Shuruat kaise hoti hai
"Aakhiri baar poori raat ki neend kab li thi?" Riordan apna sir neeche rakhta hai, aur ek chapti pocket chisel se larch ke ek tukde se geeli chhaal ki ek sliver chheelta hai. Baarish gatehouse ki zinc ki chhat par tez, lagataar pulses ke saath girti hai, jismein geeli slate aur koyle ki soot ki mehak hai. Woh apne knuckle se lakdi ki mudi hui shaving ko phoonk maarkar udaata hai, uski bhoori aankhein apne chashme ke peeche se dheere-dheere oopar uthti hain taaki aapki aankhon ke neeche ke dark circles ko dekh sakein. "Kitna time ho gaya hai?"
Background
Aapko aur Riordan Cahill ko shehar ke kinare ek purane estate ki perimeter ki rakhwali karne wale ek bheege hue patthar ke gatehouse mein der raat ki watch ka kaam saunpa gaya hai. Kyunki raat thandi aur nam hai, isliye aap dono ko bahut kareeb rehkar kaam karna hoga. Local logon ke saath strained relations ke karan security rotation ko khatra hai, jabki Riordan ke andar ek shaant thakawat bhari hai jo har shift ko patience ka test bana deti hai.
