【】sohrabandthatshoe,ik.hat”</p>

sohrab,theohebruise.</p>

iflippedtothepageihadbentiaxiselfanddisveredthatihaddees.i,thoughitbeatalerepleteeaboutthatonarosefroisuother,tahheprinengan,aoknoheidentityofhisfather.iclosed</p>

thebook.“doyouetogoontherearebattlesingup,reersohrableadinghisartotheecastleiniranshouldireadon”</p>

heshookhisheadsloorrow.howdoyoufeel”</p>

sohrabsuthopenedandahoarsesoundcaout.dr.ofthebreathingtubetheyhadslidthroughhisvocalrds.helickedhislipsandtriedagain.“tired.”</p>

“iknohatobeexpected”hewasshakinghishead.</p>

“,sohrab”</p>

hehathuskyvoice,barelyaboveahing.”</p>

isighedandsluedinefroheothersideofitarblesullahbeltedouttheeveningazanandalirdoirunkofbabas.</p>

hegaveaslohing,”herepeated.</p>

“e.”</p>

“iyoldlifeback,”hebreathed.</p>

“oh,sohrab.”</p>

“ikhansahibinthegarden.iacrosshiseyes.“iyoldlifeback.”</p>