=0 she couldn’t figure it out? wel me either… but so what is the answer…?

Good riddle! Though again you need some spaces, like one right after the riddle to give the reader pause and time to realize it was, in fact, a riddle. I just kept reading like it was dialogue! Then I was confused about the whole caravan of riches. I’m glad he was able to stump her and gain control of the djinn, for being a wise man, he would rule them fairly, or at least I would hope so. Bonus points for the word burka! I wouldn’t have thought of that, but I haven’t written a story in this type of setting.

I’m guessing love, cuz it sounds like the riddle is just a thinly veilked allusion to his lost love, but whateves, it could be a little clearer…..

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Damn, I’m getting tired of agreeing with Mistress E. But again I have to. Punctuation is difficult and sometimes selective if you need to stress a point. I also missed the riddle.