(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/9e/0e/8c/9e0e8c491853ba47e94ef8e13381ae1e.jpg)<br/><strong>Character Name/Alias</strong>: Thumbelina, Maia<br/><strong>Location</strong>:  Western Continent/ Germany<br/><strong>Current Action(s)</strong>: Training, Gathering information, Traveling<br/><strong>Tagging</strong>: Snow White (M), Belle,Others<br/><br/><br/>It had been more than a week since the fall of the fairy kingdom and the devastation Thumbelina faced in witnessing her one and only love fatally wounded before her eyes, yet to the maiden she felt burn of war as if it had it had been only hours before the singe of such a shameful defeat and crippling victory she had for herself as bittersweet as the mourning of a wife to be would be. Yes she had literally stomped out all the frogs forces until she had collapsed onto her newly heightened knees, though Thumbelina knew that it was not something to savor, that this had only been an minor infection to that of the plague that was befalling the lands she had only begun to discover. That with the silence that had irrupted that fateful evening the maiden now found herself so very alone with only the creatures of the forest to give out their own mourning cry to keep her company for her loss. Her transformation had been something so disturbingly odd and strange for herself, her world having grown as much as herself as the naked maiden became frightened with the new sights her height had come with, it was as if she was learning this new life all over again really. Though that would have to wait.<br/><br/>The following day Thumbelina grieved her lost prince as she sobbed uncontrollably whilst sifting through the carnage of her broken castle nestled within the flowers, the countless bodies of her would have been subjects and family like small withered petals that scattered the forest floor in tragedy. Carefully the maiden would dig respectful graves for each fairy, using her fingers to dig into the earth and lay their bodies to rest her tears wetting the dirt to accompany her sorrow for their lost lives. Thumbelina worked for countless hours in burying her kingdom to their final resting spot the most heart wrenching in that of finding Prince Phillip whom her once aching sobbing ceased upon finding, his still body laying beneath the overturn of a daisy as he had used his life to spare her own when confronting the frog commander who had ended his life. Gingerly she brought her dead lover close to her wet features as she inspected her prince, cradling his lifeless body carefully against her silken palm as she took an painful breath in.His death would be avenged she swore to her lover as she laid him to rest like the others, each fairy would not have their lives lost in vain as the maiden finally finished her work and spoke a silent prayer to the moon.<br/><br/>That seemed like eons ago though as Thumbelina set fire to the remains of the broken kingdom, purifying the evil that had fallen upon them as well as to make those who had caused such burn an eternity in hellish fires for their work against the peaceful species. While her heart still mourned for her tragic loss Thumbelina picked herself up and dried her tears, vowing vengeance as she soon went to work with what her mind knew was the only solution. Rumplestilskin, he was the cause of all of this she knew, there had been talk of his uprising in recruiting others for his evil deeds, but the fairy kingdom had felt they were in reason to not be targeted so swiftly and so unexpectedly. No one could have seen the future of darkness befall them so suddenly, there had been no warning, no sign of treachery..if there had then so many little lives would not have been lost. No one had been spared, not a child nor woman, the elder and the young alike had been snuffed out like the inky blackness of the shadows themselves; Thumbelina would avenge them all. The man of the moon who had given her life had given her something to fight back with, and she would not let this painful loss stop her.<br/><br/>The days that had followed were ones of exploration in the power she had been granted, the once fairy like maiden finding she had the ability to shift her size to varying heights, an advantage clearly as her once oh so small world opened up before her very eyes. Thumbelina began to train herself in the art of fencing that her prince had been so fond of, the needle like sword he had sworn his life to now her's to wield as she practiced with some difficulty after all now the size of a true maiden there was certain effects that had to be overcome.First and foremost was finding herself a gown to dress herself as the once elegant gown she had been adorned with was now but the size of her pinky finger, the maiden using the flowing curtain of her golden tresses to cover herself as she formulated her next plan. The creatures of the forest did what they could to help their fairy princess, a cunning fox having stolen an gown that had been laying at the shores of the nearby lake no doubt from another woman who had unwittingly let her clothing be taken whilst she bathed, while a badger had managed to find a satchel full of knitting tools and thread as it would make a fine assortment of objects for Thumbelina would no doubt be able to use for her own work.<br/><br/>To say Thumbelina was unable to adjust to new talents and new found obstacles was an understatement, the young drop of moon light had always worked hard to train herself to her surroundings, that this much like all the other trials before was merely something to overcome in time.From the first moment she had opened her eyes she had to learn the world within a blink in the eye, to hone her skills to not be swept up in the fury of chaos that the land was so unforgiving. Both with needle and sword Thumbelina grew to to her surroundings as the days wore on with her already adaptable skills of navigation and trial and error, that the day she left her fallen kingdom behind she had gathered enough supplies to be on the move to the one being who would help her in the fairy maiden's plight;Snow White. The queen was of grace and beauty that even the sweet moon marveled within as he whispered soft nothings of her beauty, young Thumbelina having the honor in meeting the famed princess with her dear prince what felt like was decades ago, that even then Thumbelina was taken back at just how sweet and kind Snow had been. There had been a mutual respect between the two that Thumbelina enjoyed, as the fairy kingdom were more than thankful for the peaceful truce between them and the kingdom of Snow, as she knew she would be the only person who would know what course of action to take against the evil now plaguing the world. Treking through the forest the fairy maiden would begin travels towards Kordes as it was imperative for Snow to know the fate of the peaceful fairy kingdom and no doubt the lands that would soon follow, as any means of travel it would be quite the expedition even if the fairy was not the size of a fair woman.<br/><br/>Much to her own surprise however Thumbelina had paused her travels to a nearby town full of good souls, that it was during such a stop she had found the soft chirp of birds bidding her an personal letter from the famed queen herself. Taking the letter in hand Thumbelina read the instructions carefully, as her now foremost attention was that in making it to Snow's castle in record time.<br/><br/>----<br/><br/>That all had been a full week from when Thumbelina had obtained the letter in question the maiden having paused her travels to instead stock up on goods she felt would be needed rather than seeking out ship and board, the small town offering the fairy company as she now sat silently by the lakeside to gather her thoughts. The town itself was full of warm faces dirty from hard labor but like her own kingdom they had felt the strain of chaos and war, something Thumeblina fought hard to keep her tears of sorrow from showing as she steadied herself. Many had been lost from various forces pillaging and waging protests and yet they still found good in aiding Thumbelina and her now honorable quest, one old maiden in particular gifting the fairy maiden with her husband's old sword and shield that had began to grow musty with dust from his loss years ago. Thanking the elder Thumbelina used all of her strength to shift herself and her materials around her to that of her former self, the small fairy emerging from her once flowing gown as she adjusted herself and her changing abilities and compensated with that of a thumb sleeve used for sewing to dress herself. While these powers were still fairly new Thumbelina had only so much control as she used what strength she had to shrink her supplies, it was an adjustment surely but something that would only grow with time no doubt. For now she did not have the time to worry of such as the fairy maiden took a small breath as she gazed at herself in the small shard of broken glass that she had stumbled upon, having placed it away from sight less any other discover her means of traveling. After all she did not have the means of explaining herself to the common folk, time was purely of the essence, even if it was a means of travel that was difficult to hold for some.<br/><br/>Disappearing through the glass Thumbelina soon emerged in a new surrounding all together, the kingdom of Rosalia, and that of the home of Snow White.What the maiden did not expect was the sight of another so suddenly before her, as the mirror shard had literally propelled Thumbelina out from it's surface to send the miniature woman to collide with something that was slightly furred and lean. Scrambling herself Thumbelina looked up to see a sight she had never witnessed before, it appeared to be that of a female and yet a creature all in itself, having never made Belle's acquaintance the fairy maiden was taken aback slightly before she fought to her tiny feet and squeaked."I am so sorry please forgive me."she cooed in an high pitched chirp, after all Snow White's kingdom was perhaps the safest of all the continents, so surely this was no threat. Taking a moment Thumbelina shifted herself to that of a normal height, the flow of hair obscuring herself safely before she gathered her materials and threw a cover around herself and her shame."I do hope you can forgive me..sadly I am not able to shift with my clothing fully intact just yet."she replied shyly, bright jade gems fluttering sweetly as she cooed.<br/><br/>Hopefully her first impression wasn't too awful...though some things couldn't be helped really.<br/><br/><br/>