Chapter 4
Marak Wolfears sauntered through the forest, with his advisor and three guards following him, two of them carrying the two girls that he was taking with him back to his kingdom under the lake.
"Marak?" His advisor asked.
"Yes?" He replied.
"Which one are you going to pick? I thought we were coming to get the older one, so why are we bringing both back?" He questioned.
Yes Marak, he asked himself, why are we bringing both of the girls back? He had seen Hannah that first night, but didn't want to take her. Her sister Morag, on the other hand, was beautiful. He had seen her about a week or so after the family arrived, when she went outside to look for something. She was so beautiful…it was this girl that Marak wanted the King's Wife to be, but her younger sister stepped in the way. Although Hannah acted childish, she was very brave, and showed no sign of fear from him. She wanted to protect those she loved, in this case her sister Morag. She would make an amazing King's Wife…but Marak had already started to love Morag's beauty. He couldn't make up his mind, so he decided to bring them both back.
"I don't know which to pick." He finally answered later than night, when they had arrived in his kingdom. The two girls were sent to different rooms in his castle, and he and his advisor went to his. Marak explained his thoughts to his advisor, and he listened carefully.
"You're in a tough situation there. But I think that you should pick the younger one. She will make a better King's Wife, I know. Morag has a temper, and gets mad easily, while we have never seen Hannah angry, except when she was trying to save her sister."
"So what do I do with Morag then?" Marak asked.
"I would say trade her with the elves. The elf king is also looking for a bride. Give him Morag in exchange for one of his elves, who you could marry off to one of the guard." His advisor answered.
"Then that is what I shall do." Marak Wolfears announced.