Prologue

The sweat was rolling off me as I tossed in my fevered dream.  I couldn't see it but I knew it was there.  I tried to run but it always followed me, hunting me down like some sort of animal.

I broke through the trees that surrounded me and was faced with a castle looming ahead of me, its towers piercing the sky.  But there was only one way to go, forward.

I could hear the panting of the creature behind me as I sprinted towards the castle.  I prayed that I could make it safely to the castle, then I could work out how to get out of here.

I began to rain heavily as I made it towards the gates.  The ground became sodden and I slipped.  I pulled at the grass with my hands, knowing I had to get up, I had to get away from whatever it was that was following me.

I threw my body against the gates and they fell open.  I stumbled but managed to remain standing as I ran at the huge wooden doors.  The footfalls were closer now, I looked behind me to see if I could see it but there was nothing there.

I was nearly at the doors, they were almost within arms reach when a sharp pain in my lower back threw me to the floor.  Then something was ontop of me and I jolted awake.

My hands were shaking and the duvet was on the floor.  I reached over and lit the candle beside my bed.  I had to make sure there was nothing waiting for me in the darkness.

'Put it out Emeline some of us are trying to sleep.'  The light was gone.

It had felt so real.  The rain dripping down my face and the sodden ground beneath me.  The sharp pain in my back that was gone now.  The dreams were becoming more vivid and it was starting to scare me.

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Set in a small medieval castle a young woman, Emeline, is troubled by vivid dreams. She has always had them, ever since she was little and sometimes they have a nasty way of becoming reality.
What will happen when the lines between the world of dreams and reality become blurred? And will is be like your best dream or your worst nightmare?
*que dramatic music*

Characters:
Emeline - lady-in-waiting to the lady of the castle. Is plagued by dreams which in the past have come true.

Luciana - Emeline's little sister.

Adelaide - lady-in-waiting to the lady of the castle. Closest in age to Emeline and her friend.

Rowan - the father of Emeline and Luciana. Stable master in the castle.

Sorry about the name changes for people who have already read this first bit - I did a bit of research (yes I know I should have done that before) and found that the name Mary didn't fit with the period I was going for and I reckoned it would be better to change it now than later.
Apologies
dotty

updated Apr 10 '10 by dottylotti