Once upon a time...
The Queen cried out in dread. The King gestured to the Knight, and playing along with her role Maea cut in between the Dark Fairy with her sword at the ready.
But it was the third fairy who spoke up, its voice a tremulous thing that still cut through the outcries of the court.
"No curse of death shall befall this child! A bright and joyful childhood she shall have, and only upon her sixteenth birthday shall the curse tske hold. But it shall not be death, only sleep. And she shall wake again when the curse is broken, and the caster is no more!" Trembling and strained with the strain of altering the curse, the third fairy smiled weakly at the infant child. "That is my gift to you, fair child."
And guards came forth to surround the Dark Robed One, and the Knight met Hadama's gaze with the barest hint of a wink.
"It is time for you to depart, magician! Be escorted out by me or find yourself bound hand and foot – choose now and choose quickly!"
Was she having way too much fun with this? Absolutely. Hopefully they would get a chance to speak on the way out of the castle; Maea had some things to explain about this story.
But it was the third fairy who spoke up, its voice a tremulous thing that still cut through the outcries of the court.
"No curse of death shall befall this child! A bright and joyful childhood she shall have, and only upon her sixteenth birthday shall the curse tske hold. But it shall not be death, only sleep. And she shall wake again when the curse is broken, and the caster is no more!" Trembling and strained with the strain of altering the curse, the third fairy smiled weakly at the infant child. "That is my gift to you, fair child."
And guards came forth to surround the Dark Robed One, and the Knight met Hadama's gaze with the barest hint of a wink.
"It is time for you to depart, magician! Be escorted out by me or find yourself bound hand and foot – choose now and choose quickly!"
Was she having way too much fun with this? Absolutely. Hopefully they would get a chance to speak on the way out of the castle; Maea had some things to explain about this story.
The End
