Once upon a time, there was a beautiful kingdom. It had beautiful scenery, beautiful people, and a beautiful princess. The whole kingdom loved the princess. She had a certain enthusiasm for life itself that not many ever get to have. She loved all the people, she loved the land, and she loved her life. All the people called her the Princess of the Sun, for they swore the day felt a little bit brighter anytime the princess passed by.

They all said, it only makes sense. For the princess's mother, their loyal, loving queen, had been the best queen any of them could ever hope for. She made sure all was fair, and gave as much as she could to the people. And she brought up her daughter and her son in her own ways. She taught them to be kind, noble, and brave. The kingdom loved the little prince and princess, and it seemed that nothing could ever go wrong.

Until that one fateful day. The entire kingdom could feel it. The sky felt dark, their souls heavy. The world seemed to cease turning. It seemed like it would never get better, their queen could never return to them. Their glorious light in the darkness had gone out, and they could do nothing but stumble around blindly, hoping for a glimmer of sunshine.

And one day, it came.

Out of the darkness, a single ray of sun beamed out, unafraid. The people looked up, hardly daring to hope. But it wasn't what they expected. It was the little princess. She'd grown up while they weren't looking, and the sunshine she'd learned from her mother exploded into the world.

And all seemed right again. For a long time, the kingdom was bright again. Their Princess of the Sun came into her beauty and lifted the people's spirits. The world was beautiful.

But once upon a time, a chill went through the kingdom. No one knew what had happened. They couldn't sense it immediately as when their queen had died. But a little bit of the sunshine of the kingdom went out. And though they didn't know exactly what it was, they all knew, deep in their souls, that something was wrong.

Something was wrong with the princess.