*
The evening prayer had been concluded and nearly everyone had broken their fast by the time Fareed arrived at Kabeer's house. Knowing the nature of the city he was living in, Fareed decided to arrive in disguise. Nothing got past anyone in the city, and as he had known several years ago, even the walls had ears. It wouldn't do well for him to be spotted going to the house of the man whom he had shown publicly just how much he despised him.
The house was completely empty, much to his approval. It only added to his satisfaction at how everything was moving smoothly this evening. The moon was high up in the sky, the wind was not too fierce or cold and no one seemed to be anywhere nearby, as he only intended on meeting one person today.
Standing in the middle of the house, Fareed couldn
