Mary

This time when the world stopped swirling, we were at the palace in the kitchen but the atmosphere was completely different. There was no liveliness to it. The happy carefree feel there once was had diminished and now was replaced with sullen looks and black clothing.

“I can’t believe she’s gone!” One of the girls cried, tears falling down her face.

“Gracie!” Hissed Harriet, “You must stop this nonsense. The Queen has commanded that we don’t speak of Greta anymore as it upsets the young master.”

At that moment Nikolai walked into the room, his facial expressions were now similar to the face that I’d grown to love.

“Because I slaughtered her.” Nikolai replied a pained look in his eyes, “My poor Greta was only trying to comfort me at the loss of my father and I killed her.”

“Nikolai,” Harriet started, “It wasn’t…”

“SILENCE!” Nikolai roared, if one other person tells me that this wasn’t my fault, I’ll have them banished from the castle.”

Harriet’s face was pained, but she made no a