Chapter 29

Then I was led to a cell and locked in. Once more I was out of luck. A few minutes ago I had been free, and full of joy at finding myself in the city of my princess; now I was in the toils again, and—what was worse—in the power of the man who was my deadly rival for Lilla’s love, and who for aught that I knew, was already betrothed to her. At all events, he was, the most powerful single individual in all Cupia, next to his uncle the king. I was certainly in a jam! And, to make matters worse, my jailer evidently had…