The Fairy Rose by Kailin Gow

Author:Kailin Gow
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2011-09-01T13:30:17+00:00

Chapter 7

The Winter Queen

“The Winter Queen!” Alistair whispered. He and Rodney quickly lowered themselves from the air and into the thick clover fields where we laid crouching on the ground. Sticky or not, it was imperative we would not be found. Summer and Winter had been at war for a few years now, and though I have never seen the Winter Queen, I have heard enough about her prowess in battle, her unearthly beauty, and even her ferocity. Known also as the Snow Queen in SIGHTLESS mythology, she was also irresistible to mortals. There was a hush amongst us, as we wondered what our fate held if the Winter Queen and her smal group of men, noticed us in the middle of the field.

“Where is my stag?” she asked. “We’ve fol owed it this far, I want to bring it home.” fol owed it this far, I want to bring it home.”

“He is right there!” one of the men close to her pointed out the stag in the fields to her.

“I knew my magic arrow would find him,” the Queen said. “Now let’s gather him and bring him home. Next time we wil build a better wal to keep some of my magical animals from wandering off like this. It isn’t safe for them…”

“Yes, your Majesty,” the man bow deeply.

“Now,” the Winter Queen said. “The stag!” The fairy winter knights surrounding the Queen, took out their swords and headed toward the stag. As soon as they began moving deep towards the stag, the first few of the men stopped moving.

“Wel , go on…” the Winter Queen’s right hand knight said. “You shouldn’t be afraid of the stag…he has, after al , been raised in the White Woods behind the Winter Palace.”

The first knight, a strappling man who was built larger than the others, turned red under his dark beard. “My Queen,” he said. He struggled in his place and then used his sword to stab in front of him.

place and then used his sword to stab in front of him.

“Yes?” the Winter Queen said. “What is it? Oh never mind,” she jumped off her horse, gathered her skirts behind her, holding her crossbow high above her and waded into the clover fields. She waded further than her knights, and was nearest the stag, yards away. The stag had turned around away from facing us now, and was slowly, but surely making its way around the clovers to face the Queen and the Winter Knights. “Come on Wesley. Get closer, I’l need you to help wrangle his horns. I don’t want to hurt him. He must not be hurt.” The Queen waited a second to see if Wesley would move closer. When he did not, she turned around. “Wel …”

“I’m afraid we’re al stuck here,” the large burly knight said, embarrassed.

“In a field of flowers?” the Winter Queen said.

“Push forward, Wesley. You’ve got the girth and strength to plow through.”

“But,” the Knight pushed forward, throwing himself into it. “Your Majesty,” he said again.

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