Just a quick note here - I had originally planned to have Chapter 12 out this month but life circumstances have unfortunately taken over so this will be delayed. I am hoping to continue this story but there is one point on which I want to make clear. Following a rather negative guest reviewer of this story, I wish to point out again that this is an AU story - this is not going to follow the storyline of the Magi storyline or that of Sinbad no Bouken. When I started writing this story and mapping out the plot-line, it was long before Sinbad no Bouken was published and so there will be discrepancies between the back-stories of Ja'far and Sinbad seen in the official canon and in this story. One reviewer expressed their irritation that I wasn't adjusting my story accordingly and to that I simply have to say - if you don't like how I am writing this story, don't read it. There are plenty of other writers out there who follow more canon guidelines and whose character development and writing follow more closely their manga counterparts. I write for fun primarily and not to gain an audience - that I have somehow gained one in the process is an honour and a lovely thing. As this reviewer decided to post as a guest rather than a user I could not reply to them personally, so this seemed the easiest option. I want to continue this story but it will be in my own time and on my own terms - receiving messages like this doesn't exactly inspire me to continue and I seriously considered not even bothering to do so after how rude this person was. I am always open to useful critique but if I were to change this story now to make it reflect exactly the history of the Magi manga, the story wouldn't be the same - and the ending would radically change as well. I hope you all understand and do not think of me too harshly for posting this.