The Curse of Maleficent by Elizabeth Rudnick

Author:Elizabeth Rudnick
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Young Adult - Fiction
Publisher: Disney Book Group

felt like she was floating. She heard muffled voices and her eyelids fluttered open. Above, she saw a full moon hanging bright in the sky. She could make out trees on both sides of her and the shadow of a large bird. Opening her mouth, she tried to speak, but the effort was too great, and after a moment, sleep claimed her once more.

Strange dreams overtook her. Dreams about the sweet shadow figure she’d known all her life. The shadow had a pet dog…or was it a pet wolf by her side? And she was at the Wall, keeping a whole army of invaders out. Aurora knew she should be scared, but she wasn’t. In her mind’s eye, she merely watched calmly, floating over the scene, knowing the shadow and the wolf would be okay.

She awoke sometime later, this time feeling less groggy. Slowly Aurora sat up and looked around. She was in the middle of a glen. Trees surrounded her on all sides, and nearby, water burbled in a small stream. In many ways, it looked like her clearing in the woods. But in many other ways, it did not.

The trees seemed older, their branches thick with dark green leaves. The air smelled crisper. The grass underneath her felt softer and Aurora had the distinct feeling that the glen was alive, similar to how she’d felt whenever she’d touched the Thorn Wall, only magnified. In that moment, Aurora knew without a doubt she was no longer in the human world. But if that was the case, where was she?

Sensing a presence behind her, Aurora was reminded of something. What was it? Suddenly, she felt warmed by a burst of clarity, as if a cloud had shifted to reveal a shining sunbeam. She smiled knowingly. There could be only one explanation for how she had gotten to this magical glen. “I know you’re there,” she said softly. “Don’t be afraid.”

There was a moment of silence and then, from somewhere behind her, a voice replied, “I’m not afraid.”

Aurora nearly clapped her hands together in excitement. “Then come out,” she urged.

“Then you’ll be afraid,” the voice said.

“No I won’t,” Aurora said, shaking her head. How could she be? If she was right, the shadows of the trees hid the one person she had waited her whole life to meet.

As she watched, the trees rustled, and a moment later, a figure stepped out into the middle of the glen. Aurora’s eyes grew wide. Standing in front of her was a faerie. In nearly every way, she looked human. She was tall and thin, with long dark hair and luminous, pale skin. Her lips were ruby red and her heavily lidded green eyes gazed at Aurora hesitantly. But on top of her head was a pair of large, dark horns. The same dark horns that Aurora had seen in the shadows for so many years.

“I know who you are,” Aurora said, getting to her feet.

The faerie took a step closer. She raised one eyebrow.

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