Watching Chelina's back, Losa's lips slightly curled up.
He had always been curious whether someone like Chelina, with animal ears, only had a pair of ears on top of her head, or if she also had a pair of human ears hidden under her hair.
The rain had cleared up Losa's curiosity.
It was the latter.
...
The storm came quickly and left just as fast, stopping in less than an hour, which was fortunate given that it was wheat harvest season; a prolonged downpour could have been disastrous for the crops.
A lot of Constantinople's grain comes from Thrace and the West Coast of Asia Minor.
Of course, the Empire has many granaries, including those on the opposite shore of the Black Sea, on the Crimea Peninsula, the military district of Trabzon in Asia Minor, and the South Coast of the Mediterranean. Egypt, coveted by Losa for a long time, is also one.
