Alone
A Princess Tutu fanfic by Klondike Aura
"Is this what your victory looks like, Prince?"
The Monstrous Raven looks around at the edges of his cage, the red shards incoherently whispering to themselves. He didn't much care for this part, as it was the only place of his now-confined domain that let in any sort of painful light. But it also showed him what had become of the prince.
Some victory. The empty husk of the prince lay apparently dead in the street. And if he does die, his heart will eventually fade and the Raven will be free once again.
Was it worth it, Siegfried?
"Hey!"
Drat.
Many were content walking past the prince without even a second glance. Why couldn't this boy and his father?
No, not father. The Raven remembers this boy. The one who foolishly thought he alone could stop his crows. Even the knight knew better than to think he would be enough for the Raven. This child stood even less chance than the knight, whom he remembers rending as though he were merely a scrap of cloth standing between him and the prince.
He retreats back into his darkness as the man and boy take the prince with them. But he doesn't get far when he hears a high-pitched shriek. The lovely sound bids him to turn to the light again.
Ah yes. This girl taken by his crows, arms above her head as they flock around her. What delightful sorrow her parents had provided him since her abduction. And now, the wheels in his head turning with schemes, what perfect bait.
The Monstrous Raven chortles in his solitude.
The one in the cage will be the one to lay the trap.
Author's Notes: And here's the bridge between The Prince and the Raven and the world of Gold Crown. Likely the last of the continuous story sort of drabbles.
