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"Ella, Char told us that you were cursed. One of Lucinda's, I believe?" At Ella's affirmative nod, the Queen's brows furrowed. "But I see no curse."

All three of them stared at the Queen. Finally, Ella got her act together enough to ask, "How do you know?"

Daria smiled faintly. "I'm part fairy myself. But I have more blood than most people, so I inherited some of their magical sight."

By the shocked looks on their faces, Char and Jerrold had not known this part of the Queen's bloodline. Ella accepted the fact better than they did, mainly because 1) she didn't know the Queen very well, and 2) there was a hint of something very much like Mandy in Daria's personality: a kind of quiet strength.

Finally, Jerrold and Char's mouths closed, and Jerrold asked his wife, "Why didn't you tell me?" A hint of betrayal was clearly in the words.

Another faint smile on her face, the Queen replied, "There was no need for you to know. And the less people to know, the better."

While the royal people were arguing about whether or not Daria should have told her family, Ella was thinking.

She knew that the Queen was probably right (she had been feeling lighter ever since she had gotten here), but she felt that she needed Mandy's input. If Daria was wrong, then so many people's hopes would be raised, then shattered. To do that to everyone would be cruel. Especially when it could be avoided by double-checking.

"I need Mandy." Ella announced abruptly, interrupting the royal debate. "When is the soonest we can get her here?"

A long silence ensued. Finally, the Queen asked, "Don't you trust me?"

Ella looked at the Queen, her gaze softening as she looked at her future mother-in-law. "It's not that I don't. It's just that I don't know you very well, and, like you said, you only have some magical sight. You may have missed something. With Mandy, I'll know for certain."
The Queen nodded. Then, answering Ella's previous question, she said, "We can send a carriage out to retrieve Mandy now, but she may not get here until the evening meal. Will that be soon enough?"

Ella nodded. The carriage was sent, and for the rest of the day, Char and Ella went outside. They walked in the warm summer sun, basking in its warmth.

Around midafternoon, a royal carriage stopped at the front gates, and Mandy stepped out.

"MANDY!!" Ella shrieked, running towards her godmother. She was enveloped in a big hug. Then Mandy held Ella at arm's length, surveying her critically.

"Well," she said at last. The curse is gone. You're free."

Ella gaped. "Really, as in, absolutely utterly free? No more obeying orders, or being a slave?" Mandy nodded. "How? How was the curse broken?"

" You know that kiss Char gave you? I think that was it. But I'm not sure…"

"Well, anyway… OMG, THE CURSE IS GONE!!! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!" Ella whooped, and ran inside, telling the good news to anyone she passed.

THE END

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