“Her lips as red as blood, her hair as black as ebony, and her skin as white as snow.”
“You’re right,” said the Queen. The Queen nodded her assent and the toy prince left on his mission, a blank automaton obeying the will of whatever inhuman power inhabited it. xxx 18 Your arrest was…rash. “All you have to do is summon the devil. The Princess didn’t answer. When night fell, she knew she was right. “What is this?” the Queen said. The Other’s icy member slid all the way in. It was a moment before she realized something was wrong: the Princess sat on the Queen’s own throne, and on her fair brow rested a crown. The Other touched the Queen’s cheek (so cold, those hands, like glass) and kissed he, although it felt not like a




















