One of the three spies popped his head up from behind a huge rock. He was incredibly ugly to look at, but his ugliness had a strange and dreadful allure. Sometimes, Jasmine found it hard to avert her gaze when he stared at her with audacity and yelled, "You know, Jasmine, you're acting like a blind fool. Who is this Randolph you're trailing after? What kind of person is he to demand everything from you, take all you offer, and give back nothing but pain, sorrow, mockery, and shame? Why are you letting him treat you like this? Stand up for yourself and insist that he keeps his promise to take you to the Abra Mountains right away. If not, tell him you no longer feel obliged to follow him."
The other spy chimed in with his mocking tone, "The more you give in to him, the more he'll take from
