the gods made you a warrior for a reason

And rumors grow of a precious treasure within the Curséd Forest (note the little hat on the e, it's extra cursed) that grants the finders their heart's desire

Except people go missing when they enter the Curséd Forest. It is Curséd after all.

And Evan the young, unloved prince who wants nothing more than to be loved, hearing about this treasure, and decides to prove his worth to his parents by locating it to give them their heart's desire — to have Daniel back as the heir to the throne

Since we're talking fairytales, we're getting magical talking animals and wise mentors and saucy companions, and Tommy who has disguised himself "helps" him but really tries to stop the prince over and over. He even turns Evan into a buck deer. Unfortunately his magical obstacles are nothing against Evan's sincere heart and sheer bullheadedness

and at the end of it Evan unearths the chest and opens it and there is a jeweled heart within, beating steadily, and when Evan picks it up, it beats faster. Tommy clutches his chest and gets ready to die

But Evan turns around and puts the jeweled heart into Tommy and looks into his eyes, unafraid and knowing

"You are the sorcerer of the crystal heart," Prince Evan says, and kisses Tommy. Tommy tries to ask about Evan's parents and their wish, but Evan just snorts. "If they truly desired it, they should have tried to search for your heart themselves"

Tommy holds Evan and asks, "what is your heart's desire?"

And Evan says, "to be loved fully and completely as I am, not as what someone else wants me to be"

Happy Pride Month!

The Sir David Attenborough That Lives In My Brain: Being smaller-than-average presents an added challenge to foraging ... but necessity is the mother of invention. A little creativity turns a baguette into a tool, and voilà--

(paper towel roll falls on my face)