Chapter 4
Anna stepped in the tower, and looked around. The place was not very big yet cozy. Anna saw paintings on the walls, a bookshelf with a few books, a wardrobe, and many more things. All things considered, the tower was a very comfortable place to be.
"Welcome to my home, stranger. My name is Rapunzel. I lived here for all my life," spoke Rapunzel, as she looked at the Princess.
"Princess Anna," spoke Anna as she greeted her new friend.
"Come, sit on my bed. I want us to talk about life and the outside world. Mother always told me that the world is a cruel place, and only my tower is safe," spoke the slightly hyperactive girl with golden hair.
"Well," began Anna
"Is it true that there are many men, who are crazy monsters?" asked Rapunzel
"I don't know about crazy monsters, but from what I do know is that there are men and women who steal things that do not belong to others. For example, I arrived here because I chased three robbers, who stole a crown from my Uncle," replied Anna
"Mother told truth! Of course she would, why would not she!" spoke Rapunzel
"Truth? Why are you talking about your mother?" asked Anna
"My mother hid me away from the cruel world, because she was afraid that men would find my hair and use it for their own selfish gains," replied Rapunzel
"What about your life, is it fun to be a Princess? I always dreamt that I am a Princess," spoke Rapunzel
"My life is actually very boring. When I was little, I was very close to my older sister Elsa, but one day she stopped interacting me unless we were in the dining hall, or some other formal place. Even then, out interactions were very limited. My parents reduced the staff, and there is not much to do in an empty castle. I never even had any friends my age before," spoke Anna as she looked at Rapunzel.
"Same here. My only friend is Pascal," spoke Rapunzel
"Who?"
"Pascal, you can come out. Anna won't bite you," spoke the girl with the golden hair, as a little green animal appeared before the two girls.
"Is that a frog?"
"No, it's a chameleon," replied Rapunzel, as the small animal approached the two girls.
"Forgive me for my curiosity, but why did you mother hide you in here? What is it so special about your hair?" asked Anna
"Well, she told me not to tell anyone else, but I can see that I can trust you. It's almost as if we have some connection. But that would be stupid, I mean we are not sisters, right?"
"We could be cousins," spoke Anna as the two girls laughed.
"So anyway, my hair has magical properties. When I sing, it glows and can heal even the direst wounds. It can also light up the surroundings," spoke Rapunzel, as she sang her song, and the hair glowed.
"This is great, Rapunzel!" spoke Anna as she jumped on the bed.
"I know but this is the reason why my mother protects me from the world. She is afraid others would abuse my healing powers for evil reasons," spoke Rapunzel.
"That makes sense. It is sad that one has to stay in restrained location, away from the outside world to not let the others take advantage of their precious gifts," spoke Anna as she then looked at Rapunzel.
"Wait, do you think that there are other people with powers like yours?" asked Anna, as a thought occurred in her head.
"I don't know. I don't think so, as my mother told me that when I was a baby, I ate a golden flower accidentally, which in turn caused me to acquire such hair with magical properties. However, someone tries to cut my hair when I was a baby, and the strand of hair turned brown and never regrew," spoke Rapunzel as she showed the single brown strand of hair.
"Why are you asking this? Do you think someone you know has magical powers like me?" asked Rapunzel excitedly.
"Well, I thought that my sister could. But that would be impossible, her hair is almost as white as snow and your hair is golden. Besides, I would have known is she had eaten any golden flowers as a baby. No, my sister does not have magical powers. Still, she did lock herself in her room for the most of her life, and this fact is eerie similar to your situation. Perhaps she is hiding some other magical power," spoke Anna
"Your sister seems to be a nice person. I wish I could meet her," spoke Rapunzel as she led Anna towards the table, where she decided to treat her guest with some of her cooking.
"This is delicious. Wait, you have chocolate?" cried Anna in excitement, as she grabbed chocolate drink and drank it.
"This is so good, thank you," spoke Anna as she finished her drink.
"So, Anna, do you think that the outside world overall is a nice place?" asked Rapunzel
"Well, it can be dangerous, as I told you before. Two thugs with ginger sideburns attacked my family and I," began Anna
"Oh no, were you all OK?" asked scared Rapunzel
"We were. As you know, I was extremely bored for many years. I remember running in the halls, and seeing guards training in sword fighting, so I picked up some skills. I defended and defeated the bandits. The whole world is both good and bad. There are good people and bad people, although some places are more dangerous than others," spoke Anna
"I wish I could check the world for at least one day, but my mother would not approve," began Rapunzel, as a man suddenly appeared in the tower.
"Nice tower to hide from those guards," spoke the man before a black frying pan hit him in the head. The man fell on the floor.
Rapunzel then tried to lift him and put in the wardrobe. With Anna's help, the two girls managed to put the person in the wardrobe.
"There is a man in my closet!" spoke Rapunzel, as the two girls looked at each other .
