Chapter 15: “For Such a Time as This”
The celebrations had quieted, but their echoes still lingered in the streets of Susa. The scent of feasting still clung […]
The celebrations had quieted, but their echoes still lingered in the streets of Susa. The scent of feasting still clung […]
The messengers rode hard, their horses kicking up dust as they carried the king’s decree to every province of Persia.
The sun rose over Susa, casting golden light over a city that had seen the fall of one ruler and
The tension in the air was nearly suffocating. As I stood in my chambers, the weight of the moment pressing
The great halls of the palace were silent, wrapped in the hush of midnight. Even the ever-burning torches lining the
The banquet hall glowed with the light of countless lamps, their golden flames dancing against the polished stone walls. Servants
The news of Haman’s decree had spread like wildfire. The streets of Susa, once filled with the usual bustle of
The palace brimmed with its usual opulence, but beneath the surface, tension simmered like an approaching storm. Each day seemed
The air in the palace shifted the day the royal decree was issued. It was not uncommon for officials to
The palace was alive with the hum of activity, a hive of ambition and intrigue where every whisper seemed to