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The girls at once obeyed, for they greatly feared the Red Rogue; and of course they descended the front stairway and walked through the great hall. At once the large mirror that had been exposed to view caught the eye of Seseley, and she paused to regard her reflection in the glass.
On the contrary, he kissed the little Lady Seseley's hand respectfully, waved an adieu to the others, and then mounted his charger and galloped away over the plains. The drawbridge was let down to permit the three children to enter, and the great Baron Merd came himself to question his daughter. "Who was the little knight?" he asked. "His name is Prince Marvel," answered Seseley, demurely.
Seseley had listened silently to this conversation. Now she inquired: "What do you wish to become?" "A mortal!" answered the fairy, promptly. "A girl, like ourselves?" questioned the baron's daughter. "Perhaps," said the fairy, as if undecided. "Then you would be likely to endure many privations," said Seseley, gently.
And years afterward, when they had grown to be women, Seseley was married to Nerle and became the lady of the castle herself.
"Prince Marvel?" exclaimed the Baron. "I have never heard of him. Does he come from the Kingdom of Dawna, or that of Auriel, or Plenta?" "That I do not know," said Seseley, with truth. "Where did you meet him?" continued the baron. "In the forest, my father, and he kindly escorted us home." "Hm!" muttered the baron, thoughtfully. "Did he say what adventure brought him to our Kingdom of Heg?"
And I remember when mortals first came to live upon this island, yes and when this island was first created and rose from the sea after a great earthquake. I remember for many, many centuries, my dears. I have grown tired of remembering and of being a fairy continually, without any change to brighten my life." "To be sure!" said Seseley, with sympathy.
The Red Rogue thought he had done a very clever thing, and had no fear of the consequences until one of his men came running up to the castle to announce that Prince Marvel and his companions were approaching to rescue the Lady Seseley. "How many of them are there?" demanded the Red Rogue. "There are eight, altogether," answered the man, "but two of them are girls."
Then Seseley said sadly, for she grieved to disappoint the pretty creature: "We are but mortal children, and have no powers of enchantment at all." "Ah, that is true, so far as concerns yourselves," replied the fairy, eagerly; "yet mortals may easily transform fairies into anything they wish." "If that is so, why have we never heard of this power before?" asked Seseley.
"Oh!" said Seseley, filled with amazement at the idea. The fairy fell on her knees before the baron's daughter. "Please please, dear Seseley," she pleaded, "change me into a mortal!" Prince Marvel It is easy to imagine the astonishment of the three girls at hearing this strange request. They gazed in a bewildered fashion upon the kneeling fairy, and were at first unable to answer one word.
"No, father. But he mentioned being in search of adventure." "Oh, he'll find enough to busy him in this wild island, where every man he meets would rather draw his sword than eat," returned the old warrior, smiling. "How old may this Prince Marvel be?" "He looks not over fifteen years of age," said Seseley, uneasy at so much questioning, for she did not wish to be forced to tell an untruth.
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