21 Chapter 21

Sazhi laughed out loud when he was finally alone with Lamba but she didn't share in his joy because Una had gone searching for Neo.

"Have you seen Takhi?" Sazhi asked Lamba. "We must celebrate," he added.

"My son is missing," Lamba reminded him.

"Una is not missing," Sazhi said with certainty "He has gone out to search as expected from a guard."

"Are you not in the least concerned about what will happen to Zangori?" Lamba asked when the little bit of conscience reminded her that what they did was wrong.

"Dare not come with regret now," Sazhi warned. "We are too close to getting what we want to stop."

"It was not worth losing my son's trust," Lamba said to Sazhi, who didn't look like he cared. "I shouldn't have agreed to ask Una to do it."

"Una is going to be fine," Sazhi said. "He is going to benefit because of the arranged union that we are planning for him and Takhi," he added. "What greater honor than leading Odunda with the queen?" He asked while smiling.