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The long, suffocating ten days that had nearly choked Omar and his men finally passed.
For ten days, every sound of cannon fire coming from the nearby Yemeni coast tightened Omar’s chest and made his breath shallow, his mind gripped with fear for Abu Malik and his men.
The remaining hope in everyone’s hearts was pinned on their return…
A hope no thicker than a thin thread, yet the only thread left.
On the tenth night, Omar and his men sat under the trees on the island, lighting a small fire that slowly consumed the wood.
The moon was full, casting its silver light over the sands and rocks, turning the island into a sparkling spot in the darkness of the sea.
The cold night air weaved through the branches, stirring the leaves and making them whisper as if repeating an ancien
