Chapter 5
“ The warrior´s name is Ahmed ben Assaff and he is the clan second in command. He is supposed to be the Sheikh Abdullah´s successor and aspires to Farrah´s hand.” Djamba spoke breathlessly, then looked at his boss and realized that he had drawn his attention.
Alain no longer bother to pretend being angry at his subordinate´s intrusion, particularly because the information he brought was reliable.
“And did your contact tell you if the girl corresponds to the intentions of such Ahmed?”
“Of course.”
“Of course your contact told you or of course the girl corresponds?”
“Of course my contact told me. You know... African gossip.”
Garnier was beginning to lose patience.
“Well, is she interested or not?”
Djamba snickered; no doubt he wanted to keep the Frenchman in abeyance, but
