Once upon a time in the Kingdom of Dweven there was a princess, her name was Amelia. Amelia had just turned 21 and it was time for her to wed. Amelia was not your run-of-the-mill princess; she was sly, clever and cunning. Instead of just hosting a ball to find a proper suitor she decided to put eligible princes through an evaluation. She gathered ten princes from different kingdoms and invited to stay at her castle to compete for her hand in marriage. The ten princes were, Alexander, Baudouin, Casmir, James, Magnus, Philip, Leopold, Marius, Peter and Samuel. Some of the princes had good intentions while some didn’t.
The first test Amelia organized had to do with books. She placed each prince in an unadorned room with only an old thick leather bound book in it. She instructed the princes to read the book and when they were finished to come out to the courtyard; the last prince to finish the book would be removed. The one thing the princes didn’t know was that the book was filled with gibberish. This test would help Amelia determine which princes were honest and which princes weren’t.
All of the princes arrived at the courtyard at the same time, so Amelia decided to ask the princes questions about the book. She asked the princes what they thought about the main character, Baudouin immediately spoke and said that he thought the main character was honest. Leopold told Amelia that he thought the main character made bad decisions. Marius told Amelia that the main character was cunning. The rest of the princes remained quite, Amelia asked them why they were so quite and Magnus spoke up and told the Amelia that the book was filled with gibberish. All the other princes muttered agreement. Amelia smiled and told Baudouin, Lepold and Mar...
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...d ripped out his heart and ran down the mountain. Peter, Samuel and Alexander ran to the back of the cave and they each picked up a baby dragon and ran down the mountain. Amelia was awestruck that the princes were able to accomplish such a feat. She congratulated Peter, Samuel and Alexander but then she saw James and Magnus covered in blood holding a cold dragon heart she was horrified and dismissed them immediately.
The next and final challenge is the hardest of them all, Amelia informed the princes. Amelia called upon the blue fairy. The fairy arrived in a glass bubble. Amelia gave each prince one wish that the fairy would grant; this test would help Amelia determine the princes true character. Samuel asked for power, Peter asked for money and Alexander asked for happiness. As soon as Alexander spoke his wish Amelia knew he was the one she would marry.
The End
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