“This dagger,” Nizam says slowly, “you have it with you?”
This is it. This is your chance to clear your name and make Nizam understand Tus’s treachery.
You pull up the sleeve of your cloak, revealing a bundle strapped to your forearm. You untie it and hand it to your uncle. He slowly unwraps it. A puzzled expression comes over his face. He holds up a silver nutcracker.
“Is this some sort of joke, Dastan?” Nizam asks you.
You grab the bundle. The Dagger is gone. It was replaced by a nutcracker so you wouldn’t know it was missing. But how . . . ? Who . . . ?
Princess Tamina! You look out the door and discover she’s gone. Of course.
Your uncle stands there, waiting. Bewilderment slowly turning to anger on his craggy face.
“I had it, Uncle—I swear.”
“Then where is your so-called evidence?” Nizam demands.
Do you rush after Tamina to get the evidence you need? GO TO PAGE 25.
Or do you continue to plead your case? TURN TO PAGE 35.