Time was all but meaningless in the cavern of the righteous Jann, but it seemed interminable to Cari as she hovered in the air and imagined all the horrible things that might be happening to her master and his friends. If anything happened to Jafar, would that horrible King Zargov take her ring and become her new master? What kind of life would she have as servant to that wicked, selfish insect of a man?
A change occured within the house, and she looked to see her uncle, Suleim, approaching. Of all her relatives, Suleim was the most understanding and the wisest. It was he who spoke to her the most, and gave her solace in her servitude. “Men are transient creatures,” he’d consoled her more than once. “The ring that enslaves you may pass from hand to hand for many years, but eventually it w
