The walk back to the Palace was a lot faster than the walk to Zen's shop. Cordelia blamed her nerves for walking too slowly while she went to Zen's. Now, however, she had nothing left to worry about. Everything was out in the open. There were no more secrets left. No more running around, as well. Sadly, that also meant that there was no more Zen.
Zen knew what it meant that Cordelia was the Princess. It meant that he could never be with her since she was royalty. No matter what happened now, the Princess and her lover could no longer be with each other. What was the point? They would have to end it sooner or later when another Prince comes along asking for Cordelia's hand in marriage.
The thought saddened Cordelia as she walked home. Events from the shop kept playing through her head aga
