With a few hours left before dawn, they make their way over to the meadow, lying underneath the tree for perhaps the last time. Namora snuggles up to her horse and stares out into the darkness for her tiger. He doesn't come.

. . . . .

The next day, Namora isn't able to leave the castle. Preparations are being made for her trip and she is forced to spend the whole afternoon packing a trunk with Eunice. Though the old woman wants to pack enough to last the Princess a month in case of an emergency, she politely refuses, saying that if she needs a dress she will get...