Prologue
Once upon a time there was a King, a Queen, and their little princess. They were always such a happy and loving family. That is until the Queen got horribly sick and passed away, and as a result of believing his daughter needed a mother figure in her life, the King remarried a woman who notably had two daughters of her own, both around the princess's age.
A few years later the King had also died, leaving the princess under the control of her stepmother, whose true colors finally surfaced, showing a cruel and cold-hearted woman.
Her selfishness and vanity destroyed both the family fortune and left the once beautiful palace in a state of disrepair. While pampering her own two daughters and spoiling them rotten, she raised the princess in abuse and virtual slavery. This was a result of being wickedly jealous of the princess's natural beauty and charm, which she and her own daughters all lacked.
This went on for many years, but the princess's personality remained sweet, humble, and kin d.
