CHAPTER 103

　　Discovered

　　Rabbi took her to the deep cave he lived in near the river bank. The inside of the cave was furnished with a bed and a chair, and neatly arranged on the walls were some weapons, ornaments and pieces of gold and silver jewelry he’d stolen from either the merchants who sold at market places, or from the pockets of the rich folk of Bandaria.

　　“Welcome to my humble abode,” he said as he led her inside.

　　“You have a beautiful place here,” she remarked as she took in the sight of his small home.

　　“Thank you.”

　　She began looking around. “Do you live here all alone?”

　　“My dad and I used to live here, but now it’s just me.”

　　“What happened to him?”

　　“He was stoned to death at the market square after he was caught stealing.”

　　“Oh, I’m so sorry about that.”