A retelling of Charles Perault's fairytale Peau d'Ane, or Donkeyskin. Ten years before the start of our story, a young king married the most beautiful woman in the world. Nine years ago, the princess Elodie was born of their union, a girl small and plain and unassuming. From the day she was born, Elodie has lived in her parents' shadows, not minding, because she's known little else. Nine years, she's been tucked away in her nursery, ignored, forgotten, until one fateful winter. Warning: Because this story does follow the plot of the original story it will contain incestuous themes and sexual harassment/rape. If you are sensitive to these things, I'm sorry and you may want to skim/skip chapters 4-5 (Of Hatred and Of Pain).