Thorns and the moon

Chapter one

     I must tell you the story of why I'm in the dark and musty dungeon. I was born on a warm spring night. I was born royalty to the Gardeners, an earthen species. By the time I had opened my one good eye there had been a crescent silhouette in my eye. The king of the kingdom whom I called him my father, called me a disgrace to the kingdom. My birth mother had simply said she was cursed by the Lunar kingdom. My father gave me to nursery maiden and told her to take care of me and don't let me out til I was old enough to get a job in the castle. As I was growing up that same nursery maiden treated me like royalty, til the demon came down to see if I was dead or something, other than that she was nice. She taught me to sew, draw, and use my vines. As all Gardeners have, I was different, the nursery maiden told me stories of the Lunars. There magnificent mind tricks and powers. One day while she was reading me a Lunar story, I had started to make the stories come to life. The blood looked real, the warm sun on my face felt real, the roses smelled real, the strawberry shortcake tasted real, the bird songs sounded real, but I knew that it was all fake. Today the moon shows through the tiny window through the top of the dungeon, the nursery maiden looks at me and saw that the moon light was hitting my face. 

     Today is MY BIRTHDAY. My day to tell my story. I look down and stare out of my jail cell and see the king. "My child you are a disgrace and you shall earn your freedom! Today is the Gardener's ball of the fallen princess, and you shall work." The king hissed. I snarl. It's my birthday you stupid idiot! You're the peasant! You should be working for your freedom! I thought. "I do understand that you are Lunar, I'm going to have you to use glamor. You will not use it to kill anyone, you will work and not make eye contact with anyone." The king said. All I can do nod and take what little freedom I have. The maid unlocked the cell and the king clipped a shock collar on my neck. I hissed and was soon pulled by the king. As soon as I was in the castle I see my mother, the queen. She gave me a sympathetic look. "Alex, dear, please help this young child to her room and get her dressed for the ball in the maid's outfit." The king said. I snarl and soon felt a sharp shock in my body. "GHAAAAAAAAAAAA!!" I yelled as my blood curdling scream filled the throne room. The queen rushed to my side and helped me up. This time the king snarled. The queen took me to one of the many rooms in the castle and took the collar off. "Oh my sweet child! I haven't seen you in 18 years. I'm so sorry!" My mother said. I walk over to the woman and she hugged me, not too hard, but just one of those motherly hugs. I start to cry. I hear my mother snap and a maid that looked like me came into the room. The maid put on the collar and the queen took her out to the king. I wonder where she is going with that maid? I thought to myself. I started to look around the room, it was painted beautiful shades of reds, greens, blues, and purples. I stare in awe. 'To the beautiful princess that was lost but will be found again and alive.' That quote was written on the wall in what looked like blood but was really red paint. "Tonight shall be your ball, your day to shine, your day to rule, and I can change that." My mother said as I continued to stare at the quote. When I looked at my mother, she removed the rags I was wearing and helped me put on a nice and new dress. The colors are black and neon green. In the moonlight the black turned into black and purple hues. I twirled around in the dress. When I stopped the queen put a tiara on my head. The crown was made out of rose gold and moon diamonds, I stared at the mirror in awe. "I must go attend the ball, and your fake name shall be Silver Rose, and you shall go with the Rose family, they are staying in the 6th floor, room 637, they know your coming and will give you respect." The queen said straightening my crown. I nod, and mother took me up to the Rose's room. "Thank you so much for saving me." I say meekly. Mother knocked on the door and it instantly opened. "Of you must be-" "Shhhh!" My mother instantly shushed the woman with rose gold colored hair.