Archetypes: A Brief Note On Aris And Princess Beretta

Once upon a time, there was a beautiful, little princess named Beretta. She loved to pick flowers from the gardens to decorate the castle. Today she was deciding on floral arrangements for her tea party. She noticed a flower she had never before seen in the Royal garden.

"How beautiful and strange... I was not aware that we had Stifling Remorse roses here." She bent down to take a sniff of the purple and pink petals then fainted. The forest witch had put a spell on the Rose.

The forest witch dropped out of her hiding place in a nearby orange tree. She whispered a magic spell to transform the princess into a small cat. Disguised as one of the castle gardeners, no one noticed her leave with the cat in a bucket covered with flowers. As a cat,

The king soon asked the Royal Unicorns of the Enchanted Forest for help. Their cleverest sleuth Aris went to find the missing princess. She was a unique unicorn with emerald green eyes, gold horn, and flawless pearl coat.

Aris and Princess Beretta were in the same garden and book club and had met many times earlier. Aris questioned all the people and animals that lived and worked in the castle. She searched the castle and Royal gardens for clues. When she finished gathering information she went to the woods.

She breezed through the dark woods ready to uncover its secrets. She listened to the squirrels' chatter above in the tree branches. Gazing through the thick bushes, she could see the witch's scary house. It had a spell shielding it from view. Without magic, it appeared as another large tree in the forest. Which was why the castle guards had been unable to find it.

"Who are you?" Whispered a small voice from behind Aris. Aris turned to see a golden cat behind her. Aris explained who she was and that she was looking for Princess Beretta. The cat had not seen her, but kindly offered to help with the

"Probably not, you have been under the spell of the forest witch. It appears to be the best way to keep someone in a trap... is to not let that person be aware she is in a trap." Aris deduced.

Beretta jumped up! "We need to get back to the castle then and warn my father the king of the trap! The witch is planning to change everyone into lazy, house cats so she can take over the kingdom. "

"Use that fallen tree to climb onto my back." Beretta held onto Aris' mane and with a shimmer, they raced through the woods back to the castle.

Beretta and Aris told the king what happened. The king formed a friendship with the magical creatures of the enchanted forest. Together they agreed to use a curse that would keep the witch in an eternity mirror.

A three-day long celebration was held for the safe return of the princess. Aris received a treasure chest of gold with the inscription "For the One". But the truest and best treasure was her friendship with Princess Beretta. They stayed best friends, solved many mysteries together, and lived happily ever