Ray gets a wake up call.

Once there was a princess named Ræmona who lived in a beautiful enchanted forest in the land of Napalasia, filled with rainbow-colored songbirds and sparkling deep blue lakes. Princess Ræmona kept her own cottage in the middle of this forest, for her cruel father, who was feared by all the citizens of the land, banished and hid her there to keep her from getting married. For if the princess were to get married, the jealous king's throne would be in danger. 


Princess Ræmona was perfectly content in her tiny cottage in the middle of the forest, nestled snugly between two tiny gurgling creeks. She was only 16 years old, but because of her hard-working nature and kind spirit, the princess was able to tend a garden and live comfortably.


It was the tenth year of the great war between Napalasia and Festix, Napalasia's neighbor with whom she seemed to always be in conflict. Of course, Princess Ræmona never knew about any war, and normally the only troubles she had day-to-day was choosing which beautiful dress to wear in the morning. But this morning, she woke up to the stench of smoke and urgent flap of the fleeing songbirds' wings. To be continued...


Today is Monday, January 30, 2012, and Ray was studying pretty much the whole day. Go Raymond!