Why do you care what happens to her? I thought we humans were vapors to you, here today and gone tomorrow.”“Caspian is. . . Different. She reminds me of someone, someone I’d give my life for if I could.”“The queen?” he asks. “The one who died?”“Rosana. My dear RO.” My voice is soft as a ripple on the water. “She once ruled the Amulets, and Caspian is her descendant. She has Rosana’s strength of spirit, and I cannot look at her without thinking of my old friend. If she were to come to harm on my account. . . I could not bear that through the centuries.” I already carry a mountain of shame, a constant reminder of that day on Mount Russia. Aladdin lifts a hand and brushes the hair back from my face. “You truly are remarkable, Zahra of the Lamp.

The Forbidden Wish