"Did you hear the terrible news? The Dark Patriarch has gone beyond the pale! He has murdered the Her highness!" This is the first thing the swan hears flying over North, and it sets her to hissing. It's the kind of sound she would never make as a human, but as a swan-a mute swan- hissing is the only form of communication available to Princess Mei. So she hisses. - A loosely inspired by the classic Swan Princess