A Godless Man in Kars, The Fear of Being Shot Summary

As Ka left the teahouse he ran into Muhtar who embraced him like an old friend, then he and Muhtar retreated to another teahouse across the street. Muhtar seemed upbeat as he told Ka that they would be setting a new date for the elections; that was why he was not arrested. When Ka asked if Muhtar had any news of Blue, he told Ka that Blue used to stay with him when he came to Kars but had not wanted to put the party in jeopardy so didn't stay with him this time.

After asking if Ka was going to send his poems to be published and what Ipek's reaction was to his comment about wanting to remarry, Muhtar pulled out an article that...