As the sun set, he stood on the palace roof, gazing at the panorama spread out before him. The landscape, which he had once revered, now held ill omens and stirred up unwanted memories that disturbed his serenity.
A dark, winding road; silence and fear; flickering lights illuminating the cliff face; twisted metal...
-If you think you're going to move mountains by looking at them, you can be sure you won't.
Rafiq turned around when he heard his brother's voice, who was standing a few feet away from him.
-What are you doing here?
Zain approached him and leaned against the stone wall.
-Is this how you greet the one who so generously handed you the keys to the kingdom more than a year ago?
A man who had abdicated the throne for love, a feeling Rafiq didn't know if he had ever experienced.
-Excuse me, brother. I wasn't expecting you for another month.
-Since I had completed my preparation for the water conservation project, I thought it was time to return.
-Have you come alone?
"Of course not," Zain replied irritably. "I don't travel without my family unless it's absolutely necessary."
Rafiq would never have believed he would hear his womanizing brother say those words.
-Is Madison with you?
-Yes, and my children too. I'm looking forward to you meeting your nephews. Rafiq did not share his brother's enthusiasm, as the presence of the two children would only serve to remind him of what he had lost.
-Where are they?
-With Madison and Elena.
-I'm glad you've restored Elena to her rightful position.
The house doesn't function well without her.
"That's what I've been told. And I've also been told that you're about to start a revolt among the palace staff because you've got them terrified."
It was true that Rafiq was having trouble staying calm these days, but he didn't care about the accusation.
-I don't intimidate staff, I just correct them when necessary.
-Well, I've heard that you think it's necessary to do it every day. I've also heard that you haven't been cooperating with the council.
Rafiq began to suspect the real reason for Zaid's sudden appearance.
-Have you spoken to our younger brother?
Zain looked down.
-I've spoken to Adan from time to time.
Rafiq started to get angry.
-Obviously from me.
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