Chapter 36 QAZVIN Sabbah and his party turned the corner into the square. His face, already bloody and grim, puckered in an expression that seemed to mix rage with revulsion. Fakhr ad-Din, who had been leaning on his shoulder for support, sank to his knees with a groan. ‘What in the name of Satan and …
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The Tiger and the Cauldron(ch8)
Chapter 8 There were four men in the room. Doquz recognised Sabbah’s voice. Though the man to whom he was speaking had his back towards her, she guessed he was the castle’s senior officer. A helmet with a captain’s plume lay on the table beside a jug of liquor. On his left sat a younger …
The Tiger and the Cauldron(ch7)
Chapter 7 Doquz crept along in the darkness, her companions a few paces behind. Hampered by the bags of coins fastened to their sword belts, their progress was slow. The atmosphere was stifling and the air seemed more unwholesome than before. They had almost reached the junction where the funnel led upwards to the garden …