Amelia’s surprise

The passage of time seemed to move at a frenetic pace, the days melting into each other as the deadline for my next assignment loomed ever closer.

As I sat in Damon's room, surrounded by the familiar trappings of his quarters, my mind was a whirl of schemes and strategies, my focus laser-sharp on the goal that had been set before me.

"Four days," I muttered to myself, my eyes flickering over my mental checklist, weighing the pros and cons of each plan that presented itself. "Four days to seduce the Princess.

As I pored over my options, a seed of self-doubt began to take root in my mind, a creeping realization that my carefree attitude in the early days of the mission might have been a crucial misstep.

"I was too lax," I admitted to myself, a frown creasing my forehead as I considered the implications of my actions. "For the first three days, I thought this was going to be a cakewalk. Seduce the Princess? Easy. But now...now I'm not so sure."