Odette looked around the lake, as she had been engulfed in the moonlight, as it had illuminated off the water. Yet it’s enchanting beauty, had come at such a high price. Her parents, as well as her entire kingdom had been destroyed. She could still remember the screams of horror, as the people of the kingdom were crying out in terror, until their voices were forever silenced.
Rothbart had done so many horrible things, all the while claiming that he did it out of love for her. She tried to love him, but not just because they shared a daughter. Odette also knew that it was the only thing, that would force him to set the swan maidens free. But how could one love a monster, that murdered everyone she had ever loved?
As she continued to look around the lake, her arm was still bothering her, t
