Sorry for leaving for a little while I just been drawing and been putting them on Deviant art I'm making small comics about the Valisian Group :) so check those out if you want :).
Oh yeah I found out that I'm a highly sensitive person :D and sorry for the long wait, I had the melt down so it toke me awhile to get over it. Got rid of Twitter and Reddit didn't get much traction there.
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The date
Elena was pulling her dresses from the closet as she pulled each one out, Gabe, Isabel, Borgan, Jake, and the Jaquins helped her choose but all came out as no.
"Why is it so hard to find a dress...I'll just wear a dress that I got here..," Elena reaches for one "no no worst idea to do look Elena why don't we ask the maids here?, they must have something for you?" Gabe says "how would you know?" Elena looks back at Gabe, he chuckles nervously "they talked a lot about their dates they went on.." Elena chuckles, seeing that Gabe was getting stuck in these conversations.
After a while of getting the maids together they set themselves in large white room inside the palace, as maids we're showing Elena all their dresses some maids we're excited about doing this, as they never really had gotten the option to do this, Elena was sitting on a stool as different maids we're handing Elena different kinds of dresses, "I-I just want a simple dress."
The maids stopped moving as they hold on the dresses hey had, looking at each other the maids then looked at Gabe wondering what he thought, but Gabe just shrugs "look why not just take one that you like the most?," Elena nods and points towards a glassed case inside was a long white dress, with white fur around the long sleeves and hem of the dress, an on the neck line had a silver clasp with fur.
"I'm sorry princess but that one is on display...," the maid bows "a-an it use to belong to ...," Elena stands up from the stool she was sitting on, "I don't see the problem?, the dress is just sitting here not being used look if anyone has a problem about it, I'll take full responsibility cross my heart okay" Elena did a X crossing motion over her heart.
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Alexzander was at the main entrance sitting in a chair he could feel the fire place heat, he listened as it crackled it was calm an soothing getting warmer as he was dress in his winter black coat, with a blue scarf rapped around his neck he had his leg over his knee so he could tie his shoe. He stands when hearing the clicking of winter boots coming down the stairs, grabbing his brown gloves Alexzander looks over to see who it was.
Elena nervously watched Alexzander who look at her, her hair was braided she was even given a winter cape for the cold. Gripping at her gloved hands nervously, Alexzander's hand reached over to Elena she smiles taking the hand in hers then looping her arm around his. Quickly turning around to see her sister, her Jaquin friends, and Gabe giving her a thumbs up, doing the same towards them as giving Elena their support.
Leaving out the door they started to walk down the stone path lines with leafless trees on both sides, as they walked Alexzander spoke up "would you like to see the royal temple?," Elena looks at Alexzander "well I didn't think that would be consider romantic?," Alexzander raised an eyebrow at Elena when she said this seeing what she meant, "no I mean well sure why not you're the one leading this date?" Elena smacked her head a bit. Alexzander chuckles "if you say so.." they walked pass the village, as Elena could see the people holding candles while the priest bowed and handed candles to who ever entered the temple, Alexzander and Elena stopped at the stairs as they we're given candles. Elena takes one as Alexzander did the same, walking in as people prayed at the alter a large stone woman liked the one at the small village church, Elena looked in aww as candles we're all over the the alter and the stone woman. Blow the woman was five kings kneeling at the woman, Alexzander could see Elena was a little confused seeing this, he leans in towards her so he could whisper in her ear.
"Her name is Saint Foma she was the one that told about the prophecy about the great kings, their honoring her before they start heading for the old royal knights resting place," Alexzander leans away Elena had almost forgotten, instead for day of the dead celebration here it's a lot more different than Avalor, seeing that Alexzander was showing Elena what his people believed in. Leaning in towards Alexzander as she had a question to ask, "how long does this celebration last?" Alexzander nods as he takes in the information, "this year will be shortened because of the snow, but normally it's a week or two but today and tomorrow will be it's last day."
After hearing a chime showing that it was over Alexzander walked over to the lit candles, before he set it with the rest he let the bottom candle warm up so it could stand on the carved stone, Elena follows after as the people start to leave she felt a tap on her shoulder, turning to see who it was there was an older woman smiling at Elena. The woman didn't say anything as she given a small statue of saint Foma, before she bowed an left Elena "well it looks like one of the priestess has taken a liking to you," Alexzander said as they headed out the temple, "oh really...I was going to say thanks but she just left thou." As they walked down the pathway of the Royal Temple passing the Royal Knights statues, "they vowed that they should never speak so you won't get much out from them," Alexzander stopped in front of a small restaurant, "you hungry?"
Elena nods agreeing then heading inside they sat near the window so they could watch the people walk by, "so what do you or you're people you believe in?" Elena didn't really have a belief, so this was kind of new to her.
"well my people believe in the Divines a god like beings, if we walked in more you'll would have seen them, but the whole thing is Saint Foma told a prophecy that the kings of greatnesses will rise, this was during the time King Kritis was alive before he originally became king of Valisia," Alexzander stopped as a waiter came to ask orders putting his down as Elena did the same. Elena then asked what he mean by before King Kritis became king, so Alexzander told her the tales about Kritis and his journey from his homeland, and saving mythical races along the way as their food came Elena started to get more into this legend.
"So King Kritis's old king he followed under hated Kritis and demanded Kritis to abandon his old ways, but Kritis didn't and caused him to found hi own country, then saved people from old folk tales of undead an demons?, and that's how King Kritis became one of the great kings?" Elena relayed back what Alexzander had told her, "yep all given down by the Divines gods from Saint Foma then to the Kings of Valisia and then everyone lived happily ever after," Alexzander was cutting away at his meat "do you believe any of this? I-I what I meant was are any of these things truly real?"
"Elena I live with Elves, dwarfs, giants, and Faun races with mythical creatures living in our back forest?, do you think of a little tale of a legend is any different in what we see here?" Alexzander smiles as Elena an oh yeah seeing that he wasn't wrong, "any way my father will be the one taking the last king statue, so that spot had been filled so it's been said."
"Now I see why this prophecy was eating at you...," Elena looks down at her food.
"Eating at me?, Elena to me I just felt like my father was constantly thinking that a king should be like the greatest kings, but truth be told all I want is my people to have peace with other kingdoms, but my father sees it as childish way of defying him," Alexzander said smiling at Elena "so you're not mad at your father?," Elena leans in waiting for his answer Alexzander did the same so Elena could hear him clearly, "I'm still mad that he had taken away my papers for the plan but," Alexzander tapped at his head "I got most of it in here, so give it time before I start the back up what I was originally doing" Alexzander leans back going back to his meal.
"I can't believe you Alexzander, your father is sick and your just making it worse for him," Elena frowns crossing her arms over her chest. Alexzander chuckles "well he is my father, so he knows that I'm doing this after all he did make a plan that not allowed us, to use the old dwarf ruin under Valisia," Elena gave a smile seeing that even king Howard had plans for his people, but seeing Alexzander chuckles nervously Elena frowns "what did you do Alexzander?, don't tell me you went behind his back?"
"yeah about that, look I'm doing this as a good cause even the head of village agrees with me," Alexzander scratched his nose and repositioning in his seat, "my dad knows about it and just wanted to fill in the ruins, so things can be stabilized around Valisia, I on the other hand wanted it to be a escape route for Valisian people to use when things get out of hand," Elena takes her hand grasping Alexzander "so the dwarf ruins are still intact?" Alexzander nods "yes would you like to see?," Elena chuckles "well we're on a date I don't think we should...," Alexzander then toke his thumb running it across Elena's knuckles.
"Who ever said a date had to be all about romance?," Alexzander looks at Elena as she to finally nods, "I'm in!" Alexzander paid for the meal as the two headed for the dwarf ruins, it was blocked by gate so no one could enter without supervision. Elena was given a better shoes seeing it could cause her feet to blister, Alexzander and Elena started to head down in the dwarf ruins, Elena saw different kinds of carvings "so what's the difference from this settlement than the one in the Crystal Cave?" Elena was looking at them touching the ancient carvings.
"Well the Crystal Cave was used for powering their machines," Alexzander had a map out looking to see if their heading the right way, "yeah...Isabel used it to power her robot thingy..," Alexzander looks at Elena "you're sister invented that loud annoying thing?," Elena nods "what you can't get things done?" Alexzander rolls his eyes, "actually it's been near my father's room and I constantly have told it to clean somewhere else."
"Oh I didn't know I'll tell Isabel about her invention," Elena said as they started to walk around the dwarf ruins, "it's fine my father thinks it's funny that I'm arguing with a robot, hearing his laughter means the world to me...," Alexzander stops at a forked path "you really do love your father..., I always thought that you're father and you didn't see eye to eye," Elena and Alexzander toke the left path. Then stopped at a open space far in the distance was a stone bridge, "we don't but it doesn't mean that I don't love him."
The two stoped near the bridge Alexzander was looking at the map, "for dwarfs you would think they could name these roads a lot better?"
"What you mean?" Elena walks over leaning over to look at the map, seeing the dwarf handwritten language, Elena frowns "I don't see how you can read anything..."
"Well Foloki taught me a few things of Dwarf language , pulse it funny watching Foloki yell in his language comes out of no where," Alexzander smiles winking at Elena who rolls her eyes, "real smooth what is this something you do to make girls fall for you?"
"What?, me talking about Foloki or I'm taking you on a small adventure to look in the Dwarf caves?," Alexzander looks at Elena she just gave him a small chuckle, "Don't worry I only do it to the ones I like." Elena blushed lightly then making a face, "are you trying to win me over?" Elena gave Alexzander "if it's working then yeah" Alexzander walks away while smirking.
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After walking around Alexzander showed Elena different kinds of things about the Dwarf ruins, what they did what was their purpose and culture. Elena listened seeing that this was something Alexzander loved to talk about, "you really do love your history?"
"Oh am I boring you?" Alexzander stopped to look at Elena, "what no no it's fine I just well this is my first time ever been on a date...," Elena chuckles nervously "alright how about this 10 questions we both ask each other a question, and we'll answer them but you can only pass three times," Alexzander says Elena agrees seeing this will get them to know each other better.
"Sounds fair show I go or you?" Elena point at them both.
"I'll go 1. What's your favorite holiday?"
"Oh Easy Navidad and Deos los Mortos!, my turn why do you collect pins?" Elena leans over to look at Alexzander, "well it was my uncle that got me into it so every time I leave home I'll go and buy a pin."
Alexzander and Elena started to head back "okay 2. What sport do you like?"
"Olaball you?" "Bandy"
"Bandy?" "It's like hockey but we use a ball instead." After going back and forth they we're back at the entrance, leaving one question remaining "okay last question why do you like me..."
"Huh?..."Elena stops she was ahead of Alexzander at the entrance, she turns around to face him "what you mean?" Alexzander had his head down, not wanting to look at Elena in the eyes afraid what she'll say, "Alexzander I like you cause you...well you..."
Alexzander body stiffen waiting for what she had to say, he then felt her small hands touch his pale face skin, guiding him to look her in the eyes "look Alexzander you are stubborn, and mean an cold when it comes to things you don't like."
"Geez thank you for wording me in the most hurtful way..." Alexzander looks over to the rights, Elena moves him so he can look at her in the eyes, "but your kind, you love you're family and friends, and it's kind of cute when you get excited" Elena smiles, "seeing that it shows you more of a person then I realized." Alexzander smiles he leans in allowing their forehead to touch, "thanks Elena I need that..."
The area started to shake causing the two to stumble, "what's going on?!," Elena yells holding on to Alexzander, Alexzander looks back to the Dwarf cave seeing it was crumbling inside, it was like someone was setting off explosives, "Elena I think someone is trying to get through?," Alexzander falls over supporting himself on the cave entrance.
Elena was on the ground "we need to go back to the palace, I need my scepter!" Alexzander nods "agreeeee~ I need the royal knights and soldiers, to put up positions here!" Alexzander stumbles over to Elena to help her up. They head towards the palace as quickly as they can, but not knowing that today will be the start of something greater.