Ali Baba stumbled along the dark lane, heading back to the tavern where he was staying. His feet dragging behind him, his heart felt heavy like a rock, and his mind was blank.
Only one thought popped up every now and then in that emptiness.
No longer needed…
He thought that if he could find Jaber and Sindbad, they would be able to think up something like always. That they would put their minds together to find Zarqa.
But…
Who would need a coward like him in the first place?
He had nothing to offer them.
Sindbad and Jaber alone could do it without him. Much less if they had Harun's help.
A caw from above prompted him to stop and look at Morjana. She was perched on the ledge of a building, looking down at him with one eye, then the other, as if she was inspecting him.
