A moment of gaze

Malek Mohammad arrived in a city during a journey with no return. As he passed through, his eyes suddenly caught sight of a girl as radiant" as the sun's rays, gazing at him from a window. Malek Mohammad fell in love at first sight, unaware that she was the king's daughter..."These vibrant tales, often recounted on snowy nights by the warmth of a wood stove, would ignite my young imagination, carrying me along with Malek Mohammad through the intricate mazes of spells laid out in the path to reach his beloved...The excitement and passion stirred by these stories and their heroes had to eventually be expressed in some way, at some time and place, to bring solace to the longing soul.