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Agrabah, 1474 A.D. (though not by Muslim standards)

It was as unlikely a friendship as one would find, between the scientist who dabbled in the occult and the grim, straight-laced High Judge of Paris.

Yet, When Ja'far ibn Umar ibn Battuta, all of eighteen years old, pulled a frightened for his life sixteen year old Claude Frollo de Tirechappe into a dank alleyway in Constantinople, to protect him from the horde of thiefs in eager pursuit, differences were overcome, and a bond for life was forged.

From there on, it was a short step to invite himself and his new found "brother-in-all-but-blood" into the soft perfumed laps of the harem of Sultan Muhammed ibn Muhammed. Needless to say, they both learned a lot in those months.

And now, wizened, and a lot older ( one more than the other, such was the cruel price one payed for having power) , Claude Frollo found himself one more in the company of his old friend. Ja'far. Trickster. Astronomer. Scientist. Him and that wretched bird of his. ( "I will have you cooked in dates and olive oil, if you don't stop that infernal shrieking right now!")

And thus they spent their days in the sultanate of Agrabah. Where Frollo was well aware of how Ja'far was secretly courting the Sultan's daughter. Of how, when she entertained herself with that tiger, ( "I gave her that beast!"), Ja'far's yellow eyes would follow her every move. And where he also noticed how Princess Jasmine played his friend. Fool.

His friend had laughed at his warnings. "One of these days, 'sadeek', not soon, but still, you will meet a woman, proud and strong. And from that point on?" Here Frollo had scoffed in reply, but his friend moved on, unfazed. "The rest of the world will seize to matter."

And he winked at Princess Jasmine. And Jasmine smiled, turned and swiveled her hips, just so.

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As to why Iago is not who he appears to be in the series? Well, I had to bend that little bit of canon to suit my needs. Think about it. It is my little riddle to you!

Claude Frollo and Ja'far are now friends for life! Yaay! Also, oooh, ominous foreshadowing. These two are fun to write!

Description
Agrabah, 1474 A.D. (though not by Muslim standards)

It was as unlikely a friendship as one would find, between the scientist who dabbled in the occult and the grim, straight-laced High Judge of Paris.

Yet, When Ja'far ibn Umar ibn Battuta, all of eighteen years old, pulled a frightened for his life sixteen year old Claude Frollo de Tirechappe into a dank alleyway in Constantinople, to protect him from the horde of thiefs in eager pursuit, differences were overcome, and a bond for life was forged.

From there on, it was a short step to invite himself and his new found "brother-in-all-but-blood" into the soft perfumed laps of the harem of Sultan Muhammed ibn Muhammed. Needless to say, they both learned a lot in those months.

And now, wizened, and a lot older ( one more than the other, such was the cruel price one payed for having power) , Claude Frollo found himself one more in the company of his old friend. Ja'far. Trickster. Astronomer. Scientist. Him and that wretched bird of his. ( "I will have you cooked in dates and olive oil, if you don't stop that infernal shrieking right now!")

And thus they spent their days in the sultanate of Agrabah. Where Frollo was well aware of how Ja'far was secretly courting the Sultan's daughter. Of how, when she entertained herself with that tiger, ( "I gave her that beast!"), Ja'far's yellow eyes would follow her every move. And where he also noticed how Princess Jasmine played his friend. Fool.

His friend had laughed at his warnings. "One of these days, 'sadeek', not soon, but still, you will meet a woman, proud and strong. And from that point on?" Here Frollo had scoffed in reply, but his friend moved on, unfazed. "The rest of the world will seize to matter."

And he winked at Princess Jasmine. And Jasmine smiled, turned and swiveled her hips, just so.

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As to why Iago is not who he appears to be in the series? Well, I had to bend that little bit of canon to suit my needs. Think about it. It is my little riddle to you!

Claude Frollo and Ja'far are now friends for life! Yaay! Also, oooh, ominous foreshadowing. These two are fun to write!