“U Htet, it is of the utmost honor that we are able to commune today.”

Htet was immediately uncomfortable at the sight of firearms; surely the Imam did not require such immodest protection this far from the Blue Collar border. Perhaps it was just a projection of power against Htet, who had nothing but his robe and knapsack and journal for detailing the landscape of which to build the new monasteries upon. Regardless, Htet was under the impression that the small, bearded Imam was a compassionate man, despite his armed detail of armored soldiers.

“Greetings, honorable Imam Adi,” Htet responded in a gleeful but hesitant tone. The piercing heat was too intense for him to form any intelligent sentences within his thick maroon robe. He hoped that the Imam did not see the beads of sweat that had been on his bald head and brow since he had arrived in the Emirate. “I too am glad we can meet to discuss the future residency of our monks.”

Htet was not particularly informed as to why the Emir of Australia looked to donate massive swathes of untouched land to Thudhamma Nikaya, but he figured that such a gracious donation could only come from an equally-as-benevolent monarch, despite their differences in faith.

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