Sekhema Asala
What happened to the {sel khari}?! Who are you?! I should slay you where you stand!
Jado
I am Jado… Now, stay your blade! I am not your enemy!
Sekhema Asala
As {Sekhema} of the Ardura, I demand you explain yourself!
Jado
Very well… we learned that someone was planning an attack on the Gifting of Water. I infiltrated the {sel khari} to protect the First {Barya}.
Sekhema Asala
Who is this ‘we’?
Jado
The… Order of the Djinn.
Sekhema Asala
So… Zarka’s suspicions are true. You {have} started to replenish your ranks. Who attacked you?
Jado
A rogue sect of Faridun who stand against you. Their leader calls himself ‘Prince Azmadi.’
Sekhema Asala
More false titles! How did you let a pack of stray dogs best you?
Jado
They had help… from the Serpent Clan.
Sekhema Asala
Of course! They swore vengeance for the death of their Queen at Keth.
Jado
Even then, I should have been able to hold them off. But Azmadi… he had strange abilities… powers beyond his own… He invoked the name Zarokh… They’ve taken the First {Barya}, and they left in the direction of Qimah.
Sekhema Asala
Then we must give chase! Come, let us return to my {akhara}.