Now that she was on land, moving toward her father, all her vigor returned.

She felt strangely alive, exhilarated.

She knew that she was not going to be afraid of anything hereafter.

To enter the strange country without having her purpose known would be the main difficulty.

Where was Ahmed all this time?
Doubtless in a cell like his master.
Three days later she stood at the frontier, and her servant set about arguing and bargaining with the mahouts to engage elephants for the three days' march through jungles and mountainous divides to the capital.