Arianna rubbed her forehead, which had finally stopped throbbing, much to her relief. However, her fingers stopped as she came across an odd protuberance from one temple. It felt hard, and rather stubby, but somewhat sharp...it was...a horn? Reaching her other hand up, she felt another similar bump on her other temple. That was when she noticed the odd feeling from her backside. Almost as though her tailbone was sore...
"Oh, no..." Arianna gasped, as over her shoulder she glimpsed, growing from the bottom of her spine, a long ropy tail with a spade on the end which matched the color of her skin. With a little concentration, she moved it back and forth. There was no way to deny it. The fruit looked so strange because it had been corrupted, and now, so had she.
What could she do? She couldn't enter a human city like this, let alone return to being a princess. The church would banish her at the least, if not destroy her, princess or not. There was only one option. She had to...