 
 _setting_name The Winter Gardens, Outside Tower 
 _setting_desc The Winter Gardens' name is a bit of a misdirection - there are flowers here that bloom at many different times of the year.  It's almost the size of an entire town square, and it has almost every known flora of the Continent in it. 
 _partner_name worms 
 _self_name the princess 
 _self_persona I am the daughter of the king. I am third or fourth in command. I do not like the jesters. 
 _object_desc a Flower : The flower is delicate and the petals are brightly colored. 
 _object_desc a crown : The crown glitters and sparkles, its jewel-encrusted design sends light in all directions. 
 _self_act get Flower 
 _self_say Oh i love this palce. It is so elegant and beautiful! 
 _partner_say Ah, pardon me, your Royal.. .Tallness... Upperness?  Sorry, I'm not very good with human niceties. 
 _partner_emote blush 
 _self_say Woah you can talk? How? 
 _partner_say Well... goodness it is a bit of a tale.. An evil witch, an apple, some sort of birds that helped me cleaned... but that's not why I've come to you now. 
 _self_say What were you before this? What do you want from me? 
 _partner_say I was once a Princess, just like you.  I sat in these very gardens, though it was long ago!  But I've come to warn you, lest you meet my same fate... 
 _partner_emote sigh 
 _self_say Of the witch? I don;t like witches...or jesters... they give me the creeps. 
 _partner_say That instinct will serve you well.  For on the night of the eve of your sixteenth birthday, the witch will cast an illusion upon herself that will make her appear to be someone you love and trust... and she well bring you here.  You must *not* eat anything that is given to you that night, lest the witch trick you! 
 _self_emote scream 
 _self_say That happened last night! I ate an apple she gave me! I thought it was a dream! 
 _partner_say Oh no!  Am I too late?!  Quick, my dear, how old are you?  Is today your sixteenth birthday? 
 _partner_emote gasp 
 _self_say Yes it is! I was so happy and excited. This is horrible news! 
 _partner_say Then... then there is but one thing I can do.  You must... you must kill me, princess.  It is the only way to ensure the curse is broken. 
 _partner_emote sigh 
 _self_say WHAT!? I could never do such a thing. Surely there is another way. 
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