“Hearkening and obedience,” Cari said. Jafar felt himself being lifted gently into the air and he hastily uttered the magical word, “Decibah,” that made him invisible. They flew above the open field with the battle raging below them, until they neared the hill where the yatu Kharouf stood and commanded his forces.
As they came within a hundred cubits of the hilltop, Cari suddenly said, “I can go no further, O my master. Kharouf has surrounded himself with a spell that bars all djinni from approaching him closer. To do so would mean my death.”
“Could I get through on my own?” Jafar asked, suddenly worried.
“Magical spells work best against magical beings. It’s possible to bar normal humans as well, but that would take so much power I doubt he could manage his army at the same time.”
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