Sniper

We left Piran that afternoon; Sheikh Said was in a hurry to reach Hani as soon as possible and stop a public rebellion that would start untimely and unorganized. Our number exceeded three hundred with the armed militias joining from Piran. All of the newly joined armed militias were infantry. Since the mule given to me was loaded with provisions, I remained an infantryman. Actually, I was happy instead of being sad about this situation; Because standing on the back of that naughty mule was more difficult than walking on foot.

Sheikh Said selected an infantry group of fifty people, including me, and sent them forward to ensure the security of the convoy. We were probably walking three or four kilometers ahead of the convoy. The snow had stopped but the sky was overcast. As we moved away from the plain and climbed the snow-covered hills above Piran, the wind was getting stronger and whistling, piling the snow on us and preventing us from walking. A misty fog covering the plain below was growing, expanding and spreading upwards. Although the plain was under a sea of fog, the hill we climbed was clear.