Ice cold water woke Doris from her darkest dreams. Her head felt heavy as she finally opened her eyes to see an unfamiliar room. She tried to move her hands to wipe the water from her face but realized they were tied behind her. It looked as if she was in some old forgotten shack with only one dim light for the entire room.
"There she is... I was beginning to think I might have hit you too hard." A man with blond hair stepped out of the shadows. Doris tried to pull her hands free from the ropes that only burned her skin the harder she pulled.
"Please... let me go-" The wooden chair creaked beneath her as she struggled.
"What a waste that would be." He leaned down to be eye level with her. She cringed away from his horrible breath and rotten teeth. "We wanted a prince, but we at least go
