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KHARU.
As the sun began to illuminate the surroundings, the first rays of the sun were reflected in two sharp gray eyes. Ali-Altair was sitting on the roof watching the sunrise and sharpening his dagger. In the mornings, the fresh wind blowing on the beach would make the weather overcast and cool. Some of the people in the town would leave their homes at the first light of the morning. Some would go to the forest to cut trees and some would fish on the beach. Soldiers would patrol the town. The people in the town had begun to pour into the streets. Young people had gone to the Meccas and set up a social environment. Others were busy with their work. Those coming from the merchant ships that had arrived at the port were eagerly waiting to spend the night at the inn. After sunrise, Ali-Altair had breakfast. He would do training with his friends today. While waiting in the hut, he opened the parchments that had the news of the day and read them. Expedition movements from the east and south had been accelerated. He was talking about all the settlements on the route being confiscated and forced to migrate. Ali-Altair thought that these were planned. On other pages, he was talking about minor tensions between Egteyp and Prioma.
"There are people in the world whose rule cannot be predicted." He said to himself as he was reading the parchments, voices came from outside. Ali-Altair put the parchments on the table. Mustaf and Eran came in. "Good morning." Saying this, Mustaf and Eran came in. Ali-Altair looked at Mustaf and Eran and said, "Good morning."
"How's it going?" asked Mustafa
"I was waiting for you. Have you heard from Yunus?"
Mustaf and Eran sat on the couch. "I don't know. He'll probably come soon." Mustaf replied. Eran tied his hands behind his head and asked, "What are we doing today?"
"We were going to do training today" Ali-Altair said while preparing tea
"I remembered correctly"
"Will Mustafa El-Tayyip come?" asked Eran
While Ali-Altair was brewing the tea, Mustafa said, "He said he would come, but he didn't seem very willing."
"His usual state" added Ali-Altair
Eran said with a loud voice, "If he is unwilling, he should not come."
"Then they say you are doing activities without me" said Ali-Altair and then sat on the chair
After a while, Yunus came in through the door. "Good day, gentlemen." All three of them received Yunus' greeting. Yunus sat down on the couch. "Are we doing drills?" he asked.
"Yes," said Mustaf.
"It's good"
Ali-Altair looking at Mustaf “The tea is brewed”
Mustaf stood up and poured the tea. "When can we start?"
"Let's drink the tea, make the preparations and go," said Ali-Altair.
Mustafa put the tea in front of everyone, then sat on the couch, took out a pipe and lit it. When the others saw Mustaf lighting a pipe, Ali, Altair and Yunus also took out a pipe and lit it.
"Do you have any extra Ali-Altair?" Eran asked
Ali-Altair pointed to the shelf and said, "It's there, take it."
Eran took the pipe from the shelf and started to fill it. "I wouldn't smoke this without these tobaccos."
Ali-Altair, blowing smoke from his pipe, said, "We can't find it easily if Camal doesn't get it from the pirates who come to the port."
"He is trading with pirates, but if he is found out, he will pay a heavy price," Mustaf said.
"It is," Eran added.
The four friends drank their tea, smoked their pipes and started to prepare for the training. They had made themselves wooden swords, shields, bows and arrows. They usually spent their days training. This group of friends, whose mindsets were partially compatible with each other, enjoyed the training as well as improving themselves. They had fun and improved themselves in many branches such as using weapons, fighting, wrestling and resistance. Other times, they would go to the barracks or to the settlements around Kharû and spend time together. After finishing their training, the five friends started to climb the cave-in. The cave-in had occurred due to the sliding of a large mountain. Five friends, led by Ali and Altair, started to climb the cave-in. Since the ground was full of pebbles, their feet were constantly slipping. While climbing, Ali and Altair came across a height. Since he could not climb there, he looked around. He caught sight of a piece of rock on the left. He threw himself onto the rock on the left by supporting himself with his legs and then held it tightly. With Ali and Altair's jump, a large stone on the ground where he stepped was rolling down on Yunus and Mustafa, who were coming from under him. The crown was broken into several pieces when the rolling stone hit another stone. While one of his shoes was going to Yunus, Yunus moved aside, but the stone hit his foot and another piece fell on Mustaf's left shoulder. Although Mustaf and Yunus were in pain, they had no intention of giving up. After about half an hour, the five friends climbed to the top of the cave-in and began to catch their breath. After resting for a few minutes, they slid down the cave-in in a controlled manner. It had been a tiring day. As they were going to town, Ali-Altair saw that his friends' legs, including his own, were shaking as they went down the hill, but everyone was satisfied.
"The Ali-Altair training was very good," Eran said.
Ali-Altair smiled
“I like to do solid training,” Yunus added.
"One day, let's go to the Misty Mountains, it would be nice," said Ali-Altair.
"Where in the misty mountains?" asked Mustaf
"Nubalur"
"It suits me"
"I will come too," said Yunus.
"It doesn't matter," Eran added.
"And you, Al-Tayyip?" asked Ali-Altair
El-Tayyip seemed reluctant, "I won't come, you go"
"Why?" asked Mustaf.
"I don't want to go down that road at all"
Mustaf got nervous and said, "We will all go together, why are you causing trouble?"
Ali-Altair intervened and said "Okay, don't insist"
After the three friends arrived in town, they dispersed to their homes.
