Rasoul went back to the Palace with the note. He placed it somewhere where it was sure to be found.
"I just don't get it!"exclaimed Aladdin.
"Where could they be?"
Genie kept walking back and forth.
"I'll do another search."he said.
He went and began a fifty second search. Later, he came back.
"New evidence!"he said.
He gave the letter to Aladdin.
"What's this?"he asked. "Where're the kids."
"New findings."said Genie.
Aladdin took it and read it.
"What!"
"What's wrong?"
"It can't be? It-"
"What?"
Everyone stared at him.
"What's wrong, Aladdin?"demanded Jasmine.
"Um."he couldn't answer, but handed the note back to Genie.
Genie took it, took out his spectacles, and began to read aloud.
"Genie, stop."said Aladdin, and took it out of Genie's hands.
"What's in that, Aladdin?"
"It's an...old note."
"Let me see!"said Jasmine, and snatching it away from him.
"Jasmine, don't!"exclaimed Aladdin.
Jasmine read it.
"Oh! But it's not possible!"she said.
Genie took the note that Jasmine dropped.
"What's in this?"
He read it. He gasped.
"But..."
"That guy, he...he, I saw him, he...touched the Hand, and..."
Cassim looked up.
"What are you talking about?"
"He..."
Cassim snatched the note from Genie.
"How is this possible? He should be at the bottom of the ocean, just gold."
"Maybe it's not permanent."said Genie.
"No, I've seen it. On the ship! It never wore off!"
"This is impossible!"exclaimed Genie.
"What are we going to do?"asked Jasmine.
Cassim didn't say anything.
"Isn't it obvious?"he asked.
"What do you mean, Dad?"
"Saluk is asking for me in return for them."
"But we can't do that."said Jasmine quietly.
"Dad, no!"
"It's the only way."said Cassim, firmly. "There's no other way."
"But we can't do that!"exclaimed Aladdin.
"Aladdin, I must! There's no other way!"he said. "It is either me, or the children. I must go. It says that I should take with me one of the guards to bring them back with him. Very well."