At the sight of this, the Red Queen's face rapidly flushed red, and veins bulged on her forehead.
The next moment, it seemed as though her head would explode from it, turning into that oversized-head form. More importantly, the witchly aura around her would become impossible to conceal and would inevitably be exposed.
When that happened, the nobles, princes, and heroes present would swarm her and chop her into mincemeat.
She tried desperately to restrain herself and keep her heart's desires from spiraling out of control.
But there was no way to do so.
The moment she thought of how the throne she had plotted for would be obtained by Beast, while her own daughter would become an accomplice in it all, she was filled with rage.
All that time, all that effort spent planning, had been ruined by her own daughter's actions.
"Don't blame me, daughter." The Red Queen could not help making up her mind. As that thought settled, her state became steady again, because if she did this, no one would ever be able to take royal power from her hands again.
Inside the palace, the Sleeping Beauty Princess lay on her bed. The maids attending her all turned rigid at that moment, becoming "puppets."
The Round Tower Dog, who had originally been guarding the place, had also fallen unconscious without realizing it.
Though such large dogs were powerful, they were not without weaknesses, especially against a witch who knew quite a few spells and had been able to prepare for a long time.
Then, the expressionless maids drew their weapons—polished claws taken from beast specimens.
Those mindless puppets plunged the claws into the Sleeping Beauty Princess's body and ripped hard.
"This way! The princess is inside!" the king's voice rang out at that moment.
Beast felt