Amorak in the dark moonlight
![amorak in the dark moonlight amorak in the dark moonlight](https://cdn1.bigcommerce.com/server3900/ca30d/products/1873/images/101320/pf11-pink-floyd-the-dark-side-of-the-moon_1-18a.__10664.1447879824.1280.1280.jpg)
I outrank these men, but I don’t command them. The guard has his back to us, which gives us a moment to slip behind one of the long, billowing curtains lining the hallway. The silhouette of a guard in the hall ahead snaps me out of my reverie, and I raise my hand to signal Arcadius to slow down. And here we are tonight, on an errand of such secrecy that I’m not permitted to know what’s going on.
![amorak in the dark moonlight amorak in the dark moonlight](https://i.etsystatic.com/6732417/r/il/531bbe/1880953412/il_794xN.1880953412_9suv.jpg)
All his effort is bent on the study of the occult, and he spends a great deal of money ordering books, scrolls, maps, and other curious items from far afield. He spends days sequestered in his quarters, weeks sometimes. But even I don’t know what he is up to anymore. He used to be known for his exuberance, his congeniality, perhaps most of all the relationships he built with people far beneath his station. I just remember the smile.īut that smile is long dead. I don’t remember exactly what else was said, or what formalities were observed.
![amorak in the dark moonlight amorak in the dark moonlight](https://pinkfloydhyperbase.dk/illu/covers/dark_side_of_the_moon_immersion2.jpg)
He was barely a man, with a tousle of unruly brown hair and a smile too big for his face. It was right here in the main audience chamber of this palace. I often find myself thinking back to when this all began. Of all people I should know, it’s my sworn duty to guard his person day and night.