17th July AD 1238 – 17th February AD 1242
Changing his name had been easy. His religion slightly less so. But, all in all, he was settling into his new identity rather well. Other things had been much harder to alter. For example, he’d had no money when he started out, and he had no money now. Not only that, but he’d had no idea how he was going to make himself famous, and had been ridiculed by his brothers and sister when this intention had first been declared. His parents hadn’t been sympathetic either, for they’d paid for an excellent education for all their children. They expected obedience and diligence.
Now, three and a half years after he left India, he was still not famous, and it bothered him – much more than the lack of money, the rags he wore, the absence of prospects or the fact he had nowhere to sleep tonight. Fame would solve all those problems. Fame would lead to fortune. Fortune would amplify fame. He just needed to get himself a reputation.
He’d arrived in Mallrovia on 17th July, just three days ago. The weather was good, so sleeping in fields, under hedges or in empty barns was not a problem. Mallrovia, a country east of England, jutted out into the North Sea. It had a warm, dry climate, and Jahangir was grateful for that. The weather would change, of course. True, there was no monsoon season in this part of the world, but it would get cold. He’d been told about that. Cold was something he knew little about, having grown up in Nag Mandal in Gujarat. He was from a proud family. Too proud to know him now. (Read more)
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