It was midnight when I returned to my chamber, but not after sharing a kiss with Amarisa, thanking her for the wonderful outing. The princess also expressed her desire to spend another day with me before the return of her royal parents. I had insisted that this time it was my turn to surprise her. I had thought of a romantic theme without revealing the details. "We shall meet again tomorrow at the c***k of dawn," I told her. "Dawn still wouldn't come fast enough," Amarisa replied with a sweet smile. She leaned in to kiss me on my cheek again. After it was settled, we parted way with the hope of seeing one another again tomorrow. A lot of things had changed within the last few festive hours. Morokot had declared herself as part of our team. No one objected it so far. Tepi and Raksa als

