__full__ | Princess Donna

“What did you expect?”

“Thank you, Prince Aldric,” she said, “but I don’t want to be someone’s fireplace. I want to be someone’s spark.” princess donna

The royal chandelier, a magnificent beast of crystal and gold, had a single, perpetually flickering candle on its leftmost branch. For years, the royal steward simply placed a screen in front of it during banquets. But Donna, at seventeen, had had enough. “What did you expect

“You’re shorter than I imagined,” said Kaelen. “What did you expect?” “Thank you

“I can’t stay forever,” Donna said. “Veravalle needs its princess.”