Henry got quickly two feathers. One he stuck to Angelica's hair and another to his. Soon the two birds flew out of the window of Lica's bedroom towards the Kingdom of Night. The girl remembered that wonderful feeling very well. The feeling of flying! The first time she had been confused so she hadn't really looked around but now she was enjoying herself in the night scenery of the sparkling moon. She was flying over dark woods and forests, glistening lakes and rivers, cities and villages. Everything looked too mysterious and inscrutable.
Reaching the castle the birds as before flew in to the window of the tall tower and along corridors got to the small hall. Here Henry hit the ground and became a man again. Then he pulled out a magic feather from the owl Lica and she immediately turned to the girl.
"Wait, I'm not for long!" the old servant said and quietly left the room.
A few minutes later he returned with a luxury black dress and black shoes.
"Get dressed! We are short of time!" Henry said and gave it to Lica.
"But it is very black!" she tried to protest. "I'd rather put on something burgundy."
"I am telling you, get dressed!"
The old man went out leaving Angelica being at a loss. But just a few seconds passed as she pulled herself together and quickly put the dress on. The dress was gorgeous! Lica put on the black shoes and pleased with herself said:
"At least this time Henry had made no mistake with the size."
She looked in the mirror and did not recognize herself... She saw a very beautiful young girl in the mirror but it was something unfamiliar in her to Angelica.
"It's just the color; it doesn't suit me!" she decided to herself.
She left the room. Behind the door she saw the Prince's servant who was impatiently waiting and shifting from one foot to the other. Seeing Lica he, satisfied, nodded his head.
"You look just as if my Lord prefers now," he said contentedly. "Come on! You must invite him to dance. Now he is unlikely to do it himself. But keep alert! You should talk less about yourself and try to find out about him as much as possible."
Henry gave his hand to Angelica and led her to the huge hall where the ball had already begun.
Lica looked around the room from the stairs. As last year there were a lot of people. Men and women in the Viennese masks were all around the girl again. Some of them were waltzing; others were standing at the walls, talking and laughing merrily. Angelica was trying to find Edward among them. Suddenly she thought she had seen him. The girl moved through the crowd of people but someone grabbed her hand and whirled in the dance. He was a tall and skinny man in a mask. Lica tried to escape but couldn't; the man was just laughing. Then he handed Angelica to another man in a mask who made her dance again. Lica could not get rid of these unexpected admirers. She began to feel dizzy of the endless dance as then she saw Edward. He was standing at the wall and watching with interest what was happening with her. He was wearing a dark blue suit holding a Viennese mask in his hand. When they made their eyes meet he laughed cheerfully. Angelica pushed her next fellow and moved to Prince. Suddenly the Prince Night put the mask on his face and got lost in the crowd.
"What's happening?" the girl surprised. "Edward would never hide from me or even more laugh at me!"
She continued walking and looking for the disappeared Prince and soon she saw him. He was standing and flirting with two girls in bright dresses and Viennese masks. Lica went toward him. At this point one of the girls opened a big fan. And when she closed it, Edward disappeared again.
The Ball was on and Angelica was trying and trying to find the Prince. Again she climbed the stairs and suddenly saw the Prince Night waltzing in the hall with one and then the other partner girl.
"Now or never!" Lica decided.
She quickly came down and mingled with the crowd of dancing people. Dancing she passed from one partner to another and finally came face to face with Edward. Prince had nothing to do but start dancing with her.
"You can dance very well!" he grinned.
"And you too!" Angelica retorted.
It was so strange to dance with the man who had declared his love very recently and now pretended to be an unfamiliar to her. The girl took a close look at the young man. Yes, something had changed but what? Lica could not understand it.
"And you're so..." the Prince began to speak.
"Yes, I know I'm so sweet!" Angelica interrupted.
The Prince Night looked at her and then said:
"And I think we have known each other! You're Angelica, aren't you?"
"Yes, I am!" she nodded.
She wanted to tell him everything but she remembered that Henry had asked her to talk less about their feelings and find out more about the Prince. Therefore Lica took courage and said:
"I thought last year we had made friends."
"Maybe... I do not remember!" the Prince said. "You know I was very busy."
"And also you had declared your love to me," Angelica said quietly.
"Had I?" Edward raised his eyebrows. "Really?"
"And..."
The girl had not finished when the music stopped and the Prince Night bowed gallantly. Then he turned around and went to the entrance. Only now did Lica realize that if the Prince went away, she wouldn't be able to talk to him anymore. So she ran after him through the crowd of the guests who seemed to deliberately stop her and block the way. And only in the corridor Angelica had caught up with the young man then turned him around and kissed on his lips.