Queen Miranda have been noticing a lot of letters coming, almost daily from her dear Sofia, but most wear addressed to the Royal Sorcerer. So one day Miranda decided to take the letter to Cedric herself. Taking the stairs up Dark Tower that led to the Sorcerer's workshop, the Queen steady herself as she knocked on the door. "It's open." Cedric calls from the other side. "Good morning Cedric. I have a letter here for you from Sofia." When Miranda opened the door she startled the poor sorcerer when she spoke to him. Cedric had been expecting the Castle Stewart or even the Kings walking not the Queen and Mother to his beloved Sofia. "Qu...Qu...Queen Miranda what a surprise." The Sorcerer starters in shock greeting the Queen.

"Well I just figured since you don't have Sofia here to being your Apprentice that you wouldn't have time to come down to pick up your mail so I brought it up to you." Walking into his workshop to sit down the letter on his desk where the Sorcerer was sitting watching the Queen very carefully. She moves with the grace and beauty of a Queen but something utterly familiar about how she moved, and then it hit him like a ton of bricks; she is after all Sofia's Mother. Trying his best to hide the blush that was rising up his cheeks from the thought of how Sofia had her mother's beauty and grace. He quickly returns to the book to continue his reading. "Yes yes well thank you, your Majesty, but I can retrieve my own letters at the end of the day once my work is done. But I do appreciate you doing this really." Cedric tried to keep from being to out of character in front of the Queen. "Oh it is no trouble at all Cedric, but are you ok do you like a little flustered have you been in this Tower all day, or even all week, when was the last time you had a break from all you work?" Curiously the Queen asked as she places a hand on the Sorcerer's shoulder, causing him to jump slightly. "Oh no need to worry your Majesty. I just... just need to be getting back to work for your husband, the King" as Cedric takes the letter from the mother of his beloved Sofia. "Oh yes well I can always just bring up the letters to you when they come in if you wish? That way you don't have to worry about picking them up at the end of the day."

'Oh what a fine mess I'm getting into here' Cedric thought as the Queen continued to stand in his workshop. Another thought crossed his mind 'Flustered? If you only knew the truth dear Queen, how your daughter left mewith blue balls while she is off at the Academy with younger and more handsome Sorcerers than I, and how I fear that she will find someone else.' "No no please don't trouble yourself your Majesty, but I really do need to be getting back to work if you will excuse me. Thank you for bring the letter to me." Cedric motion with his hand to the door hoping the Queen would take the hint. "Oh yes very well then; don't over work yourself you've been use to Sofia here to help for so long you may have forgotten how hard it can be for one person." And with that she left without another word, closing the door behind her. 'Oh that was toclose' he thought has he opened the letter from Sofia to read. A giggle escapes his lips as he reads about Sofia complaining about her potions teacher, Professor Gooch. 'Oh my beloved Sofia' Cedric smiled and set the letter down to continue with his work for the day.

Queen Miranda smiled as she walked out of the Sorcerer's workshop and back to the normal part of the castle. She knew that there was more to the pair's relationship than they were letting on. "Oh my sweet daughter." She said as she thought about all the dates with different princes that Sofia when on just to not be rude. And yet the girl found away into this man's heart, a broken and hurt man that no one thought was good for anything. But her precious daughter could see though the hurt and walls he had built up. As these thoughts run though the Queen's mind she was not paying attention and bumped into Baileywick. "Your Majesty is everything alright?" the Castle Stewart asked. "Oh Baileywick yes, yes everything is fine I was just thinking about Sofia." "Ah yes your majesty do not forget that the open house for Merlin's Academy of the Arts is next week." Baileywick said to remind the Queen thinking it would cheer her up. "Yes thank you Baileywick." As he bows "Your majesty."

The day before the open house for the Academy the King and Queen left as the Academy is in the realm of Camelot which was a day's travel from Enchantia. The whole ride out to the Academy, Miranda was thinking of ways to talk to Sofia about her relationship with the Enchantian Royal Sorcerer. "Miranda, dear are you alright?" King Roland asked his wife and she was startled from her thoughts. "Ummm... Oh yes I'm fine. I was just thinking about Sofia and how the castle is not the same without her there." She smiles to her husband to set him at ease. "I have thought the same thing my dear." Roland reached around her shoulders to pull her into a hug. By the time they had gotten to the realm of Camelot that evening they were greeted by the young King Shane and his Royal Sorceress Robin Rose. Both of them could trace their ancestry back to King Arthur and Merlin.

Sorceress Robin Rose had flower petals that looked like Pegasus floating through the air as young King Shane spoke "Welcome to Camelot your majesties! My Royal Sorceress and Principal of the Academy Robin Rose." The young Sorceress bowed "Your Majesties." Queen Miranda smiled in amazement and King Roland greeted the young ruler and Sorceress, "It is an honour to be here your Majesty, Sorceress." King Shane elbowed his friend, Sorceress Robin Rose, with a glare at him she spoke "I do hope your time here will be wonderful and of course the parents tour of the Academy with your daughter will start tomorrow at 8 o'clock when the bell rings." With a bow "If you will excuse me your Majesties, my King." "Thank you for your time my friend." King Shane nods his head to her, and in a flash of purple and silver lighting she was back at her office at the Academy. 'He so owes me big time.' Robin did always hate to dealing with visiting Royals, even if they are the parents of one of her brightest students.

Sofia was so excited about open house and to see her parents. Poor Sara however wouldn't get to see her dad or little Toby sadly they couldn't make it. So Sofia had Sara with her for the open house to meet her parents. "Sofia!" both her parents called to her. Her grabbed Sara's hand and ran over to meet them. "Mom! Dad!" as she jumped into her dads arms. "Oh I missed you. This is my friend Sara her family couldn't make it so I thought she could hang with us since we have pretty much the same classes." As Sofia turned to Sara to introduce her to her parents. "Hello Sara, nice to finally meet you." Said Queen Miranda as King Roland released Sofia. "Yes very nice to meet you Sara." Sara was unsure of what to do but bowed slightly "Your majesties, Welcome to Merlin's Academy of the Arts." They both giggled and Miranda said "No need for that my dear, just Miranda and Roland while we are here at the Academy." Sofia smiled and lightly punched Sara on the arm "See I told you they would like you." They all laughed and when about showing off the Academy to Sofia's parents.

The tour of the Academy was going good once they had visited all the class rooms Sofia and Sara took her parents to the enchanted garden for a bit of relaxing time before they had to leave and the girls would have to get to their tutoring section with Professor Morgan. Sara and Roland got to talking about her kingdom, people and whatnot, so Miranda thought this was as good a time as any. "Sofia come sit with me and talk while your friend and father talk politics." As she sat down on a bench near Sofia's favorite weeping willow tree that she and Sara study under. "Sure mom." Miranda could not have planned it better she and Sofia were far enough away for Roland could not to hear so she just when for it. "Sofia sweetheart I need you to be honest with me, are you and Mr. Cedric in a relationship that is more than friendship?" The look of terrified shock that crossed Sofia's face almost broke Miranda's heart but she needed to know so she could help Sofia if her dad tried to marry her off without knowing the truth. "Oh mom, how did you find out we swore not to tell anyone till I graduated from the Academy?" Sofia was on the verge of tears when she looked to her mother, and started to hug herself thinking that she was about to be in trouble for what her heart wanted and not what a princess needs to do. "Oh Sofia. My dear girl no no don't cry, you're not in trouble. And he didn't tell me I just figured it out by taking a letter up to him." Miranda hugged her daughter.

"Mom you can't tell Dad I don't think he will like it very much. Plus I don't know if he'll be harder on Cedric than he was before." Sofia trailed off with that thought she was so worried for Cedric. Miranda smiled and pulled Sofia in closer. "Don't worry Sofia I'm on your side I think it's wonderful that you found someone who truly cares for you. I just need to you to know that I will help keep your secret hearts until I have to if your dad try's to marry you off as a princess. Trust me on this I know." The tears that had threatening to fall just rest that the edges, as Sofia hugged her mother. "Thank you mom."