You know that Prince Maroon is a fake.  You have dealings with all the significant Arabian sheiks and are sure that Maroon is not a member of any of their families.  However, the mysterious fraud clearly knows a great deal about the king whom he claims as a parent.  Both you and the king would like to know how and why. 

Miss Shell is not your lover; she is a government spy who has come along to try to find out more about the mysterious Maroon