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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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