"They might find that rude," Kate said, but she was teasing. She knew that by the time they'd get to the palace in Arrakeen, she was going to be so hyper she wasn't going to need him to do any talking at all.

She took another bite out of her cupcake, trying not to get icing all around her lips. "No, you'll be fine. You can hold my hand as much as you want. Your my plus one, I'm the actual guest."