Summary

In Part 2: Chapter 5, Mir Nihal has entered retirement and taken up alchemy, something that was a hobby at his at one time. Friends gather at his home regularly to discuss their own interests in alchemy and share stories of their experiences. Mir Nihal shares his own experiences as a boy who once visited his uncle's village and was told the true recipe for making gold. After an evening full of discussion, the men leave. Mir Nihal thinks back on his youth and tries to remember the secret to making gold, but all of his attempts at it fail.

Ramazan occurs in Part 2: Chapter 6. Before the morning prayers, the family is allowed to eat and drink a small amount. Once the prayers begin, they are not allowed to have any food or water until sundown. Once the sun goes down, the family is...