Chapter 79

Alexandra

Alexandra was in a foul mood. The weather had been horrible for weeks on end. Everything was a sea of mud. She had thought that expecting their first child would be a cause for celebration. Instead it had become a subject for a constant wearying argument. This morning had ended like far too many mornings recently.

"Alexandra," Herbert had said. "You can't give some evil fairy's name to our child just to break an enchantment."

"We can't let him win," she replied. "We have to break the enchantment. This is the only way."

"It is the only way that we know of," Herbert said. "We need to rely on Jordon and Rapunzel."

"But we haven't heard from them in so long," she said. "What if they are lost? We must do what we can." She turned to the window and looked out at the rain. "Our child will be royalty, she will understand."

"So she will have the enchantment that you never had?"