Madeline awoke with a start her head pounding loudly in her skull. She felt dizzy, she felt sick, and most of all she felt... Lost. Slowly she opened her eyes and immediately regretted the decision as the blinding light from the largest moon she was sure to have ever seen pierced her eyes. Slowly she adjusted and soon the night sky came into focus. The moon shone above her like an orb of light cast against the dark shadows of the sky. Under her Madeline felt thick dark grass, around her dark trees rose up there branches twisted by magic and there dark green leaves creating a beautiful canopy above her. Madeline rose slowly and blinked, who was she? 'Madeline... My name is Madeline... Madeline what???' Frowning Madeline looked around. Where was she? 'Not home... Wherever home is...' What was she doing here? 'Running, I was running but from what?' Blinking Madeline looked around her. The empty clearing had a clean stream running through it slowly she made her way to it and looked down. In the beautiful pool of water she saw herself staring back. She looked un-familiar to herself, long bright hair braided beautifully and yet still some was loose to hang over her shoulders and down her back in pink waves, and bright lost eyes seemed haunted by confusion. She was wearing a pair of light brown pants, boots, and a modest white long sleeve dress shirt with a dark blue buttoned vest over-top. She wasn't dressed as a commoner, but she wasn't dressed as anyone important.
Moving away from the water Madeline felt her head, she found a small cut on the side of her head and dried blood, nothing to worry about. Her knees felt bruised and her whole body felt burnt and worn. What had she been running from? Slowly Madeline moved from the clearing walking through the trees she followed a small path made by who knows what or who, and as she left the clearing she saw it rising above her like a stone giant. A castle made from dark bricks. It was beautiful against the moon and against the green lush landscape of forest this place seemed so lost and peaceful so quiet. Staring in awe Madeline felt herself becoming more lost. This place had no familiarity and yet she knew what it must be... 'Lune.' Yes... She was in Lune, that was that was a kingdom wasn't it... But she did not belong in Lune where was her home? 'Sol.' Yes! She was from Sol, but then what was she doing in Lune... Wasn't it dangerous here. 'Yes it is... Creatures here eat my kind sometimes... I'm human yes...' Slowly Madeline backed away from the castle watching the guards they were talking saying they could smell something... 'You! They smell you! Your blood your blood.' Quieting her breathing Madeline walked back down the path, something that probably wasn't wise clearly this clearing and path were made by someone... But it was the only place she knew. And so Madeline returned to the clearing among the tall trees hidden from the world.
Madeline this time took a closer look at the clearing. It was fairly empty aside the small body of water that had a small stream leading away from it and a small one coming from it. There were many flowers in the clearing small ones that were closed but they were everywhere. The moon seemed to hang above the clearing casting down bright light making the thick green grass stand out from the bright small flowers. There was a small breeze that played with Madeline's long hair. The temperature was neither cold nor warm. By the small body of water sat an old bench made of wood and metal. It seemed to overlook the other side of the pond/river which actually cut the clearing in two, on the other side was a large bulk of small flowers gently being pushed by the breeze. Madeline walked over to the old bench and sat down as she tried to sort through her own mind. As she stared vacantly at the flowers on the other side she watched as the light being cast down from the moon slowly shifted to red. Madeline looked up and her eyes widened in amazement as the moons glow changed to red, she had no idea that the moon was connected to the prince high above her in the castle beyond the clearing. Looking back down Madeline also noted that the flowers all began to open soaking in the red light, they were so perfectly white and so perfectly, peaceful. Slowly Madeline let go of a breath she did not realize she was holding... Instead she allowed herself to be serenaded by the peaceful breeze and singing trees. She had no idea that she was exactly in the right place at the wrong time...
Moving away from the water Madeline felt her head, she found a small cut on the side of her head and dried blood, nothing to worry about. Her knees felt bruised and her whole body felt burnt and worn. What had she been running from? Slowly Madeline moved from the clearing walking through the trees she followed a small path made by who knows what or who, and as she left the clearing she saw it rising above her like a stone giant. A castle made from dark bricks. It was beautiful against the moon and against the green lush landscape of forest this place seemed so lost and peaceful so quiet. Staring in awe Madeline felt herself becoming more lost. This place had no familiarity and yet she knew what it must be... 'Lune.' Yes... She was in Lune, that was that was a kingdom wasn't it... But she did not belong in Lune where was her home? 'Sol.' Yes! She was from Sol, but then what was she doing in Lune... Wasn't it dangerous here. 'Yes it is... Creatures here eat my kind sometimes... I'm human yes...' Slowly Madeline backed away from the castle watching the guards they were talking saying they could smell something... 'You! They smell you! Your blood your blood.' Quieting her breathing Madeline walked back down the path, something that probably wasn't wise clearly this clearing and path were made by someone... But it was the only place she knew. And so Madeline returned to the clearing among the tall trees hidden from the world.
Madeline this time took a closer look at the clearing. It was fairly empty aside the small body of water that had a small stream leading away from it and a small one coming from it. There were many flowers in the clearing small ones that were closed but they were everywhere. The moon seemed to hang above the clearing casting down bright light making the thick green grass stand out from the bright small flowers. There was a small breeze that played with Madeline's long hair. The temperature was neither cold nor warm. By the small body of water sat an old bench made of wood and metal. It seemed to overlook the other side of the pond/river which actually cut the clearing in two, on the other side was a large bulk of small flowers gently being pushed by the breeze. Madeline walked over to the old bench and sat down as she tried to sort through her own mind. As she stared vacantly at the flowers on the other side she watched as the light being cast down from the moon slowly shifted to red. Madeline looked up and her eyes widened in amazement as the moons glow changed to red, she had no idea that the moon was connected to the prince high above her in the castle beyond the clearing. Looking back down Madeline also noted that the flowers all began to open soaking in the red light, they were so perfectly white and so perfectly, peaceful. Slowly Madeline let go of a breath she did not realize she was holding... Instead she allowed herself to be serenaded by the peaceful breeze and singing trees. She had no idea that she was exactly in the right place at the wrong time...