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True20 Al-Qadim: Zakharan Nights (updated 6/21/06)
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<blockquote data-quote="The Shadow" data-source="post: 2588882" data-attributes="member: 16760"><p><strong>Handout: How Farraj Was Abandoned</strong></p><p></p><p>[As told by Yazid al-Hanif to Farraj and his companions]</p><p></p><p>There is another tale that I must relate to you, oh noble youth, of how my father, the Sheikh himself, abandoned you as a boy to the mercy of God. It was the year after I had been driven mad in the sandstorm. Heavy rains and merciful clouds left the desert verdant; the <em>wadis</em> rushed with water, the oasis flowers blossomed, and life was good for my tribe.</p><p></p><p>There was talk of a young boy – it is you to whom I refer, noble youth – who had been offered from Dar al-Hotek as a sign of peace with my father. It was many seasons ago, but I recall the story as if it were yesterday. The emissaries of Hotek claimed you had brought them good fortune – their herd doubled, their infant children grew strong, their enemies fled before them, and their Sheikh lived a long life. I wouldn’t be surprised if they lied, but the ways of the barbaric Hoteki are mysterious.</p><p></p><p>You were taken in by the kindly <em>hakima</em> Safana, who was passed the age of child-bearing and who had never been married. After you were abandoned, this very same Safana would marry my father after his first wife died, and just last year she too perished. Safana raised you for several years, and she persistently warded off those who claimed who had brought the evil eye upon the tribe. The good fortunes quickly fled. My father grew ill, camel thieves struck us at every turn, and many complained “every well by which Farraj passeth runs dry!”</p><p></p><p>At last my father came to Safana and bid her tell him the truth, whether or not her adopted son was cursed. As she would not disobey her Sheikh, she replied “oh my lord, know that this boy bears a djinni’s curse which is too powerful for my humble magic to undo; but please show to him mercy, for he is an innocent.” Deeply troubled, my father deliberated for three days, and on the third day, though Safana’s motherly heart was breaking, he took you from her, and rode with you into the desert and returned alone. He never spoke again of the matter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Shadow, post: 2588882, member: 16760"] [b]Handout: How Farraj Was Abandoned[/b] [As told by Yazid al-Hanif to Farraj and his companions] There is another tale that I must relate to you, oh noble youth, of how my father, the Sheikh himself, abandoned you as a boy to the mercy of God. It was the year after I had been driven mad in the sandstorm. Heavy rains and merciful clouds left the desert verdant; the [i]wadis[/i] rushed with water, the oasis flowers blossomed, and life was good for my tribe. There was talk of a young boy – it is you to whom I refer, noble youth – who had been offered from Dar al-Hotek as a sign of peace with my father. It was many seasons ago, but I recall the story as if it were yesterday. The emissaries of Hotek claimed you had brought them good fortune – their herd doubled, their infant children grew strong, their enemies fled before them, and their Sheikh lived a long life. I wouldn’t be surprised if they lied, but the ways of the barbaric Hoteki are mysterious. You were taken in by the kindly [i]hakima[/i] Safana, who was passed the age of child-bearing and who had never been married. After you were abandoned, this very same Safana would marry my father after his first wife died, and just last year she too perished. Safana raised you for several years, and she persistently warded off those who claimed who had brought the evil eye upon the tribe. The good fortunes quickly fled. My father grew ill, camel thieves struck us at every turn, and many complained “every well by which Farraj passeth runs dry!” At last my father came to Safana and bid her tell him the truth, whether or not her adopted son was cursed. As she would not disobey her Sheikh, she replied “oh my lord, know that this boy bears a djinni’s curse which is too powerful for my humble magic to undo; but please show to him mercy, for he is an innocent.” Deeply troubled, my father deliberated for three days, and on the third day, though Safana’s motherly heart was breaking, he took you from her, and rode with you into the desert and returned alone. He never spoke again of the matter. [/QUOTE]
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