# Almasta — Khaled character guide

> Almasta in Khaled by F. Marion Crawford.

**Role:** major

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Who they are

A captive woman with broken speech and a talent for song, whose husbands keep dying without a mark on them, and who loves Khaled with her whole soul.

## Relationships

### [Khaled](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/khaled_se/characters/khaled)

_romantic_

Almasta and Khaled share a deep, intense romantic bond, central to the story's emotional core.

### [Abdul Kerim](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/khaled_se/characters/abdul_kerim)

_professional_

Abdul Kerim serves as a protector or guardian figure to Almasta, bound by duty.

### [The Bedouin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/khaled_se/characters/the_bedouin)

_social_

Almasta and The Bedouin have a cordial acquaintance, often interacting through their connection to Khaled.

### [Khaled](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/khaled_se/characters/khaled)

_romantic_

Almasta and Khaled share a deep, intense romantic bond, central to the story's emotional core.

### [Khaled](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/khaled_se/characters/khaled)

_romantic_

Almasta and Khaled share a deep, intense romantic bond, central to the story's emotional core.

### [Abdul Kerim](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/khaled_se/characters/abdul_kerim)

_professional_

Abdul Kerim serves as a protector or guardian figure to Almasta, bound by duty.

### [The Bedouin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/khaled_se/characters/the_bedouin)

_social_

Almasta and The Bedouin have a cordial acquaintance, often interacting through their connection to Khaled.

## In the story

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/khaled_se/chapters/v)

Almasta is presented to the Sultan, who is captivated by her beauty. She demands the head of the Sultan of Shammar as a gift, which the Sultan grants, winning her favor.

### [Chapter VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/khaled_se/chapters/vi)

Feigns grief over Abdul Kerim's death; speaks broken Arabic and avoids confessing to any wrongdoing; sings for Khaled at his request.

### [VII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/khaled_se/chapters/vii)

Almasta becomes jealous and sullen when Khaled ignores her. She pleads with him to let her stay, but he arranges her marriage to Abdullah ibn Mohammed el Herir.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/khaled_se/chapters/viii)

Spreads false rumors about Khaled to Abdullah, telling a tale of a Tartar robber to undermine Khaled's reputation.

### [The Bedouin's Plot](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/khaled_se/chapters/x)

Rides into Riad with Abdullah on a camel.

### [The Beggars' Revenge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/khaled_se/chapters/xi)

Accompanies Abdullah in disguise; captured by beggars but spared from humiliation.

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