Little beads of sweat began to form on Link’s forehead as he trudged across the scorching desert sands toward Gerudo Town. He was on his way to help tame the Divine Beast Naboris. He had already tamed Rudania and Ruta and had been given the blessings of their respective champions. Naboris was going to be third.

Suddenly, off to the left, Link heard a small cry. When he turned to look, he saw that...

There once was a king who had five sons. Before his demise, he divided his kingdom into five equal parts, one for each soon to rule over. He hoped that this would avoid conflict over who would be king. And for the first five years, the plan worked.

But then one day, the eldest brother, Gerard, grew greedy. He was his fathers eldest son. Why could not he have possession over all the land? With th...

He was about to take his leave for the night when the princess whispered, “Wait!”

He turned back to her. “Yes, your highness?” With a mischievous smirk, she closed the gap between them and left a soft peck on the knight’s cheek.

“I love you.”

Oh! How the knight’s heart was smitten with guilt and grief. Stricken, he turned away, unable to meet the princess’s gaze. “You shouldn’t. You shouldn’t ...

I gaze up at the Narnian sky

And wonder at the One

Who made the stars that shine above

And loves us, every one.

The sounds of night tickle my ears

I hear the arguing trees—

The oaks and the birches—

As they sway along in the breeze.

I listen to the tricking brook

And the whisps of talking beasts—

Horses, cats, and mice who lull

Their children fast asleep.

To the West, I hear a roar!

And stand...

The harsh waves thud against the hull

Of the ship that carries me

Across a vast and violent ocean

Toward the land I see.

The squalls are fierce as hurricanes—

I fear to lose my mind!

‘Tis hard to act or to think clearly

In this turbulent wind.

When I see you walking toward me,

My heart thunders against my breast.

My mind grows foggy, and I can’t fathom

A single word. In silence, I rest....

_Kayla POV:_

I was walking down the street on my way to school when I was suddenly grabbed from behind. A hand covered my mouth before I could scream and a group of men dragged me into a large white van. I tried to fight back, but I was no match for them. They bound and gagged me while one of them hopped into the driver’s seat and took us away.

We didn’t drive for a very long time. When we stop...

Three young men stood before me. They all desired to become my apprentices, but I only had room for one. I already had four other employees in my shop, and I could only take on one more. The only question left was how to choose the man I would take under my wing to become a cobbler.

“Come with me to the back room,” I ordered them. The boys followed me with wide eyes as they watched my other emplo...

In Montraye, everyone has a button on the back of their neck that turns on pain. But only if they want to.

Most people turn it on when they’re in the middle of a terrible traumatic event that scares them and keeps them from ever pressing that button again.

People have been led to believe that pain makes you weak. I disagree.

You may think that the absence of pain means we live in paradise. It does...

Peter Pan, Peter Pan,

Childhood hero of Neverland,

I found something that you lost—

Nana stole your shadow, for you made her cross.

I pray you’ll come back, come back again.

Man the portcullis, raise the main

And sail back here, where I await.

You need not use door or gate,

For you can fly to my windowsill.

I can’t wait to meet Tinkerbell!

I live out beside a lake and often fantasize

Of meeting th...

“Princesses ought to be seen, and not heard.”

When I was very little, I found this rule stifling; however, I am now sixteen, and as I grew older, I realized the value of being quiet. It gave me the chance to watch and listen.

I saw how my father treated the wealthy kings, dukes, and princes who visited our castle, and he treated them better than our own people and our servants. My governess had ...