babasdrylipsstretile.aspotofgreenonaedleaf.“areyousure”

isled.“okay.”igavehihephohe

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“iappyyouca,itans...thee.”

“iosorry,ar,”shesaid.“hinghis.”

“youshouldnthaveburdenedyourselves.allofyou,”babacroaked.

“itsnoburden,”khanuaherisaid.

“yes”

“balay,baba.”

“no.”itriedtosle.sheputherhandonne.ourfirsttouyfae.”

theydiseintotalkinghintoit.butidseenthelookonbabasfas,andtookbabahoinfordtorino.

babasdooropenedandsoraya.shestoodnear.shefortinherar.

“thenwhen”

“idoanythingelseforyou,baba”

“doyouneedanything”

“”

ireeredsothingbabahadsaidaboutpashtunsonce.aybehardheadedandiktheresnooneyoudratherhaveatyoursidethanapashtun.

thatnight,baba.ibroughthiotteaandroastedalnds.yararoundhisbadpulledhipchtooeasily.hisshoulderbladefeltlikeabirdsyfingers.ipulledtheblabahestretchedhisthin,sallowskin.

“resurethaniveeverbeenaboutanything.”

“iyoutogokhastegari.iyoutoaskgeaheriforhisdaughtershand.”

shesledandnodded.“ishould.”shetuedtogo.“soraya”

iblottedeyesysleeve.“hedidntanyooknow.”

babashookhisheadonthepilloingherehasbrightenedeyes.”thegeneralsledandsqueezedbabashand.“hoirjandoyouneedanything”

“thehephone.andlittlenotebook.”

isatbesidehi“thehingfor.ifyourenottooexhausted.”

...

thee,thekindnessinhiseyes...“naythankyou,generalsahib.i..“alushotupinthroataearedover.iboltedoutoftheroo

ingfroisarsledthinly.thegeneralsledback.

“nay,bachethankyou.”

“noburdenatall.reiortantly,doyouneedanything”geaherisaid.“anythingatallasklikeyoudaskabrother.”

iinthehallheviehenightbefore,idseenthekillersface.

“youvethoughtitover”

iblinked.“now”