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Crystal POV

"Crystal, remember the plan." Jadis said as she repeated the plan for the umpteenth time.

"Of course. I make him fall in love with me and then you come and take both of us away to the castle. He will live in suffering there for the rest of his miserable life and I am the one who will bring him his food. We have been over this mother, I am ready." I said.

"Ok Crystal. Do not be hasty, this leads to mistakes. As an extra precaution, I have added a mini camera to the snowflake on your jacket to track your progress. You can also contact me through it." She said.

"A very good idea mother." I said. All I have ever wanted is her approval. This is my chance to earn it.

"Do not fail me." She said and then she and her soldiers retreated back to the castle, leaving me on my own. Unfortunately, I was not alone for long. A boy around my age came riding through on a horse.

"Are you lost?" He asked and got off his horse.

"Yes I am. I am running away from my mother and I am not familiar with these woods." I said and looked down embarrassed. I did not actually feel embarrassed; acting was an essential part of my training.

"Who is your mom?" He asked.

"If I told you, you would look at me differently." I said. There was no reason for this cute guy to know who I was.

"What was your plan, to run through this forest forever?" He said in a mocking tone. Never mind him being cute, now I wanted to smack him around for talking to me like I was stupid.

"I was actually hoping to find a nice person to hide me, if you will excuse me I will be on my way." I said with a little more attitude then I meant to have, but he did not leave.

"If you are looking for someone to hide you, I am sure I could help." He said.

"Thank you." I said. We talked for a while and he suddenly stopped near a rather large castle. "Is this where you live?" I asked tentatively.

"Where are my manners? I have forgotten to introduce myself. King Edmund the Just at your service." He said playfully and bowed. Hopefully, he could not see the shock on my face. "Why do you look so shocked?" He asked.

"I would have never guessed you were a king." I said and he bought it.

"Ok, now that I have introduced myself who are you?" He asked and I took a deep breath.

"Princess Crystal." I said and shook his hand.

"Dang, your hands are cold. Have you been in a refrigerator lately?" He said jokingly.

"Actually, I have lived my entire life in a palace of ice. Does that count?" I asked and the realization crossed his face. For a second, there was a fire behind his eyes like none I had seen before.

"Princess," he said with distaste. He would have probably told me to find shelter elsewhere, had his siblings not have migrated to where we were standing.

"Edmund, who is this?" A younger girl who I assumed to be Lucy asked. Edmund did not respond but decided rather to storm into the castle. Lucy then turned to me. "There is only one person I know that can elicit that sort of response from him. Who are you and how did you meet my brother?" She asked.

"My name is Princess Crystal. I am running away from my mother and ran into your brother in the woods. I said I was looking for somewhere to hide and he said he could help. He probably wishes to withdraw his offer now that he knows who I am." I said and she looked on me with sympathy.

"Well Crystal, he may want to withdraw but I say you are welcome to hide here for as long as you like." She said and they all started to walk into the castle. Lucy motioned for me to follow and I did.

"Thank you Lucy." I said and she smiled.

"You are very welcome. O, and do not mind Edmund. He just does not like you because of your mom. Eventually he will warm up to you." She said and I wish I believed her. Instead, I saw for the first time how hard this mission was truly going to be.

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