Broken Rose:

Broken Rose:

The next morning Rini woke up to the birds chirping and sunlight streaming onto her face. "Did you have a good sleep?" a little voice asked.

"Yes, hun, I did. Thank you for not waking me up," Rini replied.

"You're welcome momma," said the little girl with a gigantic grin on her face. She then took from behind her back a single purple rose.

"Where'd you get this?" Rini asked.

"Helios gave it to me for being a good little girl," she said with a giggle. "He pulled it right out of his sleeve!"

"He did?" Rini asked.

"Yea! And there was no thorns on it, see!" she said holding up the flower.

"Did you thank him?" Rini asked. Her daughter nodded with a big smile. "What time is it?"

"Almost lunch," said a voice from the door.

"Helios! What are you doing here?" Rini asked.

"Just checking to see if my two favorite princesses wanted anything to eat," he said winking slightly at Rini.