Tiffans!
Warm your hands on the hot Abriz from Merchant Zayed’s Harem Adventures!
Zayed needs a hammer to release the rukh imprisoned by Javad the Sorcerer:
“Good morning, blacksmith,” Zayed assesses a neutral greeting to be best.
Without looking, she answers: “Don’t tell me. The innkeeper told you I’m a lone woman, and you’ve come to try your luck.” She keeps banging on a horseshoe.
“Actually,” he says, “I want to borrow your hammer.”
This makes her turn. Her deep blue eyes flash over his, before she turns to a bucket of water. Steam hisses like an angry cat when she drops the shoe into it.Zayed notices her lips like ripe pomegranates, bursting with a rosy hue, hinting at the warmth and sweetness concealed within.
“My hammer?”, she looks him over. “Why? Don’t you have one of your own?” She dips her tongs in the bucket and retrieves the shoe then places it on her anvil.
Zayed catches her quick smile. “Nothing’s wrong with my hammer, Most Noble Blacksmith. No one ever complained about it.”
You can guess where this goes from here!
-Liam, co-president J. Tiffany Noore’s Fan Club
