Desert Story - Chapter 4The elders had scheduled a hearing for Twapa on the morning of our fourth day in the canyon, feeling that two nights in the pit was enough to teach even the most callous of miscreants a solid lesson. Had I been asked I might have suggested that they were underestimating exactly how stubborn Twapa could be, but, of course, no one asked me.I was allowed to attend the proceedings, however, since no one could prove that I had any prior knowledge of Twapas attempted crime. I was under suspicion, but they still believed that I was the long-lost son of their late chieftain, and therefore I still commanded a little bit of respect
Desert Story - Chapter 3Getting the town elders to agree to a meeting was easy enough with Adiyas help, for it seemed that, being elders, they did not really have anything more pressing to do with their time. In only a couple of hours all the arrangements had been made, but for whatever reason we had to wait until after dinnertime, when the sun was well on its way towards the horizon, to commence the event.We met inside another converted cave it was a good-sized one, but more comfortably furnished than the treasury. There were mats and patterned rugs on the floor (I was still unclear as to whence they were getting all these furnishings), as well as cu