Epilogue
We helped Vivia to sit on a chair and explained our side of the story, then she explained her side.
As Robin predicted, this whole thing started when I was twelve. There was a lightning strike that day, and I didn't pay much attention to it. It seemed that the lightning was not Mother Nature; it was the queen of the dark faeries transporting herself to our castle. Why she chose us, we didn't know. I guess was because we didn't have a male ruler or heir and she thought we would be weak because of that.
"I was in my room that day, crouched over my desk reading. Suddenly there was a loud boom followed by a blinding light. I turned around and saw a huge mirror reaching from floor to ceiling." Vivia told us her tale. "I got up, curious and walked to the mirror. At first I could see my reflection, but then the glass turned milky white and a face appeared in it. All I remember of the face was that she was beautiful. Before I could react, streams of light flew out of the mirror right at me. I tried to duck, but it was too late. I felt something hit me and I couldn't remember anything after that. It was like I was in darkness until just a few minutes ago." She finished telling the story and sighed. "What have I done?" she whispered. We told her all about the poverty she, no, the queen of the dark faeries caused.
"Don't worry Vivia, it wasn't your fault." I tried to comfort her.
"But the people don't know that. They'll hate me forever." Vivia looked thoughtful, "Here," she handed me the crown she was wearing, "You are the rightful queen, you should rule."
I took the crown, not know quite what to say. Finally I found my voice, "Thank you Vivia, but I'm not supposed to rule until I come of age."
"That's okay, I'll abdicate anyways. I'm sure people don't want me to be their leader anymore."
We argued for a while, finally coming to the decision that even thought she was the regent, I would make all the decisions. We also decided that Robin was to be me advisor.
~*~
Weeks later, Robin and I were married. We invited all our friends, including Viva. The guest of honour was my gnome family. Helen was my Maid of Honour, and Harriet was the flower girl. For some reason, Prince Charming was there too. He brought with him his fiancée, who he rescued from a witch from a tower. I thought being engaged would make him more pleasant, but he was still as arrogant as ever.
"You could've had a prince from a rich country for your husband, but instead you took some lowly hunter." He said to me with an air of importance, but he was careful not to let his fiancée hear.
After the wedding ceremony, I was re-crowned as Queen of Annon and Robin was crowned as King Consort.
The ogres were driven out from the old home of my gnome family. So with tearful goodbyes and promises to visit, they left the cabin in the forest for their old home. Since no one was living in the cabin anymore, Robin and I made it into our hunting cabin for when we went on hunting trips.
A year later, our first baby was born. He was christened as Prince David Liam.
And so, with love, joy, sadness, and other emotions, we lived normally ever after.
~*~
*sniff* it's over!! i had a lot of fun writing this story. there will be a loose sequel to this - but it will be very loose to this, there will be some connections. The title of the sequel is "To Tame a Prince" under the fairytale section.
i would've updated sooner but i had to find a perfect name for the prince since he is going to be in the next story. so thanks for the suggestions!
We helped Vivia to sit on a chair and explained our side of the story, then she explained her side.
As Robin predicted, this whole thing started when I was twelve. There was a lightning strike that day, and I didn't pay much attention to it. It seemed that the lightning was not Mother Nature; it was the queen of the dark faeries transporting herself to our castle. Why she chose us, we didn't know. I guess was because we didn't have a male ruler or heir and she thought we would be weak because of that.
"I was in my room that day, crouched over my desk reading. Suddenly there was a loud boom followed by a blinding light. I turned around and saw a huge mirror reaching from floor to ceiling." Vivia told us her tale. "I got up, curious and walked to the mirror. At first I could see my reflection, but then the glass turned milky white and a face appeared in it. All I remember of the face was that she was beautiful. Before I could react, streams of light flew out of the mirror right at me. I tried to duck, but it was too late. I felt something hit me and I couldn't remember anything after that. It was like I was in darkness until just a few minutes ago." She finished telling the story and sighed. "What have I done?" she whispered. We told her all about the poverty she, no, the queen of the dark faeries caused.
"Don't worry Vivia, it wasn't your fault." I tried to comfort her.
"But the people don't know that. They'll hate me forever." Vivia looked thoughtful, "Here," she handed me the crown she was wearing, "You are the rightful queen, you should rule."
I took the crown, not know quite what to say. Finally I found my voice, "Thank you Vivia, but I'm not supposed to rule until I come of age."
"That's okay, I'll abdicate anyways. I'm sure people don't want me to be their leader anymore."
We argued for a while, finally coming to the decision that even thought she was the regent, I would make all the decisions. We also decided that Robin was to be me advisor.
~*~
Weeks later, Robin and I were married. We invited all our friends, including Viva. The guest of honour was my gnome family. Helen was my Maid of Honour, and Harriet was the flower girl. For some reason, Prince Charming was there too. He brought with him his fiancée, who he rescued from a witch from a tower. I thought being engaged would make him more pleasant, but he was still as arrogant as ever.
"You could've had a prince from a rich country for your husband, but instead you took some lowly hunter." He said to me with an air of importance, but he was careful not to let his fiancée hear.
After the wedding ceremony, I was re-crowned as Queen of Annon and Robin was crowned as King Consort.
The ogres were driven out from the old home of my gnome family. So with tearful goodbyes and promises to visit, they left the cabin in the forest for their old home. Since no one was living in the cabin anymore, Robin and I made it into our hunting cabin for when we went on hunting trips.
A year later, our first baby was born. He was christened as Prince David Liam.
And so, with love, joy, sadness, and other emotions, we lived normally ever after.
~*~
*sniff* it's over!! i had a lot of fun writing this story. there will be a loose sequel to this - but it will be very loose to this, there will be some connections. The title of the sequel is "To Tame a Prince" under the fairytale section.
i would've updated sooner but i had to find a perfect name for the prince since he is going to be in the next story. so thanks for the suggestions!