The Fair Maiden And The Seven Dwarves

The Queens Demise

Earth, in the year 1670, is the kingdom of Vales.
The king ,his majesty Alaric the 3rd and his beautiful queen Penelope , were young, married and in love . little did they know ,thier happiness would be short lived.
the Queen , contracted a disease ,the royal physicians did not know what it was and  none of the treatments they tried worked . the king and his royal physicians looked tirelessly for a remedy or a miracle.
the king announced a reward to anyone one who can find a cure for his beloved queen . days went by and subjects poured into the kingdom in droves ,hoping that thier remedy would be the cure, none of the remedies worked and half of it wasnt even used on the queen in fear of accidently poisning the queen.
months went by and sadly the queen grew pale ,thin and weak , she became bed ridden.
One day a mysterious man came to see the king , he brought news that far of in the mountains there resided seven dwarves who mined crystals from a secret cave , it is believed that the cave possessed magical healing crystals , but the king would have to seek audience with the dwarves because they are the guardians of the caves .
the king was intrigued with this new information , he called on his most trusted men to accompany him to the mountains to seek out the dwarves.
after travelliing for many days to the mountain , the king and his men were exhausted and quite possibly ,.... lost . one night the king sat alone away from the camp fire where his men slept , his heart was heavy and full of sorrow . he was about to loose all hope , he could not believe he believed some stranger and went on a wild goose chase.
The king was about to give up and return to the camp fire , when something in the distance caught his attention , it was a little whisp of blue light , it danced in the forest among the trees and it seemed to beckon him to follow it. witout thinking twice the king got up grabbed his weapon and a torch and followed the whisp. the king followed the whisp throught the dense forest which led him to a cottage, the king was amazed by what he saw , he thought that no one lived this far out , he also thought that dwarves would be living in a cave , the cottage before was beautifully built , you can tell by the details and the size of the cottage it took very skilled and strong men to put it together, gathering all of his courage , the king approached the cabin and knocked, he half expected anyone to answer he was about to turn away when he heard shuffling on the other side of the door , and then the heavy door was creaked open ,in front of the king stood a man just foot shorter than him , heavily built ,with long reddish hair and a full thick beard , the mans beard was breaided neatly with trinkets hangiing from it , the king noticed one of the trinketes to be a shard of crystal , his face was round his cheeks was flushed red from the warmth inside the cabin
"how may i be of assistance to you?" the man asked with his deep gruff voice ,
the king was brought out of his revierie , the king heavy with depression , fell to his knees in front of the man , and he began to sob "please help me" the king pleaded .
the man jumped back ,momentarily , he held his arm out for the king to stand and he noticed the royal sigil embossed in the kings amour .
"what are you doing this far away from the kingdom?" the man asked curiously
the king finally stood .he put his right arm across his chest as a form of respect,"i am king Alaric" the king introduced himself , "i am looking for the seven dwarves, i was told that they can help me" the king said humbly.
the man stepped back as realization set in , "your majesty" the man bowed , with respect to the king.
"please come inside" the man ushered the king inside .
the king walked further into the cabin , it was wonderfully warm ,bright clean and spacious , ther were different shapes and sizes of crystals around the interior of the house , some glowed ,some felt warm ,there were all different shapes and sizes  and colours of crystals ,
"please have a seat your majesty" the man gestured to the king to a very well crafted log chair , with cushioned seats,
"i am Dunant , the man introduced himself , and this is the home of the dwarves , as your people likes to call us .
Dunant poured some liquid into a goblet and gave it to the king , "drink this , it will lift your spirits " Dunant said as he handed the king the vessel.
"please let us drop all formalities ,call me Alaric," the king said and he took a sip of the red liquid, his eyes widened as the flavour exploded on his tongue. Dunant noticed the expression on the kings face, and smiled
"I've never tasted anything like this in my entire life , Alaric mused .
Dunant cleared his throat , "you said someone said that we can help you?, why do you think we can help?
Alaric looked grave , "my wife ,is gravely ill, she fades away by the hour, we have tried every cure, every medication , every herb , nothing works" , Alaric lamented, "a strange man came to the court one day , and told me about the dwarves who lives near the mountains , my men and i have travelled a few days but then we were lost . i was about to give up all hope ,when i saw this little blue light leading me here".
"Ahh, what you saw were the whisps , they are little spirit beings , they lead only the pure and true and heart to their destination , especially if you have lost all hope or lost your way. Dunant explained.
"and if your intentions are not pure?" Alaric asks curiously .
"your demise" Dunant said gravely.
"will you be able to help me? Alaric asked , hopefully.
"I will have to hold council with the rest of my brothers first Dunant said , as he glanced at the kings confusion, "seven of us remember ?" Dunant gestured