Hayder ushers you all into his house, Rafiq and Amin bounce playfully around Shadya, and you all move through the entryway to a cozy, central room. The room is dominated by a low table with large, plush seat cushions. The walls, instead of being covered with paintings and tapestries, are accented with colored glass and a stone bas-relief. A few windows provide a view of the outside. Hayder does not have a courtyard of his own, but he does share a small outside space with his neighbors. The space has a couple of palm trees and a few desert scrub bushes, but other than that, it is sand. A young Sairundan man standing outside staring at the sky notices the commotion coming from the children and turns around.
He also has Hayder's eyes. His expression is one of dire seriousness, but when he notices Shadya, a tiny hint of a grin is barely perceptible at the corners of his mouth. He unfolds his arms and walks inside, bowing to his father and his sister first, then to the other newcomers. "I am Rais ai Hayder, Dervish initiate."