[ alhaitham pauses at the threshold to his adjoining bathroom. the palace hadn't meant for there to be a bath on this floor. it had been a recent renovation, a request from the crown prince of vissudha for his personal use. the marble is new. the threshold's door is carved with a contemporary style of working marble. it is, despite the artisan's best efforts, incongruent with the sure, steady hands of pir kavekavus.

he turns back from it. kaveh is gesturing at the jewelry stand and its sole occupant.

oh, that. ]

An eremite pilfered it from your room. She had sold it to a fence. The household paid 1.3 million mora to buy it.