Bab 2: CURSED TO BE A RED ROSE

It was known that the royal family of Shovalon would always have silver hair and silver eyes. Shovalon had been one of the kingdoms on Earth since a hundred years ago, and all the kings, queens, princes, and princesses always had silver hair and silver eyes.

The current royal family that ruled the kingdom was not an exception. The king and queen were still young, and their dear princess was only ten years old this year.

The king, Geraint, was a wise and humble leader of Shovalon. He was loved by his people for his low profile and caring character, and his life as the number one person in Shovalon was far from luxurious.

The queen, Valeria, was the mother of the kingdom. That was not only a nickname, but she indeed treated all the people in Shovalon as her own children. She had such a loving character, and not only that, but she was also smart and innovative. Shovalon could be a beautiful kingdom because of her ideas about royal layout.

The princess, Ievna, was the only princess in Shovalon. Yes, the queen gave birth to a daughter ten years ago, and it could be said that Princess Ievna was the Crown Princess of the kingdom.

Although the formal ceremony to bestow the princess with the title of Crown Princess would only be held when the princess reached the age of twelve, Princess Ievna would become queen of Shovalon after King Geraint died. No one in the kingdom was against the idea of having a female ruler.

Princess Ievna was still so young, but she had a remarkable character just like her father and her mother. Princess Ievna was a healthy kid since she was little, and she would always play around the palace along with the servants. She would run around to catch butterflies, and she even raised some rabbits in the palace garden.

People said that her smile was so radiant, and they said that the kingdom was still warm even in the Winter because of the princess' smile. The people of Shovalon believed that Princess Ievna was chosen by the Sun God to warm the kingdom.

The royal family had such an outstanding character, but now they were pressed by the witch's aura.

"Please spare my wife and my child. If you want this kingdom, then I will give it to you without giving you trouble. I just want you to spare my wife and my child," King Geraint begged for mercy from the evil witch, and the witch looked at him arrogantly.

"That's such a difficult request," Sharass replied carelessly as she lifted her hand and played with her long black nails. "I really hate the royal family of Shovalon. Many people praised your beautiful look when they kept saying that I'm ugly and scary. I want to kill you all so that people can stop praising your look."

Sharass was the strongest witch, but she could never use a spell on her face. She was ugly with her rough skin, and people out there kept mocking her for it. They kept mocking her behind her back, but at the same time, they kept praising the royal family of Shovalon.

Now that she only needed one step more to conquer Shovalon, she wouldn't miss the chance to eliminate the whole royal family of Shovalon. That way, there would no longer be a royal family with such a stunning look.

Smirking as the thought flashed on her mind, Sharass was getting ready with her magic wand that resembled a black bone. She was getting ready to get rid of the people she didn't want to see, but then she heard someone suddenly shout.

"Wait!"

When Sharass turned her head to the source of the voice, she could see the queen was the one who dared to stop her movement. A pair of crimson eyes glared at the pathetic queen, but the queen dared herself to fixate her eyes on the evil witch.

"You can kill me and my husband, but please don't touch my daughter. She's still young, and she doesn't know anything about hatred and war. Maybe you can send her to a small village instead, but please don't kill her!"

Queen Valeria dared to beg for her child, and the said child widened her silver eyes at her mother.

"No, Mother!" Princess Ievna voiced her thought firmly. "If this witch wants to kill us, then let her be! We don't need to beg from an evil being like her!"

Princess Ievna was brave as usual, and her courage seemed to offend the evil witch. Sharass turned to the princess, and with a slight movement of the wand in her hand, the guards guarding the princess were burned to ashes.

The sight was so frightening, but the royal family of Shovalon didn't have time to mourn because Sharass suddenly walked over toward the unguarded princess and used her hand to lift the princess' chin. The long and sharp nails pierced into the princess' smooth skin, but the princess just hissed and didn't cry.

"Such a beautiful and bold princess, and I think an instant death is too easy for someone like you," Sharass dangerously spoke in front of the princess' face, and the parents of the princess could only watch at the sight nervously.

"And I think you really like red roses, Princess? The red roses on your head look so beautiful, and they give me a brilliant idea of how I should torture you."

The witch's words sounded so dangerous, and the royal family chose to remain silent because they didn't want to offend the witch more. Princess Ievna was in the witch's hold, and they couldn't be reckless for the sake of the princess' safety.

But suddenly Sharass let go of the princess' chin and stepped back before bursting out laughing. "I will grant your wish!" The evil witch pointed at the queen while glaring at her. "I will kill all of you except the princess, but as payment for my generosity, the princess will be cursed to become a red rose! The princess will be a pitiful red rose forever!"

And the evil witch did what she said. She burned the king and the queen along with the remaining guards, and she spared Princess Ievna. She didn't kill the princess, but she cursed the princess to be a red rose.

There was no longer a princess, but a red rose fell on the floor.