A few days had passed since the Huntsman left the kingdom. Snow White and William were eager to still have their wedding, even though the Huntsman was to be the witness for Snow White. Or at least that was what Snow White intended to ask the Huntsman.
When the Huntsman left, Snow White tried to follow him. She opened the doors out of the dining hall and ran as fast as she could to catch up with the Huntsman. "Huntsman wait!" she yelled through the hallways of the castle. The Huntsman gave no intension to stop and ran as fast as he could. There was a horse stated at the courtyard of the castle. Without noticing there was no saddle or anything on the horse, the Huntsman jumped on him and ran out of the castle gate. "STOP!" Snow White yelled at the top of her voice, but the Huntsman was gone. Snow White started to cry and slowly fell to her knees. "Please... Stop...". As she spoke, she lost sight of the Huntsman, who had now ran over the castle road, towards the fields. With that her vision became worse. Her view became hazy and it slowly turned to black. The last thing she saw was a man running towards her from the castle. All went to black.
Snow White woke up in her bed. It was dark outside, and the moonlight gave a nice glace over her room. The moonlight lid her wardrobe and gave the view of a shady person sitting in a chair. Snow White tried to sit up but she couldn't move. It was as if she was tied to her bed by some invisible robe. The shady man rose from the chair. He was wearing a black robe with a hood. It was impossible to see his face. The man walked towards the bed and started to speak: "You have made a choice that will have some major consequences. Be prepared for the worst you can imagine." Snow White tried to answer the shady man but there was no sound from her voice. The only thing coming out of her mouth was air. The shady man turned around and returned to the chair. When he took his seat he spoke: "Ravenna's powers are yet to be destroyed". With that the man vanished in thin air. Snow White could only blink.
Snow White suddenly sat perked up. She was gasping. William flew out of his chair and ran towards her.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
"I think I had a really bad dream," she answered, "but how did I end up here anyway?"
"I followed you when you ran after the Huntsman. I brought you to your room when you fell to the ground on the courtyard."
"Thank you, I still don't know why he ran off like that..."
"With him gone, we will never know."
They didn't speak about the dream. William was not to know about what the shady man had said. Who was that man anyway? Appearing in a dream and just saying random things. And what did he meant with 'Ravenna's powers are yet to be destroyed'? Because it was all still a mystery to her, she kept silent.
"I think I'll go back to my quarters." William said, "You can use all the rest you need. We shall announce our wedding tomorrow."
"Sleep well William. I love you"
"I love you too Snow White. Sleep well my Queen."
The Huntsman travelled till sundown. He found himself on the border of the kingdom without any supplies. He left so fast, he had no time to pack anything. Knowing he had to sleep somewhere he went for a search for shelter. Using branches and leaves he created himself sort of a roof. If it would rain, it would definitely leak. Nevertheless the sky looked clear, and all the stars were clearly visible. He made himself a bed with moss and leaves, and he used his jacket as a blanked. Because it could get cold in the outside, and of course it was possible that there were animals on the run out here, he made a fire. It took him a while but it was nice and warm. With that he fell asleep.
He dreamed about one thing and one thing only: Snow White. How could it be she said yes to William? There was no reasonable explanation for it. He didn't want to believe, or maybe he even couldn't. When he woke up the following morning he decided he had to go back. Back to ask her why. He jumped on his horse and made his way back to the castle.
The next day Snow White and William announced their wedding plans. The staff was first to know. All were happy for them, knowing they will have a King and Queen now. The town crier was giving the assignment to tell everybody the Queen had something to say at the courtyard. When the entire city was gathered, they announced it to the people. The entire city went crazy. They cheered until and celebrated it for the rest of the day. After this William took a horse so he could go and tell his father Duke Hammond what happened. Snow White was to stay at the castle and William left without any guards. He had his bow with him so he could at least defend himself. Armed and proud, he left the castle.
The Huntsman wasn't that far from the castle anymore, when he saw William riding his way. He stopped and so did William.
"You're back!" William said, "Thank God you're back! Snow White will be so happy! I have to go and tell her!"
"NO! Don't... I'm not coming back..." With that the Huntsman turned around and drove off again.
"ERIC! WAIT!" William yelled but it was too late. Eric had found his way to the Dark Forest. It was the only way he could go. It was either back to the castle or towards the Dark Forest, so his choice was easy. He knew the forest so he wasn't scared for anything. His horse on the other hand wasn't that happy with him going there. As soon as they reached the border of the forest the horse started to freak and kicked Eric of his back and ran off. Using his axe Eric made his way through the overgrown woods, towards the small fishing village of Gillygate. The woman used to have their faces filled with cuts and scars to make sure Queen Ravenna couldn't find them. When the Queen fell, all of the scars seemed to magically disappear, leaving a village with beautiful woman. Not knowing where to go, Eric rested here until he would know what to do.
William went back to the castle as fast as he could. He had to tell Snow White he had seen Eric. At the gates he jumped of his horse and ran straight towards the throne room, finding it empty. Next he went to Snow White's bedroom, also finding it empty. Guards, he needed to find guards! They would know where Snow White was. He ran through the halls finding a guard making his round.
"Where is she?" he asked.
"I'm sorry sir, I don't know who you're talking about..."
"Snow White of course, where is Snow White!?" He heard himself getting angry.
"I'm sorry sir, I believe she is in the back garden. She told something about roses. She always had a thing..."
Before he could finish his sentence, William ran away. He made his way to the garden, finding Snow White sitting on a bench. She was holding a red rose. They looked great this time of year. The entire garden seemed to be filled with roses. William went to Snow White and took stand right in front of her.
"I've seen Eric."
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