Twenty-Nine
Azura
When Uzira came to bed, she knelt down before Tile and worshiped him like some god. Tile was completely astounded as to this new development. Clearly, he did not understand the tradition. But as Uzira got up, she hugged him tightly then looked Tile in the eyes, deeply. Tile saw that there was a happy hue in her large eye, but could not fathom what it was that caused the excitement. His best guess was that she felt accomplished because she had assumed the position of the Maguru, as she had always wanted.
“You know you deserve it,” Tile said gently, still holding her.
“Yes, I deserve it,” Uzira replied happily. But then, Tile began to notice that her happiness was quite exaggerated and the Uzira that he had come to know was not the type to be jubilating over what she a
