Joy looked up at possibly the prettiest face in the world.  When some says beautiful, they were talking about this face.  Just looking at the face made Joy blush and feel euphoric; that was until she remembered where she was. Then panic and dread spread through her body as she tried to recall all events leading to the moment of her demise…

Joy lived in the kingdom of Arcken of the country Urk.  Well to say lived in would be an understatement, more like survived in.  There are two inhabitants that live in Arcken, there were normal citizens, and then there was the tinies.  Arcken became a powerful kingdom not due to its army but to through its trade with the neighboring countries.  They traded what the other kingdoms don’t have, and that would be tinies. 

It all started when Arcken was being built near where the tinies lived.  The tinies use to live in the meadows and woods of the area … that was until the bigger people came and built their towns and castles.  Eventually the people of Arcken found out about the little people and realized the potential of them.  You could keep them as pets, use them as food, or you could do other things to them and it wouldn’t matter.  Soon the people of Arcken started to collect them and trade them for valuables that allowed the country to prosper.  Now Arcken is one of the nation’s strongest kingdoms.

The citizens of Arcken would get paid handsomely for collecting the tinies and giving them to the empire to trade.  Of course the tinies are also kept by the citizens to be used how they see fit.  Life for the tinies was a horrible one, were they are forced to hid and live off scraps.  Unfortunately there is little the little people can do to change their fate when no one listens to you.

So as a tiny Joy was born in hiding and spent her whole life trying to survive.  When she was 18 her parents were found, when they were looking for some food in a tavern.  Joy got away and stayed hidden, waiting to try and free her parents.  She never got the chance.  Instead she got to watch as the owner of the tavern tore her parents apart and use them as ingredients for a stew.  She can still hear the screams of her parents…

Joy managed to get away but not unharmed; she now didn’t have a family.  She spent two years living off scraps and avoiding the many dangers, like cats, dogs, birds, and people.  Eventually it got so bad that she had nowhere to go for food, as taverns would hire night helpers to collect any tines that showed up.  Joy had to go somewhere else for food, but where?  The only place left for her would be another town, but the journey would be deadly.

Giving up hope Joy was about to lie down and die when she thought of only one other place… the castle.  But her parents told her to never ever go there.  It was more dangerous there than out here.  Joy wouldn’t have gone if she wasn’t so hungry.  She heard tales from some tinies of the delicious food that are always left over from the king and his family.  Joy thought about it and decided she would rather die having a wonderful meal then starve on the dirty streets. 

Using the cover of a cart, Joy was wheeled into the castle past the guards and attendants.  She waited until night fall to start to look for food.  She found some and was delighted to see no one searching for her.  That night she ate like a queen.  Deciding not wanting to leave she found a spot to hid and stay until her next meal. 

Weeks went by and she was starting to feel at ease, no one even suspected her of living in the castle.  That was until one night she was munching on some wonderful bread and some chicken when there was noise.  Turning around she saw a figure holding a light.  Panicking Joy tried to run for cover but was too late.  The figure was on her in a matter of seconds.  The figure placed the candle down blocking Joy’s path.  Joy looked at the figure and saw the person was a women, possible as old as she was.  She was the most beautiful women ever, but that didn’t change the fact that she would be different from the others.

Joy broke eye contact as she started to search for a way out of this predicament. 

That was when the giantess said something: “Hello there,” as if she were talking to a child or an animal, not wanting to scare it.

Joy didn’t say a word as she found out that she was stuck in the middle of nowhere.  The closes safe spot was a long dash for her to make and no way could she dodge her capturer all the while.

The giantess spoke again, “Don’t worry little fellow, I won’t hurt you.”   

Joy would have laughed at that if she could.  She believed that as much as she believed her parents were still alive… they weren’t.  Many of times she has heard that phrase, “I won’t hurt you,” only to find the person either crush, eat, or did other terrible things to the very tiny he or she promised.  No, you couldn’t believe a word that comes from a giant’s mouth.

Again the giantess spoke again in a soft voice, “Wow, you guys are really tiny.  You can’t be bigger than my finger…” before she could continue there was another noise.  Quickly the giantess scooped up the tiny and placed her into her pocket of her night gown.  Turning around she saw her mother standing there.

“Amber?  What are you doing up this late… and in the kitchen?”

“I… I was getting some food to eat.”

“You should have gotten a servant to do that.  Quickly, hurry up and head to bed, we have a big day tomorrow.”

Amber nodded, “Yes mother.”

Joy heard the conversation and continued to dread the remaining moments of her life as she was carried away to be a subject to the will of Amber, the giantess…