“Once upon a time in faraway land, a young prince lived in a shining castle... It was a very good story. It often entertained the women who lay in her black hole of a room, manacled to a hard, cold bed. She had enjoyed its repetition in her mind for years. Sometimes she remembered bits differently: sometimes the rose was pink as a sunset by the sea. But that never resonated as well as red as blood....” StoriesMadRoseFairy TalesRosesBeauty And The BeastAsylumOne Upon A TimeRed As Blood Book:As Old as Time Source: As Old as Time