A colorful robe was carefully draped over a pair of broad, powerful shoulders. The wildness in his unkempt hair and bulky physique created a strange harmony with the opulence of his attire.
An expressionless beauty adjusted the silken fabric while other women knelt at his feet, their heads bowed low. In the back, far from this scene, a middle-aged man trembled.
“I greet the great leader.”
With a final, precise fold, the man’s dressing was
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