The next morning, Snow White, Simon, and the dwarves heard horns blowing and horses galloping towards them. This could only mean one of two things….. A royal wedding….. Or a royal death. Snow White is sweeping by the door while Simon and the dwarves are sharpening their tools when all of a sudden, they all see three carriages stop in front of the hut. A man walks out of the middle carriage and walks up to Simon. "Excuse me sir, but have you seen Snow White?" The man asks
"Yes. She's right there sweeping the doorway right now. Why?" Simon asks, curiously.
"I have news about her father." He tells Simon. Snow White walks up to this mysterious man.
"Charles? What are you doing here?" Snow asks as she leans on her broom, not wanting to know why he was there.
"Snow. I'm sorry to tell you. Your father passed away last night." Charles tells her sadly. "The funeral is tomorrow."
Snow stands there frozen, knowing that she can't go to the funeral. "R-really? I knew it was soon. But not this soon. I just go his letter the other day. Were you there when he died?"
"I am so sorry, Snow." Simon replies. "I was. He told me to give you this." Charles passes her a small box wrapped with a ribbon. Snow slowly opens it and sees her mother's locket and a note.
My Precious Snow,
This locket was your belonged to your mother. She always wanted to give it to you for your wedding. It would be your something old for your wedding. When she died, she wanted me to give it to you on your wedding day. But that can't happen now. So here it is now. My dying wish is that you find someone you love…. That makes you happy. You will need to know how to compromise with him. You need to listen to him and care for him through the bad times and the good. It's okay to be vulnerable with him.
Dad
Snow tears up as she reads the letter and takes a look at the locket. She opens it and sees pictures of her mother and father. "Thank you Simon. This means a lot to me. One last question before you go. Am I allowed to go to my father's funeral?" She asks.
"No. The Evil Queen still has the dark knights on the lookout if you return." Charles says as he gets back into his carriage. "I do hope you do return and lead your kingdom. Your father wants it so badly. He knows you can take on the Evil Queen and win the battle that she is planning. And when that happens, I will be waiting."
Snow White stands there and watches Charles ride away with the other two carriages. Simon walks up to Snow. "I'm so sorry Snow. If there is anything you need us to do, please, let me know" Simon tells Snow. "But if you don't mind my asking, who was that guy?"
"Charles is….. Was my father's council. Charles made sure that whatever my father wanted to do for the kingdom was in the best interest for everyone." Snow tells him. "We need to start preparing for battle. We need a strategy. People who are willing to fight. Simon, will you help? I know you can help make good strategies. You did this before during the Great Ogre Wars."
"Of course. In the meantime, I will help you with your fighting. It needs a lot of improvement if we are to go against the queen and her army." Simon tells Snow.
Now that Simon is the chief strategist for Snow's army, what will their strategy? Who will be their first recruits be? How will the dwarves help? How will they get the necessary supplies?
