The Princess' Golden Cage
Lucille said the last words as she looked over her shoulder, like she was checking that no one else could hear her.
I pointed at her happily and told her, "Now, this is a great idea! He might as well meet someone back in Eurasia. Someone who could steal his heart and make him choose love over duty."
"Well, we can always hope for something like that," Lucille shrugged and muttered to me. "See? A lot of things can happen in two years. Much more than in ten days. And on the bright side, you have already passed half of their visit!" She exclaimed, happy to have made me see the bright side of things again.