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Elias walked to the Ark. He bowed his head respectfully, then lowered his lanky frame to the first step beneath the holy relic. He dropped his head into his hands and took a deep, shuddering breath. Much had been on his mind since Amariah’s return to Engaddi. She seemed relatively happy to be involved in teaching the children how to read and write the Aramaic language. But there were days when both the spiritual and her physical gloom deepened. On those days, dark storm clouds clotted the sky and early twilight engulfed the tiny village of Engaddi. The weather mirrored Amariah’s mood.

The experiences on her journey into the Beyond were a topic of much conversation for most of the villagers at Engaddi never traveled further than Jerusalem. Her tales of life in the caravan were spellbinding. How she survived the bridge collapse over a raging river brought chills to of fear and terror to everyone. Encounters with the Dark Brothers were told around campfires in a night turned grave deep. Shadows became demons, and distant sounds were the cries of lost souls wandering through the fires of hell on the planet Drago. A whispered wind became the voice of the Dark Lord, Seth, who sought to tempt the unwary into his cult of evil. Her tales of finding the Temple of the Crescent Lake in the midst of a vast desert brought sighs of relief because one false turn, one misstep would bring certain death in the Takla Makan desert.

James

The younger brother of Jesus, who became known as James the Just after the death of his brother, is an intense young man whose eyes seemed to pierce the person who became the subject of his gaze.

Sadu

The High Holy man of a Hindu temple in India. Well known as a man of mystery because he said little and absorbed everything. Jesus sought the advice of this unusual man and others in his circle because they seemed to understand the workings of the cosmic world.

The overland route of the Silk Road brought cloves, ginger, nutmeg, frankincense, black pepper, cinnamon and saffron all the way to Damascus, where European traders introduced these unknown spices to the aristocracy and the courts of Kings and Queens..

Shirin

A young girl whose Persian parents have died, leaving her alone in the world at a tender age. Her uncle allows her to tend the sheep he brings to market in the great bazaar in Damascus. Amariah and Takhaet assume responsibility for her, and she becomes another member of the caravan heading into the unknown.

Tutmose

Known to the Roman Army generals as “The Egyptian” who is seeking to overthrow the Roman Empire. Unfortunately, he is illusive, and no one seems to know who he is, or who he represents but everyone understands he is a zealot whose sole objective is to rid the entire area of the Romans.

Himalayan Mountains

In order to reach the mythical country of Chin, the House of Khepri caravan will have to traverse the high passes of the Himalayan Mountains to reach a country known as the “green” country to those who travel with trade caravans. Snow and ice cover narrow trails making the surefooted Bactrain camels a necessity. Bitter cold is the enemy of travel through the perilous mountains.

Kazar

Known as the “Watcher” because of her ability to see into the future. Amariah joined Takhaet at the opening of the tent. Both priestesses stood still as statues, trying desperately to quiet the thoughts rising like the tide along their spines as the Watcher looked into the future of those traveling in the caravan with Jesus.

Mongol tribes captured eagle chicks as soon as they hatched. The birds lived inside the round tents of the nomads. They were trained from an early age to hunt for their owners, who fed the birds first to keep them as tame as possible.

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