Royalty in the Pack
By Glenda Reynolds
The royal coach that carried Lady
Catherine and Princess Margaret raced against the furious blizzard which came
fast and hard. Negotiating mountain passes became more and more treacherous as
it proved to be their undoing. Though the horses were sure-footed, the wheels
of the carriage started to slide in icing conditions. The trip came to an end
when the carriage smashed into a rocky face of a mountain. The horses, free of
their restraints, galloped through the blinding snow back to their home:
Camelot. Lady Catherine and the coachman died instantly. The little
princess, though bruised and bloodied, lay unconscious. A pack of wolves
discovered the disheveled coach with its occupants. The coachman was flung
several feet from the carriage. The wolves discovered his body first. The
hungry beasts pulled the unconscious girl through the window and onto the fresh
snow. Her still warm body smelled very appealing to the pack. They began to
fight over her. The sound of gunfire scattered the wolves in all directions.
The hooded figure picked the silent
girl up, flung her over a shoulder, and proceeded into the woodland. The figure
with her heavy burden trekked on for a few miles until she came to a cabin in
the woods. A carved wooden gnome stood near the cabin as if to keep watch. It
had wolf-like features.
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