His true name is Wolfram von Aue and was trapped long ago underground by the power of twelve magicians. The King Under Stone: The prime antagonist, who manipulated circumstances that forced Queen Maude to dance to provide him with energy and then have her bear twelve daughters to become brides for his twelve sons.She is an excellent shot with a pistol, having been taught by her sweetheart, Heinrich Orm, Galen's cousin, before he left to become a soldier. She is described as a gracious and artful young woman, as well as endlessly brave. Princess Lily: The second daughter of King Gregor, who has worked with Rose for years to attempt to break the spell upon them.

Rose is clever and courageous but is deeply burdened with the curse of dancing at the Midnight Ball. She is protective of her sisters and wants desperately to break the curse they inherited from their mother.

Princess Rose: Another protagonist, the eldest daughter of King Gregor and the late Queen Maude.

With the Westfalin-Analousia war over, Galen Werner goes to live with his mother's sister and her family. Galen had been a soldier since he was fifteen when his father died in battle.

Galen Werner: The protagonist of the story, the only son of a soldier and an army laundress.

When Galen meets Rose, she knows that he can try to break the curse, but will he succeed despite the complications they come across, maybe they will. After he shares his food with her, the woman gives him white and black yarn and an invisibility cloak, saying that he would have to use them when 'He' tries to get to the surface. On his way to the city of Bruch to live with his mother's sister Liesel Orm, Galen meets an old woman. Galen Werner is a soldier who is returning from the Westfalin-Analousia war.

The curse prevents them from speaking of it, and every prince who attempts to learn their secret in hopes of marrying one of them and inheriting the crown ends up dead by the next full moon. Every third night, they have to dance at the Midnight Ball with the twelve sons of the King Under Stone, who lives in a realm below the earth. Princess Rose and her sisters Lily, Jonquil, Hyacinth, Violet, Daisy, Poppy, Iris, Lilac, Orchid, Pansy, and Petunia are trapped in a curse.

It is based on the fairy tale ' The Twelve Dancing Princesses'. Princess of the Midnight Ball is a 2009 young adult fantasy novel written by Jessica Day George.

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