Y is for Yearning

The yearning for the man in the mirror is something that Paisley cannot deny. Sure, it might take her awhile to admit it to herself, but it is unmistakable.  To her Joe, the man in the mirror represents much more than a casual observer might see. He represents freedom in many forms; they are things that Paisley wishes for herself.

The crush that began with the boy in the mirror quickly goes full blown once she meets the mortal boy. The yearning for him goes unquenched for decades in the mortal world until she realizes that fate is ready to deliver a fatal blow. What she years for the most does take place, they share a night of unbridled passion that goes beyond her wildest dreams.

W is for Wise

Until she has had enough of Milano’s crap and her fury is unleashed, she is docile about life.

Directly after her birth, our little princess is meek and when she falls gently into Milano’s arms, she accepts this new woman, even though she smells different from the others. Even when a new woman holds her close to the breast for nourishment, Paisley accepts it, even though the first woman’s milk is sweeter.

Within those first years, she learns not to be so submissive and she becomes wise beyond her years. Her anger is not only directed at Milano, who is her aunt, it is unleashed to all who do wrong. 

V is for Victory

Victory is hard-earned prize no matter the realm in which the battle is fought. Though the battles of Paisley are fought hard on either side of the portal, each teaches her lessons she will never forget. These are lessons everyone can learn from, no matter if they are immortal or mortal.

Victory is the success of any battle that one undertakes. One of the biggest battles she undertakes is her freedom from the Eternals. While she understands her father’s rules and tries to be the good princess, she silently plots  to win his approval for her portal jumps. When she finally succeeds, she remains solid and true to her heritage even though for the most part it is the hardest thing she will ever have to do. 

T is for Trickster

In the mortal world, she does a little faux magic because the magic of the Eternals does not transfer to the mortal world. She loves the attention magic gets her in many situations. For instance in the Mortal world when she does her tarot card readings she tosses little duct tape packages into the fireplace to create purple flames.

As a child when Willard pushed her to far she made him levitate skyward to the tanglewood trees that grabbed him and held him prisoner. He deserved getting tangles up, you see he the prank he pulled on her shortly before she levitated him was simply the last straw for her. 

P is for Paisley’s Portal

Paisley discovers the portal to the mortal world when she is quite young. At first, it frightens the young princess, but when she catches her grandma coming for a visit she is eager to go on a visit herself. The men that guard the portal in the great room will not let her pass. No matter how much she tries to bribe them. As a teenager, she passes though the portal with permission.

Somewhere in her fifteenth year of life, she discovers yet another talent she was born with. She can make a portal in the royal garden simply by saying the magic words. Hot Dang now she is a portal jumping princess who can cross at will. 

O is for Obsessions

As the author of this Paisley series, I guess you could say her one huge obsession is her desire to get to the mortal world. I can see why she wants to get there, but that is because I wrote it. I will share with you why she wishes to get there.

You see dear readers; Grandma Ruth is in the mortal world. Paisley’s father King Timmons banished grandma to the mortal world years ago. Ruth can visit the Eternals but she cannot ‘live’ there. Paisley got very attached to her grandma in the few precious years before the banishment occurred. Also in the mortal world is that man in the mirror.