The rise of the dark queen

How it began

The sun already starts to go down, everything is peaceful. The green grass harmonically shines with the beautiful river in the sunset. Suddenly a horseshoe pounding interrupts the nature's silence.
It's prince Andrew, a young man with full of hope. He is proud of himself, for his look, for his origin. He thinks of himself as prince charming.And he is not wrong tough because he is tall, handsome man with blondish hair and blue eyes and with lots and lots and lots of self-confidence– every princess would dream about him if he would be the expectant of his kingdom's throne... but unfortunately, he is not. He gallops on his horse Phillip as fast as he can. It's almost dark but he doesn't care, the only thing what he wants to reach that old, abandoned castle. He is determined. He wants to prove so much to his sister. He wants to show everyone that he is the rightful choice for the throne.
He knew from the first moment he wants this... when his parents died in a ship accident and his oldest sister become his caregiver, and for his other four siblings too. Princess Anne rule the kingdom until one of his brothers old enough to take care of the kingdom. Andrew is the youngest, but he just knows that he born to do this.
Somehow, he thinks that if he occupies this castle, he will shows to his siblings that he is the rightful choice to rule and enrich the kingdom.
As he is thinking on his aim, he realizes that he is already there, but it's too late now to go inside and explore the place so he decides to go to sleep for the night under a big tree and next morning he will wake up early and his first thing will be to go inside and get what he wants.
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It happened how Andrew planned: he wakes up, freshen up in the river, let Philip drink from it then they go inside. As he starts to walk into the garden, he recognizes that this garden doesn't seem to be abandoned. This place is full of roses and patterned bushes. This garden is appearing to be well cared in these days while according to Andrew's knowledge no one lives there almost 22 years.
This castle actually was the place where a very well-known royal family lived before. This place was the home of Queen Grimhilde's property who lived here with her daughter, Princess Auretta and with her stepdaughter, Snow White. Appears to the legend after the king died, Queen Grimhilde lost her mind and with her magical powers she killed princess Auretta and attempt to kill Snow White too, but she successfully managed to escape and get married to prince James and they are ruling the kingdom now from a different castle with their daughter Morana.
Prince Andrew's intention was that he manage to rebuild the castle and maybe queen Snow White will agree to marry her daughter. He thought if he gets a wife from a famous royal family maybe princess Anne will give to him the throne instead of his older brother Ethen.
He is confused but he continues to go nearer and nearer to the castle's entrance. He opens the door and walks in but what he sees is disappointing and more confusing than the garden: everything is beautiful, clean, well-cared nothing is abandoned here, it really looks like someone lives here. But who? A homeless man or family maybe? Or queen Snow White actually sold her own castle? It's obvious that it's not abandoned. He decides to see if actually anyone is there.
-Hello! Anybody is here? Does someone live here? – as he walks more and more inward, he notices noises. As he turns the direction of a noise, he became surprised. There is a little dog with a white cat's company. As these two see him, they panic and run away to a different room. Andrew can't recover from what he just saw. Two pets living in here running away madly as they see him. He decides to follow the pets and go inside to that other room. But what will he see inside that room after this madness?
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While this happening the two pets running the direction of a young girl. She has lips red as the rose, long black hair as ebony. When she sees the two scared animals she realizes, something is not all right.
- Fluffy, Snuggles.. what's wrong? Is everything okey? – asks them panicky.
- No, Auretta nothing is okey. – answers the cat, Fluffy – a man is here. He just walked in the castle it would be his own property and started at us. I bet he wants to eat us.
-A man? How does he get here? Oh no, auntie Isabell is not here; she went into the town.
- Oh no I don't want to be eaten. – Screams the puppy, called Snuggles.
-You two just don't worry, I don't know much about other humans, but I doubt that he wants to eat you.
-Then what he wants? – asks Snuggles
- I don't know but it's just better if we hide. – answers Fluffy.
-You're right... let's find a hiding place. – tells Auretta as she climbs under the desk, Snuggles and Fluffy follows her.
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The prince enters the room, and he sees nothing but hears whispering. As he takes slow steps, he notices a little light tail. He starts to bend down when he notices this puppy is not alone: there is a girl who hiding under the desk. He immediately stands up and starts panicking. But the nerves go away as he sees the girl is more nervous than him. He decides to start a conversation
-Don't worry I don't want to hurt you. – says as he goes closer to the desk. - I thought this place is empty I just wanted to see what's inside. – still no one answering – I can see you please come out, I won't do anything I promise – still nothing so he decides to change strategy – if you don't come out, I will find you anyway, you know – for that sentence the girl popping out from her hiding place. Prince Andrew back heats... this girl is actually looks like a noble one. She's wearing a long black laced dress, and she wears ornament. As Andrew watches her, he really thinks she is the fairest of them all. As she appears the pets are coming out too and they seem to want to tell something to the girl
-What are you doing? Are you crazy? We supposed to hide... what Isabell will think? You  interact with someone when she told us very specifically not speak with anyone? – asks Fluffy
-Didn't you hear? He would find us anyway – she says back to the animal.
- Did you just spoke to that cat? – asks the prince confused
-Fluffy, and yes, they are living souls too, you know... - answers angrily Auretta
- Who are you by the way? – inquiries Andrew absently with a little smile. He was really amused by this girl who is just spoke with a cat.
- I could ask the same... who are you? – asks sarcastically Auretta
-I asked first – Answers Andrew playfully with a little intends to mock her for fun
-This is my home, and you're an intruder, so I'm asking... you are answering- she says edgy
-Really? You live here? That's in possible... this castle was queen Grimhilde's, and she is died, now it belongs to queen Snow White. So, if you don't want me to report you and your fuzzy friends, that you live here illegally you are answering my questions- says the prince with triumph
- See, you know nothing. This place is mine, my mother left it to me after her death. It is  not belong to Snow – she answers
-Your mother? That's impossible, queen Grimhilde only daughter, Princess Auretta died over 22 years ago. – replays Andrew surprised from what he is hearing from that girl
- Oh dah, but I'm still here even if I'm dead? Then what am I to you a ghost? – she responds with lough
- Oh my God, but how? How is it possible? You supposed to be dead! – Andrew still can't understand
- Listen... what is your name anyways?
- Andrew... Prince Andrew
- Ahh... a prince... shocking... – tells with disgust - Listen Andrew not everything is like it's seems. And by the way you lied to me... if you are a prince than you here to occupy my home, am I right?
-What do you know about it? You don't know much  about people, right? – asks sarcastically
-No, I'm not but I do know your kind... royals. You just want more power and doesn't care for anyone. That's why I'm here... alone... I lost everything because of that kind of thinking from others – answers sadly with a little anger on her voice.
- Yeah, you mean your mother? – asks impolitely
- No! Not my mother! My mother was a good woman... it's all about my precious half-sister... Snow... it always was her who was the center of every suffer in my life. She hated me from the first moment – replays angrily – Do not judge! you know nothing but the stories by my sister's followers.
-Then you shouldn't judge me either... you have no idea what it is to live with many siblings whose just want to overpower me.
-Yeah... of course. I have no idea...
-Okey maybe you have...but still you don't want me to judge your mom, then you shouldn't judge me... especially when I'm a guest of yours... – says it refined
-What? Why would you be my guest? You are an intruder... – Auretta questions the prince and before he could answer her a familiar sound replays from Andrew's back
- Who the hell are you and what are you doing near to my nice? – Andrew sees the panic in Auretta's face. As he turns around, he sees a middle-aged woman with black hair, dressed elegantly but clearly, she is not the part of the royal family.
-I'm Prince Andrew, and you are?
-Auntie Isabelle, she raised me up – says Auretta as she runs next to her. – Sorry Isabell this man suddenly just appeared here, he wanted to occupy the castle.
-A prince... what a delight... you shouldn't be here... queen Snow White forbade everyone to come here... sorry son... you can't stay here, if she realizes that someone acknowledged Auretta's aliveness we all will be dead... you must go
- Please, Miss Isabell... I did a long ride, my horse is tired, and I can't go back with an empty hand just one or two days please... I won't tell anyone. – Andrew literally begs to Isabell, so she starts take pity on him
- Ahh, I hope you hiding better than this one- pointing at Auretta – if you talk about us to anyone... - she can't finish it because Andrew answers immediately
- I promise I won't! And thank you very much! – he replays to her thankfully. Then looks at Auretta – Well look like I am your guest after all. Can't wait to speak with you more princess... – says it to her with smile especially because he knows he just angered her up
- Whatever... just don't get in my way...
-I wouldn't dream of it...