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“You have heard
of the five great women who changed history: Snow White, Cinderella,
Gretal the Good, Rupunzel, and Red Riding Hood. You have met Queen
Cinderella, even. Well, there was always speculation that there should
have been nine, one for each kingdom. Over time, the days of magic and
legend were through and until, well, until we four fulfilled the prophecy
to save the nine kingdoms, we were sure five were all that would come. But
now, it’s as if the old days had returned. Magic and goodness are
overflowing, there are even rumors that the Ice Queen of the
8th Kingdom will be succeeded by a beautiful Princess.
“You see, as the fairies tell, many years ago when the first Queen
Gretal the Good was in power, she entrusted one of her magic mirrors to
the goblins who immediately broke it into nine pieces. Now you know that
when a mirror splits, each piece becomes a small mirror of its own rather
than part of a whole. Each of these pieces were a little different in that
they reflected only the truth of one of the great women. As each came to
power, her face became a permanent image in a piece of glass, and each
place took its spot in the empty mirror frame. After Snow White’s
stepmother came to power, she had the mirror and pieces hidden and buried,
and the rest of us gave up all hope of the remaining four. We slipped into
dark times. At any rate, before I could finish planning the ball, Anthony
here came upon something quite special buried beneath the soil where he’s
started the digging, the frame and remaining mirror pieces, carefully
wrapped and very well intact for their age; I have attendants cleaning
them even now. And in
accordance with the tales, there are nine pieces,
not five." ~King Wendell, fanfic- The Tenth
Kingdom Chapter 2
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