August Grey.

The Princess Who Had No Kingdom - by August Grey

Not my photo, but it inspired my small story

Once, there lived a princess with no kingdom. Not a drop of regal blood surrounded her petite bones, nor glittering crown placed upon her dark walnut hair.

Yet she was destined to be queen. With rain-boots of red, she made her path in the woods when she was very young, trekking her fiery red wagon full of paper-backed worlds through the sharp, autumn air, leaving a wake of gently trampled fall leaves. It led to a special tree, one whose massive roots had choked out all other surrounding plants, all except for a soft patch of clovers, which the young girl hadn’t ever dared to tread upon. She often sat just adjacent to the uprising of green luck, resting her sidekick, a small, ginger stuffed kitten. After a few chapters-worth of ruling her paper-back world, the princess of seven would gather her things in her little red wagon, and start on the road back to her humble home. This path became her walking companion through years, she was never alone whilst on it, even when her ginger friend was unavailable for the journey.