Chapter Ten The Healer’s WayOn their way back to the royal building, Mai had been thinking about Sahib. The idea of him being collared was bad enough, but the thought of him being without any friends made her feel sad.
‘Do you think we could see Sahib?’
Marlie frowned. ‘Viridi can be difficult sometimes. She likes to heal alone.’
Mai looked glum. She missed her friend.
‘We could go to the doors and knock. Perhaps she will open them, but she may not.’
Mai’s face brightened. Akra seemed pleased at this idea too.
They walked through the corridors of painted walls lined with decorative gold cornices that met with the high ceilings. They climbed steps, then travelled along the corridors with tapestries of the jungle hanging loosely against them. Finally, they came to stand in front of the
