Chapter 98: Dreams That You Dare to Dream
Snow awoke the next morning and clutched the blanket, as she got her bearings. She was still very much getting used to sleeping under the stars. As she sat up, she noticed the David had already re-stoked the fire and Stardust was resting nearby. She didn't see David or Wilby and wondered where they had gotten off to. She stood up and made her way down to the water nearby. But what she saw there made her pause, as she saw David. He had seemingly cleaned up in the river and was getting dressed. He had already put his pants on, but he was still drying his torso. His back was to her and her breath caught, as she took in the lean muscle rippling through his back. She swallowed, as he turned and her cheeks burned, as she got a view of his chest. Her cheeks burned and she looked down shyly.
"I'm sorry...I didn't mean to interrupt," she apologized. He smiled at her and put his shirt back on.
"It's okay...I'll head back to camp if you want to clean up. Wilby can keep watch for you while I forage breakfast for us," he said. She nodded.
"Thank you," she said, as he left her to wash up. She sighed, as she watched him go and then smiled to herself a bit.
Claude Frollo entered the Throne Room that morning and bowed to his King.
"Any word from the front?" Arawn questioned.
"Lord Deimos believes he may be on her trail, but there are whispers that the girl's mother and step-father have also been spotted," Frollo reported.
"They are looking for her and quite likely to find her before our forces," Arawn stated, troubled by that. If they whisked the girl away to the Underworld or another realm, then he would never have justice.
"Sire...if I may have the floor," Frollo requested, as the court was present as well.
"Of course, my most trusted Vizier," Arawn responded.
"You are quite right that they may get to the girl before us, but I think I may know of a way to cause her to come running to us instead," Frollo claimed.
"And how could we possibly get that to happen?" the Duke interjected.
"We schedule King Eli for execution," Frollo announced, causing commotion among members of the court.
"On what charges?" a statesman asked.
"Treason, of course. He helped his murdering daughter escape, after all," Frollo responded, like it was an obvious answer.
"Word like that will spread through the Kingdoms like wildfire and Snow White will come running to save her father," Frollo continued.
"And how do we know? How do we know the little beast will even care? She committed cold blooded murdered," the Duke responded skeptically.
"She may be a demon...but she loves her father. She will come," Arawn agreed, as he looked to his Vizier.
"Spread the word, Lord Frollo and make sure all know that at dusk on this night...King Eli will be executed by beheading," Arawn announced.
"I will make it so, my King. Then it will be Snow White that will die when we burn her at the stake," he said savagely, as his cape swirled behind him and he made purposeful strides to carry out his King's will.
Regina stared at Henry in disbelief, as he finished telling her his deepest, darkest secret. And she could hardly wrap her mind around any of it.
"You're...you're my real father?" she asked. He nodded.
"As you might know, your mother was dissatisfied in her marriage to Leopold almost from day one. In a moment of weakness...she sought comfort and I happened to be there that night. It was at a ball..." he replied, as he swallowed thickly.
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