“Where will this trial be held?” asked Vikram, ignoring me. “At home,” grunted the largest vanara. “Must run some errands though. The Queen won’t want to return to an empty palace.” “If she ever returns,” sighed one of them. “She’ll come back! Curses aren’t made to be permanent. They like to be broken or they become resentful that everyone’s forgotten about them,” said another.

