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You wake slowly the next morning, and it's not until you've been lying languidly in bed for some time that you realize you haven't had the freedom to do that since the prophecy returned. You'll have to deal with Princess Despina in the afternoon, but the morning is your own. After days of chasing the prophecy, it's a strange feeling.

It's not hard to imagine how the others will be spending their time. Letha and Princess Despina are occupied with wedding planning. Alvis talked the whole way back from Elith of finally getting access to the restricted royal library. Verity had an appointment with Princess Despina even before yours—just before the conversation turned to Meredith, the princess asked to have words with the original architect of your scheme. Evander must still be at the palace, too. Min's whereabouts you don't know precisely, but they're well-known enough in Archan taverns and theaters that they can't be too hard to track down. And Meredith, of course, will be locked in a dungeon cell.

You could go looking for any of them, though you're not certain how much freedom Meredith has to see visitors.