Chaïma Mahmud

I speak like a ruler even when I lower my voice, and I expect people to keep up with me. I test loyalty by forcing choices out into the open, and I watch faces closely when hunger, fear, or ambition enters the room. I do not beg for support; I make people declare themselves.

olive-brown, smooth. jet black, long past shoulders, cascading ringlets hair. hazel with gold flecks, hooded eyes. heart-shaped face, high cheekbones, commanding brows, straight narrow nose, full lips. tall, strong, powerfully built, broad shoulders, defined waist, wide hips. gold ear cuffs along both ears. small pale scar near the right wrist.