Deximo looked like he was just about to destroy the film in his camera when I grabbed it from him and continued shooting the princess as she swung from a nearby vine, playfully taunting him with her all-but-naked young body.

"What's wrong, Dezmo?" Vala giggled wildly as she swung. "How old did you think I was? And does it even matter? Not like I'm naked or anything."

Dezmo. Poor guy. None of his models can pronounce his name.

Vala glanced at me and smiled. It was the first genuine smile I noticed from her since we arrived. I giggled back at her. I was going to join in the taunting, but she was just so deliciously good at it.