Princess Leisha had made ample preparations for wednesday's joint operation. She had arranged a special carriage and coachman in advance, and prepared a false identity for herself that would allow her to move about conveniently.
Shade was still a Military Intelligence Section Six agent operating secretly in Coldwater Port, while Leisha was a writer active around the Coldwater Port docks, contributing articles to the local Tuna Literary Gazette. She had a complete set of identification documents; unless someone recognized her face directly, no one would be able to see through her disguise.
"Do you often do this? I mean, did you also operate under false identities in Tobesk?"
Shade asked curiously as they boarded the carriage.
"I used to do it often before I met Dorothy. Father was very strict, and no one in the family dared defy his wishes. Even a princess like me, already an adult, or princes like my brothers, who already have children of their own, could forget about having any freedom unless we gave up our titles. But after I met Dorothy, things got much better. Sometimes I ask her to let me use her body to go out. It's really quite interesting."
It sounded as though Delarion's current king was very harsh with his children.
"Does this Tuna Literary Gazette actually exist?"
Shade had become interested in her press credentials.
"Of course."
The princess spoke after the carriage began moving, asking the maid inside to pour tea. The carriage looked ordinary from the outside, but it contained every conceivable convenience. There was a fixed small table, a tea set, incense, and Shade even found a rifle in a hidden compartment beneath the carriage seat.
"This identity is real."
"You bribed the local newspaper?"
"Of course not. The Tuna Literary Gazette itself is one of