The Princess of Sona
Once a upon time, in the kingdom of Sona, a tiny European medieval kingdom which was beautifully furnished with rolling meadows, open moors, and forests of pine trees. A king and Queen ruled the land with justice and fairness (except to witches) was beloved by all, but the most beloved was the Princess Shannon. The princess had long golden wheat colored hair and river blue eyes. Her beauty attracted many suitors from all over Europe even an embassy from the Moor kingdom in Africa which promptly ignored. More, impressive to the various townsfolk and the peasants was the spirit of generosity, the princess inherited from her parents. She gave willingly to all the poor, lame, ill, improvised, and orphaned people in the kingdom. Despite the peace and happiness that reigned in the kingdom, underneath the surface evil boiled like in a witch's cauldron torching all those who came across it. Hot and burning like hellfire.
For the witch, Malelock, the happiness was in contrast to her personality. She longed for a chance to overthrew and defeat the king and queen. But what really got her streamed was the Princess. Malelock hoped to find a way to destroy the Princess and finally gained control of Sona. She muttered to herself "There must be a way to kill a princess." Malelock turned to the black cat sitting on the hearth of the fireplace and shot magic out of her fingers towards the kitty. The cat transformed into a young lady petrified with fear that bowed and said "You're bidding mistress." Malelock smiled grimly at the lady "Yes, Duchess I have a mission for you". The Duchess bowed again and replied "The mission madam." "Go to the court in the city and gain the Princess' acceptance and friendship." Malelock ordered. "As you wish." The Duchess replied. "Take care not to fail or you might remain a cat much longer than a week". Malelock said harshly. Malelock thought about the Duchess for a minute. She was the youngest of the Duke of Richton's brood and sought magic as a way to expand your importance. However, so far she had spend much of the time as a various animals for failing Malelock's tests or missions. Malelock actually liked the Duchess, but punished her to toughen her up for the future. Surely, Malelock pondered, days wasted as a fish, cat, frog, caterpillar, or the worse a pig would make her the best witch in the land after Malelock herself. Malelock also thought about her magic. Transformation was her best especially on humans. She never made it permanent, but preferred to keep her former victims in fear of another transformation. She particularly enjoyed transforming the vain, slender Earless into a whale. Malelock still laughed at the cries of the Earless about her bloated body. For days, the Earless moaned until Malelock relented and turn her back into her fussy self. Malelock promised to do worse to Princess Shannon. "Yes, the Princess will certainly suffer." she crackled.