Fics like The Throne of Solomon

Jaffar, son of Yahya of the Barmakids has arrived in Basra, come to ask for the Princess's hand. At first, Sultan Mahmoud is overjoyed, but soon puzzled, perplexed. For the new Caliph requests a most intimate audience with his prospective bride, one with a most curious requirement: that he be allowed to gaze upon her--the woman no man has seen!--unveiled, and that he might inspect her head in particular for himself. "But what for?" The Sultan sputters. "She is not some slave girl, to be examined by all who would purchase her! Is not seeing her face enough?" "I believe," Jaffar states in all seriousness, "that you have done well to keep her from all eyes. For my astrologer tells me a very special child was born this hour seventeen years ago. 'A child in whom meet the moon and the sun...?'" The Sultan's eyes fly wide; he shakes his head, blubbering. "Nobody knows that. Nobody! Why, I had her swaddled, the astrologer beheaded, and the midwife--" Jaffar but tilts his head. "I have astrologers of my own, and means of seeing past walls. Seventeen years have I waited, until such a conjunction was upon us again. Today, I was told, was the most auspicious time for me to seek her as bride."

You may also like

  1. Garlands of Sapphires, Fountains of Joy by Snowgrouse (Thief of Bagdad (1940), كتاب ألف ليلة وليلة | Kitaab 'alf layla wa-layla | One Thousand and One Nights, more)
  2. Pomegranate Seeds by Night-Mare (كتاب ألف ليلة وليلة | Kitaab 'alf layla wa-layla | One Thousand and One Nights, Islamic Scripture & Lore)
  3. Of Roses Unfurling by Snowgrouse (Thief of Bagdad (1940), Original Work, more)
  4. A Darkness in Bloom by Snowgrouse (Thief of Bagdad (1940), كتاب ألف ليلة وليلة | Kitaab 'alf layla wa-layla | One Thousand and One Nights)
  5. The Secret Orchard by Snowgrouse (Thief of Bagdad (1940), Original Work, more)
  6. Autumn's Fruit Bitter and Sweet by Snowgrouse (Thief of Bagdad (1940), كتاب ألف ليلة وليلة | Kitaab 'alf layla wa-layla | One Thousand and One Nights, more)
  7. the wonder that's keeping the stars apart. by Idealai (Disney - All Media Types, The Little Mermaid (1989), more)
  8. The Orchid's Unfolding by Snowgrouse (Thief of Bagdad (1940), كتاب ألف ليلة وليلة | Kitaab 'alf layla wa-layla | One Thousand and One Nights, more)
  9. The Silver Bridegroom by Snowgrouse (Thief of Bagdad (1940), Original Work, more)
  10. a thousand solitary nights (and one less so) by jediseagull (كتاب ألف ليلة وليلة | Kitaab 'alf layla wa-layla | One Thousand and One Nights, كتب الف ليلة و ليلة | Kitaab 'alf layla wa-layla | One Thousand and One Nights & Related Fandoms)
  11. For You Have Seen Your Golden Wings by Snowgrouse (Thief of Bagdad (1940), Original Work, more)
  12. The Parting of Petals by Snowgrouse (Thief of Bagdad (1940), كتاب ألف ليلة وليلة | Kitaab 'alf layla wa-layla | One Thousand and One Nights, more)
  13. The King's White Falcon by Snowgrouse (Thief of Bagdad (1940), Original Work, more)
  14. Defy Not the Stars by Snowgrouse (Thief of Bagdad (1940), كتاب ألف ليلة وليلة | Kitaab 'alf layla wa-layla | One Thousand and One Nights, more)
  15. Riddle of the Copper Coin by Bramblethorn (Original Work, كتاب ألف ليلة وليلة | Kitaab 'alf layla wa-layla | One Thousand and One Nights)
  16. The Garden of Gazelles by Snowgrouse (Thief of Bagdad (1940), Original Work, more)
  17. As Sirens Call the Sailors by Assimbya (كتاب ألف ليلة وليلة | Kitaab 'alf layla wa-layla | One Thousand and One Nights)
  18. Bird of the Wilderness by Snowgrouse (Thief of Bagdad (1940), كتاب ألف ليلة وليلة | Kitaab 'alf layla wa-layla | One Thousand and One Nights, more)
  19. They All Do It by IShouldBeWriting (Megillat Ester | Book of Esther, كتاب ألف ليلة وليلة | Kitaab 'alf layla wa-layla | One Thousand and One Nights, more)
  20. Gardens Beyond Byzantium by Snowgrouse (Thief of Bagdad (1940), Original Work, more)