The Space Between Us

‘The Space Between Us’ is a chapter of the comic, preceded by Bet On It and followed by Heaven Lies Beneath.

Episode 1

Miriam discusses her schedule with Farrah and Zeynep, until an aide tells her the council is meeting. Aria chairs the meeting, outlining the dates of festivities for As-Sami in Dilmun, Abu Eankabut and Alqadima. Assyria, Bahr Aaqala, Parsi and Durrani have a slightly delayed start to the celebration, and Anatolia, Rajastan, Kazakhstan as well as both Eastern and Western Turkistan will have the shortest celebration. Zarina of Kazakhstan proposes an official sermon for Al Basir, having prepared a dossier on the idea. Aria calls for a vote about whether or not they should read Zarina’s proposal, which fails. Only a few people vote to review the proposal: on one side of the council table only Miriam, Abdi and another council member. Abdi explains his reasoning based on official recognition of Al Muqit and Al Ba’ith. Esfahani challenges that argument, calling Al Basir only a folk religion like Al ‘Adl, and citing budget. Shakur asks Mahedi about security plans, who reveals that houses Nurul, Sonam and Aibek have provided security staff. Miriam leaves as an argument breaks out over no support given to regions outside of the central three (Dilmun, Abu Eankabut and Alqadima).

Episode 2

Miriam spots Sam in the palace. Sam says she won’t be joining the council because her grandmother Zarina is there for it. Miriam tries to persuade Sam that she has a fresh perspective because she is from a different generation than Zarina, but Sam thinks the government is corrupt and wants no part in it beyond her prophecies.