“You misjudge me.”
“Yes, once I did,” he said; “but since then my eyes have been opened to your true character.”
“On my knees I have begged my uncle to give you freedom.”
“I won’t believe that.”
“It is truth.”
“Then why do you not release me now, while you have the chance?”
“Ashah is down-stairs and he would kill you if you tried to escape.”
“Then how do you propose to free me?” asked Stolburst.
“By sacrificing my uncle!”
“Explain.”