Fate On A Twist.
Life can be funny sometimes and when you think things are going your way, something might happen to knock you in another direction. I know a lot has been said about magical kisses bringing people back to life especially when they are your true love but the Princess experienced a twisted fate than what she has been used to or ever heard. Indeed, true love is hard to come by especially with how many people have arranged marriage instead and those you think you love deeply might not feel the same way about you. Some lurk in the corner waiting for the perfect chance to show you what true love is all about.
I stayed in the forest castle owned by humans and it's in the far woods. I've lived there all my life and it took me so long to even know that another castle existed that was not for humans, but fairies. It's quite a distance from us and I hardly go out except the king sends me on an errand but never in the direction of the other castle.
The king was dying and that was when I got to know about the other castle, led by a beautiful lady who has been waiting for love to find her in her 100 years of existence. The king said he never mentioned it because he wanted everyone to stay far away from that castle of the fairies but now, he had to open up since he doesn't have a male son to take over the throne but a daughter. It is forbidden for a daughter to take the throne so whoever can bring the hair strand of the leader of the fairies would be the one to marry her daughter and lay claim to the throne. It's for bravery, cunningness, smartness and also to break a spell.
The grandmother of this elegant fairy also placed a curse on the human castle after she was deceived by humans under the pretext of love. She didn't tell her granddaughter because she wanted her to find love on her own and not be seen differently. This elegant fairy fell in love with the king of the humans, unknown to her, he was sent to get her hair which they wanted to use to create a charm. Since it's a sign of bravery, the father of the princess was the one that took it upon himself then to charm the elegant fairy.
Their love affair was going great until he left and wasn't seen or heard of again until after 11 months. It was gathered that he had married the king's daughter and he is even the king and his wife just gave birth. The elegant fairy went on the journey herself to see what she was told only to see the accuracy of the story and then cursed the baby that she would fall into a deep sleep and won't wake up from it for a thousand years on her 18th birthday. This is because she wanted her to witness the pain and loneliness she felt when her father betrayed her.
The father knew what he did to get the strand of hair and the moment he noticed Lebile showing interest in his daughter, he told him to also get the hair strand from the present elegant fairy which would be used to stop the curse since the girl is 10 months shy of her 18th birthday. Lebile embarked on the journey and lived in a thick forest close to the fairy castle for 3 months before being found. He made them understand that he was homeless and banished so the elegant fairy took him in. Lebile is well built, handsome, tall and with a charming smile, so it was easier to fall in love with him. The elegant fairy had no worries because he knew Lebile won't leave him like the king did, after all, he has been banished from the human castle so there is nowhere for him to go.
Lebile didn't return in time as was scheduled and he only left after a year with the fairy. He looked for a way to sneak away and leave but the Princess had been in her deep sleep for 5 months. Upon Lebile's arrival, the whole castle cheered and he was quickly led to where the Princess lay. They brought her to an open square where everyone was watching and Lebile kissed the Princess but she didn't wake up. This was when another young man came up and told the king how he has been in love with the Princess and would love to be the one to kiss her and wake her up. The desperate king agreed and holding the hair on his left open palm, this young man kissed the Princess and she woke up.
Lebile couldn't change fate and with his heartbreak, he decided to go back to the elegant fairy the next day. He was thinking long and hard about what to tell her when he sees her and upon arriving at the castle, he told the disturbed and heartbroken elegant fairy that he had to go and make atonement for his banishment so he can stay forever with the elegant fairy while their love blossom. The elegant fairy was excited and told Lebile how disturbed she was. That was how she narrated the story to Lebile about her first heartbreak with the current king and they lived happily ever after.
Life can be unpredictable sometimes going in the direction we don't want to initially go but we just have to make the most of whatever life throws at us rather than live in unhappiness for the rest of our lives. We might think we know where we are heading sometimes but life is full of surprises and just like magic, it would make us wonder and understand why it didn't work out initially.
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The story is just so very much interesting. What a beautiful way to end such a beautiful story... Lebile, instead of living in unhappiness for the rest of his life had to go; meeting the elegant fairy. I love this part, it taught me that, instead of brooding over something that can't be changed and would actually cost one's happiness, it's better to just move on and forget all about it. Life is like a wind; that blows in different directions. Whichever is favorable for us, should be given a chance of adaptation.