Palace Guard (W.07)

This palace guard captures Jafar and brings him to the Sultan of Agrabah to be punished for trying to steal the dagger off of his belt, appearing in "Bad Blood".

Before the Curse
A young Jafar is escorted by royal guards to the presence of the Sultan of Agrabah, and announced as a young thief. The guard explains that Jafar stole a dagger right off his belt. The Sultan asks the young man if he thought it was a good idea to steal from a palace guard, and Jafar answers that he knew it wasn't. "Yet you did it anyway," the Sultan says, before reminding the young man that he is to lose the hand with which he stole as punishment by law. The child, a bit nervous, walks closer to his Majesty and kneels down, reaching out his hand, wearing the ring his mother gave him. "If you deem it best," he says. The Sultan's attention is caught, and he asks the boy where he got that. "My mother," he says. The Sultan asks what her name is, and Jafar simply tells him to look at his face and say the name. "Ulima," the Sultan says, not having to think about it for long, "Ulima is your mother." The Sultan asks him how she is, but Jafar answers that she is dead. The Sultan claims to be sorry to hear that. He then goes on to ask if Jafar knew what he was doing when he stole from his guards. The boy explains that he thought if His Majesty knew who he was, he'd take him in. Jafar starts to recount what his mother said, but the Sultan interrupts him, stating that he has a son, his heir, Mirza. Jafar interrupts him as well, claiming that he doesn't have to be a prince, just a son. The Sultan tells him he will be neither, and gives Jafar a gesture to get him to stand up, which the young man does. The royal then goes on to say it takes courage to do what the child did that day, and because of that, he can stay there. Jafar lets out a subtle smile... that fades when the Sultan makes it clear that he can stay as a serving boy to his family. "Thank you, father," Jafar says. This prompts the Sultan to stand up, walk up to him and forbid him from using that word. "I am not your father and you are not my son," he says, "You are but a poor orphan who is lucky to have gained my favor." He asks if that's clear, and Jafar confirms this, claiming to understand the rules. The Sultan orders that he remember them. He then gives the guard a look, and he takes the child away with him.