ZYFAN:

 Karanthir, that friend of yours…

KARANTHIR: 

Shichi?

ZYFAN: 

Yes Shichi. He is quite forward. Imagine, asking us both to bathe with him.

KARANTHIR:

 Yes, I'm imagining it right now.

ZYFAN:
Oh stop. 

KARANTHIR: 

Really Zyfan, he was only being friendly. Besides, we all
have those hard to reach places that need tending to. 

ZYFAN:

I would rather you kept those hard to reach places of yours for me only … My, what a long day this has been. First the List and now your ex living here.

KARANTHIR:

No need to worry, I told him I belong to you.

ZYFAN: 

What else could you say with me standing beside you?

KARANTHIR:

 My prince - you’re jealous.

ZYFAN:

 I am not. I just do not like the thought of 

him coming here, uninvited, to see you.

KARANTHIR: 

But he didn’t come here to see me.
Perhaps I should explain …

ZYFAN:

 No.  I do not want to talk of him any longer,
remember ...

PUSH!

ZYFAN:

 … You are mine and I will not permit you to forget that.

KARANTHIR: 

You're so forceful. I like it. Let’s go somewhere more private where you can have your way with me …

Later…

KARANTHIR:
My prince …

ZYFAN:
Yes?

KARANTHIR:

That was ... astounding. I must make you jealous more often.

ZYFAN:

 I am not jealous.

KARANTHIR:

 Possessive?

ZFAN: 

Maybe. It is just that you are very important to me and
sometimes I am not certain you are aware of it.

KARANTHIR: 

What a lovely thing to say.

KARANTHIR:
… Knowing that is much better than hearing I’m your official Consort.

ZYFAN: 

My Consort?

KARANTHIR: 

Yes, didn’t I tell you? Apparently, in our homeland,
I have been given that title. Isn’t it delicious?
If only my father were alive to see this. 

ZYFAN:

 Your father? You have never spoken of him before.

KARANTHIR: 

Haven’t I? Well, you see my father never understood me.

ZYFAN:

 I feel that way about my mother. I do not think 

 I will ever live up to her expectations.

KARANTHIR:

 Oh no, it wasn’t like that at all. He was in aw of me.
He told me so, many times.

ZYFAN:

He did ?

KARANTHIR: 

Oh yes. ‘Karan' he'd say, 'You’re destined for greatness

because you’re so extraordinary. I’ve never known anyone like you.’

ZYFAN:
‘Karan' - you never told me you had a nickname as child.

KARANTHIR:
Did I let that slip?

ZYFAN: 

Your father sounds wonderful, Karan.

KARANTHIR:
He truly was - even though he and I had nothing in common.
Still, he always let me be myself.

ZYFAN: 

Karan - I like it, I shall call you that too.

KARANTHIR:
I’m not much on nicknames my prince.

ZYFAN:
If you can call me my prince - then I can call you Karan - it will be in honor of your father.

KARANTHIR:
Well, since you put it that way, how can I resist?