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    She smiled immediately when she hit the corner. She always smiled once she’d hit the corner ever since her vision had come to life. Well, most of it anyhow. She had everything set up just the way she wanted. Bringing life to the castle – that was her purpose. People, vibrant colors, a few knights, the decorations, tables and servants were all there.
    A garden in the courtyard, complete with beautiful shrubs, plants and flowers, not just dried up weeds, and horses in the stable, and the assistance that came with it all. She just wished that August would be there in the mornings with her to see it all and to enjoy that incredible, surreal fantasy and enchanting sensation that she felt each morning.

Tale of the Century Bride Book One: Chapter 13
    Count August would be there every single night of the week. But no one ever saw him during the daylight hours, and as nightfall would arise; all the castle tenants would quiet down, and most would retreat into their own respectable quarters before his arrival.
    “Good morning Countess.” Cored said.
    He was only eleven. He was the son of Doran, the chef of Castle Dalmar.
    “Morning fair lady…” Alice said as she appeared beside Cored. She was also a child of Doran. She was the two minute younger twin of her brother, Cored.
    “Good day to the both of you.” Catherine said in a childish, sort of chirpy voice with a pat and rub to each of their heads. “And how are my two favorite twins doing on this bright day?” she said, looked back to the room thinking of the glare.
    “Wonderful!” Alice excited, clapped twice in her enjoyment. “Papa cooked you up something I know you’re gonna love.”
    “Is that so? Well what is it?” Catherine asked.
    Cored said, “It’s a surprise, and we can’t tell you.”
    “Okay, fine…” Catherine said, “Then I won’t spill the beans on a little secret I was going to tell you.”
    She’d gotten to know the twins pretty well over the course of the weeks. Though they would occasionally prank each other, for the most part Catherine would find them being the first to greet her every morning since their arrival to the castle. She knew at any time she could catch them out and about playing in the courtyard or feeding the horses if she ever needed their assistance. They were good kids, not that much of a hassle like many of the other youngsters that now ran about the village.
    “Eggs, garden veggies, cheese and fish, that’s it―” Alice snitched.
    “Alice. You weren’t supposed to tell.” Cored said.
    “The secret… what’s the secret?” Alice begged.
    Catherine laughed, pointed a finger. There wasn’t any secret. She’d said that just to toy around with the siblings.
    Both twins burst out in laughter.
    “What’s so funny?” Catherine asked.
    Alice said, “There isn’t any fish.”
    “I knew you two were up to something.” Catherine said before heading into the courtyard.
    The second she’d stepped foot outdoors, she noticed how just about everyone looked to the southern sky in a mystified wonder. Like a child that would admire – with oohs and ah’s – the sight of an airshow flying overhead. These caretakers were huddled together, pointing upward.
    Two knights looked to our countess for a split second before pointing into the sky. Her personal servant, Colleen, hustled toward her from the servant quarters. Catherine and the twins gazed upward, but they could see nothing as of yet.
    “Catherine,” Colleen said without haste, her head continuously turning toward the sky.
    “Catherine, come quickly.” She grabbed Catherine’s hand and forced her a few yards into the courtyard’s center, by the well that now produced clean water. “Look!” she said, as she pointed toward the sky.
    Catherine threw a shaky hand over her mouth as she gasped.
    “What is it?” Cored questioned.
    Colleen said, “I don’t know. I’ve never seen anything like it before.”
    “This can’t be good.” Catherine said