Okay, now we can return to our story!
The ice storm
continued through the night and all through the next day. Arianna had given up
all hope of the Unicorns return.
But late that night when the full moon was
high, the storm suddenly stopped and just as suddenly, she heard the
Unicorns
voice in her mind........"Come to the window" He told her. She
walked over to the window and looked down to see that the
storm and winds had
formed a ramp made of ice from her window to the ground. Even the slotted window
had become
larger as the wind had caused the ice and snow to erode the stones
making it possible for Arianna to squeeze through.
The Unicorn told Arianna
to hurry before the king comes up to check on her. Arianna wrapped herself in a
blanket and
squeezed through the window and slid down the ice ramp. The
Unicorn kneeled before her and told her to climb onto his
back. Their journey
lasted three days and three nights. Finally, they stopped in a clearing deep in
the wood.
Arianna looked around and saw nothing. She asked the Unicorn when
this secret admirer would reveal himself?
The Unicorn turned toward her and
explained that first she must prove herself to the prince. "But how do I prove
myself
to someone I haven't yet met?" she asked. The Unicorn snorted and then
replied. "Answer this question......Are you untouched
by all
others?"
"yes, I am" she replied. "Will you lay down your life for the one
you Love?" He asked.
"Yes I will" she said. "Will you swear an oath to
protect the Unicorn race as long as you live and breathe?"
"Yes, I swear it"
she promised. The Unicorn then told Arianna that she may now meet the prince.
The Unicorn turned and started toward a path away from the clearing, and
Arianna was now left by herself awaiting the
prince. The Unicorn had
returned with a man at his side. The man was wearing a black cloak and hood, so
Arianna could
not see what he looked like. As they came closer, Arianna could
see the mans green eyes peeking out from behind his hood.
He had stopped a
few feet from her and reached into his cloak to offer her the most beautiful red
rose she had ever seen.
I am very tired as it has been a very long
day, so I will say goodnight to you now. Perhaps you can come back soon and I
will
tell you the rest of this story.
Princess Stacey