Virginia stepped through the mirror and held her breath as she felt the cold nothingness hit her. Then, as fast as it came, it was over and she was on the other side. Her father was there to greet her. She ran up and hugged him. "Hi daddy." She noticed a man standing in the corner of the room. He was obviously a prince, but Virginia didn't recall seeing him at Wendell's coronation. She had thought all the royalty in the nine kingdoms had been invited. Was this who her father wanted her to meet?
"Virginia, this is Prince Darren. He is the ruler of the sixth kingdom." He motioned over to the man and he stepped forward. He took Virginia's hand and kissed it.
"What a lovely daughter you have Tony, so delightful." Virginia blushed. It seemed like it had been forever since Wolf had said something like that about her; it felt like she was hearing them for the first time. Darren looked at Virginia. "My dear, I must ask a favor of you." He had hypnotic blue eyes and Virginia couldn't look straight into them. They made her feel dizzy. "I will give you everything you desire, but you must take your mother's place in the circle." Virginia shook her head.
"Circle? What are you talking about?" The room started to spin slowly. She steadied herself on a nearby chair.
"The magic circle. When your mother died, the circle was broken. If we don't fill the gap soon, all the magic in the nine kingdoms will be lost forever." He frowned slightly, but it was just for show. Inside he was patting himself on the back for the acting job. Even his mother would have believed that one. The last line was especially impressive. Virginia looked at her father. He was looking absently at the Prince. "Virginia, look at me." She turned back around and looked at him. "If you help me, I won't lie to you. I won't keep secrets." Virginia felt like she was floating away.
"No secrets?" She asked slowly.
"Are you still waiting for that wolf of yours? He's gone." Virginia frowned.
"Gone?" Darren nodded.
"Yes, he's been helping the trolls build their army for a few weeks now. Haven't you noticed him gone?" Virginia shook her head. She didn't want to believe him, but it made sense. The baby inside her kicked. It seemed even the baby believed Darren.
"Why?" She asked in disbelief.
"I think they've offered him the position of chief wolf if he helped. With that job he could get lots of beautiful women. Skinny, beautiful women at his feet hanging on his every word." He moved closer to her. She could feel his breath on her neck. "Will you help me? I'll give you the power." Virginia looked up at him and smiled. Her eyes were very cold. She had this look of betrayal in them that told him what she would say.
"I've got the power. I don't need yours."
"So you will help?"
"Yes dearest, I will help."
"Virginia, this is Prince Darren. He is the ruler of the sixth kingdom." He motioned over to the man and he stepped forward. He took Virginia's hand and kissed it.
"What a lovely daughter you have Tony, so delightful." Virginia blushed. It seemed like it had been forever since Wolf had said something like that about her; it felt like she was hearing them for the first time. Darren looked at Virginia. "My dear, I must ask a favor of you." He had hypnotic blue eyes and Virginia couldn't look straight into them. They made her feel dizzy. "I will give you everything you desire, but you must take your mother's place in the circle." Virginia shook her head.
"Circle? What are you talking about?" The room started to spin slowly. She steadied herself on a nearby chair.
"The magic circle. When your mother died, the circle was broken. If we don't fill the gap soon, all the magic in the nine kingdoms will be lost forever." He frowned slightly, but it was just for show. Inside he was patting himself on the back for the acting job. Even his mother would have believed that one. The last line was especially impressive. Virginia looked at her father. He was looking absently at the Prince. "Virginia, look at me." She turned back around and looked at him. "If you help me, I won't lie to you. I won't keep secrets." Virginia felt like she was floating away.
"No secrets?" She asked slowly.
"Are you still waiting for that wolf of yours? He's gone." Virginia frowned.
"Gone?" Darren nodded.
"Yes, he's been helping the trolls build their army for a few weeks now. Haven't you noticed him gone?" Virginia shook her head. She didn't want to believe him, but it made sense. The baby inside her kicked. It seemed even the baby believed Darren.
"Why?" She asked in disbelief.
"I think they've offered him the position of chief wolf if he helped. With that job he could get lots of beautiful women. Skinny, beautiful women at his feet hanging on his every word." He moved closer to her. She could feel his breath on her neck. "Will you help me? I'll give you the power." Virginia looked up at him and smiled. Her eyes were very cold. She had this look of betrayal in them that told him what she would say.
"I've got the power. I don't need yours."
"So you will help?"
"Yes dearest, I will help."
