On the third day of the month of pilgrimage, Dhu al-Hijjah, 1278*, my master continued to eschew war and instead made his way as a humble pilgrim to Mecca to visit the Kaaba.
News nonetheless reached us that one of our considerably less pious fellow believers was apparently to be found in battle against a European expedition, possibly under German patronage. Details remained vague, however.
Furthermore, it was also learned that- having spent much of the last year on the Sudanese and Abyssinian frontiers (during which time he learned Arabic)- Samuel Baker and Flooey were now exploring the Atbara River amongst other watercourses. He apparently is very interested in the mud of said river, and is expected at Khartoum at some point in the near future.
*Late 1862. Gad, I could do with a brandy.
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