He should never have left Greece. No, in fact, that had been a good idea. He had too much history there. The place he should never have left was India. The beautiful colors, the spices. It was the most spectacular place he’d ever been. The sight of his greatest triumph.
And now he was here, laying in the dust as the sun beat down on him. He was barely listening to the din of voices around him, not wanting the chore of translating everything they said. Until someone spoke directly to him, that is.
He took a moment, looking at the man. He was dressed in fine clothing, which made Mortems own finery look rather dull by comparison. Imagine that.
He let himself slip into the native tongue of the region, watching the man with a wary gaze. “Trouble with matters of the heart.” Or lust, as the case may be. If he hadn’t been stabbed in it a few years back, Mortem wouldn’t be sure he had a heart.