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RASHA HAD BEEN RIGHT. She didn't even have to wait that long before another two girls fell ill. The other two of the young girls from the southern kingdoms of Winaka and Buku. One prince had also fallen ill. The Joro prince was sick in bed and another, the prince from Majiwa, had been weakened by the onset of the disease. He was put into the pool to maintain his most natural form and fight off the virus. The mermaid kept vigil at his side, refusing to leave despite the recommendations from the doctors.
Bashir came to her room. Rasha was sitting by the window. She wasn't fond of reading but she'd found a book of Bolaji history and was reading it while she watched the sun begin its fall from the sky.
"I see you are prepared to go."
"There was the possibility you'd need me. I wanted to
