After waving bye to the towns people they headed towards the land of Giants, it was on the west side of the mountains Alexzander wanted Elena to keep a look out, with his black eye it won't be healed till a week or two telling her to look out for a flat land with trees on the mountain side, though he can't see on his right can sort of see were they are going Elena looks around trying to find what they're looking for, flying around for a bit Elena saw what looks to her a castle on the side of the mountain
"is it near that?" Elena wondered, looking with his left eye to what Elena was pointing at seeing the ruin castle.
"oh no that's the old ruin castle that belong to king Kritis," Alexzander explained they fly pass the broken an shattered windows even part of the castle destroyed.
"have you ever went inside?" Elena asked wondering what kind of things were inside but Alexzander just shrugs
"no not really its to dangerous to even go inside part of it is falling not even stable to even walk down the halls," Elena nods while hearing this
"alright I'll just get Skyler to take me back here" Alexzander leans to the side now looking at her more clearly.
"what? I just told you it's not safe to even step foot in there" but Elena just shrugs back.
"he's not the same size as a small dragon so it won't be hard to fly around in there." Sighing Alexzander just expect it not wanting to cause another fight.
"if so I'll go with then," Elena leans away now.
"why's that you didn't want me to go an now you're coming with," as they continue to talk fly pass the old castle into some clouds.
"hey I never went inside as well I don't want you to fined something an brake it" Alexzander says, but was met with a sharp punch to his upper arm.
"ow what was that for" Alexzander glares at her.
"bring up about me braking something again an that punch won't be only thing your getting," Elena says looking forward now, not looking at Alexzander at all.
"come on it's not like I bring it up all the time," says as he rolls his eyes.
"you do"
"I don't"
"Oh you do"
"I don- hold on!"
Alexzander said in a panic tone as he pulls the reins back from his dragon, causing the dragon to roar in irritation taking them to the right flying pass a giant's head, trying to steady them but flys into the snow part of the mountain.
"oh I'm sorry!" said a booming voice as each steps the giant toke the ground shakes, Elena an Alexzander we're under the snow side mountain as they try to get them selves unstuck, hand size of a normal house lifts Alexzander's dragon up both still saddled, Elena grips on Alexzander's arms as they hang on from the force of being lifted up, Elena looks back seeing the giant a dark brown beard man dress in winter clothes with bone an tusk, that looks like a Razorback fur the giants hair was quite long as he patted some snow off, Elena watched as they we're turned to face the giant Alexzander rubbed his head from the pain he had gotten from, the crash they had he could fell Elena's grip tighten looking up an seeing a familiar face. Putting down his hand an takings the reins.
"hello Dlogant" Elena leans back looking at Alexzander an still gripping him for dear life,
"hey Alexzander hows it going why back so soon?" Alexzander reposition himself in the saddle,
"I just wanted to see how much progress had been done on the mountain side, an see if anyone needed anything help with the damage that was caused," Alexzander says with a smooth tone Elena didn't say anything just hearing what had too be said.
"it's going good you'll have to ask Homohr he's still dealing with the situation, not understanding why you're here nothing hasn't changed" Dlogan says as he watched Alexzander's dragon toke flight,
"I may know who caused this natural disaster" as all three head towards the giants home, passing wide open snow land then going through mountains forest side, Elena looks around seeing more an more giants the more they go in the mountains, living in make shift caves as their homes Alexzander lands on small hill, he jumps down then reaching up to help Elena down taking her sides as she hops off the dragon moves away from her view revealing a wide open space, the mountains creating a circle high above no normal man could see the mountains giving homes for giants, in the far back part of the mountain was bigger than the rest carvings of such created a throne. Amazed at the view Elena watched as giants are walking around, Dlogant looks down at Elena who was watching in amazement of her surroundings,
"never seen giants before?" Dlogant asked beaming with happiness smiling when Elena nods not saying a word,
"don't worry we try not to squish you" walking away heading towards the throne stopping Dlogant was talking with another giant, who looked grumpy then the rest
"but it's Alexzander an his friend that's a girl" Dlogant he leans in keeping that part a secret,
"I don't care if it's the king himself we're on high alert on what happened to the mountain side," the grumpy giant marches over moving trees away toppling them over out of their roots.
"Alexzander I suggest you leave right now, you know I don't take trespassers lightly" as he crosses his arm looking menacing,
"an I don't like it when giants that walk away from their post Tavar" says a old shaky voice, they all look over seeing a very old giant hunched over using a tree stump as his cane wearing, brown robes with small branches on his head creating a crown
"but he they broke the rule though" Tavar says trying to justify the situation,
"post now"
"Okay..." Tavar walks away well mostly stomping away with the ground shakes every time.
"I'm quite sorry about that little miss human, my grandson is normally quite sweet" says the old giant as he smiles at Elena,
"oh don't worry about that I wasn't upset at all just well surprised cause you know Dlogant was nice to me," Elena said as she looks over to the giant in question as he chuckles scratching his head at the nice comment he gotten, the giant pats Dlogant shoulder
"well I'm quite glad that at lest someone not from here thinks that way, any who my names Homohr the giant king the two you just met are my grandsons" limping closer his face towers over them,
"Princess Elena of Avalor" looking up seeing a soft smile across the old giants face it reminds her of when Abuelo looked at her, brushing her bangs back Elena watched Homohr nods an scratching his long gray beard
"well Princess Elena what brings you to this part of the lands?," Alexzander walks up next to Elena looking up as well
"that would be me your majesty felt like she was kind off coped up," Elena rolls her eyes at what he said
"for your information I can take care of myself mister make everyone's life suck," Alexzander chuckles
"an that would be the day I won't be fit for king" walking away leaving Elena standing there, Elena's mouth scrunched with her eyes giving him a questionable look he then takes something out of his dragon's side saddle, with his hand out stretch carrying a heavy stone covered in purple an blue cracks that pulsed of energy. Homohr an Dlogant both jumps away shielding their faces with their hands
"were did you get that?!" Homohr with fear in his words, his grandson hides behind him scared on what he is see even Elena try's to avoid the stone.
"huh so that answer my question about why none of the giants weren't heading to that side of the mountain," Alexzander said put the stone back up Homohr moves back over
"what was that?" Alexzander puts his hands on his hip
"I have no clue it's not even in the ancient books that Amir had, it seems something or more of someone had made this keeping us way from that side," Elena thought for a moment
"could it be also the cause of what happened to the dragon as the other an me dealt with," Alexzander thought for a moment as well.
"maybe so I did went over there to look some more but Fule," motioning his hand over to his dragon that was now laying down to sleep once again,
"went full on crazy an toss me off causing me this black eye" pointing to his own face.
"an one new reason will be is a sign, showing I shouldn't agree to the peace treaty" he smirks seeing Elena getting pissed, but before he could say anything else punch to his side "ouch seriously again" glaring back at her.
"keep it up Alexzander" seeing Elena wasn't joking this time he puts his hands up in defeat.
"alright alright can't take a joke got it," Elena scoffs as she to placed her hands on her hips.
"I to can make jokes" Alexzander puts up one of his hands up,
"okay go ahead tell me one" Elena huffs turning away
"I'm not making a joke up just for you to bu little me," Homohr an his grandson watched these two bicker at each other Dlogant leans to his grandfather ear.
"quite strange seeing Alexzander talking to someone this way last time it was with" but was meet with a hush from his grandfather. Elena and Alexzander continue to have small jabs at each other Alexzander still trying to get Elena tell him a joke, but only meet with Elena telling him to shove it taking this as a defeat, Alexzander told them that he was going to take the rocks down so they could rebuild the mountain, so that the blizzard would stop scene he found out part of the mountain side wasn't protecting the weather from them, so he'll have to get some volunteers to help him but won't till Homohr gives him the go ahead, as the giant king Homohr knows things won't fix themselves he said yes but only in one condition that Alexzander takes the stones far away, Alexzander nods telling Homohr he won't be gone for long heading back to Fule, Elena not far behind he offered his hand to help her up was ignored she hopes up in the front, as Alexzander sits behind her grabbing the reins pulling Fule away so for them to head back to the Valisian palace, taking flight once again Dlogant waves them bye as Elena leans over doing the same, going through the cave entrance of the giants mountain passing Tavar, Elena waves to him as well the black hair an bearded giant just gave her the cold shoulder. Saddened at what Tavar did they flew pass the run down castle, Elena was thinking to herself she encountered many things an hard ships she made peace with human an creatures alike, Elena pulls her arms around herself was she even ready to be queen heck she always thought she was, but dealing with this big of a problem with Alexzander an the creatures around here, her thoughts was short lived as she felt the dragon rear back falling into Alexzander's chest
"what's going on?," Elena says in a panic tone.
"quick question" Elena looks at Alexzander.
"yeah what" he points a single finger in front of them.
"is that the dragon you said went insane" Elena looks over an froze the dragon was now oozing of black oil like liquid, she could see bones it's eyes sunken in it's mouth was carrying a dead animal, Alexzander turns his dragon towards the ruin castle flying to the fallen part of the castle, the black gooey dragon dropped the dead animal carcass seeing its new prey, going through the rundown castle Alexzander hurry's in dropping down off Fule having the dragon run behind a large pillar, Elena try's to get of but the dragon was going to fast for her do so, Alexzander turns around fast pulling his sword out Elena drops down hurrying over. Stopping next to Alexzander as the oozing dragon lands in front of the opening, rubble falling down when it lands shaking the area Elena and Alexzander stumbles, trying not to fall Elena grabs Alexzander's arm the dragon's head turns as it single purple eye stares them down, with no warning its mouth moves creating unearthly words, Alexzander could only hear strange language but Elena though was words of something she never thought to hear.
"Little Princess did you think I was done with you" dragon says mix with a soothing tone, Elena pulls out her scepter holding it in front of her knowing full well who did this, Alexzander puts his hand out trying to stop her Elena glares at him the dragon had a hard time staring at them, turning its head every few minutes to look at them Alexzander slowly pushed her back seeing that the dragon would do something, Elena looks back seeing the pillar with Fule behind it but realized what Alexzander was doing, pulling Elena behind him Alexzander moved his hand waving his dragon to move further in the castle.
"you really think I'm stupid to not see what you're trying to do" the dragon says growling now, sucking in the air sparking fire in its mouth Elena quickly grabs Alexzander's hand, pulling him towards the opening that goes down a long hallway Fule was in front crawling away, Alexzander caught up with Elena as they both turned the corner the dragon fire breath goes pass them. Rush of heat was only thing Elena felt then it slowly died down Alexzander pulls Elena towards another room, showing a grand hall the walls we're pilling away as the long rug torn an ruin Alexzander looks around trying to figure out what to do next, a smashing of window glass an rocks crumbling was heard far off to the right.
"how dare you run no less when I find you I'll make you pay, little princess" his voice booming the dragon was lashing out at them, both running in hand to hand not caring if it looks awkward Alexzander even hurries to find a spot for them to hide, shoving Elena into a close by room with Fule running in Alexzander quickly shuts the door, hearing the dragon running pass the room both breathing heavily they both look around, the air was thin with dust the room was big it what looks like a side off room, a bed with torn draping curtains of red with carving what looks like small animals, Elena felt Alexzander's hand pulls away quickly it was big compare to her's felling the empty space of him letting go. Fule was sniffing around taking in the sent of the area sneezing when taking in to much, taking a few steps Alexzander walks over to the bed Elena was looking around the wall to find a hidden door.
"huh strange" Elena turns around look back at Alexzander.
"what's wrong?" Elena asked, walking over next to Alexzander.
"the crest on the head board is different" Elena looks up seeing not the dragon, an giant as before of Alexzander's family crest but a vine of black thorns warping itself around a grail.
"maybe the crest change over time mine family did way before," Elena explained as watched Alexzander stare on blankly.
"I don't know cause King Kritis used the same crest as his old knight arms, the one we use today but we added the giants, with the factions of the other races as well" he explained.
"I don't see how this could could be strange maybe this could be his wife's old family crest," Alexzander puts a hand on his chin to think closing his eyes.
"I'll have to look in the royal crests book to see if there's someone in there I know," Elena looks over the bed seeing a night stand walking over an pulling on the drawer seeing a small paper picking it up showing the words of Kritis name.
"what you found?" Alexzander walks up behind her Elena quickly put the paper in her jacket pocket.
"nothing just was wondering if there was something inside" Alexzander looks at her Elena was starting to get nervous not knowing what to say or do, but gave a shrug.
"alright if you say so an just so you know I'm not going to push the issue if you do find something," Alexzander walks away leaving Elena there he looks around to find maybe a hidden door or room, Elena sighs crossing her arms around her Fule on the other hand was sniffing around a door next to the bed, Alexzander sees this walking over an opening the door the room was a closet, but it was bare looking around Alexzander could see a hidden hatch, Elena could hear his shoes clunk over the floor board as she goes down on her knees to see if there's anything under the bed, seeing nothing but stops when she see Alexzander's shoes under the bed.
"What are you doing?" He asked as Elena gets back up still kneeling.
"Seeing if anything under here" she explained getting up placing her arm on the bed to lift herself up, then make face when seeing the dust all over her white jacket, wiping it away with her free hand Fule crawls over to her sniff her as she was doing so, then sneezing when the dust flacks over him Elena frowns down at Fule what he did.
"Why don't we leave back outside I think it went further in the castle" Alexzander says as he watched Elena wipe down Fule snot off her, Elena looks out the rooms glass broken window seeing that the sky was changing darker.
"Yes we should, cause right now it's getting late and I'm worried that the children are wondering were I'm at," Elena walks around the bed towards Alexzander, he raise an eyebrow at her.
"Huh didn't know you taking the liking of Jake and Borgan?" Alexzander tills his head like its something new he found out. Elena shakes her head a thought ran through her mind wondering how he didn't notice, when she would spend time with them during the day they even mess with Skyler, Migs, and Luna, Borgan was so excited that the fairy's started to show up at first she thought it was odd, then later found out cause he was a forest mythical creature they he was prone to attract other creatures.
"Yeah, well I didn't think a stubborn man like you would get friends like yours," Elena says not really caring if he gotten upset.
"Was that suppose to be your joke?" Alexzander watched Elena give him a weird look again, then covering her mouth trying not to go in a fit of laughter.
"No, that's not my joke how was that even remotely a joke" Elena could see the corner of his lip smirk, Elena could see that he was trying opening up towards Elena was going to say something but was short live, when the area moved violently Alexzander placed his hand on the bed poll, as Elena puts her hands in front of her to keep balance.
"I think this conversation will have to wait, for now let's us back track out to were we came" Alexzander hurry to the door with Elena swinging the door open, running to the open side of the castle Alexzander helped Elena up on Fule as they ran out the opening, before Alexzander could get on the evil dragon bust through the pillar causing parts of the castle to fall, it roars so loudly that it caused Fule to try an fly away with out Alexzander, Elena grabs him by the neck line an pulling him still dangling the evil dragon chase after them.
"What now we can't take it back to the Valisia?" Elena says as she pulls Alexzander in front of her, as he takes the reins pulling them back towards the giants land. Elena grips on Alexzander's waist with one arm then taking her scepter at the evil dragon.
"Blaze!" Elena yells as the raging fire ball hits it in the eye causing it to go off corse. Alexzander hurries pass the trees that blocks their way, Elena watched the dragon get closer scared that it was going to eat them, as the evil dragon's mouth open again. Turning back around an smushing her face into Alexzander's back, not wanting to see the outcome felling a sudden stop. Elena looks up all she see was the evil dragon now on the dragon an shocked on who stopped it, it was Tavar holding it down with his hand as it struggles to get free.
"You alright?" Alexzander asked taking his hand over her wrist, seeing that she had a death grip on his front shirt. Letting go Elena gave a small sorry as she watched Tavar take a hold on the evil dragon jaw an upper snout, with a massive pull he ripped the evil dragon in half sling it's upper half away. Elena never witness something this violent still having her head on Alexzander's back she turns away, when Tavar smashed his foot on the evil dragon's body causing black goo to splattered over him. Dlogant ran through the entrance as he heard the commotion, seeing what Tavar did then over to the small humans flying he pierced together what had happened.
"You two okay" Dlogant was worried something like this never happened, yeah there may have been Razorbacks running around but this it was life threatening to all that are around, putting his hand out for Fule to land as Dlogant looks back at Tavar who was wiping away the gross stuff off himself.
"I'll take you guys back... an Tavar will explain to Grandfather what happened," Dlogant says as he steps carefully around the mess that Tavar created, as he walks away with them in hand Elena sits up right she felt Alexzander's hand grips on hers, letting her know it's alright.
"I'm sorry, it was a bad judgement on my end I should have known that it saw us" Alexzander tone was calm, to calm to Elena's liking as she grips back felling his huge hand cups hers full of warmth.
"An I'm really sorry that I have been nothing but a jerk to you, I haven't given you a chance to even explain why you want peace," Alexzander voice could be even lower she wouldn't be able to hear him. Elena close her eyes taking in what he said even if wasn't true on what he said, right now all Elena wanted was to go home this was getting to much the evil dragon, the Razorbacks, the rock beast and even Cullen things that were ten times her size her, that could easily crush her. But deep down Elena knew she wasn't going to give up, for her family and her people nothing was going to stop this peace treaty. Taking this in Elena try's to let the stress her whole body relaxed, with them heading back to Valisia with the sunset in the far of horizon.