Unlike the inferior local breeds of the other devoted pigeon-fliers along the west bank of the Jamuna, Agra's palace-lined showplace, his Kabulis did not flit aimlessly from rooftop to rooftop on their daily morning flight.
When the bird was pecking contentedly he eased it onto the ledge, twisted away the silver cap of the cylinder, and settled against the rooftop divan to translate the cipher.
From Nadir Sharifs rooftop the view of the river side of the fort and Arangbar's darshan window was unobstructed.
The slope of hillside rising abruptly behind us held another house just above the level of the rooftop we were on.
After breakfast Lua and Anina busied themselves about the house, while Miela and I went to the rooftop to wait for the king's summons.
The rooftop was deserted, but in the building directly across from the Star, a corridor window remained open.
From the rooftop she could see the city spread out below in rigid pattern, and to the eastward, the winding river.
Pausing for an instant, she glanced out upon the rooftop of the Riverview Star building.
Then he realized he was in a white-and-gray helicopter that had just lifted off from a rooftop helo pad.
Bartlett said nothing as they began their descent, and in moments they were settling onto the rooftoplanding pad.
He kept shuttling back and forth between the tower and rooftop two stories below, where his men were deployed.
On the roof below, men raced from the battlements to the braziers and back again, and streaks of light arced from the rooftop at the tortoise shapes.
