The Black Rose

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never saw such fear in a mother’s eye. It was then she realized it might not be a story and that there was a real fear of the forest.
    Fantasme Forest is rumored to be a result of the Black Demise. The Black Demise is the name the people of Aridale had given to the day Celewyn disappeared.  It is said that they had created some kind of weapon and had planned to use it to take over the other kingdoms and rule the land. However, the plan backfired and instead it destroyed them. None of the people survived. It was a very haunting story and sometimes Milly wondered if it was a story or if it was the truth. Milly sighed and continued reading.
     
    L ord Melanthius was discovered using dark magic by the palace maids . They claim ed he had taken a rose from Queen Henrietta’s g arden and turned it into a beautiful maiden . Practicing dark magic was a crime and the punishment was exile.
    King Wilhelm was worried though that the young sorcerer might try to attack. He called u pon the great Enchantress, Yol ande , in order to help him banish Lord Melanthius. Yolande was willing to destroy Lord Melanthius if need be, but she hoped it would not come to that. The sorcerer did not put up a fight and disappeared into Fantasme Forest for he had nowhere else to go .
     
    Milly was extremely excited and desperately wanted to know more, but there was nothing else written . She had to share this book with Wilhelmina. It was a part of the kingdom’s history that both of them did not know. Why wasn’t the kingdom worried about Lord Melanthius? If he lives in Fantasme Forest, isn’t that close to Aridale? Wouldn’t they worry he might use dark magic to destroy the kingdom? Why didn’t the king and queen ever get a new sorcerer?
    Milly wanted to read more about Lenora and Yolande, but feared that she would be caught with the book. She didn’t actually have permission to be looking through books in the king’s library. Also, it was obvious the king and queen did not want her to know about Lord Melanthius or else they would have told her the story a long time ago. Queen Henrietta used to tell Wilhelmina, Milly, and Edolie bedtime stories when they were little about the kingdom of Aridale. This one was never told. Milly didn’t think it was accidental . S he grabbed the book and hurried to Wilhelmina’s room.
     
    Wilhelmina hoped Jerome would be alright . S he went to find her sister to let her know that Jerome wasn’t feeling well. Maybe Edolie’s presence would cheer him up and help him recover faster. However, Edolie’s reaction to the news made Wilhelmina worry about her decision. Her younger sister had panicked at the news and ran off to Jerome’s room.
    “Nice work,” Delaney joked as the other girls giggled.
    “I just thought she should know,” Wilhelmina said innocently before leaving to check on Edolie and Jerome. She didn’t really fit in with Edolie’s group. As much as she loved Milly, she couldn’t help but wish she had more friends. Especially since lately Milly only seemed to care about finding the gentleman that Wilhelmina had danced with. She wondered why Milly cared so much and sighed. She already knew the answer. Milly was her best friend , so of course she cared. She just had a habit of taking things to the extreme. Wilhelmina giggled . Overall, Milly was a good friend and Wilhelmina was glad to have her.
     
    Edolie had sprinted to Jerome’s room, which was a miracle since she was wearing gold high heeled shoes and a white dress. When she arrived, she discovered he was still sleeping so she sa t down on the edge of his bed. Edolie put her hand on his forehead. He didn’t appear to have a fever. Jerome began t o move and she quickly stood up; she hadn’t meant to wake him.
    “I’m sorry,” Edolie stuttered as Jerome sat up.
    “Edolie,” Jerome said startled and then smiled.
    “I heard you were sick, I was worried,” Edolie mumbled feeling embarrassed, “I didn’t mean to wake you.”
    “It’s

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