Thirty-one:
Thirty-one:
Princess Sirena
I avoided him.
It was the only thing I could think of to do. If I could convince The Argenti that I didn’t have feelings for him, maybe I could save both him and myself. Maybe they wouldn’t try to kill me for being with him.
On the first day, I avoided him by walking through the palace. I still didn’t have a guard or even a lady-in-waiting. It was easy enough to allow myself to get lost. The palace had so many rooms it was impossible to keep track of them. Some were opened, some were locked, some were occupied by members of the court or the palace's international guests.
As far as Imperator Eric knew, I was still recovering from my fall. I hadn’t been given any kind of schedule and
