December 16th, 17th year of the reign of King Edward continued
I've been trying to understand what happened last night. The servants, who've been keeping an eye on me, tell me that I collapsed for some reason. No one has really been telling me anything because they all think I need to rest. No one has said anything concrete yet, but I keep hearing gossip about Dark Magic. The common story among the servants is that Prince Richard and his mother were involved with Dark Magic. None of them realize I'm listening to them while I pretend to sleep.
December 17th, 17th year of the reign of King Edward
Everything the servants were saying is true! They let me out of my room today since someone decided that I would not fall apart. I could have told everyone that I'm fine. I was finally provided with some explanations. My parents, my brother, Esmerelda, and Patrick were all in a room that I was ordered to enter. A few minutes after I entered the room, the mysterious old woman appeared, but this time I did actually get some answers. One mystery solved; the old woman is Joanna, Cinderella's fairy godmother.
Now I'm in the parts of what's been going on that I still have not grasped. Apparently, I have been under a spell which made me appear to be in love with Prince Richard. According to Joanna, the spell on me was cast at the same time my brother was transformed into a frog. When Esmerelda released my brother, it activated the spell placed on me. It all makes sense in my head, but I can't begin to understand how anyone could have discovered the truth!
Also, the spell allowed Prince Richard to control some of my thoughts and actions. Joanna tried to give me back some control. Now my uncharacteristic behavior makes some sense! This is the point where the conversation stopped for the day, but I still have so many unanswered questions.
December 18th, 17th year of the reign of King Edward
This afternoon, the explanations continued. Joanna had told my brother and Esmerelda about the spell. Now, I understand why they have been avoiding me. Even if they had told me anything, I would not have believed them. Joanna also told Patrick about the spell, and according to her, he was the only person who could have broken it. Joanna, my brother, Esmerelda, and Patrick planned how they were going to release me from the spell. Looking back, I cannot believe how many times I came close to learning at some pieces of the truth.
Joanna still has not figured out how Prince Richard and his mother acquired magical powers since they are not immortal. Right now, Joanna has locked her away so she can't use her powers. Magic has so many intricacies that I could never understand, and with all the problems it caused me recently, I don't think I want to know anything.
A/N: So in celebration of my birthday this week, I'm putting up the next chapter. There are still at least a few more chapters to go, but I have so much school work to do, so we'll see when I finish. I still hope to finish this before finals, but we'll just have to wait and see. Hopefully, I given you enough explantations to make you happy for awhile. Until my next update!