Being the journal to accopmpany the noble Jin Shang on his rather abrupt journey through the Taklamakan Desert all the way to Samarkand - travelling not in the safety of a large and guarded caravan and surrounded by a retinue of servants as would only befit his rank, no. Instead he has to rely on the questionable skills or a young guide and his newly recruited assistant, a young Japanese who fancies himself a swordsman. Apart from the fact that he's only allowed two saddle-bags and one servant, Zian Zhou, the worst thing for the young doctor is the fact that the only other travel companion happens to be a certain Persian concubine, Mehdi ...
August 15, 2007
In the palanquin
Posted at 11:00 EST
Arrived at the hostelry. Guide not here (note to self: check his breath when he shows up - I won't entrust my life to a drunkard!), no sign of Liang Fu (he was never good for anything), instead spotted that concubine out there. He can't be travelling with us - can he?
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