Chapter Twenty-Two
Duvät (Formerly Gok)
Duvät turned in his sleep and strained to find that happy place of forgetfulness again but it gradually dawned on him that it was lost. He tried to open his eyes but one of them was swollen shut. Despite the soft bed and clean sheets, every move still hurt.
Why me? he moaned. What have I done to warrant this level of persecution? Had s*x with an angel? Killed a few beasts?
With great effort he sat up and examined his surroundings. It was still dark – the early hours of the morning. Piece by piece he remembered where he was and how it had happened that Casco had brought him into his home.
His stomach rumbled.
A brief scan told him he was alone.
Time to be on my way, he thought.
In the kitchen he found various varieties of nuts and grains. Most
