59 At night, the military commander left, lightly armed, with the Priest and the young man, who was a decoy. With the young man as their guide, they entered through the gate of the wazir’s house. At the time, he was too busy with the port issues. They went upstairs until they reached the entrance to a room. They stayed in the dark while the young man gave Bibi Fatima a message. As soon as she got the message she came out alone looking for them where they were hiding. She was in shock as she approached the military commander. She touched his hand to confirm that he had one finger missing, this being the thing to confirm his true identity. It was him. She realized that her wishes would soon come true. “Let the Lord, God, do with me what He pleases,” she said. Before the Priest, she reiterated the same confessions, then they all went downstairs. Arriving at the gate, the military commander and thehajibtoo charge of the situation. They took her to the house of Simao de Costa, the Treasury supervisor, a man of great respect and power in the city. He lived near the fortress.
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