“yes”

“no.”itriedtosle.sheputherhandonne.ourfirsttouyfae.”

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

shesledandnodded.“ishould.”shetuedtogo.“soraya”

babasdrylipsstretile.aspotofgreenonaedleaf.“areyousure”

theydiseintotalkinghintoit.butidseenthelookonbabasfas,andtookbabahoinfordtorino.

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

babasdooropenedandsoraya.shestoodnear.shefortinherar.

“balay,baba.”

isled.“okay.”igavehihephohe

iblottedeyesysleeve.“hedidntanyooknow.”

“doyouneedanything”

“thenwhen”

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

“”

“iappyyouca,itans...thee.”

“iyoutogokhastegari.iyoutoaskgeaheriforhisdaughtershand.”

“idoanythingelseforyou,baba”

iblinked.“now”

iinthehallheviehenightbefore,idseenthekillersface.

isatbesidehi“thehingfor.ifyourenottooexhausted.”

...

“thehephone.andlittlenotebook.”

babashookhisheadonthepilloingherehasbrightenedeyes.”thegeneralsledandsqueezedbabashand.“hoirjandoyouneedanything”

“nay,bachethankyou.”

“youshouldnthaveburdenedyourselves.allofyou,”babacroaked.

“resurethaniveeverbeenaboutanything.”

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ireeredsothingbabahadsaidaboutpashtunsonce.aybehardheadedandiktheresnooneyoudratherhaveatyoursidethanapashtun.

ingfroisarsledthinly.thegeneralsledback.

“iosorry,ar,”shesaid.“hinghis.”

“itsnoburden,”khanuaherisaid.

“youvethoughtitover”