This book is a retelling, not a replacement. It walks alongside older stories, listening more than correcting, lingering where silence has weight. Names are kept where they carry weight; silences are kept where they teach. Any errors are mine; any truths belong to the road.
Dramatis Personae (Briefly Noted)
Rostam - a hero who learns how to stop
Rakhsh - a horse who knows the road better than anyone
Zal - a father who listened to the mountains
Tahmineh - a queen whose choices echo
Sohrab - a son who arrives too soon and too late