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In The Eye Of The Beholder


Click to view larger       Banished for one year from his father's court over a disagreement, Prince Leo of Byzantium fights his resentment in faraway Macedonia. His companions, ignorant of the reasons for the father's decree, are sympathetic toward his distress and wonder what the year in exile will bring until a mysterious vagabond arrives and entertains them with a tale of yesteryear.

Angered by a young mother's foolish devotion to beauty, Morgana, the haughty faery queen casts a spell that disfigures the face of the mother's newborn infant, Princess Gwenyth. Before she departs, she leaves an arcane clue to breaking the spell on a parchment. Another faery, Melissa, wishes to placate the cruel act and endows the baby with the gift of healing so the princess will find acceptance by her countrymen.

Now fully grown, Princess Gwenyth treats her patients in such a kindly manner that they ignore her physical deformity. Admired for her great courage and her skill as an archer, she inspires a loyal following. It is the time of Charlemagne's rule, and the vagabond sweetens the tale with folklore about the French king's famed paladin, Oliver and his son Griffon, father and brother to the marred princess. Unknown to the audience, the faery Melissa is portraying the vagabond.

Trusting that he understands the spell, Prince Leo is eager to face the challenge of rescuing Princess Gwenyth.


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