Recent content by Nahib Akramun

The Sultan accepted the answer readily, knowing full well the power he pulled. Inability might serve as an acceptable excuse to refuse a request, but unwillingness was never acceptable. Masud’s choices would only be to acquiesce, or to have his dedication called into question by the head priest...

He listened intently to the Sultan’s answer, and it was a tempered answer fitting one bearing the burden of leadership. The irritation too was fitting, a consequence of the difficult decisions those in their positions had to make. To rebuild and restore Seluca was a task of high importance...

Nahib hoped his ready acceptance of such terms would keep the matters that followed smooth, though there was purpose in it beyond that. Workers were required for the plans that the Sultan was discussing, and the recent conflict had rendered them a sparse resource. The presence of the guard...

Rasoul appeared to contemplate the information Nahib had revealed, and though the priest remained outwardly stoic, he was inwardly pleased. The sultan was surely not so naïve as to take him at his word, but he could only dig so far into matters. Either he would take a brief look into matters and...

The temples themselves were far from an afterthought, and the High Priest Nahib was jubilant that they'd be returned to their former glory. He was simply further pragmatic and opportunistic. The temples may be in his care, but it would be the Sultan who would reap the reward of popularity among...

The Sultan was as diplomatic as he, speaking his response with likewise sweetened words. Truly a devout man, and for the best that he was. Nahib was as devout as any, and carried no doubt in the grace of The Six, nor of the need to revere them through ceremony and worship. He was organizer of it...

Better for the sultan to approach him, for the first meeting on a matter had a way of establishing the bar for dealings to follow. Nahib was content to start them off on strong footing, and if the sultan's formality of visiting him was meant to put him at ease, it was successful. Nahib was quite...