He must have slowed outside that window , thinking I wouldn ' t follow , for we fell upon one another , limbs entwined . He smelled of beautiful dry desert sand , and his lips were perfect and cherubic , like some Greek god of yore — he was , simply put , gorgeous . And to my great horror , he nuzzled his impertinent nose against my cheek and said , “ If I knew you had these intentions toward me , I would not have fled from you .”
“ How very dare you !” cried I , as any self-respecting woman ought , and I sat up to slap him , but with one movement of his arm he had overturned me and darted off again !
He ran and leaped out another window . I was hesitant to follow , I must admit , for this jump was a very large gap , and I nearly yielded and took the stairs , but I gathered my courage and followed .
When I landed , I heard voices in a nearby room . I crept towards the door where the thief had gone and there within , the Genie stood before him ! The boy seemed quite delighted .
The Genie spoke : “ Abdullah Al-Khāfid , I have returned from my prison once more , that thou may make thy final wish .”
The thief replied , “ I am not Abdullah Al-Khāfid ! I am Cyprien Lehman ! I am your new master !”
“ In that case ,” replied the Genie , “ I needs must slay thee ! For all my anger was reserved for Abdullah Al-Khāfid , and if I cannot destroy him , I shall destroy thee !”
“ I am your new master , and you are free from the old tyrant . Now you must obey me !” The Genie hovered towards the boy . “ Now , let me speak !” the thief , Cyprien , called . “ Give me all that was Abdullah Al-Khāfid ’ s ! If you give all of it to me , you will be revenged , and if you keep me safe from him in any way you can , you will be safe from him as well ! We can go far , far away , where he can never plot to take it back !” “ Yes ,” it replied , in a sinister voice . “ I hear thee , and obey .”
Just then , the palace began to shake . The Genie began to throw magical chains around the structure ! I ran to the window , and to my amazement I saw the foundation pulling away from the ground !
I was not about to have any part in this , so I ran down the steps , out through the great hall , and towards the courtyard . Mr . Longville seemed to have had the opposite thought , and once again , we collided , full sprint , into one another . I grabbed onto him , as from my perspective , the ground was falling away behind the man and he would have been swallowed up . We struggled back inside the palace just as it shifted violently downward . I rolled away as some loose debris , a sofa here and a vase there , slid out the door . Both Percy and myself braced ourselves on opposite sides of the doorway , latched onto a decorative pillar .
Who should I see in the street below me , but Abdullah Al-Khāfid looking up at his departing castle .
" It is the end , Abdullah Al-Khāfid !" boomed the sinister voice of the Genie as it pulled on its magical chains , sending a shudder throughout the building . Huge pieces of the castle began to break off and rain down towards Al-Khāfid . " I shall destroy thee !" " I made no wish !" Al-Khāfid called back . The huge pieces of stone fell around the man , never hitting him . The palace snapped free from the ground entirely , sailing off into the sky away from its owner . The Genie roared in anger within , " No !"
The Djinn , obeying his master , carried the palace far out over the sea .
Percy and I were trapped .