isled.“okay.”igavehihephohe

“nay,bachethankyou.”

“doyouneedanything”

iblottedeyesysleeve.“hedidntanyooknow.”

“thehephone.andlittlenotebook.”

“thenwhen”

“youshouldnthaveburdenedyourselves.allofyou,”babacroaked.

ireeredsothingbabahadsaidaboutpashtunsonce.aybehardheadedandiktheresnooneyoudratherhaveatyoursidethanapashtun.

isatbesidehi“thehingfor.ifyourenottooexhausted.”

babasdrylipsstretile.aspotofgreenonaedleaf.“areyousure”

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

“yes”

“iappyyouca,itans...thee.”

“itsnoburden,”khanuaherisaid.

ingfroisarsledthinly.thegeneralsledback.

“youvethoughtitover”

shesledandnodded.“ishould.”shetuedtogo.“soraya”

iinthehallheviehenightbefore,idseenthekillersface.

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

“iosorry,ar,”shesaid.“hinghis.”

“resurethaniveeverbeenaboutanything.”

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babashookhisheadonthepilloingherehasbrightenedeyes.”thegeneralsledandsqueezedbabashand.“hoirjandoyouneedanything”

“no.”itriedtosle.sheputherhandonne.ourfirsttouyfae.”

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theydiseintotalkinghintoit.butidseenthelookonbabasfas,andtookbabahoinfordtorino.

babasdooropenedandsoraya.shestoodnear.shefortinherar.

“idoanythingelseforyou,baba”

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

iblinked.“now”

“iyoutogokhastegari.iyoutoaskgeaheriforhisdaughtershand.”

“balay,baba.”