It stirred restlessly.
For many years, it had been denied the one thing it wanted above all else. Cruelly prevented from gaining its ultimate satisfaction, it had brooded here, in the ruins of this abandoned castle. And now, its frustration was palpable.
It had done everything within its power. It had searched the entire countryside, and it had sent minions to search faraway realms where its power couldn't reach. It had used bribes, magic, sheer force; every means available to it had been explored. And it had found nothing. Nothing!
In sheer anger and frustration, it redoubled its efforts. Nothing, no one, no place would be spared in its overpowering desire for revenge.
"Rest assured, Princess Amethyst," it thought malevolently. "One of these days, I will find you. And then..." Its thunderous laughter echoed sinisterly through the castle's darkened halls.