Weeks Later.
Stephanie refused to sit in a wheelchair, much to Jariyeh's annoyance. She was finally strong enough to handle travelling through the desert, and there was no time to waste. Majed's shelter from Kameel could only last so long, given that Kameel had begun to suspect more of his men of sabotage.
"What's happening here?" Haness and Arsalan returned from their vehicles, wondering what the hold-up was.
"I'm not crippled, I can walk," Stephanie said.
Haness crouched with a warm, infectious smile. "Sister-in-law, those were the doctor's orders. You are supposed to be resting half the time," he said.
"I know, but-"
"Aren't you in a hurry to get back home? To see Parisa and introduce your three blessings to the family?" Haness struck gold with those words. However, that seemed to
