A tragic reversal of the "Sleeping Beauty" story we know on Earth, this story is meant to teach that cheating in any form or fashion is not good.
The basic bones of the story (as Dorian performs it):
Two princesses are in town for a tournament, with the winner marrying the prince. Although both princesses admire the prince, the prince favors Princess A, which makes Princess B jealous.
The night before the tournament begins, Princess B talks the prince into putting Princess A to sleep so she can't compete. Of course, Princess B wins every event, but before Princess B can be declared the winner, Meikon speaks from the heavens and decrees that Princess B won by cheating. As punishment, both she and the prince are to suffer what they did to Princess A--eternally.
There are several interpretations of what becomes of Princess A--some say she never wakes up either, some say she does, and has many more adventures (this is Dorian's approach)
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