“If what we heard is correct, Olivina didn’t actually save our princesses from peril,” says Dwarf Police Chief Pete. “She put them in peril in the first place so that she could be the one to rescue them. All to make sure her guidance was the one they sought more than any other.”

By the time law enforcement realized what was happening, Princess Snow and Professor Pierce of Royal Academy had already reached Olivina in her chambers, where she was arguing with several students whose identities have not yet been revealed. “When she was backed into a corner, she used magic to disappear,” Pete reveals. “That’s a shame because our men are the best in the biz and we could have nabbed her. If, you know, we were there.”

HEAS has been flooded with reports of sightings of Olivina this evening, but the fairy godmother has yet to be found. A widespread search is currently underway for both her and a rumored granddaughter who the fairy godmother kept hidden from the royal court. “That girl saved the other students’ lives and went against Olivina to protect them. She’s a hero!” (More on this estranged granddaughter of Olivina as soon as we have it!)

Allegations as dark as these are sure to cause panic alongside rumors of Rumpelstiltskin and the wicked fairy Alva preparing an attack on Enchantasia. Could Olivina be in cahoots with them? Princess Snow says all will be revealed in its own time.

“Tonight, a veil has been lifted,” Snow said to the press following the incident. “The royal court and I vow to get to the bottom of what has happened with Olivina, and to ensure that all students, even the ones banished by Olivina, have a chance at a bright future in Enchantasia. We vow to make Royal Academy the place Olivina always promised it to be—the true training ground for the fairy-tale leaders of tomorrow.”

COMING IN TWO WEEKS, A NEW COLUMN from the creator of the Enchantasia Insider, Sasha Briarwood! “Royal Academy: The Revolution” will follow the changes at the kingdom’s school for royals and what we can hope to see from their students in the future. Don’t miss it: only in Happily Ever After Scrolls.

Acknowledgments

Kate Prosswimmer, you are my fellow outlaw and partner in crime! I could not ask for a better person to be on this Royal Academy journey with. I love our process, and I love our brainstorming sessions! I am a lucky author indeed.

To the team at Sourcebooks, including Dominque Raccah, Todd Stocke, Steve Geck, Margaret Coffee, Heidi Weiland, Valerie Pierce, Sean Murray, Chris Bauerle, Beth Oleniczak, Heather Moore, Mallory Hyde, Stefani Sloma, Lizzie Lewandowski, Nicole Hower, and Cassie Gutman. I am so blessed to work with such amazing people. Thank you for all you do to spread the word about Royal Academy!

And to Mike Heath—I get so many questions about your incredible images for these fairy-tale books. Thank you for continuing to surprise me with the most incredible covers!