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I realize that the modern toilet hadn't been invented yet around this time frame, but let's pretend that the Isle is much more advanced in that area.
There is an Island of Intelligence after all. And most of the 'kilat' spoken in this chapter is, in fact, Maori... translated from English by Google Translate... sorry if it is majorly wrong, will put translations at the end of the chapter. You can probably just skip what they are saying and understand it. I apologize.
Chapter 10: Caring
Stoick now knew why Hiccup had called her the 'princess of beauty' in one of his original letters home. Yes, he had seen her in her full royal garb, but the simplicity of this outfit made her look ten times more beautiful. Elysiana stood before all of them in a full length blue dress that had long sleeves to help fend off some of the pre-winter chill, the dress itself was beautiful, small diamond looking flecks (glitter) embellished the fabric, and prominent diamonds (rhinestones) that covered one arm and the torso elegantly. A silver circlet tiara was decorated with a single, large sapphire, the silver of the circlet disappeared into her mahogany brown hair, which was pulled into a long braid that cascaded down her shoulder and torso. Although the already slim princess was dwarfed by the giant black dragon looming over her shoulder.
"Welcome to my home." Elysiana smiled as the Vikings started to breathe again, Valka smiled warmly at her child as Gobber went to hug the girl, Hiccup placing himself in front of Elysiana stopped him.
"Shall we go inside my love?" Hiccup asked, Elysiana raised a brow at her fiance's actions, but wisely didn't say a word, as she took his arm and led the Vikings inside the palace. Before they entered, however, Hiccup turned to Toothless.
"Go on and play with the other dragons buddy, we'll be here." Hiccup said, Toothless grinned happily and pounced off to play with the baby skrills that were in the training yard.
"Please don't touch the relics, all of them belonged to my ancestors, and I treasure each one." Elysiana spoke as Ruffnut and Tuffnut went to run to one of the prized vases that sat on a pedestal between two columns.
Syn gasped at the beauty of just the front hall hues of silver, blue, purple and white danced around the stone white columns that held the roof up, in between each column was a pedestal that held a different type of art or relic on it: vases, swords, necklaces, and busts.
At the end of the hall there were two halls that went left and right, Elysiana and Hiccup turned left, Elysiana removing her hand from Hiccup's arm to grab the skirt of her dress with her right and and using her left to hold onto the railing.
The group followed the former village hiccup and his princess down four hallways and up two staircases in awe. Everything here was beautiful, from the tall white pillars to the swirling blues, silvers and purples colors on the walls. The group was just about to enter another hallway when Ruffnut noticed a portrait hanging proudly on the wall.
The portrait had to be at least eight feet tall and seven feet wide, the frame was golden- with swirls and dots decorating the frame. It wasn't the frame or the massive size of the portrait that surprised Ruffnut, but it was the people in the portrait that surprised her.
The woman looked like Elysiana, but a little older, she wore a beautiful lilac colored dress that made her hair seem darker, her hair flowed freely in perfect curled ringlets down her back, a sliver tiara adorned her head- which was tilted up to stare at the man in the photo. He was large- that Ruffnut could tell- he wore silver armor with a lilac cape and boots, a silver crown sat on his head as he stared down at the woman. They were surrounded by purple, blue and white flowers as they stood beneath a white gazebo.
Ruffnut wasn't the brightest candle of them all, but even she could tell that the two were in love.
"Who are they?" Ruffnut found herself asking, Elysiana paused and turned around at the question, before she glided over to the female Thorston and smiled gently at the portrait.
"My parents. Queen Emmaline the Willful and King Griffon the Fearless." Elysiana smiled at the looks of love that her parents had painted on their faces.
"Ye 'ook lik' yer motha." Gobber pointed out after a moment of silence.
"Her mother's looks and will with her father's heart and passion." a sugary voice called from behind them. The group turned to see a woman in a plain blue dress that had sleeves which ended at her elbows with a white apron tied around her waist. Bronze hair was kept in a tight bun at the base of her head, silver eyes scanned the group.
Astrid thought that the woman looked to be at least forty-one.
"Princess, should you have been outside?" the woman asked.
"Moholo, I was just on the palace steps."
"Moholo?" Odin whispered to Hiccup, as the Vikings watched Elysiana explain herself to the woman.
"Caretaker, in Kilat... it is her name evidently. She got it when she started taking care of Elysiana when Elysiana's parent's died and Elysiana wasn't in Flame." Hiccup whispered back.
"Her name got changed because of a job?" Odin asked, Moholo turned her face to look at Odin.
"Yes, for those that take care of the royal children it is an ancient custom to change the name to Moholo. To show the children that we will take care of them. It is a honor to be her highness' Moholo." the woman smiled, before whipping her head back to Elysiana. "Even though the said child is bad at following instructions. You were told to stay inside."
"Mohlo-"
"Oh no you don't. To your study, you have work to do, I'm sure that Sir Hiccup will join you there when he is done. I will help him show the group to their rooms."
Stoick watched as Elysiana sighed, crossed one arm around her body and balanced her elbow on the arm as she rubbed her forehead in frustration. Everyone saw the quick glance at Hiccup before she spoke.
"Moholo, ko ahau tino ahei o te tiaki ahau." Elysiana spoke, Odin was entranced at the way she spoke in her other language. Her voice got this adorable accent and it sounded strangely like silk. Moholo scoffed at Elysiana and spoke back to her in the same language. Elysiana sighed and replied back to Moholo before Moholo seemed to taunt her and finish the conversation.
"Any clue as to what they were saying?" Syn asked Hiccup.
"I know a few words... none of which was said in a way that made sense." Hiccup answered as Moholo finished walking over to the group and Elysiana turned back to everyone.
"Moholo will be taking my place, I've been banished to my study. Hiccup, meet me in there when you're done please." Elysiana said, before she turned around and walked back down the hallway.
Hiccup looked confused at Elysiana's vanishing back, but wisely didn't ask Moholo.
"Shall we?" Moholo asked in her thick accented voice, it occurred to Phlegma, Astrid's mom, that Elysiana had an accent after speaking in Kilat to. So that the accent was probably a regular thing.
"We shall." Hiccup answered.
Twenty minutes later Hiccup is waiting for the right time to intervene in Gobber and Moholo's conversation. He knew that whatever was going on was serious and couldn't wait to speak to Elysiana.
"Moholo, I'm going to meet up with Elysiana now, are you alright here?" Hiccup asked, Moholo curtsied and smiled.
"Of course, sir, but do not be too hard on her when you find out. Willful, just like her mother." Hiccup nodded at Moholo's words and turned to leave. As he was exiting the room he heard Gobber speaking.
"So he let me kiss her cheek in Berk as a way of letting me know that he trusts me, but wouldn't let me hug her here because of worry?"
"Yes, of course."
Hiccup shook his head as he took the right hall to Elysiana's study. Once he made it there Hiccup entered without permission and felt his frustration level rise as he saw Elysiana sitting behind her desk without a worry in the world.
The study was circular with three quarters of the walls filled with ebony book shelves and books and the last quarter held a refreshment bench and the door- both ebony wood. In front of the ebony desk were two dark blue chairs and a blue love seat, and dark wood covered the floor. One of the blue chairs held Pelin, who seemed to be staring at the refreshment bench.
"What the hell is going on?" Hiccup demanded as soon as Elysiana raised her eyes from the piece of paper she was looking at.
"Hiccup please sit down. I will explain." Elysiana said.
"Explain what exactly!? Because I seem to always be in the dark when it comes to your safety!" Hiccup shouts.
"Calm down my love! I don't tell you because you worry... almost too much." Elysiana frowned.
"I worry because I care! Do you want me to stop caring?!" Hiccup shouted.
"Sir Hiccup, may I advise you to stop while you are ahead?" Pelin asked, jumping into the conversation. Hiccup sighed and fell back into the love seat.
"What on earth is going on Elysiana?" Hiccup asked.
"It's simple really. Someone wants to kill me." Elysiana explained.
Translations.
1: Caretaker, I am perfectly capable of taking care of myself.
2: So you are trying to keep him in the dark about this.
3: No, I'll tell him soon.
4: Soon better be in thirty minutes, now, back to work.