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Chapter 11

Old Friends

The next day, Philip and Aurora took an escort of five soldiers to go on a day trip. The group entered the woods in the middle of the kingdom and sought out an old wood cutter's cottage…they were going to see Aurora's 'aunts' who raised her.

Upon reaching the cottage, Philip ordered the soldiers to stay outside as they went in. "Flora, Fauna, Merryweather? Is anyone home?" Aurora called, opening the door. "Hello…Philip, where are they?"

"Briar Rose! Dear, how nice of you to visit!" Flora came running down the stairs, enveloping Aurora in a hug.

"Flora, her name is Aurora. Now move over so that I can giver her a hug as well!" Fauna was also upstairs, walking down to join them. Merryweather also came down for a hug.

"What are you doing here?" Fauna asked. "Not that we mind the visit of course."

"We need your help." Philip said, putting his hand on his wife's shoulder. "We believe that the curse will be fulfilled soon, and we ask you to help us with something."

"Anything we can do, we will." Flora said. "What is it that you ask of us?

"Well, I think that Rose is in love." Aurora said.

"But she is only a child!" Merryweather cried out.

"She is seventeen, and Mortisha never said an age. We ask that you use your magic to find out whom. I've tried everything, but we just can't find him!" Rose was every jittery and couldn't calm down.

"Dear, I wish we could help, but we don't have that kind of power!" Fauna said, upset that she couldn't help.

Oh but we can help!" Piped up Flora. "We can cast a spell to draw him to the castle!"

"But Flora," Merryweather cut in, "we have to have something of his!"

"Or something he's touched!" cried Fauna. "If they are in love, he has had to at least touch Rose, even if it was just her hair."

"We'll do anything, just cast the spell." Philip and Aurora said together. So the five, three fairies and the two royal, sat down and discussed when they would do this.