9/18 Together, they slew five of us. But we be fighting-men, Bara Miyan. All that tribe of Beni Harb we brushed with the wing of Azrael, save only the Great Apostate. And from the men of the 'Navel of the World'-- Mecca--we exacted greater tribute than even death!" The Master's voice held a quiet menace that by no means escaped Bara Miyan. |