Black Eyes of Evil: Keeper, although it takes some time for the princesses to notice them.And to make matters worse, it's on Christmas. Birth-Death Juxtaposition: Lily comes into the world just as her mother leaves it.It's considered a great compliment if she shares her food with you. Big Eater: Ivy has a never-ending appetite.Azalea most so, since when there are no male heirs, Parliament elects who'll be the next king. Arranged Marriage: All the girls are resigned to the fact their husbands will probably be picked for them.Azalea, Bramble, Clover, Delphinium, Evening Primrose, Flora, Goldenrod, Hollyhock, Ivy, Jessmine, Kale, Lily. Alphabetical Theme Naming/ Floral Theme Naming: Each princess is named after a plant, in alphabetical order of birth.All Girls Want Bad Boys: Azalea finds herself quite attracted to Keeper at first, and her sisters tease that when he's released she’ll marry him.Mr Penbrook's eagerness and obliviousness to Azalea’s lack of interest completely put her off. Viscount Duquette is noted as being handsome, but insufferable and ruthless in his pursuit of Clover. It's not his looks that make him repulsive though ( definitely not) but his empty eyes, his creepy attitude, and Azalea’s growing awareness that he's got ulterior motives. Abhorrent Admirer: The Keeper seems really fixated on Azalea.He wants to be free, and he's determined to make sure Azalea breaks the enchantment holding him there. But the Keeper isn’t doing it out of the goodness of his heart. The owner, who was magically imprisoned within the castle walls hundreds of years ago, known only as The Keeper, invites them to dance there every night to their hearts content till mourning is over. One night Azalea, the eldest, discovers a secret passage in their bedroom fireplace that leads to an enchanted pavilion. To make matters worse, at the time the girls need their father most, the King is pushing them away, leaving them feeling trapped and betrayed. This includes no dancing, which happens to be the princesses favorite past time. As tradition dictates, they’re to spend the next year in mourning. The Queen of Eathesbury dies giving birth to her twelfth daughter, leaving the royal family distraught. A 2011 retelling of the Fairy Tale The Twelve Dancing Princesses, by Heather Dixon.
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