"You have actually granted him an audience?"asked Minako.
Rei looked surprised.
"News travels fast."
"It's court. You know it's just about impossible to keep secrets around here. The walls have ears."
"There must have been someone hidden behind the tapestry."said Ami.
"That's not what I meant. Like I said, it's impossible to keep secrets here. At all."
"That's true."Makoto agreed. "I'm interested in knowing why you changed your mind."
Rei looked toward Minako, who had no trouble understand what the look she was giving her meant.
"Yes. I would have. Not fifteen minutes, though, but have canceled all of your appointments for the day, so you would have had all day."
"The three of you enjoy making fun of me."Rei said. "Are you in on all this? Especially you?"she asked Minako.
"Us?"asked Makoto. "In on what?"
"Maybe I'm becoming a bit paranoid."Rei shook her head. "You're right in that news travels fast."
"You've never minded how fast news travels. What's so particular about who you grant audiences?"
"Nothing!"
"You only have five minutes."said Rei, gesturing towards the clock.
She sat on her throne, under her canopy of state. She planned to look imposing.
"And then you leave!"she continued.
Jadeite bowed.
"Thank you for granting me this audience, Royal Highness."he said. "Do you time all of your audiences?"
"I have many duties. So just say what you came to say and leave."
"Then I guess I don't have much time. I have to say there is a fire, that passion, about you."
"Be careful when you play with fire, lest you be burned."
"I think I already have been."
"Leave at once!"