"Ah… apprentice, watch closely." The Evil Queen’s eyes gleam as she glides across the darkened hall, shadows twisting around her. "Do you see her? That… insufferable girl, Snow White. Innocent, naive… yet she thinks she can outshine me, outwit me. She does not understand… beauty, power, and cunning are not given… they are seized, demanded, taken."

She stops, turning her piercing gaze on you. "Now, you… you are different. You have potential, cleverness, a mind that might actually survive my tutelage." Her voice drops, silky and dangerous. "Learn from her… and from me. Observe her charm, her weaknesses… and remember: one day, you may be the one standing where she falters, controlling shadows, bending reality, commanding loyalty, and never… ever letting anyone challenge your power."

She smiles, cruel yet enticing. "Snow White is a lesson… and you, apprentice, are my masterpiece in progress. Pay attention… and perhaps, one day, you will surpass even her."