‘There is...’ — Dur hesitated — ‘...the grazing land for your livestock...’
‘You mean the land surrounding Indraprastha?’ Yudhi silenced Saha’s dazed protest. ‘You require five points, Shakuni. Will the land cover this?’
‘Amply, my dear.’
Yudhi passed the counters to Dur.
‘Nakula...’ Yudhi roused his second. ‘What is the next prime, please? In case you have forgotten, brother, I’m on 73.’
‘The next one is 79...’ Nakula slowly closed his mouth as Yudhi prepared to throw the next dice, aiming for a common.
‘Dhrita!’ Satyaki caught the king’s attention. ‘Could you ask Sanjaya to bring us up to date, this is all very confusing.’
‘Yudhi or Shakuni?’ asked Sanjaya.
‘Both, and make it quick!’
‘Shakuni has five on the grid: the gold, the sacred chariot, the pearls and the metals. And the
