Friday, September 19. 10:30 hours.

At the door of the hotel room, a young man with a helpful appearance dressed in a light blue tunic appeared; he was slender and good-looking, with a short, well-groomed black beard, just like his eyes. He had a graceful mane that floated in rhythm when he walked or turned his head; he carried a large bag that looked heavy, and smiled amiably.

—Good morning, elí. My name is Yusuf, I have been sent by the Very High Kamar Abumón to assist you with whatever you need, especially to manage and process everything related to your inheritance and nationality change. I am at your service.

Jorge considered the possibility that he might be a slave, but dismissed it immediately; he was undoubtedly some kind of mid-level official, a judgment that was completely correct.

—Good morning —he said from the door—. Is it true that everyone speaks Spanish perfectly in this country? —he couldn't help but exclaim with a smile.

—Thank you for the compliment, elí. Actually, I have never left Ketirandia, but in the diplomatic school where I trained, it was essential to handle several languages; in my case, Spanish was one of those I learned, and the truth is that I use it quite often in the business dealings we conduct.

They shook hands, and Jorge invited him to sit in the place that Kamar had occupied on previous occasions. He had had breakfast a couple of hours ago, and the room service had already left everything in impeccable condition. Álex remained naked and curled up at the foot of the bed, asleep; that room had the door closed. Jorge was showered and in a state of almost complete euphoria after the previous night. Yusuf took out a laptop and turned it on. "It's neither Windows nor Linux," —Jorge observed, as he could see the screen because Yusuf had placed it so that both had an appropriate angle for it.

—Well, I understand there are three types of issues we need to address, elí. On one hand, there's the processing of your Ketirian citizenship, which will entail renouncing your current Spanish nationality; we also need to take care of closing all the matters and interests you currently have in Spain, of course applying the criteria you wish, and finally, we will process the inheritance of the High Benassur.

—Can’t I keep my Spanish nationality?

—There is no double nationality treaty with Spain or any other country. Surely you know cases of citizens with two or even more nationalities, for example, Spanish and from a Latin American country; but this is not applicable in our case.

—I even know of those who have two nationalities, for instance, Spanish and American, and they use the passport that suits them best, and as far as I know, they do so without applying any double nationality agreement.

—Ah, I see what you mean. In some cases, states do not actively require citizens to renounce their other nationa...