It had a year since Aladdin and Jasmine were married. Cassim and Iago had been wandering through small towns, getting different jobs to do things for people. They were on their way to the people that had just hired them.
They reached the house, and Cassim knocked on the door.
A young man opened it.
"Come in, and I'll tell what I want you to do for me."
Once inside the young man led them into a room. On the bed lay a little girl no more than five years old.
"She's been poisoned by a man named Sahid."
"I'm sorry, but what can I do about it?"
"Hunt him down, get the antidote, and finish him."
"Wait a minute! Are you saying you want me to kill this guy?"
The young man nodded.
"No way! I'll get the antidote, but I won't kill him!"
"He's a mad man! If he isn't stopped, who knows how many other people will fall victim to his poison."
Cassim stood for a moment. He looked at the girl's pale face. He listened to her shallow breathing.
He sighed.
"All right. I'll do it."
"Thank you."
Once they were on their way back to the inn they were staying at, Iago spoke up.
"You're actually gonna kill that guy?"
"What choice do I have? I can't let anyone else end up like that little girl, nor am I going to let her die."
"So what do we do?"
"Tomorrow at dawn, we look for Sahid."