Latifa left the cave in tears. She couldn't go back home to Broba because her father was no more. She had to continue to walk, with no horse and no hope of food.
At the palace of Demmak, the king was already worried. The elders were seated. The King was pacing when one of the elders stood up and said, "send men to the cave my lord. If your son is not yet back something must have gone wrong"
"My son has a kind heart but he is not wise or clever. I will send men to the cave of Abijan" said the King. Just then two soldiers ran in and knelt. One of them revealed that a search party has seen the dead soldiers accompanying the prince and the Old Priest to the cave on the road leading to the cave. The king knew at once that the Old Priest had betrayed him and his son. He now realised that he ha
