Wishes

The princess saw a bright light approach...she shielded her eyes from the glow...in a low roaring voice  the light spoke...if you wish it I can go look after your prince...
Who are you asked the princess...
I am a protector...an angel...as fierce as a lion...sometimes I take that shape when needed to protect...trust in me...

and I will keep the prince safe from harm...he is a lion himself at heart...and if he will but listen to me and follow my guidance...he may discover his troubles are not as insurmountable as he fears...

If you can help him...protect him from harm...please go quickly pleads the princess...and thank you...

So the entity leaves the princess...alone again...

this place is very strange...if I wish or want something...it has appeared before my eyes...very strange indeed...so many things I could wish for...mainly for things to work out for the prince and I...but I have learned that I must let our paths take their course and see what the future holds...so wishes have I but for now they await...I will contemplate on them while I wander this cavern and see what other wonders may hide here...

So the princess walks further into the cave...she finds a hall with several doors on either side...she wonders what lays behind them...curious the princess walks over to the closest door and seeing a small window...peeks in...

She sees the Wicked Queen...but this time she is sitting on a throne...no, wait...the wicked queen is chained to the throne...no longer does she have power...no longer is she free to hurt others...in a prison of her own making...the wicked queen sits...all alone...no one to talk to...no more can she do damage to others lives...if only I could heal the hurt and pain she caused the princess sighs...

the princess turns away from that door and goes on to the next...it too has a window and when she looks in she sees the Wizard...bent over his desk...he is writing and scheming...bent on winning he doesn't realize he has already lost...he has blown too many times the chances he has been given...

The princess doesn't want to look anymore...these sights are not helping her in her journey at all...she must make her way forward and not get lost in her quest...

Whatever and whoever are behind these doors...they follow their own path...not mine the princess says to herself...I wish I was somewhere else...a place that will give me some answers...show me the way...and closing her eyes tight..she wishes....and wishes...

A new year...A new path...a new life...let this journey take me.....home....the one where I belong...

and the princess opens her eyes...to find....