Summary: The plan is a risky one: travel to a faraway kingdom and ask a powerful witch for help. As far as Princess Emma is concerned, though, it’s the only way to save her own life, and she isn’t about to let any kidnappings stop her.
Rating: M (barely)
AO3: 1 – 2 – 3
Notes: So, my hiatus is at an end! I’ve been working on this story for a while, and thought it would make a good way to return to fandom.This is dedicated to the entire CS Hub Discord; the community I’ve been a part of there has been incredibly supportive and wonderful, and I’m really glad to rejoin them post-hiatus.
In particular, this is for @winterbythesea, @mahstatins, and @katie-dub; I’m not sure if y’all remember discussing this fic prompt ages ago, but I started working on it then and never forgot about it. I hope you like it!
And finally, massive thanks to @lifeinahole27 for beta-reading. Not only did you help me figure out that one section I couldn’t quite get right, but whenever you beta-read for me, it always makes my writing so much better. ❤
Crown Princess Emma of Misthaven emerged from the royal library covered in dust and anxious beyond reason. As she rushed to her chambers, the torches along the walls flickered in her wake. She was too apprehensive to care that they did so in the absence of any drafts.
The threats from Camelot had grown worse over the last several months, and the two kingdoms seemed destined for massive, bloody conflict. Camelot’s king, Arthur, had only become more and more ruthless as time wore on, and Misthaven was running out of options. Diplomacy continued to fail, and with Arthur’s superior navy, Misthaven would almost certainly lose the inevitable war.
Emma had spent her entire life training for this sort of situation. This would be her kingdom to run someday, after all, and it was her duty to aid her parents, Snow White and David as they decided what to do to protect their kingdom and end the threat.
Right now, the biggest issue that her parents were facing was the suggestion from their top advisors that they consider allying with a neighboring country in order to fend off Arthur. It would have been a reasonable suggestion, except that any neighboring country would insist on using the one weapon that Snow White and David had expressly forbidden:
Magic.
Powerful Magic (1/3)
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