" Zarqa, he wanted me to tell you that if you ever wish to come back, you can. You have nothing to prove, all he wants is your safe return, nothing else."
The girl smiled softly at that, hearing her father's words had somehow warmed her. Of course he would say that. Of course it wouldn't matter for him if she showed up empty-handed or not. There was a pang of guilt at the thought of him being left alone in their house without her or her late mother around.
But she couldn't go back just yet.
For her, she couldn't show up empty-handed.
Because his life and those of the ones who clung to Al-yamama despite everything mattered to her.
It wasn't like Jaber expected to change her mind with those words at all. He was merely entrusted with a message, and he delivered it. He then turned towards Ali Baba. " Your mother had sent a message for you too."
" Me?"