The Distant Threshold
"Give it to me, Yakubu." The King’s voice was dry as the salt crust on the delta’s edge. Yakubu Darko stood in the throne room, the bronze razor in his pocket digging into his hip. The air smelled of wet mud and fear. He clutched the vial of nectar. It glowed faintly, a green light that seemed to pulse with its own heartbeat. He had spent his last wage on the doctor’s fee, the dowry money gone...
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