Daily Doses: The Ridiculous Dream

My dream, which turned into a nightmare, was full of symbols I didn't understand during the dream. When I woke up, I felt as if I had a revelation... The dream started off a grandiose as always. I was a queen in a medieval time period. I live in a maze like castle with a king. We were happy I suppose. Living each day with a feast. There were 5 children. Four were mine, that were born of my body. The one prince was related to the king only. During the feast, the king gave his kingdom to the lone prince, making him crown prince. He promised my eldest daughter in marriage to the crown prince (as this seemed to be a custom). Another woman was at the side of the king. She also wore royal attire. I don't think she liked me and the king sensed this. Things started to slowly vanish (as custom for dreams) until it was just me and the king left. He became physically close to me. He started saying things I couldn't understand. Then it seemed as if he wanted to kiss me. As he leaned in, he whispered something to me. "The ravens are coming. Find me again." Before he could finish, he vanished. I was alone only for a moment before I heard screams. Then, nun like maids came to me, telling me to leave with them. They were also talking about the ravens. As we were leaving, ravens were coming after us! They were right behind us. But, these weren't ordinary ravens. They were intelligent like humans, and they had a purpose. As soon as I reached the staircase leading to the main hall of the castle, the maids vanished. I still heard the ravens. Suddenly, the king appeared from behind me. He didn't want me to go down the steps. He started telling me a story that I couldn't fully comprehend. It was about 3 maidens who once lived in the castle. The ravens wanted to posses the maidens and sought to do so. The maidens hid in a secret room in the castle, where they vanished before being taken by the ravens. Then I sensed it. That room was one of the rooms in the main hall. I had to go down the steps before I could reach it. I also noticed the king was wearing all black, very different from the colorfully arrayed noble attire he wore at the feast. I knew something wasn't right. Even if I couldn't understand everything he was saying, I noticed too much sarcasm in his voice. He was was quite cold. I attempted to run, but he grabbed my arm. When he did that, black feathers started falling from the blackened ceiling. Three of my children were downstairs, calling for me. The woman who was sitting beside the king at the banquet suddenly appeared, also wearing black. The king pulled me closer to him. He kept saying "The ravens are here. Go from me" but he wouldn't let me go. I felt like he wanted to cry. The mysterious woman started talking. She professed to be the real queen and that my king must destroy me. At that the king let me go, and kissed the other woman, giving me a small opportunity to make a fast run down the stairs. Before I reached the last step, I woke up... I am very puzzled as to what my subconscious was trying to tell me, if anything at all. I counted at least 11 elements in the dream that could have meaning. 1) The King 2) The children 3) The crown prince 4) The betrothal of my eldest daughter to him 5) The mysterious woman 6) The nun like maidens 7) The Ravens 8) The staircase 9) The secret room 10) The Kiss 11) Me, The Queen.