Serpent Lake I don't need the world to see

Kemal, quite lacking in his sense of humour, found that the joke went right over his head.

No, if this were mine I would have you gone already. The unfortunate truth, really - a border could completely change his attitude towards a stranger. I live with Verapaz, we are in the pass south of here.

Where are you going then, karibu? He chose to ask in return. If this man had any idea where he was headed, it was hard for Kemal not to be curious. He had barely left the lowlands himself.