The Balkan merchant was engulfed in a mass of sweat. He was treading between death and life, but he had strived to cling to life. He might not know if Limah would cling to life, too, but he could sight freedom ahead of him.
The Judean desert was famous for Its sprawl of mountains and forbidden ancient caves. Most travellers would avoid this territory given the slim chances of surviving in the desert for long. Of course, it was a desert, and it held nothing of survival for humans. However, Bojan reckoned this a respite and his best chance to exempt himself from the chase. Suddenly, he veered his galloping horse towards one of the caves--albeit as stealthily as he could in a bid to escape the sight of the chasing soldiers. He ventured deep into the dark cave which obliviously had no signs
