A Strange Conversation

The Princess sought to follow Gutard's own advice, and act like a Prince. It wouldn't be difficult. She spent many years pretending to be a boy. Cordelia knew very little about Alexa, and her ladies-in-wait had only seen her once.

It was better to use the opportunity to your advantage than to wait to be discovered by Prince Gutard's future wife ... and Alexander's future stepmother.

Walking slowly, but leaving his face in view, Alexa, or rather the Second Prince, approached the women,

"Milady,"

watching their expressions, Lex, impersonating Gutard's second son the best she could, leaned forward his head to one side. The nun, further back, looked back with eagle eyes and was slightly tense. The other two women looked frightened. And Cordelia ... She was pale as a candle.

Bowing slightly in front of the Lady, 'Alexander' said,

"How lucky I am to find you here, milady. I was divided between disturbing your rest or not. Can we talk?"