The owl, dressed in Phillip's cape and hat, was lifted by birds and one rabbit each took the shoes, and together they approached Briar Rose, forming their own version of her prince charming.
Briar Rose turned at the noise of their approach and gasped in surprise, startled for a moment by the figure until she realized who it was.
"Oh, why, it's my dream prince!" She laughed, got to her feet, and bowed. "Your highness! No, I'm really not supposed to speak to strangers. But we've met before!"
Smiling beautifully, she took the cape in her hands and began dancing with her 'dream prince', singing.
"I know you
I walked with you
Once upon a dream
I know you
The gleam in your eyes
Is so familiar a gleam…"
Phillip and Samson approached the scene, but hid behind a tree. Phillip was enchanted by the beauty before him. He had never seen someone so far or hears such an angelic voice before. He watched, smiled at Samson briefly, and followed the girl's every move.
"...And I know it's true
That visions are seldom all they seem
But if I know you I know what you'll do
You'll love me at once
The way you did
Once upon a dream…"
While Briar Rose turned around, Phillip made his move and grabbed the animals and placed himself instead. Briar Rose still couldn't see him.
…"But if I know you
I know what you'll do
You'll love me at once..."
Phillip joined her singing in a deep clear voice.
"The way you did-"
Briar Rose stopped to sing immediately but Phillip continued, finnishing the song.
"...Once upon a dream"
"Oh?" She turned around and saw Phillip and her violet eyes went wide. "Oh!"
She tried halfheartedly to run off, but was held back by Phillip.
"I'm awfully sorry. I didn't mean to frighten you," he said sincerely.
Rose shrugged uncomfortably. "Oh it wasn't that. It's just that you're a, a …"
"A stranger?"
"Hmm-hmm."
"But don't you remember? We've met before!" he replied with a smile that made her heart melt.
"We, we have?"
"Of course, You said so yourself: Once upon a dream!" He took a few steps forward and took her into his arms, waltzing with her gracefully as he picked up their song.
"I know you
I walked with you
Once upon a dream
I know you
The gleam in your eyes
Is so familiar a gleam
And I know it's true
That visions are seldom all they seem
But if I know you
I know what you'll do
You'll love me at once
The way you did
Once upon a dream..."
They stopped dancing and after a moment of searching each others eyes, Phillip laid his arm gently around Briar Rose.
They stood against a tree, overlooking a valley and the castle far beyond that. It was a very beautiful and peaceful sight. Rose leaned her head against his shoulder, sighing happily. She had found her prince.
After a moment of blissful silence, Phillip spoke. "Who are you, what's your name?"
Briar Rose lifted her head in a dreamy state. "Hmm? Oh, my name. Why, it's, it's ... Oh no, no, I can't, I ... Goodbye!"
She ran off, her eyes wide with shock at what she had been doing. What were Fauna's rules! Never associate with a stranger, never have any contact with them. What had she been doing? They would be furious with her….but he had been so worth it….
Phillip chased after her, desperate to not let her slip through his fingers. "But when will I see you again?"
Briar Rose paused and almost turned back. "Oh never, never!"
Phillip ran faster. "Never?"
Briar Rose paused and considered. Looking at him, remembering them dancing together, she knew he could not let this man who made he feel more alive than ever before go. "Well, maybe someday."
"When, tomorrow?"
"Oh no, this evening."
"Where?"
Briar Rose smiled as she continued to run, gathering her things. "At the cottage, in the glen."