“May I suggest, O master, that I help you now that I am here. I can scout the island and find the tree much faster than you could.”
At that moment Jafar needed time alone to consider what had happened. He felt ashamed and exhilarated by what he remembered. Eagerly he put aside his fear of the bargain Raffiliz might make. “Very well,” he said. “Scout the island to find this remarkable tree, and then report back here to me.”
“Hearkening and obedience.” Cari flew off on her search, leaving Jafar standing alone, still very embarrassed by what had occurred. He knew something had changed; he could feel it in the air. Their simple relationship of master and servant could not continue as it had—but how it would develop from here, he had no idea. And this was not the moment to think about it, eit
