~ Mildred doesn't know that I'm a bird, and you shouldn't tell her, ~ said Alexander, as soon as he had the opportunity to speak to Alexa away from the blind peasant. The Princess was going to agree, but then she sighed heavily, deciding not to make things so easy for the Second Prince,
"Ah, of course. Are you sure it's something you should ask me for?"
~ Ah, don't be dramatic. The reasons are not futile. So far she has trusted me because she hears my voice. It's obvious that she will be much more frightened than she already is if she knows that she is talking to an enchanted creature. How do you think she will react? ~
"I have no idea," Alexa pouted, still divided by her pity for the poor girl and the awareness that Alexander had put them in an awkward position because of a local peasant.
