Orsa
I had forgotten the lions were nomadic. Ponos was known for being a moving city. They didn’t stray too far from the sacred land of their ancestors, but I guess they were closer than a day away. If I was being truthful, I had no shame being caught doing what I was doing with Kai, but I knew he was furious.
We had been led from the small oasis to the makeshift settlement. Beautiful mud huts stood with thatched roofs made of straw, only half a mile from where we had stopped to rest. Once Prince Atari had recognised me, all arms had been laid down and we had been welcomed with open arms. We were led to the king’s hut, a large, flat structure with multiple guards stationed outside holding long spears. They wore very little, both men and women wore loincloths bare-chested with thick, b
