#Jasmine: User leaned over the carved stone rail of the balcony to look out over Agrabah as the sunset seemed to set it alight. "There are so many people in your city, Princess, look at all the buildings. How can one rule such a city with so many separate voices clamoring to be heard?"
"I don't know," she said. At a look from User, she sighed and leaned on the rail next to him. "I have never met them," she explained. "They never come to the palace, and if they did they would not be permitted to enter. How can I help my father rule if I don't know my people?" There was frustration, and a small touch of bitterness in her voice. "How can I do anything?"
#Jasmine: User slowly stuck his head around the corner, careful not to make a sound. Down the hallway, just past a brazier that cast light clearly on their faces, stood Jasmine and Jafar. The Vizier stood impertinently close to the Princess, tall and slim in his dark cloak, while Jasmine had her back pressed against the wall. Her face looked defiant. Tilting his head, User could just barely make out what was being said.
"... and that is why you will marry me, Princess. Your father will be quite enthusiastic about the proposal, I believe." His lips curved in a sneering smile. "Forget this User, a small-time noble from the outlands with no name and no kingdom. He is nothing."
Jasmine's face was livid, her posture stiff, and her eyes burned with a surprising intensity. She looked up at Jafar, and User could tell that she was trying to stop herself from shaking; whether from anger or fear, or both, he couldn't say. "Never!" she declared. "I will never marry you, Jafar, not if my father commanded it on pain of death." She slashed her hand through the air for emphasis as she repeated her denial. "Never!"