celebrated 18 winters. He was sent to Eygra- Rama for a short period of time. My father did that for him, although he was not a kingdom child.
I have suspected many times Emerdi was in love with Sag, and that was why she had refused to leave home. What led me to this suspicion? I am about to tell you…
One evening, as I was walking with Shadea along the lake of Ko-Ey-Nor I heard a beat. An unfamiliar one. A beat that sounded like danger, yet felt so sweet. I knew this kind of a beat was not allowed in our zone. Some claimed, it had aroused the devil. I was drawn to it. It was like my feet had a life of their own. I had to know where it came from.
The wind blew the big sheet, as I was getting closer. I left Shadea by the lake so she would not make any noise. The sheet was tied to the little forest’s trees, Trying to hide everything I was determined to unveil.
It was Sag playing that beat with his big strong hands over, what looked like a piece of wood. Emerdi was there, moving slowly to the forbidden rhythm. At first, she moved her hands like they were a per of snakes. She did that in slow motion. She was all covered, only her eyes and arms were exposed. Sag kept looking at her eyes as the rhythm went faster and faster. Their eyes were locked on each other. Their eyes became one. At one point Emerdi took her veil off and remained completely naked. Sag kept playing, as her serpentine body walked closer and closer to him. It was like, they were both possessed. All rapped in demented motion and forbidden beat.
Then, the music stopped.
After a moment of silence they both jumped on each other, covering every exposed part of their bodies with their lips and tongues. At that moment, their bodies became one and the sounds of wooden beat was replaced with the beat of sin. Loud, wild moans filled the cool air, like two wild animals getting ready for a battle. They did not see me. At that moment, nobody existed but them.
I could not explain what I felt when I saw my sister an Sag together. I did not really understand what they were doing, Since I only celebrated 7 springs. Yet, this lack of insight did not spare me these feelings I did not wish to feel. As I walked away from the little forest towards the lake, where Shadea was waiting for me, I was thinking: That was Sag, the boy that always played with me and Shadea, even when I was just a baby. he was my friend. He was my brother. I looked up to him and on that night, I felt I had lost him. He was not mine anymore. And I could not resist but wondering, were those feelings, a consequence of the aroused devil?
“We have to do this Emerdi”. Sag whispered as he stroked Emerdi’s naked body, laying next to him.
“Are you sure there is no other way? There has to be!” Emerdi cried.
“Your father is determined! Leadership would be passed to your little sister. Ko-Ey-Nor’s kingdom will be hers!”.
“I can not even tolerate the idea of you and her together!” Emerdi said and turned her back to Sag.
“You know this is all an act… Emerdi, we have to do this! For the sake of our future! Can you tolerate the idea of her, being the queen of civilized zone? Owning everything that should have been yours?!”
Emerdi kept quiet, as Sag kept whispering to her:
“You will go to Eygra- Rama, while I get close to your little sister… by the time you are back, me and her…”
“NO!!!” Emerdi cried.
“Sag, trust me, I will think of something else. Something brilliant! You will not have to be with her and she will not get the crown! There is
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