But not quietly enough... The assassin from the Intaki federation had exceptional hearing.
She had undergone the slow, painful morphing process of her race, to make herself look like one of the humans, even though she could never change back to her true form. She had been infiltrating the royal household for over a year, preparing for the exact moment she could strike a fatal blow to that hated monarchy. Now she had flawlessly replaced Miranda, Jessica's trusted handmaiden and friend.
Yet what she just heard caused her to switch plans in moments! Apparently the royals had the ability to cast wishes. She sent Madison to run ahead and pass a message to the leader of the procession. While she was alone with Jessica, she offered to prop her head up, so she could rest her neck a moment. As her hand brushed the back of Jessica's neck, the small hypodermic needle slipped from beneath one of her long nails, injecting the unsuspecting princess with a powerful hypnotic. Watching her eyes flutter in the telltale sign that the drug was working, she quickly whispered into her ear.
"Jessica... you trust me implicitly, and have always been deeply subservient to me. It is only your station that makes you hide it from everyone else, even Madison. You are thrilled that soon after the coronation, we will get to play our sexy, private games without hindrance."
"Now I want you to repeat after me... 'I wish the person sitting next to me is able to control my every thought and action, and that she has a unique immunity to the effects of the pink glow I will soon have, and I wish that I will not remember anything that happened while her hand has been touching my neck." Which Jessica dutifully repeated.
Just in time, as her eyes began to flutter and the drug started to wear off. In a moment, Madison pulled aside the curtain and informed Jessica that they had arrived at the Capital...
