Snow White by Jenni James

Author:Jenni James
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Young Adult, clean fiction, fairy tale
ISBN: 9781624820656
Publisher: StoneHouse Ink
Published: 2013-04-29T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

“ARE YOU OUT OF your wits?” asked Terrance as Corlan explained everything. “You want to remove all the castle mirrors within the next couple of hours?”

“Yes! And we must hurry. Get dressed, man!” Corlan said.

Terrance rubbed his face and then chuckled. “My nightclothes are a sight more decent than you are, chap. Perhaps you need to get dressed.”

Corlan looked down and laughed. “Touché.” Hobbling toward the door, he said, “I will be back quickly. Meet me in the library and I will see about waking Raven to help as well.”

“Raven?” Terrance grinned. “In that case, you win. I will meet you there in about five minutes.”

“Ha! I see how it is. You will come if a maiden is present.”

“Corlan, one day you will come to understand—it is always about the maidens being present. There is something about them that allows a man to become his best self.”

Corlan shook his head and shut the door.

Terrance got out of bed and let out a whistle of amazement, a bit stunned as he dressed. Snow was gone, left alone in some forest. Corlan had no chance of saving her or protecting her at all. And the witch had become an old hag after eating the heart of a pig. He smirked, enjoying the irony, and then scolded himself for smiling.

He always did find humor at the most inappropriate times. If he did not learn to control that peculiar habit, one day it would be sure to get him into trouble.

Sighing a bit, he pulled on his boots and allowed the heaviness of the situation to hit him as he stomped his feet to fit more comfortably. What a mess they were all in. Hopefully Snow could find a place to remain hidden until they resolved the queen’s betrayal. He worried about her, though, and he could tell Corlan was beside himself with fear for her safety. Though neither of them mentioned it, Terrance knew they were both worried about wolves or other beasts.

Taking an oil lamp, he slipped out of his room and made his way down the darkened corridors to the library. Perhaps there was a chance he could go find Snow himself and guarantee that she was safe. Excitement poured through his limbs at the thought. Yes! It was the perfect solution. Allow him to protect her.

He waited until Corlan came back to spring it upon him.

So eager was he to share the news that he did not see Raven slip in until she said, “So, you will now become Snow’s hero and not Corlan?”

Terrance glanced over and smiled, his heart jolting at the sight of her. She looked stunning, her long hair shimmering in the soft glow of the lamps around them. “Hello.” When she did not reply and appeared to be waiting, he thought back on the question she had asked. “Yes. Yes, it will be me who claims the hero part, I imagine. Though,”—he turned to Corlan—“did you not tell her what happened?”

“Corlan explained the spell on the way to the library.

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