The princess had been locked in her tower for days.
The voice behind the door telling servants & nobles alike to Go Away was distinctly hers, but all were baffled as to why she had imprisoned herself.
Speculation flared; was she busy creating an epic tapestry? Hiding a lover? Was she kidnapped but a decoy was imitating her voice?
Indeed, it was an imposter.
The princess was adventuring, and her enchanted canary would be owed much millet.