Janessa's amulet exposure was super-charged by the hedonistic night of debauchery. With each thrust into her womanhood and each cock she sucked, more and more of Jasper's life had slipped away, until Janessa remembered nothing of being Jasper.
The next morning, Greta woke before anyone else. She wiggled free of the tight embrace she was stuck in between two, admittedly handsome, generals. She had vague memories of sucking one off while the other plowed her from behind. Ugh. She wouldn't lie, she was enjoying the sex she'd been getting, but she was eager to return to being Gareth.
Greta made her way to the powder room, where, despite being incredibly hungover, she managed to convey what had happened the night before to Anya. Anya immediately panicked and contacted her brothers, who confirmed that Janessa would be fully under the sway of the amulet now.
"That is it. We are getting you out of there," Anya said firmly.
"But how?" Greta asked.
"My brother Yevgeny has successfully infiltrated the castle as a guard," Anya said. "Tonight, he will knock out the two harem guards, turn them into copies of you, and then the three of you can escape. Greta, return to being Gareth as soon as possible. Janessa will need your protection."
"She has the amulet."
"With the level of amulet exposure she is experiencing, I am unsure of how effective it would be."
"All right." Greta took a deep breath. It was finally time to get Janessa out of the viper's nest she'd been in from the beginning.
When Janessa woke, Greta informed her of the plan. Janessa seemed more excited than Greta would expect for her return to being Gareth. The day passed by rather lazily. The soldiers stumbled out, the concubines tried to recover, and Antyny came by for what he didn't know would be his last time having sex with Janessa.
The inhabitants of the harem fell asleep earlier than usual. Still, Janessa and Greta had to wait until the middle of the night before Yevgeny showed up, dragging two unconscious men. Before their eyes, he turned them into copies of Janessa and Greta. He then handed Greta and Janessa some folded clothes. While Janessa changed into the milkmaid's dress she'd been given, Greta crushed the heart charm on her anklet, releasing the anti-transformation spell that Anya had stored there. Her form shimmered, then turned into the large, muscular, handsome Gareth. Janessa positively beamed at him.
Gareth quickly put on the plain clothes Yevgeny had given him. He picked Janessa up. Then he ran.
Yevgeny remained behind in the castle to make sure that the switch happened smoothly. Gareth sprinted to the stable and got onto the horse that a Royalist stablehand had already prepared for him. Janessa mounted her own horse.
They fled into the night, escaping the palace gates, heading for safety. And, hopefully, returning Crown Princess Janessa to Crown Prince Jasper. As they rode, Gareth remembered the warning Anya had given him while everyone else in the harem was napping earlier.
"Do not try to argue with Janessa over whether her memories are real. Act as though they are, even though they are not. Arguing with her will only confuse and distress her. Lean into the memories, accept them as fact, and then when the two of you get here, we will get her back to the spoiled prince we know and love."