Chapter 4

Putting on my most pitiful act, I choked out my words between sobs.

"I was just riding with Princess Amelia, everything was perfectly fine, but somehow I got separated from her. Then out of nowhere, this man in black appeared. He called me a wicked enchantress, said I was in the way, and that I needed to be punished."

"He tried to tear at my clothes. I was so terrified. I could only scream for help. Thank goodness the guards happened to pass by and rushed to save me."

"But that man in black was terrifyingly strong. Even with so…