Not long ago, in a place so very close, in a kingdom called Appearance of the North—a well-known place famous for being a land of love and peace, where the most important thing was world peace—lived a beautiful princess named Malice. Malice was always a very introspective girl, having grown up mostly alone, as her father, King Selfish, thought only of himself all the time. King Selfish was so preoccupied with himself that he never even noticed Malice growing up, despite being