, so that she could return to her work.