"You're the queen now, Snow!"
"I am now presenting Queen Snow White!"
"I will never stop. Never! I will give this retched world the queen it deserves!"
"I must go, my place isn't here anymore. I must go, take care sweet beautiful, Snow White."
"No!" I screamed jumping up and out of my bed, I heard a clash and saw my bed nurse drop a metal bowl full of hot water. "You're Majesty, forgive me." She said grabbing a towel from her apron and began to clean the water. "It's quite alright, Gretchen." I threw the sheets off my bed and grasped my robe coming to her side. The cold winter breeze wafted through the cracks of the window sills. "You're Majesty! You should be helping me!" I gave me a reassuring smile and patted her arm gently. "It's quite alright, let me help you." I grabbed another rag and helped wipe up the spilled water. We cleaned up the water in silence, making a pile of wet rags inside the metal bin. As she stood to go, I sat at my vanity pulling my hair free from its coil. I began to brush the nightmare tangles from my hair. Gretchen stopped at the door and turned slowly, "Are you alright, you're Majesty?" I turned to her with a confused expression drawn on my face.
"You haven't been sleeping very well and I notice that you have a lot of nightmares…" I smiled at her and stood, "I'm quite alright, I'm just still afraid that I'll wake up in that dreadful tower." She gave me a smile and nodded, "Well, you're a wonderful queen now so you mustn't worry." I gave a fake smile watching her walk out of my bed chamber. My smile fell as I turned to the window sill. It was the third month of when Eric walked out of my kingdom leaving me nothing but loneliness and heart ache behind. I touched the cold winter bitten windows hoping that my sweet Huntsman was alive and well. Going back to my vanity, I stared at the woman in the mirror. The woman's hair was dark as night, lips as red as blood, and skin as pale as the newly fallen snow. But, her eyes though were as hollow as a carved out tree emotionless, and nothing residing in there. It was cold and dark where I was, and there was no one there. It felt like I was still in that horrible tower.
I finished brushing my hair and unlocked my bedroom door letting in the ladies in waiting fill my bath. I had constant dreams of Eric; they never finished nor never began. It was always somewhere between, he and I were back in the Dark Forest his eyes were as dark as Ravenna's. The dagger in his hand, he gripped my arm staring into my eyes. I could see my own through his. The dagger was touching the space above my breasts right where my heart beats. He opens his mouth to speak but yet it's Ravenna's voice that chimes through. "You cannot defeat me! I've lived twenty lives, Ravaged entire kingdoms!" It is not my Huntsman anymore, his body has faded away and Ravenna has the dagger. Her teeth are blood stained while a cynical smile. "I shall have your heart beating in my hands." She whispers and plunges the knife into my chest. One of the ladies in waiting unclothed me and bring me into the hot water, another bucket is behind the bath for my hair.
I lay in the hot water feeling a shiver run down my spine, I open my eyes to the ladies who work on my skin and hair. I close my eyes and try to remember the days I had spent with Eric before his departure. My mind doesn't seem to want me to remember him and I, the moments we shared I can never get back. My heart mourns for him back, but I know his heart is somewhere different from mine. He never gave me a reason why he actually left me when I needed him most. I felt the scorching water run down my hair and into the other bucket, I felt the lathering of the next potion into my hair. When I'm finally done, the ladies in waiting leave me alone for an hour to myself. I stand in my robe keeping it loose, I sit by the window sill and watch as everyone gets up for the morning sales.
I see the houses open and kids begin to wonder out and grab begin to play. I know that one day I'll have to birth an heir to the throne, but I hope that day doesn't come soon. The door burst open and I turned it was William. "You have people to see, you've spent three months inside of this KINGDOM. Visit your people!" He yelled at me, I sighed and turned to the window. "You've come into a woman's bed chamber, and I'm in nothing but my robe. You have no shame?" I said standing up holding the robe together with two fingers. "I-I have none for this queen." "Interesting" Going up to William who (purposely) kept his eyes averted from my almost bare body. "I think you need to learn manners when storming into a woman's bed chambers."
"Snow-" "You do not come in here, and order me around like some servant. I'm going to show my face to my people when I feel like it. Now, excuse yourself and walk out of here." I turned around and went back to the window. William stayed for a bit and then angrily walked out. I closed my eyes and leaned against the window frame, "My dear Huntsmen come back to me." I whispered.