00:00Ever since the snow melted and the forest came back to life, Alara felt the quiet pull in her heart, a feeling that the story with the bear wasn't over yet.
00:13One misty morning, as she walked through the pine trees, she saw the bear waiting in the clearing where they first met.
00:21But this time, something was different. The air shimmered around him, like heat rising from a fire, even though it was cool and calm.
00:30Alara stepped forward. You came back. The bear let out a deep breath, then slowly stood on his hind legs.
00:39Before her eyes, his shape began to shift. Fur turned to cloth, paws became hands, and in moments, the great bear was gone, replaced by a tall young man with dark eyes, wild hair, and a regal air.
00:53I never left, he said. I am Prince Kale of the Northern Realms.
00:57Long ago, a curse was placed on me, that I would remain a bear until someone showed me true kindness without fear.
01:06Alara stared in amazement.
01:08All this time, you were under a spell?
01:11Kale nodded.
01:13And it was you who broke it.
01:14The trees around them whispered in the wind as if celebrating the magic that had been undone.
01:22Kale took Alara's hand gently.
01:24I owe you more than my life, you gave me hope when I had none.
01:28The prince returned with her to the village.
01:32The people welcomed him with wonder and joy.
01:34Over time, he built a new home at the edge of the forest, where he ruled not with a crown, but with kindness, just like Alara.
01:43And as for Alara, she never stopped walking through the forest.
01:48But now, she walked beside Kale, not just as a girl with a kind heart, but as a queen with a story no one would ever forget.
