She plays in the meadow, the only place safe to cry about her mother's death. He finds her there, the wide-eyed boy, thrown by his horse, lost in the woods.

She guides him home, in the process finding the road out of her grief--and a friend.

But then she discovers his true identity. And everything changes.

A hopeful fairy tale retelling for people who still believe in the transformative power of love.

Fairytale Fantasy / 1100 words

Welcome to Inklets, a series of short (and sometimes short-short) stories ranging from sci-fi to fantasy to lingering just on the edge of normal. One thing's for sure: you won't look at the world the same way again.