He paused to consider another thought. “When dealing with someone of great power,” he said, “if you cannot best him yourself, go to the person who taught him. Though some teachers are outdistanced by their pupils, they yet retain insights into their methods and their weaknesses.
“Akar was taught much of what he knows by Muhmad, the prophet of Sarafiq. Few will dispute that Akar is the mightiest wizard in Parsina, but even fewer doubt that Muhmad is the wisest man in all the world—if, indeed, there is such a thing as a wise human. Go to Muhmad in Sarafiq, for he would be the only man other than Akar himself who could tell you what to do.”
“Your wisdom is a beacon to us all, O most glorious of Jann,” Cari said. “On my own behalf as well as my master’s, I thank you for sharing your knowledg
