"This is probably even better than I thought."said Veronica, as she walked among the Palace gardens. "It's perhaps even a little nicer than at the Palacio de Guevara."

"Perhaps we should still go back to the harem, madam?"said one of the girls.

"No."Veronica replied. "What would we ever do in the harem?"

"It is where we should be. I have never been outside the palace harem in my life."

"Well, you'd better get used to it, if you'll be coming back with me. We don't stick to one side of the palace, that's for sure. Besides, we might run into something interesting before the afternoon siesta."

"Why didn't you keep an eye on Veronica, like I asked you to?"demanded Aladdin, while Genie, Abu and Carpet stood in front of him.

"Nothing to see, Al."said Genie, shrugging.

"While you were deciding that there was nothing to see, Veronica escaped, and now, she's allowed to go anywhere in the Palace!"

Carpet made a gesture that seemed to say he was hanging his head. Abu looked confused. Iago sat on Aladdin's chair, stuffing his face.

"The Kid's right! You idiots!"he said.

"Iago, stay out of this!"Aladdin told him. "Just...just try to keep her busy!"he said to the other three.

They left.

"Now let's hope they don't fail this time! Hopefully they're not planning to stay longer than necessary!"he exclaimed.

Iago flew and perched himself on Aladdin's shoulder.

"Kid! What you need is a break! Why don't you just go outside, while I take care of all this."

"I don't think so, Iago."

Iago flew out of the room.

"Fine with me, Kid."he said.

Iago spotted Veronica, and flew down.

"So you're the one the Genie's been keeping an eye on."he said.

Veronica put her fan down.

"And who are you? A pet parrot?"she giggled.

"Not just any parrot."he said. "I'm the Kid's personal assistant."

Veronica nodded.

"Really."she said, as Iago perched himself on her fan.

She shook Iago off it.

"So, it turns out that there are some...people interested in your leaving here as soon as possible."he said.

"And who are those people? The Sultana?"

"Well, maybe."said Iago, pretending to think hard. "She does have quite a bit of influence, you know. She's a bit of a danger to our interests."

"Our interests?"said Veronica.

"Well, I know you want to stay. And it's only thanks to you, that the Genie has stopped those classes, so he can keep an eye on you."

"I don't need a nurse running after me!"exclaimed Veronica, getting up, and looking angry.

"Of course not. You just leave that to me. I'll help keep the Genie off your shoulder, and help you convince your husband and the Sultan to let you stay here in the Palace."he said.

"And how could you help me?"

"Oh, you just leave that to me."said Iago in a devilish tone.