Rosaline Wardwell was a poor girl from the Shaw village. She was 22 years old and the only family she had left was her mother. She did not have any siblings, but considered many of the villagers family. She would help take care of her mother and do work around the village. She was very well known by the townspeople, but only one person knew her secret. That person was her mother, Meredith Wardwell. Rosaline was the town witch, but she didn't cast spells or curses and she usually stayed out of any trouble. When she did use her magic, it was for good and she knew it was a job well done when the town had another miracle that none of the townspeople were able to explain! Of course she never took credit or revealed her secret because she couldn't put her or her mother's life at stake. 

One day Rosaline was heading to the market when she noticed a crowd of townspeople hovering around the fresh fruit stand. It was hard to see what they were all gathered for, but once she was able to catch a glimpse she saw that the prince of the Perditan royal family was speaking to the owner of the fruit stand! The prince never came into town, especially not to this part of town! She watched as the men respectfully bowed to the prince and the ladies swooned over him as he purchased fresh fruit with way too much gold. The crowd began to grow and become more chaotic as she struggled to break free of the shoulder bumps and aggressive shoves she was receiving! Everyone was in such a rush to see the handsome prince, but Rosaline was focused on escaping the chaotic crowd! 

After a few moments she was able to push herself out of the vicious crowd and back into the safety of the empty street.  She stumbled and nearly fell over as she back away from the enormous crowd. She looked over at the king's carriage as she noticed that he was entering the carriage as one of his servants stood behind him while carrying the goods that were purchased. As the prince entered the carriage he looked around at the town around him as he suddenly locked eyes with Rosaline. They held each other's gaze for what felt like hours, even though it was just a few seconds. The prince gave Rosaline a wide smile and a quick wink before he disappeared into the carriage and headed back towards the palace. 

Rosaline was frozen, her body remained still, but her mind was racing! The image of the handsome price giving her that flirty look kept replaying in her mind. She could not believe that out of all places, he chose to come here and he saw her! A member of the royal family noticed her and she was still in shock! As Rosaline's mind remained mesmerized by what had just happened, she suddenly felt someone bump into her shoulder from behind, nearly knocking her over! She quickly looked over to see a hooded figure rush past her! She realized that the black hooded mystery person had dropped something. It was a key, a small. black key that was attached to a red string. "Hey! You dropped something!" Rosaline called out but the figure already disappeared into the crowded streets. She searched for the mystery person for a while, but they were nowhere in sight so she just put the key in her pocket and headed back home. 

Author's Note: 

Hey guys I hope you guys like the story so far! This is my first attempt at a medieval/fantasy story so I am really excited to dive into this story! This is just the beginning and Rosaline is in for a major life change, not only once, but twice! Stay turned for more twists and turns and to discover more about Rosaline's secret! Don't be shy to ask questions or leave feedback in the comments! Thanks for reading my story! :)