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"Tell me, princess," Prince Maleek asked. He stared at Ysabel, ignoring the audience just as she was doing. But her attention was never on him. "What did you have in mind? Why did you come here to Zalea? You got me curious."
"I shouldn't have said anything," Ysabel thought. 'I gave myself one painful headache. Great.'
Ysabel cleared her throat, choosing the words she was to say.
"My mother obliged me to make a decision."
Prince Maleek barely had any idea what that was about. But he pursed his lips and nodded.
"And have you decided?"
Ysabel pressed her lips. She stared at the spot where Hinrik had been. He seemed to have had a good time with one of Prince Maleek's siblings.
