Now, as King Cole turned his envious eyes towards conquest, twins were born to the noblest family of his kingdom. Two beautiful baby girls named by their parents as Snow and Rose.

As they grew, it became clear they had little [bad word]  Snow was possessed of long, luxuriant black hair, and became a gifted politician, always urging peace and diplomacy among the aging warmongers of the royal court. While Rose, with her short shock of scarlet hair, became the finest warrior of King Cole’s army.

And so it came to pass that the aged king, desperate for a force that could never be stopped, never be defeated, never be halted as it marched from planet to planet, had Rose seized on her wedding day, to [bad word] the genetic base of this unholy horde.

KING COLE
 Dr Hansel, is this her?

DR HANSEL
 M-my liege, I did not expect…

KING COLE
 Of course not! I advertise my movements to nobody. So this is my finest warrior.

DR HANSEL
 Yes, my liege, the subject has proven rather more resilient to the procedure than we anticipated, but rest assured we shall have the first consignment of Rose Reds ready within the month.

KING COLEExcellent, doctor, excellent. You and your sister have served me well.

DR GRETAL
 Thank you, my liege, soon we will have unending supplies of this exemplary warrior. Knowing no pain, no fear…

KING COLE
 What? No, no, no, my dear doctor, pain and fear are important tools for survival. good soldier should be able to [bad word] them, but they must be there. No, make sure she knows pain. And make sure she knows fear.