The Children of the Road,part,19,

Many years passed after the creation of the Atlas of Journeys.Laleh had become one of the oldest citizens of Narala.Her walks through the city were slower now, and younger people often offered their help as she crossed the busy streets.She accepted their kindness with a smile, remembering a time when she had guided Harith during his final years.The city continued to grow and prosper.Its markets became bigger.Its libraries multiplied.Its schools welcomed children from lands far beyond Arabia.Yet Narala's greatest success was no longer measured by buildings, wealth, or the number of caravans that came into its gates.It was measured by the generation that had grown up knowing no world without cooperation.To them, welcoming strangers was as natural as greeting neighbors.One spring morning, the council gathered