Bright Shimmer flitted out of the room as soon as she heard the door handle move, so the false queen didn't see her zip around the castle and head back into the queen's tower. She had gone to get her mother out of the mirror. Bright Shimmer, along with everyone else in the castle, knew that her mother was a strong fighter and a powerful magician and that she was their only hope to defeat Grenta's band. She stood in front of the mirror and said,
Mirror mirror of ash tree
How can I set my mother free
There was a blinding flash like something bright being reflected off the mirror, then it was gone and where the mirror had been stood queen Tenya, her silver feathers shining and bright.
"All you had to do was ask." She replied.
All Bright Shimmer wanted to do then was have a long conversation with her mom but she remembered her father and told her hurriedly, "Mother we need your help! Grenta is going to kill Father and take over the kingdom! You're the only one that can stop her!"
Tenya's eyes widened and she stared at Bright Shimmer then she shook herself and started down the corridor, flying so fast that Bright Shimmer almost couldn't keep up.