Answer:
He was once an ally of the shah, Kai Kaous, and feels the shah has betrayed his trust. -He has been a long-time friend of Rustem and wants to see Rustem on the throne.
Explanation:
I had to confer with the principle about leaving school grounds in the middle of the day.
in Joy Harjo's "New Orleans", the line "beaten silver paths" refers to the streets of such city. She remembers of certain Spanish conqueror, De Soto,who came to this lands searching for, and constantly states that he wouldn't find it here. Maybe is a mock to that fact.
The "silver blades and crosses" refers to the sword and crucifix of the conqueror, who drawn in the Mississippi river which dreamt of those items. Maybe this means that the streets of New Orleans were made of the things and dreams of the many conquerors who came to that land in search for gold and failed.
Answer:
Ration is a synonym for Portion