Meeting Naman

A cobblestone pathway led to the palace, with two small, grated canals of clear water flowing on either side of it. Even though it was evening, there were enough lights and lanterns everywhere on the pathway to leave no shadows anywhere.

The pathway forked into two separate paths some distance down the line, separating to make a path for a large fountain with the statue of a man.

The man in the statue had an angular face, with curly hair and no facial hair of any sort. The statue wore no cloth of any sort, but the entire statue was sculpted in a way that nothing unseemly could be seen through.

What surprised Ning the most was that the statue was made entirely of gold.

Jasmine quickly made a gesture with her hands, which Ning recognized to be a gesture for a quick prayer to a god.

"Is that meant to be Zurinus?" Ning asked her.