"No. . .when I said wait. . .I mean. . .longer, Sir Darius.  Take your time with your father, do your duty to him.  Perhaps tomorrow, or the day after, I will call for you.  If you'll come, in secret. . ." the princess trailed off, looking over her shoulder and stepping away from the knight as she heard the soft pad of slippered feet on stone floors.  "He comes; I'll say no more until we meet again, my good, true friend."