A queen at the young age of nineteen sat upon her throne staring into the ceiling above her, sighing.

"Your highness, you called?" A guard bowed before her.

The queen tilted her head to the side and rolled her eyes down to the guard. "Yes. Thank you for being punctual." She rolled her nails on the arm of her throne, and looked to the side. "I would like you to call for the general of my army. I expect him to be here within ten minutes..." She spoke.

"Excuse my rudeness, but the general is in a meeting at the moment and will be for the next hour or so." The guard stated.

The queen raised an eyebrow at the guard and stared in a cold manner. "He may resume his meeting later. I will only need him for a few minutes. Quickly retrieve him before I lose my patience."

"Yes, your highness." The guard bowed once again, and rushed to the General.

Later that evening, in her bedroom she sat upon her excessive bed. The queen lowered her eyes and gracefully raised her hands to her crown, removing it from the top of her head and placing it on her lap. She dragged her fingers across the velvet and gold wistfully.

"My king... How I miss you so. My dearest, if only you could aid me in my ruling of this country as we had once hoped, but, alas, you were taken from me by the unforgiving clutches of death oh-so prematurely. My darling, the emptiness of this castle is too much to bear and I fear for my own sanity. My love, as much as I despise the idea of my own life ending so early, I can't wait to see you again in whatever afterlife you were sent to. My only, I shall never be with anyone but you, no matter the circumstances. My sweet, nothing will make me as whole as you have. My intended, if you could only return to me and stay forever as we had promised in our vows to one another..." Her eyes watered. "My beloved, my special one, my soulmate... How I miss you so." She wiped the tears from her face with her handkerchief.

After placing her late husband's crown in its place upon its display next to her own unused crown, she snuggled into her empty bed, staring at the large window illuminating the room in moonlight, longingly.

The next morning, a maid stepped into the queen's room softly.

"My Queen, breakfast has been prepared for you." The maid said softly from beside the queen's bed. "Would you like me to assist you in dressing this morning?"

"Please do." The queen responded. The maid nodded and walked to the closet to pick a pink dress with white lace decorations. The queen sat up and stood from her bed, stretching her arms to ease the difficulty of pulling the dress on.

"Thank you for not trying to put a corset on me, Virgo." The queen thanked her maid.

"I know how much you despise them, my Queen. Corsets do not accomplish much for your body either, considering your natural shape. I also believe them to be too much of a pain, and an unrealistic goal for beauty, as you, my Queen, are beautiful without one." The maid bowed.

The queen smiled. "Virgo, you are so kind to me. I can not comprehend why."

"Why, my Queen, I can only return the kindness that you have given me." With that, the maid left the room.

The queen placed her husband's crown atop her head and pulled his velvet robe over her shoulders. Before leaving her room, she grabbed a golden staff.

She stepped down the grand staircase and walked to the dining room, where she took her seat at the head of the table. Maids rushed in and out from the kitchen with varied plates and utensils. Then, they served excessive amounts of food.

The queen sighed, "Once again, I have been given too much. When I finish my share of food, I expect my maids and butlers to hand the myriad of remainders to the poor and those that seem to be having an unsatisfactory morning. Though I appreciate what my chefs have created for me, I surely cannot eat this much for only breakfast. Thank you for listening to my wishes, and I hope they will be carried out."

The queen ate her breakfast and sent thanks to the chefs before heading to the throne room.

Well, what do you think? I hope you enjoyed the first chapter/prologue of this new story. I'm very excited for it, and I hope you are too. I'll do my best to work on this story and update it as regularly as I can, unlike some of my past stories.

Please review and tell me what you think. It will help me know to continue.

I hope you enjoyed, and I shall see you soon!

—BloodyTeddyBear