“You saved my life,” Reza said, not a question.
They said he stole into the Forbidden Archive at midnight and replaced the royal lineage scrolls with satirical poetry. They said he taught the harem’s parrots to recite tax evasion codes. They said he once dagger-danced with a visiting Kushan ambassador and won—then gave back the wager, laughing, because gold bored him. The Rogue Prince of Persia
Reza’s face hardened. “You threaten treason?” “You saved my life,” Reza said, not a question