midday
`` Courage is good ! You are my sister ! You shall see things that the West knows nothing of ! If those thrice-misbegotten Takers of Tenths had not seen us , we would have reached our goal a little after midday . As it is , they have certainly signaled to another party of Gungadhura 's spawn somewhere ahead of us , who will be coming this way with eyes open and a lesson in mind for those who disregard their comrades ' challenge to halt and be looted ! When I am maharanee there shall be a new system of protecting desert roads ! But I dare not try conclusions now .