Addressing nobody in particular he said, “Sister Annamaria is here to teach the children scientific subjects. Please make her welcome. She will not ...e staying in the harem, but will soon have her own house.”A quiet buzz of surprise greeted his last sentence, and those few women who recognised the honorific and the clothing she wore wondered how a nun from a teaching order had strayed as far as Kobekistan.Sister Annamaria was almost overwhelmed by the friendliness of the Emir’s wives to whom she. I could feel the order coming. She just had to bark a command, and all her soldiers would attack us.We would not last long.“Not a gift?” Empress hissed, her voice dry and deathly. “You come to my court and offer me nothing, Ambassssador?”“Not at all,” I said and turned around, snapping my fingers. Princess Naryu swayed forward and produced the diadem. “Of course, I have a gift for you.” I held the platinum band with the pink diamond. “A gift worthy of the Empress of the Shizhuth. Of a Goddess,. He was travelling fast enough to cover a great deal of ground without exciting suspicion. This man was dressed in a greatcoat, or rather a surtout, a little worse for the journey, but which exhibited the ribbon of the Legion of Honor still fresh and brilliant, a decoration which also ornamented the under coat. He might be recognized, not only by these signs, but also from the accent with which he spoke to the postilion, as a Frenchman. Another proof that he was a native of the universal country. “Umm, yes,” Avantika answered after pausing for a second.“What’s wrong? Tell me, dear,” Gayatri went near her and placed her hand on her shoulder.“Actually, the AC in my room isn’t working. I don’t know what happened. It was fine till the afternoon,” Avantika said.“That’s it. You should have told me before, na. Don’t worry, Avantika, you can sleep in our room today. Your father-in-law and I will sleep in another room. You cannot sleep without AC, I know,” Gayatri said.Surender looked up from.