i was rudely awoken the next morning by the one person i did not expect
"eli! wake up lazy butt"
i groan as i sit up and practically shove my brother off of my chest i grumble tussling my hair
"what the hell aaron couldnt you have i dunno not crushed my breast bone"
he sticks his tongue out at me and i return the gesture my brother aaron was always the more immature one in both age and actions
"you werent waking up and you were mumbling in your sleep"
i blush remembering my dream from that night why i had such a dream about a girl i hardly knew i'll never know
"why are you here anyway shouldnt you be minding the city?"
"dont worry eli krista can handle arendale for a day"
i sigh and slide out of my bed quickly changing out of my sleep wear and into my usual attire
"you better be thankful krista is used to running businesses or else she would never last watching the kingdom"
"yeah yeah i know and i am thankful you know i love her eli"
a smile spreads across my face "i know and im glad you took the time to get to know the girl you fell in love with this time"
aaron sticks his tongue out at me and i laugh throwing a pillow at him he tosses the pillow back and i deflect it onto the bed
"so how was your trip up here?"
i ask him nonchalantly
"fine though the wolves seemed a little more riled up then usual i heard some strange sounds so im assuming they were on the hunt for some injured animal"
i look at him a little of my newfound worry lacing my features
"strange sounds?"
"yeah it sounded like a groan of pain almost feminine even"
i visibly stiffen
"how far from here was it?"
"just a couple miles down in that forested area why?"
"oh um.. n-no reason just curious.."
my voice wavered a tad but aaron believed it none the less
"well alright well im gonna go to the kitchen and get something to eat"
i fake a smile
"alright i'll be there in a little while"
aaron gave me a brief wave as he turned and exited my room and as quietly as i could i turned to my balcony and stood on the railing readying my self for descent i jumped and landed in a soft conjured up pile of snow and i quickly made my way down the mountian to the forested area aaron mentioned after walking and scanning and listening for what seemed like hours finally a small sign, a sign that caused my heart to drop ...blood. bloodied drag marks in the ground too big to be a rabbit or a calf but too small to be an adult moose or deer i followed the drag marks as far as i could till it abruptly ended the red stained snow just stopped no more wolf pawprints just crystaline white snow and dark tree trunks i stand and call out hoping for a sign
"hello!? is anyone there?"
i pause waiting for a response...nothing nothing but painful silence i call out again trying to remove this sense of hoplessness from my heart
"hello!? please please some one answer me"
after scanning the forest multiple times while waiting for a response i sigh and almost, almost whimper
"keesa please be ok"
i lean agianst a nearby tree and sigh my heart litterally hurts almost as badly as when i shut aaron and everyone else out of my life. i call out again for the last time
"miss keesa if your out here please please respond some how"
a choked voice calls out above me and i snap my head up to look into the branches of the tree and hanging precariously from the branches is keesa blood dripping from a nasty gash on her leg
"miss keesa!" i allow myself a small smile knowing shes alive and using my ice i work my way up the tree to her
"hang on miss keesa i'll get you back to the palace and we'll bandage that wound and get you better"
i pick her up from the tree branches shes clinging to and make my way down the tree before i rush her to the palace