Many years passed since the deal was made. Little Avery was growing up quickly. The king saw her as his pride and joy. She was quite intelligent and started to speak quite quickly. She loved to gnaw on little toys.

But she was a peculiar child. When she first began to crawl, she crawled out on a ledge with the sun shining on it. She began to wail for the immense pain she felt. The king raced to little Avery to see if she was safe. He immediately took her to the physician Agustus.

"What's wrong with her, she went outside and began to wail like a banshee?!

"Her skin is begging to burn, how long was she in the sun?"

"A minute at most."

"Most peculiar."

Avery was now three years old, she loved to spend time with her father and her "mother".

She never understood why her mother was always so uncomfortable and tense around her.

She preferred her father more though, he was funny and he would play games with her. But he never let her out in the sun, so she was always all alone. That was okay with her though, she preferred animals especially since they would bend to her every will. Well, most of the time.

"I can't stand this anymore, I have to tell someone."

The queen walked briskly down the stairs hoping to bump into someone, so she could burst and tell someone about Avery. Poor, sweet Avery.

She found their new steward, Luke. She was prepared to run to him but she had to look calm. Unfortunately for her, the king got to her first.

"My dear, are you okay?"

"Yes, perfectly fine?"

"Something seems off with you," he went to give her a massage but she immediately flinched.

"I guess I'll be going then."

"Goodbye, my love."

And so the king left and the queen hurried off to tell the steward.

"Luke, may I speak to you privately?"

"Of course, madam."

They went into the dining hall and the queen told Luke everything. She felt so much better, but she would have to pray that the king didn't find out. She should have prayed harder.

A/N
I've been up since 6 in the morning kill me. I'm feeling generous also I was bored so I've written a bunch of chapters so I'll probably give you another update in like an hour or two I just need to eat, try to end my misery then it will be up.