Her father was dead. Kara had lived her life believing that she would never meet him, or that he had already been dead. When Tarek had lied to her and told her that she could meet her father, it had given her such hope that she had never had before. It was that hope that was just destroyed that hurt her the most.<br/><br/>Kara listened to Tarek go on about Kaseem's divinity, and she thought it a bunch of hogwash. Kaseem did not strike her as an all powerful being. It was a bit sickening to think that his people believed his every action and word was holy. She had read about other kings from the human world that said they were divine instruments of god. Things had not ended well for those kingdoms.<br/><br/>The fear that Tarek felt when he spoke of Kaseem, struck Kara as a fear not for the divine, but of a tyrant. Her anger towards Tarek lessened when he spoke of his love for her father. Perhaps he was just a tool in the bigger scheme of things. The despair he showed her when he spoke of Janna dying kept Kara from running out of their and trying to find her way home. Back to Hallbjorn. That thought cut her though, because she had nothing to go back to.<br/><br/>“I did not ask for this responsibility, and I do not want it.” Kara told him, though her voice lacked any anger. She felt sympathy for the djinn. The fear they felt was very real, and she had seen how their world seemed wrong, how it seemed broken.<br/><br/>“But I will help, if I'm able. Within reason.” She shook her head. “Though I don't know what I could possibly do. I have no control over my powers. I am no savior.”<br/><br/>Kara looked down at her ring, and her heart lurched. She could not and would not forget Hallbjorn. Even now she wished he was with her. She missed his arms around her, and she missed those little half smiles he gave her. Even though he did not want her anymore, it did not stop her from wanting him.<br/><br/>“Take me to King Kaseem so I can hear what his plan is.” Kara sighed with defeat. She assumed it would be some ritual that had more to do with belief then any actual power to change. Hopefully it would not involve slaughtering a goat, especially since it did not seem like they had any animals.