I believe the stars align so souls can find one another. Whether they are meant to be souls in love or souls in life remains to be seen.

Until nothing at all existed between them.
But shared breaths.
And unspoken promises.
Lies.
And unshakable truth.

Beautiful words were beautiful words, even to the most practical of minds.

Get up, Shahrzad al-Khayzuran. You kneel before no one. Least of all me.

Yours is the light by which my spirit's born: - you are my sun, my moon, and all my stars.

You are ridiculous, Khalid Ibn al-Rashid. I am just one girl. You are the Caliph of Khorasan, and you have a responsibility to a kingdom.”
“If you are just one girl, I am just one boy.