Chapter 14When the three of them arrived in the hall, Hassan decided it was high time he had a talk with Mohammed.
“Johan, would you mind very much if I took Mohammed aside for a moment? We need to talk.”
“Of course not. I need to stretch my legs anyway. I’ll leave word at the desk so Talya can find us when she’s ready.”
“Thanks, we won’t be long.”
Hassan and Mohammed went to sit on a sofa by the Baobab and Johan went off in the direction of the front desk.
“Mohammed, what’s got into you? What do you think you were doing up there?”
“Don’t start. I’m not a child—”
“No, but you’re behaving like one. Do you remember what we’ve talked about before we left? I thought we’d agreed that you should stay away from this situation.”
“I know, but that was then. And now that I’ve seen, with m
