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XA SHIRAQ spoke to Kozim.

‘If you wish to see a horse gallop, one must loosen the bridle,’ he mused as his fingers tapped out a rhythmic beat on the edge of his chair.

‘True. Very true,’ Kozim agreed.

‘I have loosened the bridle.’

‘Wise. Very wise,’ Kozim assented. He had no idea what Xa Shiraq was talking about, but as this was usually the case, no great harm was ever done by admiring the sheikh’s wisdom.

‘Two details were overlooked in the operation at the Fisa Oasis Hotel, Kozim,’ the sheikh continued.

This was alarming news indeed. Kozim did not know of any operation where any detail was overlooked. Not only that, but his report to Jebel Haffa had affirmed that the operation was entirely successful. What had gone wrong? Was the fault his?

‘I have attended to both details,’ Xa Shiraq said. His fingers stopped drumming.

‘Then there’s no...o...o, ah...problem,’ Kozim said in relief.

‘Kozim, where would you look if you wanted to find a jewel, a jewel almost beyond all price?’

Xa Shiraq was always asking difficult questions. It posed a problem to Kozim. He shrugged. ‘Perhaps, in the mountains...’ he suggested tentatively.

‘Don’t be a fool, Kozim.’ It was an impatient interruption, not a cutting one. The sheikh’s black eyes held a glint of amusement as he enlightened Kozim. ‘You only find rare jewels of that quality in trash cans, Kozim.’

Kozim struggled to accept that revelation. It had to be true because Xa Shiraq knew everything. Kozim made a mental note that tomorrow he would have all the trash cans in the sheikhdom searched for jewels.