AND SO THE handsome prince returned home to his palace, bringing with him a beautiful maiden, whom he’d chosen to be his bride. There was much sadness among the ladies of the kingdoms, who had vied for his hand, but in his own palace, and among his own people and family members, happiness abounded.
The new princess was the delight of the court, the apple of her father-in-law’s eye, a close friend and confidante to the queen, and above all, a loving and adoring wife to her husband. Everyone who visited the couple, and their growing family, commented on the obvious devotion between the two, admitting that the royals were indeed wise to marry for love rather than duty.
The princess won over even her most jealous detractors with her beauty, strength and kindness...not to mention her delicious candies, which became renowned throughout the land. Every so often, she and the prince would disappear, going to visit her family back home—some said she had a handsome brother who was a prince of industry in his land. Whenever she was asked about her background and where she came from, all she would say was that she’d come from a cold place faraway, and had never truly known warmth and bliss until her beloved prince had come into her life and swept her off her feet.
And together, Claire and her prince lived happily ever after.
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