Bilqis POV:

It's been a week since my cousin and her husband came. The sultan was able to recover and left with his family afterward. Ever since the Motiyans came to Zamla strange things have occurred. But it bothers me that one of the emirs hasn't been showing up in the court lately. I guess it's time that I visit Ibn Rashid and find out what goes on with him. 

As I was walking to the Omani Palace, I saw Ibn Rashid and his son Ibrahim walking and whispering. I hid in a corner and began to eavesdrop on what they were talking about. 

Ibn Rashid: I can't believe that moron was caught. The Caliph should never know it was me who had hired him.

Ibrahim: But father, you know how the Caliph and his daughters are very clever. They'll find out one way or another.

I couldn't believe what I had just heard, Ibn Rashid, my father's most trusted advisor and emir of Basra, had betrayed him so he could kill Zubayda. I left the area and went to the throne room. I told my father what I had heard and then went to the royal stables to meet with the others to go hunting. 

While hunting:

While I was with the others hunting we heard someone yelling. We all turned around to see a guard running around frantically while yelling. Zayn calmed him down and the guard revealed that the ruby of Zamla was stolen. I looked at my husband in shock. That ruby was my family's most precious thing. We got on our horses and went to the city center and began to look for the thief. I looked around near the gate and found him. I began to chase after him and alerted the other soldiers and they began to chase him down. After three minutes the guards brought him to me and had him in chains and taken to the palace.

In the royal court:

I was in the courtroom with everyone and began to look at the man. We all waited in awe only to realize that he was from the Motiyan clan. Arza nearly fainted when she looked at the man. I turned to the man and saw him having a smile. I walked towards him and punched him in the face.  I looked at everyone there and began to tell everyone how Ibn Rashid was responsible for the theft since he had hired both the assassin and the thief. My father looked at me and said that he believed me and held a vote to either imprison the thief or execute him. 

Everyone voted to have him imprisoned and the guards dragged him off. Everyone turned to Ibn Rashid and his son and had the guards put them in the dungeons. It was clear that they were going to b executed for treason against their fellow Arabs and the entire Muslim Ummah.

Inside the royal residence:

 I was in bed with Zayn chatting about what had happened today and we began to chat about how things were rapidly changing around us. He placed his arm around him and I snuggled in a bit closer to him. He placed a kiss on my forehead before I fell asleep in his arms.

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