As soon as the she ate her dinner, Fahriha said she was tired and wanted to go to bed.
"It's perfect."said Iago.
"What if someone does catch us?"she asked, worried.
Iago rolled his eyes.
"They won't. I don't know what you're so concerned about."
"That we'll be in trouble!"
"Well, we won't find out whether or not we will be in trouble if we don't try, will we?"
Fahriha nodded.
"I have to get my veils."she said.
"We're not going outside the palace."Iago told her.
"We're going outside the haremlik. I always wear veils outside the haremlik."
"Only cause your dad tells you. This time your dad won't find out."
"It'll be worse if I don't wear them."
"Fine."
Iago went ahead of her, always making sure the path was clear.
"Now, all you have to do is climb over the wall."he said.
"I don't think I can."she told him and was about to turn back.
"What do you mean, you can't?"
"It's high."
"You didn't even try!"
Fahriha gathered her skirt, and climbed the tree next to the wall. Without a final look, she went over the side.
"See?"
"Where do we go from here?"she asked, trembling. "I've never been here."
"But I have. It's not hard to find your way. Come on."
"AAHH!"exclaimed Iago. "Hide! There's someone coming!"he said.
Fahriha looked around and hid behind a vase. Iago sat on top, and watched a couple of guards cross the corridor.
"That was a close one. Whew!"
"We could have been caught."
"You would just have told them to keep their mouths shut."
"They could have reported right away."she said.
"Not if you told them to keep their mouths shut. We're almost there! We just passed the most danger. Although I'm sure we could've gotten some help."
"What was over there."
"Your brothers. What else?"
"Oh. Okay."
"And here we are. Well, what are you waiting for. I think you knock."Iago told her.
"I-I knock."
"Well, yeah. You knock. What are you waiting for. Unless it's to stand here all night."
Fahriha gathered her courage and knocked.
Khalil looked up at the sound.
"It's a little early, and if it's from that door, I wonder who that could be."
He opened the door.
"Isn-"he stopped when he saw Fahriha. "Wha-how did you get here?"he asked, confused.
"By me."Iago put in.
"Oh, you're that parrot I've heard so much about."he said, laughing. "Rahim said you spend most of your time hiding, now, but before, they would have no trouble catching you. I've heard a lot of stories about you."he said.
Fahriha giggled.
"Those brats would obviously be telling you their devilish deeds. Wouldn't they?"
"Sometimes."Khalil told him. "But I don't think you should wait out here."he was about to pull her inside, then hesitated. "Um, never mind."he said, pulling her. "No one will know you're here in here, at least."
"Iago said they wouldn't find us. And he knew the way."
"What are you doing here? It was quite an accomplishment of you from what I know. Not one of the girls in my family would've dared."
"Iago convinced me."she said, quietly. "He said Dad wouldn't let you see me again."
"Oh. I don't doubt that."
"And-and Iago helped me here."
"I'm glad he did."he said.
"There's someone outside."said Fahriha, hearing footsteps.
"Huh? Oh!"
There was a knock on the door, and unmistakably the Kizlar Aghasi's voice was heard from the other side of the door.
"Um, I changed my mind."said Khalil. "Not tonight."
Then the footsteps were heard again, walking away.
"What was he here for?"asked Fahriha, looking confused. "Does he come here often?"she asked.
"N-not often."
"It sounded like two people, now that I think about it."she said.
"Um, well..."
"Who was with him?"she asked.
"Why don't we forget about it?"he said.
Iago helped her find her way back to the haremlik.
"You see, nothing happened. Your parents and your brothers are probably in dreamland this instance."he told her.
"The guards aren't!"
"Well, we just get by the guards."
"I want to come back tomorrow."she said.
"You're willing to chance it?"
"Well...yes."
"You're starting to sound more like the Princess's daughter."said Iago, grinning, devilishly.
