Maleficent by Elizabeth Rudnick

Author:Elizabeth Rudnick
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Young Adult - Fiction
Publisher: Disney Press

MORE YEARS PASSED. Seasons came and went. Days grew longer and then shorter and then longer again. The thick wall grew taller in the summer, invigorated by the sun’s warmth. And in fall, the roots dug deeper. On one side, in the Faerie Moors, Maleficent continued to sit on the throne. She focused on helping the Moors thrive and enjoyed knowing that she had brought a long-lasting peace for all the creatures, great and small.

Over the years, Maleficent grew more confident and more beautiful. On the other side of the Thorn Wall, however, things did not go as well. In his castle, King Stefan grew weaker and more paranoid. His beard grew gray and thinned while his belly became larger. His red-rimmed eyes were constantly trained on the wall as he waited for the moment it would show him its weakness. He had ordered the once lovely light stone walls of the castle to be covered by thick, dull iron—an attempt to make sure that Maleficent could be kept out. It gave the castle a scary, foreboding appearance, and those who lived in its shadow felt its heavy weight on their shoulders. Gone were the days of celebrations and fun. The kingdom, many said, was in a perpetual state of mourning for a cursed princess who they would never see grow up.

Deep in the woods between the two worlds, unaware of it all, Aurora grew older. Her pudgy cheeks thinned out yet stayed rosy. The little legs that had so often gotten her into trouble became long and lean so that she towered over her short “aunts.” The button nose that turned up slightly at the tip fit her face perfectly, and the long blond locks that flowed down to her tiny waist shimmered and shone. At fifteen, she was a vision of beauty. And raised away from the trappings of royal life, she was a vision of kindness, as well. There was not an animal she didn’t love or a bird she didn’t sing to. She would wander the woods for hours at a time, lost in thought but perfectly comfortable with the nature around her.

Maleficent had watched as Aurora grew and got closer and closer to the age of her curse. She had witnessed the awkward years when Aurora’s legs were too long for her body, and seen the emotional shift from child to teen as Aurora struggled to figure out who she was, never getting answers from the three women who had raised her. She had followed the girl as she wandered the woods, always surprised to see a human so in touch with nature. And she had been uncomfortable when, wandering far from home one afternoon, Aurora had discovered the Wall. Soon Aurora began to spend long afternoons lying in front of it, trying to see through its thick, thorny branches. While Maleficent tried to ignore the girl’s presence so close to her home, it was practically impossible. The girl always seemed to be nearby.

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