\Prologue/
The Story
Clarissa and Sophie were in the Headmasters' Tower with two more guests. On wearing a night sky as a cloak. The other surrounded by shadows wherever he went. Both shrouded with a bit of mystery.
"Merlin, Hort, I am glad you two could come." Merlin nodded and Hort held his face of discontent while trying to avoid looking at Sophie. "A new story has begun and Sophie and I need to protect the students that we can. We can't interfere with the story, but we can protect who we can. I want the two of you up here watching the storian for us and if interference is needed and possible, please help the students you can."
Merlin spoke up, "Who is in the story so far?"
Clarissa let out a sigh, "A boy named Rose."
Curious, Merlin and Hort went over to where the storian was hovering over the story book and read:
Once upon a time there was a boy blessed by Beauty. Shadowed by an elder sister and younger brother he set forth to show the world he was a hero.
And that was all. So far. No other hints. No other clues. Just Rose.
"Tell us about this boy."
Clarissa frowned, "I may have made a mistake and enrolled him as a princess originally."
"Originally? So he's training to be a prince?"
"Not exactly. To keep the balance I had to keep him on track as a princess but I am allowing him to take extra classes after his Surviving Fairy Tales class. Oh, why can't the storian just wait until graduation?"
"Perhaps it needs Rose to pass, which now he'll have to. We can't let him fail."
Sophie butted in, "Nonsense. You guys never helped me out when my story was writing about me."
"We never would have let you failed," Clarissa told her, "And we're not going to let Rose fail either. Though, it shouldn't be that hard to pass him. He's doing quite well in his classes. Now, Sophie, we should be off. If the storian adds anything of importance let us know immediately. And Sophie, inquire to see if anyone is having nemesis dreams."
Sophie pouted as Clarissa waved his wand and the two landed on the Halfway Bridge. There they parted ways as one entered the Castle for Good and the other entered the Castle for Evil.
