From the introduction: Each of you has travelled from near or far to take part in the greatest event in Hafayah for many years. You wait after brief introductions as the Wazir and small boy Prince Saba arrives. Sitting in a small secluded garden , surrounded by tall trees, each person has a small drink of sherbert, wine or cordial to their taste. In the distance water can heard flowing from a fountain. Also the sounds of birds singing means that this conversation will not go any further than necessary. Only one or two servants wait on the group.