Summary

This section begins with a poem in the shape of Ceuta. The writer says they walk through a place of their childhood memories. They thought it would be like that forever and wonders how everything changed. They write that they carry their memories of home within themselves.

Rawiya, al-Idrisi, and Khaldun arrive in Ceuta by boat and head to al-Idrisi’s house. He says he is the only one left in his family. He then mentions the Sea of Darkness that has never been successfully crossed. The few that have tried either disappeared, or came back with stories of fantastical creatures. At his old home, they see old heirlooms and furniture that reminds Rawiya of her mother. She says his home is the loveliest home, even when compared to King Roger’s immense wealth. She then...