The next morning, Princess Lana woke up to the warmth of kisses being showered on her. She smiled, eyes closed knowing that the hero probably had woken up and wanted to make love to her again.

"Hmmmm," Princess Lana moaned as she buried herself into the soft sheets. She was on her stomach then and so the man rolled her so that he could finally see her beautiful face. Princess Lana also opened her eyes, but the man was already planting kisses on her bare stomach that all he saw was his hair. Drowned by another set of pleasure and still very exhausted, she bothered not to dismiss him but rather enjoyed the morning warmth he was giving. Soon, the man entered her again and started ramming inside her and all she could do was moan for him. Their morning love making wasn't as painful as last night, but she sure was very sore. She doesn't think she can handle more of him. Finally, after a few minutes of hard work, the man finally had his release and knowing that she satisfied him again, she opened her eyes and for the first time saw the man who she was with.

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"What are you doing here?"

"Princess Lana?"

Both of them were surprised to see each other. Immediately, Princess Lana pushed him away and covered herself with the sheets and started screaming mercilessly. Her voice rang through all of the Baruk's household then in a moment, the Guntas and her handmaidens who were attending to them outside the whole night was forced to check what happened.

When her handmaids rushed in, they saw the beautiful princess still in bed, crying while a man, surely not the hero of Somer Isles, stood at the far end, surprised.

"Highest Gunta?" One of the handmaid's recognized him. He was also topless and only managed to slip through his lower garments while the princess was still naked on bed.

All the handmaids stepped back, not wanting to offend the highest Gunta. In their tribe he had one of the highest positions, equal to the Baruk and since he was the leader of all the Guntas, he sure was a man everyone feared of.

The chaos in that room disturbed everyone's peaceful sleep and even Baruk Tam was forced to get up early and attend to what had been happening. He did not dare wake up Maru and was glad the princess' scream didn't manage to wake her up.

"What is happening here?" He stepped inside the chamber with Elder Gu and a few of the elders in the Baruk household.

"The highest Gunta came and tried to defile me," Princess Lana lied and cried about it. "If the hero of somer isle will know this, he will be angered because of how the Highest Gunta attempted to defile his woman,"

Baruk Tam's head formed a line. Shaking, he asked, "Princess Lana why is the hero's name was dragged in this mess again? Besides I don't even see the hero around,"

"He was here last night. He accompanied me and made me his woman,"

"Are you certain?" Baruk Tam answered in a tone that certainly says he does not believe her. "I think we all have heard the hero's words last night that he didn't want to take you as a concubine so yet now you claims he was with you last night,"

"I am certain," Her eyes were determined. She surely made love to the hero and had his seedlings planted on her. "It was the hero who was with me,"

Knowing that Princess Lana would not entertain any more truth rather than her own, Baruk Tam turned to the highest gunta who was by then looking at the princess thoroughly.

"Highest Gunta, are her claims all true?" Baruk Tam inquired.

"Baruk Tam, we've known each other for a long time. Do you really think I would do such a horrendous thing? I came here after the banquet and a woman who claimed to be sent by you climbed and warmed my bed. How could I deny such an offer?"

"Insolence! I did not climb on your bed!" Princess Lana refuted his claims. Did the Highest Gunta just claim he was the one he had made love last night? No, that can't be! It was Darryl! It was the hero of Somer Isles!

"Highest Gunta you might have forgotten I'm the Highest princess of this land, do not cast a doubt to my reputation as I was already been taken by the hero himself,"

"Judging by the blood stained bed, I am pretty sure I was the first one who had taken your purity. By then, it only means you are my woman," The Highest Gunta smiled widely at his luck. They said the highest princess was the most beautiful in the land, more beautiful than the once fabled Princess Tang and the pleasure she gave her last night was one thing he did not want to give up. He turned to Baruk Tam then, "Baruk Tam, since I have defiled the princess when she was in the guise of a well trained courtesan, then I guess she already belongs to me. I'll ask her hand from the Chieftain and be responsible for her."

"Don't you dare!" Princess Lana was so mad at what she had heard. Immediately her tears warmed up again. "Where is the hero? Tell him to come and he will tell you that it was he who had taken my purity!"

"Where is the hero?" Baruk Tam asked, trying to see whether what Princess Lana was saying was all true.

A servant that belonged to Chieftain Enoch came forward and answered, "Baruk Tam, the Hero is with the Chieftain. They were still both asleep in your chambers right now,"

"What?" Princess Lana was shocked to have heard such information. "That is not true Baruk Tam!" She then pointed at the servant and screamed angrily, "I'll make sure to punish you for lying. The hero did come here last night!"

"Did the hero come out of my chambers last night?" Baruk Tam asked again.

"He did Baruk Tam with the intention to sleep in his chambers. However just a few steps out and the Chieftain dragged him back again as they had a drinking competition. They were drinking till past dawn and until now, they had not woken up yet.

"Liar liar liar!" Princess Lana could not accept it. How could she when she had endured all the pain and discomfort last night for the hero and yet right now, all of them were saying he wasn't the one she was with last night? "I'll chop off your head at the central village,"

"Princess I am only telling the truth," The servant answered, heads down. "Besides I'm not the only one who could testify he was with the Chieftain last night. Many of the chieftain's servants were outside ready to answer his call in case he needed one. Also many guntas were guarding the Baruk's chambers, they too had seen it all.

"You didn't see him the whole night. He managed to sneak out and be with me!"