All Blog Posts Tagged 'bride' (1)

Adhiambo’s parents, Chiumbo and Chausiku of Zanj, had to sacrifice their most beautiful daughter for their whole people's safety.

Gales from the sea battered her wrist-bound obsidian body, which had been secured against a pillar of rock. Waves crashed but rows of drums throbbing along the beach drowned out their whooshing. Adhiambo’s finest jewelry shone in the sunlight. As if sea monsters like Cetus could ever appreciate human jewelry!

When…