![]() Grumbling, Shahrzad eased back onto the carpet. “Get down,” Khalid yelled over the wind, taking tight hold of her waist. When Khalid tried to tug her back down-his eyes flashing-she sent a look of mocking scorn over one shoulder. Laughing into the darkness, she spurred the magic carpet even faster, then rose to her knees. They only became more foul as Shahrzad urged the carpet high above the city, in a twist of whistling wind. But Khalid need not know that.Īs soon as he settled onto the carpet, Shahrzad coaxed it into the air without a word of warning.Ī volley of expletives flew from Khalid’s mouth. The moment the Caliph of Khorasan said-with coolly regal arrogance-that only a child would be afraid to fly, Shahrzad knew it was a challenge she was meant to take on.Īfter all, even she had been afraid at first. ![]() S HAHRZAD HAD NOT INTENDED TO TORMENT KHALID with the magic carpet.īut he brought it on himself.
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