I. The Nursery
Ember lived in her nursery for the 下一个 few months, only being let out occasionally to go to the toilet. All she saw were the four walls around her but it wasn’t all bad.
The room was painted a pretty sky-blue and the carpet was thick, fluffy and a deep midnight blue. There was a 床, 床上 and a huge white wardrobe with the most beautiful, 老式 clothes inside.
Rich velvets cloaks, soft 毛皮 stoles, bright silk dresses, every item of clothing needed to make a young lady of society look beautiful.
But Ember was not a young lady of society living in Victorian times. She was a thirteen 年 old girl living in the 21st century with no parents, no 老友记 and a life of imprisonment stretching ahead of her. She spent all of her time either at the tiny window staring out at the village below 或者 at the 台, 办公桌 writing. There was a plentiful supply of paper and pencils and she wrote stories about fairy-tale creatures, fair maidens and dashing knights.
She didn’t know this but Abraxas would take them to her uncle while she slept and he would read every one of them. It hurt him to see that every evil sorcerer 或者 villain was described as being exactly like him. He regretted having shouted at the little girl, his temper had always been short and years of living alone, mouldering in his chamber caused him to be rather awkward with people. But his pride wouldn’t let him apologize, he wasn’t about to beg forgiveness off a little girl!
And so he remained, too proud and haughty to put things to rights while his niece languished alone in her room and cried herself to sleep every night. Eventually his guilt grew too much for him though he would never 显示 it and he decided to go abroad for a while. Abraxas was to go with him and he would leave the girl to take care of things. Before he left he sent Abraxas with the keys to every room in the house to give to Ember. She could go where she liked he didn’t care. Ember was delighted yet frightened at the prospect of freedom.
“You can’t leave the mansion but 你 may explore wherever 你 like.” 说 Abraxas as he handed her the keys. “There are exactly 100 rooms in this house and I’m sure 你 will find something interesting in each one. But be careful. 你 never know what 你 might find.” And he left, his coat-tails flapping behind him. Ember clutched the keys her 翠, 翡翠 eyes wide with excitement. She was free. She couldn’t leave the house but there was a hundred rooms in the mansion and she could go where she liked. Some of her old spark seemed to come back with the promise of freedom and a little colour appeared on her 瓷, 瓷器 cheeks. She resolved to start exploring as soon as she could.
Her uncle left the 下一个 morning.
Ember lived in her nursery for the 下一个 few months, only being let out occasionally to go to the toilet. All she saw were the four walls around her but it wasn’t all bad.
The room was painted a pretty sky-blue and the carpet was thick, fluffy and a deep midnight blue. There was a 床, 床上 and a huge white wardrobe with the most beautiful, 老式 clothes inside.
Rich velvets cloaks, soft 毛皮 stoles, bright silk dresses, every item of clothing needed to make a young lady of society look beautiful.
But Ember was not a young lady of society living in Victorian times. She was a thirteen 年 old girl living in the 21st century with no parents, no 老友记 and a life of imprisonment stretching ahead of her. She spent all of her time either at the tiny window staring out at the village below 或者 at the 台, 办公桌 writing. There was a plentiful supply of paper and pencils and she wrote stories about fairy-tale creatures, fair maidens and dashing knights.
She didn’t know this but Abraxas would take them to her uncle while she slept and he would read every one of them. It hurt him to see that every evil sorcerer 或者 villain was described as being exactly like him. He regretted having shouted at the little girl, his temper had always been short and years of living alone, mouldering in his chamber caused him to be rather awkward with people. But his pride wouldn’t let him apologize, he wasn’t about to beg forgiveness off a little girl!
And so he remained, too proud and haughty to put things to rights while his niece languished alone in her room and cried herself to sleep every night. Eventually his guilt grew too much for him though he would never 显示 it and he decided to go abroad for a while. Abraxas was to go with him and he would leave the girl to take care of things. Before he left he sent Abraxas with the keys to every room in the house to give to Ember. She could go where she liked he didn’t care. Ember was delighted yet frightened at the prospect of freedom.
“You can’t leave the mansion but 你 may explore wherever 你 like.” 说 Abraxas as he handed her the keys. “There are exactly 100 rooms in this house and I’m sure 你 will find something interesting in each one. But be careful. 你 never know what 你 might find.” And he left, his coat-tails flapping behind him. Ember clutched the keys her 翠, 翡翠 eyes wide with excitement. She was free. She couldn’t leave the house but there was a hundred rooms in the mansion and she could go where she liked. Some of her old spark seemed to come back with the promise of freedom and a little colour appeared on her 瓷, 瓷器 cheeks. She resolved to start exploring as soon as she could.
Her uncle left the 下一个 morning.
We are going separate ways.
We must leave each other,
Though I regret it,
There is nothing either of us
Can do.
We are going separate ways.
The bright light shines in our futures,
For the separate ways we go
Are the best for each of us.
We must leave for the good of it,
Though I don't want to,
And I know 你 don't either.
But it is important that we do.
It is never easy
Doing what we do the worst,
Leaving each other,
And the thoughts that we are...
Best friends...leaving each other...
We must go our separate ways.
For our own good.
And we pray that one day...
We will meet each other again.
And we will.
We must leave each other,
Though I regret it,
There is nothing either of us
Can do.
We are going separate ways.
The bright light shines in our futures,
For the separate ways we go
Are the best for each of us.
We must leave for the good of it,
Though I don't want to,
And I know 你 don't either.
But it is important that we do.
It is never easy
Doing what we do the worst,
Leaving each other,
And the thoughts that we are...
Best friends...leaving each other...
We must go our separate ways.
For our own good.
And we pray that one day...
We will meet each other again.
And we will.
On a starry sky
In the moonlight
At midnight
When I think of you
My 心 beats faster
For there is no one like you
Who makes my 日 perfect
Make my body to go numb
Lose myself
And forever hold that smile on my face
Its true that we are
Now on our separate ways
With the promises aside
That we'll meet again
For again might also mean
The 下一个 moment
或者 maybe never
你 may 移动 on
Find your perfect princess
In this imperfect world
But to me
You'll always be
My prince charming
And thus the 问题 remains
Should I 移动 on?
Should I forget?
Is this the destiny of my life?
Only time will tell
But until then
You'll hold a fragment of my soul
For my mind wants to 移动 on
But my 心 stays persistent
That you'll one 日 turn unto me
In the moonlight
At midnight
When I think of you
My 心 beats faster
For there is no one like you
Who makes my 日 perfect
Make my body to go numb
Lose myself
And forever hold that smile on my face
Its true that we are
Now on our separate ways
With the promises aside
That we'll meet again
For again might also mean
The 下一个 moment
或者 maybe never
你 may 移动 on
Find your perfect princess
In this imperfect world
But to me
You'll always be
My prince charming
And thus the 问题 remains
Should I 移动 on?
Should I forget?
Is this the destiny of my life?
Only time will tell
But until then
You'll hold a fragment of my soul
For my mind wants to 移动 on
But my 心 stays persistent
That you'll one 日 turn unto me