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It's so beautiful here, Ariel thought as she looked at the forest. She knew it was her forest, her domain that she woke up to every morning for another day of ruling. But something was different. The trees and flowers seem to glow with gold and silver lights. The water was crystal clear and filled with rainbow-colored fish. The environment suggested it was the summer season, but every flower was in bloom, and the air was the perfect temperature, with a cool breeze coming in once in a while.

"Where am I?" Ariel asked in wonder, when a soft laugh came from behind her.

"Your in a dream, little one."

Ariel turned to see Queen Tara standing behind her, smiling. She looked even more beautiful then she did when she was alive, and there was no arrow wound in her stomach, the arrow that killed her. Ariel, happy and excited, ran to her role model's arms and gave her a tight, bear hug. Tara just laughed again, "I'm happy to see you to."

Ariel let go, questions jumping out of her mouth, "What are you doing here Tara? Is this heaven or something? Do you have something to tell me?"

"Slow down," Tara said with a smile. "No this is not heaven, Ariel, it's just the dream land, where I can send messages to you in your sleep."

"Dream land?" the young queen wondered. "It just looks like the forest."

"It is still the forest, but not the one in the waking world," Tara replied. "See how everything is ringed with silver or gold light? That means your dreaming."

Then Ariel realized something else, and sadness showed on her face, "So when I wake up...you won't be with me anymore?"

Tara squeezed her hand reassuringly, "I won't be in the waking world, no. But you mustn't forget that I'm always with you. Now I need to tell you something before you wake up."

Ariel's ears perked up to listen, but she suddenly felt herself being pulled away. "What's happening?" she asked, alarmed. The forest around was getting dim, like when the sun is blocked by a thick cloud.

"It's the waking world calling you back. Listen!" Tara said frantically. "The forest is in danger of the Boggans again!"

"Mandrake?" Ariel asked fearfully, her blood turning to ice.

"No, something worse, and the only way to defeat it is to find the King's rose!"

"What's the King's rose?" Ariel shouted, feeling almost detached from the dream land.

"Give my love to Ronin," Tara smiled sadly, and disappeared.

"Wait, what do mean? Tara!" But Ariel's sight of the dream land clouded over in black mist, and she bolted awake in her chamber, her heart hammering in her chest.

Her mother was instantly beside her, stroking her head and saying soothing words until her daughter calmed down. "What did you dream about honey?" she asked.

Ariel remembered the urgency in Tara's voice, and pulled herself together. "We have to call a meeting!"

Dawn was breaking when they had all assembled in the Queen's garden.

Queen Ariel explained her dream to her mother, General Ronin, Nim Galuu, Mub, and Grub. The mention of Tara, the former queen, shocked and saddened them, especially Ronin. He looked down for a minute, but then put on his stony, military face.

"It's been a year since Mandrakes defeat, your Majesty," the general said. "They're in a bad state to attack us, and if they have any brains at all, they wouldn't act now."

"True, but Tara said that they have a new leader, and he could be rallying them up, like I rally up a crowd." Nim suggested.

"New leader or not, their numbers have reduced significantly, since Mandrake's death," Ronin countered, then turned to the queen. "It's not that I doubt Ta...the messenger of your dream, your Majesty. I'm just saying that the chances of a big attack is very small. It be stupid of them to even risk a skirmish."

Queen Ariel nodded in agreement, "What about the King's rose? Do any of you know what that is?"

"I thought it was always a queen that rules the forest," Mub mused.

"It is always a queen," Nim explained. "If there was ever a king that ruled, then it was way before I was born."

"Do you have any scrolls on the subject?" Grub asked.

"I've read every scroll in that tree, and I may not have the biggest memory, but the mention of a king would pop out at me!" the old glowworm replied. "If there ever was a king, then it was before the Rings of Knowledge were established."

"Oh great!" Ariel pouted. "Not even a scroll to refer to! I was kind of relying on that..."

Nim smiled reassuringly, "Don't worry your Majesty. I'll go check again, and even if there's a mention of a rose, I'll let you know."

"Thank you Nim," Fara, Ariel's mother, replied.

The sound of leaf boots pounding the floor got their attention. A Leafman had come barging in. "My Queen! General Ronin! There's an attack!"

Already, Ronin was running out, ready to question the Leafman and get ready for action, but the queen called him back.

"Ronin! I just wanted to tell you...she told me to send her love to you," Ariel said.

Longing and love flickered onto Ronin's face for a moment, then he nodded his thanks, bowed, and exited the Queen's garden.

Its short I know, but ill update soon with a longer chapter, dont worry. Reviews are my food and im hungry so please feed me