Chapter 48
May – 3,390 BC
Earth: Village of Assur
Colonel Mikhail Mannuki’ili
MIKHAIL
Inside the Chief's house, the ceiling was just tall enough to stand without banging his head. A second guard stood with his arms crossed, a great burly beast of a man with as much hair on his arms as his bushy beard. While shorter than he was, the man was obviously not someone to be trifled with.
"I am Varshab," he said gruffly. "The Chief will see you now."
He led him through a curtain into a brightly colored room. Intricate tapestries lined the walls. On the floor beneath them, a felted carpet squished beneath his boots. Surrounding all four walls, thick embroidered cushions lined the floor. In the center, a clean drop cloth had been laid out to sit. There, in front of a tray filled with a hot,
