Castle in the Air

Abdullah and Sophie sneak into a huge hall, where Princess Valeria is throwing a deafening tantrum. Hasruel is there with a much smaller djinn, Dalzel. They are at a loss as to how to make her stop. 

A diverse group of women arrives, all ages and races, and dressed in all sorts of different clothes: They are the kidnapped princesses. One of them is forthright but kind; she gets Valeria to stop. Dalzel addresses her as his wife, Princess Beatrice—she sharply reminds him that none of them are his wives. They all leave except Flower-in-the-Night, whom Dalzel finds troublesome. Flower-in-the-Night grills them about what upset Valeria, as she will undoubtedly start screaming again soon. She determines that she took a liking to the cook’s dog, and she suggests they bring it to her.

Abdullah and Sophie follow Flower-in-the-Night back to the princesses’ lodgings, where they reveal themselves. Flower-in-the-Night is surprisingly cold toward Abdullah. The princesses are all looking after Morgan, and one of them is actually the soldier in disguise.