Once upon a time...
And as the magic was pulled from the Princess, the Queen rose from her throne and reached out her hand. And the glance she cast upon her child was full of love and sorrow, and her face set in determination.
All at once the magic was torn from the Fairy and flowed towards the Queen. As it touched her she absorbed it all within herself, and great wings replaced her arms, and a plumage replaced her glistening hair, and where her mouth had been a great beak scribed a wicked arch.
The dread Roc gave off a piercing cry, and took flight, so vast that the tip of each wing brushed the walls of the ballroom. It flew towards the Princess, void of all reason; and the Knight drew her sword and leaped between them, a shield for the protection of the innocent.
"No! She is your daughter!"
But the dread bird could not comprehend. The ring of it's beak as it clashed with the sword echoed through the halls, and with tears of regret the Knight saw no option but to raise her weapon and fight.
All at once the magic was torn from the Fairy and flowed towards the Queen. As it touched her she absorbed it all within herself, and great wings replaced her arms, and a plumage replaced her glistening hair, and where her mouth had been a great beak scribed a wicked arch.
The dread Roc gave off a piercing cry, and took flight, so vast that the tip of each wing brushed the walls of the ballroom. It flew towards the Princess, void of all reason; and the Knight drew her sword and leaped between them, a shield for the protection of the innocent.
"No! She is your daughter!"
But the dread bird could not comprehend. The ring of it's beak as it clashed with the sword echoed through the halls, and with tears of regret the Knight saw no option but to raise her weapon and fight.
The End
