You’ve agreed to deliver these finely tooled leather shoes to the Palace.
The packet of sweets is wrapped in paper and tied with string. You were supposed to deliver it to the Palace.
The sweet pastry is rich with nuts and butter.
You bought this paper cone of spiced chickpeas. They’ll keep for a day or so.
There is a roasted bird here, dripping with juice.
This pile of black fabric was in the Begum’s wardrobe.
There are some old clothes here.
There is a bunch of keys hanging on the wall.
There was a small scrap of paper hidden behind a brick in the wall.
The Sultan’s daughter gave you the carpet owner’s manual.
This is a copy of the lamp genie’s contract.
You’ve found an old, tarnished brass lamp.
You found an old clay bottle, securely corked.
There is a small, neatly rolled carpet on the ground.
You found a golden ring on the floor.
The flute would fit neatly into your pack.
You dug up a small but heavy chest.
There is a shiny new brass lamp here.
What’s this—some trinket belonging to one of the maids?
The necklace is made of what you’d swear were red and green glass beads, set in a metal so soft and heavy it can only be pure gold.
The chessboard uses three kinds of wood, with strips of silver separating the colors.The pieces themselves are made of jade and amber, with detailing in a variety of materials. The elephants (rooks), for example, have sapphire eyes and ivory tusks.
You’ve found a pile of huge, rough-cut diamonds.
Zainab gave you her enormous pearl earrings.
You found some gold riyals.
You found some silver dinars.
One chest was filled with fine silk.
The flagon is made of brass, inlaid with enamel and detailed with precious metals.
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The manual gives instructions for operating a flying carpet.
The contract spells out the lamp genie’s terms and conditions.
Surely this is some trinket belonging to one of the maids. The metal is so soft and heavy, it can only be pure gold—but the red and green stones appear to be nothing more than high-quality glass beads.
