isled.“okay.”igavehihephohe

iinthehallheviehenightbefore,idseenthekillersface.

“idoanythingelseforyou,baba”

ingfroisarsledthinly.thegeneralsledback.

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

“yes”

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

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

“iappyyouca,itans...thee.”

“”

...

“youshouldnthaveburdenedyourselves.allofyou,”babacroaked.

theydiseintotalkinghintoit.butidseenthelookonbabasfas,andtookbabahoinfordtorino.

“thenwhen”

“iosorry,ar,”shesaid.“hinghis.”

“youvethoughtitover”

“thehephone.andlittlenotebook.”

babasdooropenedandsoraya.shestoodnear.shefortinherar.

“balay,baba.”

ireeredsothingbabahadsaidaboutpashtunsonce.aybehardheadedandiktheresnooneyoudratherhaveatyoursidethanapashtun.

“itsnoburden,”khanuaherisaid.

“resurethaniveeverbeenaboutanything.”

shesledandnodded.“ishould.”shetuedtogo.“soraya”

iblinked.“now”

“nay,bachethankyou.”

isatbesidehi“thehingfor.ifyourenottooexhausted.”

“no.”itriedtosle.sheputherhandonne.ourfirsttouyfae.”

“doyouneedanything”

babashookhisheadonthepilloingherehasbrightenedeyes.”thegeneralsledandsqueezedbabashand.“hoirjandoyouneedanything”

iblottedeyesysleeve.“hedidntanyooknow.”

“iyoutogokhastegari.iyoutoaskgeaheriforhisdaughtershand.”

babasdrylipsstretile.aspotofgreenonaedleaf.“areyousure”