Isabella was in her nice simple gray commoner's dress staring at the ring on her hand happily. She couldn't even pay attention to her gardening she too happy to garden as she hoped her brother would finished talking about the taxes faster with the king.

"I have given you all the time I can!" A loud shout came from the house making her jump up staring at the back of the house with worry.

"I can't pay the taxes without more time your majesty!" She heard her brother shout back.

Nick had grabbed Marks shirt in desperation.

"Please I need more time." He begged. Mark pushed him away pushing him into the wall on accident.

"How about-" "Nick!" Isabella yelled running into the house.

"How about I take her as payment?" Mark suggested as Nike stumbled to his feet.

"Don't you dare." Nick threatened. Mark grab her by the wrist causing her to yelp.

"I'll take her as payment." He said causing fear to run through her.

The King was known for his drastic ways so she knew what payments meant when it came to payments in people.

"Don't. You. Dare." Nick said again beginning to become scared and angry. Isabella squeezed her eyes shut knowing she was about to disappear.

"You should know me by now." Mark said pulling his sword out and stabbed though her chest her heart stopping almost immediately causing Nick to drop both his hand to the ground looking down.

"No." Nick could barely say anything without anger and sadness.

"Next time I ask for a payment you best pay it." He said pulling the sword out of her chest causing her to fall to the ground lifeless the color leaving her face.

The King walked out the door not bothering to close it. Gregory watched as the King left the house and he immediately ran into the place dropping his flowers to the ground, immediately he fell to the ground pulling her in is arms.

"No, no, no, no, she can't be. What happened!?" He asked looking back at Nick, who stared at the ground staying quiet a moment before he said anything.

"Bury her, you'll know where." His voice was quiet.

"Are you not gonna-"

"I failed her, you bury her." That was all he said as he stood up. "I refuse to be this kingdom any longer, so please bury her, while I leave."  He said quickly walking to his bedroom pulling a floor board and snatching bag leaving.

Nick headed for the woods as he left the kingdom walls. As he looked up at the tall tree his eyes began to glow. He put a hand on the tree and it began to die turning black.

A Nymph on top of the tallest tree in the forest saw the tip of the first tree he turned black and then watched as the blackness grew.

"Dryad!" She yelled from the top of the tree down to the circle in the middle of the woods causing everyone to look up.

"What's wrong!?" Dryad yelled up to the tree from below.

"The trees! There dying! Turning black!" As she said that Dryad's eyes filled with fear.

"Everyone hide!" Dryad yelled causing the others to grow wild, frantically trying to find a good place to hide but, before they could vines grew capturing them in cages.

This was my first ever book and I am rewriting give me your thoughts