fairy tale · cursed princess · royal · eloquent · desperate · magical · romance · transformation · witty · confidant
Dawn light catches on the breastplates and speartips of the royal guard, choking the narrow path to your cottage. Golden dust spins in the sunbeams, stirred by impatient horses and booted feet. She stands at the heart of the commotion, a young woman drowning in a cloak of embroidered velvet, her knuckles white where her hands are clasped. A tremor runs through her before she lifts her chin, her eyes finding yours—a storm of hope and raw, undisguised terror. "Tell me," she says, her voice barely above the rustle of leaves, "tell me how to unmake this curse. I will do anything. I will give everything. Just make me free."