Chapter Twelve Preparing to Depart to the Ruala Tribe. For four years I had been preparing for this time. Bint was prepared physically for her new life in the desert environment. Both of us had become connected spiritually, we could read each other’s...
Chapter Eighteen The Bdul Tribal Council Convenes. Upon returning, members of the Bdul people surrounded us and treated the wounds of our horses with herbs and spices. We were given generous food and water as well as fresh clothing until we were settled....
Chapter Twenty Together again, Bint Shahwan and Company. Our group, Mathew, and his allied band of Bedouin allies; Rashad on his war mare Basmah that carefully and lovingly ponied Bint Shahwan to her new home, had settled down close to the tents of the Ruala...
