natured，IthinkthatintheendthePrinceisonewhowillalwayschoosehisownpath。“
“ItmaybesoAna。AttheleastIthankyou。Iprayyoutobesurealsothatinmeyouwillalwayshaveafriendandnotanenemy，althoughattimesthequicknessofmynature，whichhasneverbeencontrolled，mayleadyoutothinkotherwise。NowIwillsayonemorethingthatshallbesecretbetweenus。IknowthatthePrincelovesmeasafriendandrelativeratherthanasawife，andthathewouldnothavesoughtthismarriageofhimself，asisperhapsnatural。Iknow，too，thatotherwomenwillcomeintohislife，thoughthesemaybefewerthaninthecaseofmostkings，becauseheismorehardtoplease。OfsuchIcannotcomplain，asthisisaccordingtothecustomsofourcountry。Ifearonlyonething——namelythatsomewoman，ceasingtobehistoy，maytakeSeti’sheartandmakehimaltogetherhers。Inthismatter，ScribeAna，asinothersIaskyourhelp，sinceIwouldbequeenofEgyptinallways，notinnameonly。“
“YourHighness，howcanIsaytothePrince——’Somuchshallyoulovethisorthatwomanandnomore？’Moreover，whydoyoufearthatwhichhasnotandmaynevercomeabout？“
“Idonotknowhowyoucansaysuchathing，Scribe，stillIaskyoutosayitifyoucan。AstowhyIfear，itisbecauseIseemtofeelthenearshadowofsomewomanlyingcolduponmeandbuildingawallofblacknessbetweenhisHighnessandmyself。“
“Itisbutadream，Princess。“