Unexpectedly, the prince kissed her hand.

Then, forthright as no man born Etarran would ever be, the prince cupped her face and kissed her.

At night the prince sneaked from the form and kissed the princess; the next night, she feigned sleep and caught him.

She wanted him to kiss her, the way the prince kissed the princess in the fairy tale.

The prince took Mela in his arms and kissed her.

At the end of that story, a handsome prince had kissed her and brought her out of her sleep.

Then the prince kissed his bride and she fondled his long black hair and, arm in arm, they walked into their splendorous tent, to sleep.

The prince kissed the book's cover, then laid his right hand upon it while he looked up into Cayleb's and Sharleyan's eyes.

The two princes kissed each other on the cheeks, their hands stiffly placed on each others shoulders.

And did she not come awake exactly at the right moment when the right prince kissed her?