She turns that over in her mind, and over and over again. She does not, in matter of fact, talk to many highly-ranking human women, but she has talked to some, and she knows from their fathers and brothers and betrothed what characteristics are valued.

"It is different, in Baghdad," Roshanak says at last. "It's a mark of refinement for the human ladies and princesses to be able to tell stories well. Both reciting, and crafting their own versions of the tales."