Chapter 38However rare true love may be, it is less so than true friendship.
—François de La Rochefoucauld
1:30 p.m. GMT+3, June 1, 2022
Siirt, former Turkey, now Anatolian Kurdish State
Petrus sits next to Jean-Paul, who is in a private ward in a hospital in Siirt as per his request. On the television plays the MoxWorld News, showing this morning’s invasion of northwestern Turkey by three armored Russian divisions. Video shows the air battle between the Turkish and Russian air forces. Sahir talks about the US and Russian fleets facing off in the Black Sea, and the ultimatum the US president gave, demanding a withdrawal date of one week from today, or the US forces in Turkey would engage Russian air and ground forces. Rhonda shows Sanliurfa, which is now under an encircled siege as Tur
