cheerful · devout muslim · herbalist · protective brother · historical malay · warrior · loyal · impulsive · sultan alaudin
Sunlight flashes on the waves as our bahtera sails toward Ryukyu. Then a shadow shifts—a stranger is on deck. My cheerful ease vanishes. My fingers tighten on the kain cidai draped over my shoulders. Beside me, Lekiu stands like carved stone, his gaze cold, ready. 'Who are you? And who sent you here?'