The Dwarf and the Princess

The Dwarf had been shy as long as he could remember. He saw the Princess everyday from his metallic mushroom abode, too afraid of his feelings for her. He was just a lowly servant, tending to the royal garden. One day, the humble Dwarf got up the courage to speak to the fine princess, in hopes that she would just have a conversation with him. He waited and waited, all day and all night, until finally the Princess made her way onto the roof of the palace, just as she did each afternoon before dinner. The Dwarf mustered up all the confidence he had, grabbed a flower from the garden, and made his way to the roof. Once there, the surprised princess accepted the flower graciously. The Dwarf quickly began to tell his love of a new creature that found its way onto the garden's covering. The creatures themselves were quite elusive, but the structures that housed them were massive and bright, like nothing he had ever seen before. The Princess’ curiosity was piqued, as she had longed to explore the world outside of her castle for some time. The Dwarf and Princess excitedly began their journey to see the unnamed creatures. Halfway there, the unlikely duo came across the Toad and Gnome, old friends who lived in a stone house high above the forest below. The two warned them of straying into the forest unprotected, but the princess was adamant that they continue on. The Dwarf asked why the Princess could not use her wings to fly them to the to their destination. Reluctantly, the young royal admitted that she had never used her wings, for fear that she would fall. Feeling a bit defeated, the two went on, jumping from garden to garden, flower to flower, until they saw the hives up ahead. The colors were just as remarkable as the Dwarf had described them, in hues of green, blue, and orange. But the were high up, much too high for the two to reach. The Dwarf encouraged the beautiful Princess to spread her wings and fly to the hives. Her fear had crippled her for so long, but the colors called to her, begged her to come up. She took a deep breath, and her fear was erased. Her wings began to flap. She shot through the air so quickly that everything else seemed to  freeze. She looked below, and the Dwarf’s smile seemed to lift her even faster. Everything went dark, until she shot through the hive, and was launched forward through the other end, free to fly for all of eternity.