/lit/ - Literature

Alright fags, desert level time:

https://youtu.be/QD0PmMDBZow

I'm starting the first drafts for an arabian nights kind of deal where a guy travels with a caravan and hears from the other travellers. He'll learn the culture and folklore while facing the sands' many dangers on his journey to port. What sounds more interesting to (you)?;
>Guy hangs out evenly with the caravan members, maybe decides to stay with them by the end
>Guy makes friends with the slave cargo who gives worldbuilding through stories and either buys her freedom once at the destination or helps her escape