The meeting with Majed seemed like it would never end. Father and son were reluctant to see him off. Sharou postponed his response for another day. He wasn't going to jump so easily in the name of hastening the process.
"What do you think of this?" Arsalan did the honours by pouring his old man a shot of gin.
"He is lying to us," Sharous was too exhausted to lift a finger for that liquor. Arsalan placed it in his hand, asking, "How so?"
The Supreme Leader was transparent about his opinions and he shared them with his dark General. "The old Majed would not be seeking us out if he could get rid of Kameel that easily. He's bluffing us, and I know why. Kameel comes from a long line of ruthless generations. If he suddenly died, there'd be someone else to replace him, and it wouldn't be you
