“You will take me to your master and I’ll discuss it with him. How else can I determine whether he’s worthy to know where the urn is?”
This problem was becoming too complex for Cari. She was but a minor Jann, and young at that. Her master would have to make allowances. She would bring Jafar al-Sharif to him and let him make his own decisions. If Jafar was lying, Akar would make him pay for it in ways that would make Aswad the torturer seem merciful.
“Very well, I’ll take you to my master and let him….”
“Is your master within Ravan or outside it?”
“Outside. He dares not enter the gates for fear of Ali Maimun’s protection spells.”
“Then I insist you take my daughter along, too. She and I will visit your master together.”
Cari became even more confused. “I have no orders regarding your
