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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Quickleaf" data-source="post: 7177511" data-attributes="member: 20323">[SECTION][align=left]http://i.imgur.com/hwLpNWG.jpg[/align] Salahuddin's invoking of the formal greeting between ins (mortal) and genie was not a matter the jann could dismiss. Furrowing his brow, Usqual waits impatiently as the sha'ir honors the four elements, smiling when appropriate beneath his veil to avoid conveying any disrespect. Only when Salahuddin pours a trickle from his decanter does the corner of the jann's eye twitch, betraying some trace of emotion.”I receive your greeting Salahuddin ibn Hamid, the Wind Called,” responds Usqual, speaking Jannti, placing a hand over his heart and bowing slightly. ”With such manners, you must be the envy of every courtier in the Mistress of the Northern Gale’s court,” he says in a smooth tone…albeit his facial gestures are infuriatingly difficult to read. ”I, Usqual al-Shakari, of the House of Sihr, loyal adjutant to… Sheikh Ja’afar-al-Din al-Shakari, bear witness to your knowledge of the ways of my people. May you always walk the paths of the four, and never be trapped between the worlds.” His voice falters momentarily on mentioning his Sheikh’s name, as if there were some uncertainty that goes unspoken.Once again, Usqual bows, completing the ceremonial greetings. Thereupon, he offers a humble half-bow and extends a hand toward the escarpment silently, raising his brows.[/SECTION][SECTION][align=left]http://i.imgur.com/fAY4hFP.jpg[/align]Having bought enough time for Easifa to reach the cave, the invisible gen telepathically reaches out to Salahuddin, ”I am at the cave, oh my master. There indeed are two boys here, though they are vigorous and older than the jann suggested. One has a short bow; he watches the entrance. The other is helping a young woman grind walnuts into meal. Mmmm…. and there is the aroma of coffee… Ah, and here must be the woman he mentioned, Hadia al-Sarraf, mistress of the caravanserai. I see her back; she is wringing water from the linens...it looks like she is trying to get blood stains out of a shirt... There are the sounds of others here too, perhaps two or three more. What is your bidding?”[/SECTION]</blockquote>

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