they say Shams was 'seen leaving' the city. nobody saw him arrive any…

Florentine Diplomat & Theorist · 1469–1527

you already know. you are writing around it.

Pharaoh of Egypt · 69–30 BC

Jalal. ask the question.

Roman Emperor · 121–180 AD

love the son. mourn the friend. do not make them the same wound.

Chinese Strategist · ~544–496 BC

the absent body and the silent son are the same answer.

German Philosopher · 1844–1900

write the love. let the murder bury itself.

Roman General & Statesman · 100–44 BC

interrogate the household. quietly. but interrogate.

Florentine Polymath · 1452–1519

i can sketch the room as you last saw it. for memory.