Every year, when the bell tolls for the New Year Roxanne hides in fear for the Night King comes to take away someone from the village. When her mother is about to be taken Roxanne must make the choice, to let her mother go, or to take her place. Also published on Tapas: https://tapas.io/series/The-Castle-on-the-Edge...
"Our kingdom was once beautiful, but now the towers are everywhere. They say that Queen Rapunzel has lost her mind--and I believe them. Before, I might have felt sorry for her, but now I just fear her. I fear the sound of her soldiers pounding at the door, demanding that I be taken away. I fear the towers." Years afte...