THE RISE AND THE RETURN
The East was in a period of great celebration. Daily parades
marched through the village streets, every home and shop was
decorated in colorful banners and wreaths, and handfuls of flower
petals were thrown and floated through the air. Each citizen
smiled, proud of what they had recently accomplished.
It had taken over a decade for the Sleeping Kingdom to fully
recover from the horrific sleeping curse of the past, but at
last, it had restored itself to the prosperous nation it had been
before. The people of the East charged into the future,
reclaiming their home as the Eastern Kingdom.
A weeks worth of celebrations concluded in the great hall of
Queen Sleeping Beauty castle. It was so crowded the entire
kingdom seemed to be there; many had to stand or sit on
windowsills. The queen herself; her husband, King Chase; and
their royal advisor sat at a high table overlooking the
festivities.
A small performance was taking place in the center of the hall.
Thespians reenacted Sleeping Beautys christening, portraying the
fairies who had blessed her and the evil Enchantress who had
cursed her to die after pricking her finger on the spindle of a
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The Enchantress Returns
Fantasisecond book in what I think will be a series of five (book #5 comes out this summer!). This series (and specifically this book) are fantastic and so entertaining to read! This book is my favorite out of all the ones in the series so far because I fe...