Isabel was sitting in the seat she was given then across from her was a desk that belong to King Howard himself, along side him was the head of the Staff who was a older gentleman, she had saw him a few times when walking around the Palace. It would be a lie if she didn't say that she was scared right, the older gentleman then holds a tray towards Isabel "tea princess Isabel?"
Shaking her head no light Isabel watching as the older man nods an sets it back on to the trolley, looking closely at the older man he had a clean beard while his peppered hair was slicked back, he wore a simple pare of glasses while dressed in a waiters suit. Isabel quickly looks back at King Howard who was looking at her with stern eyes, "my dear how did you come across this key?" King Howard asked as he held up the key, wanting to know how of all of the people here she was the one that had it.
"Majesty it best not to scare the child after all she didn't do anything to harm the room," the older gentleman says as he place a tea cup near the King, who glared at the older man "Ruslan I don't want hear this especially coming from you," King Howard watch as Ruslan place two sets of pills next to the tea cup, "Majesty I'm to watch over those that stay here, an I believe she was just curious..." Ruslan says as he walks back to the trolley.
"You maybe a old Royal Knight but-"
"You use to be a Royal Knight?" Isabel looks towards Ruslan who nods a small yes towards her, "mhm King Howard and I were quite the charmers back them," Ruslan smiles while King Howard lightly waves him away, "d-did you know Queen Victoria..., have you believed what she said?" Isabel asked not really caring that King Howard reacted, the king sighed when realizing that Isabel had heard Amir and him talked today.
"Well during at the time I barley knew her but no, she slowly without being to direct she told her husband and I about what was going on with her, but you should keep this whole thing about her dreams a secret between all of us in this room," Ruslan says as he smiles at Isabel who gave a confused look, "but why?," Isabel says quietly "Alexzander needs to know that his mother saw something about him, especially when it's him doing something horrible wouldn't it that make it more easier for him to listen to you?"
"If I were to say hey son your mother had a huge nightmare believing your would become a evil man, and kill those that you love an so she had killed herself believing she could be the cause of it?" King Howard looks to Isabel wait her reaction, but seeing that she understood what he meant by of not wanting to telling Alexzander, Isabel shifted a bit in her seat seeing that King Howard wasn't really liking Isabel asking questions right now. After all she did trespassed in a room that was meant to be locked away, from any prying eye that lived in this Palace Ruslan taps King Howard shoulder, before speaking a few words in his ear the King sighed and nods, "I'll let you go but in one condition..."
"What condition is it?" Isabel asked as she watched King Howard stand up from his seat, taking his cane in his hand that Ruslan had give him, "follow me child.." King Howard says as he heads towards the door of the room. Isabel looks to Ruslan who was also following behind the two, seeing that he was coming as well Isabel starts to walk along side King Howard, heading back into the room that Isabel had been caught in, "Isabel... if I say that I believe you can find out what my wife was hiding from me, then maybe I would reconsider letting go of your punishment."
"I thought Queen Victoria was just having nightmares?" Isabel says not really understanding what King Howard wanted, "yes, but she also didn't tell me the whole truth when talking about, when I ask certain questions she'll try and deflect them, this room was her safe place if Ruslan says is correct that your science can solve it, then I suspect that you can handle what ever she hid, after all you invade into my family business?" King Howard then nods towards the room's door, before walking away but he stops midway not turning back to look at Isabel, "and don't think I'm not going to leave you be just because I'm letting you go this time, next time I won't be in a good mood and I hope you know what's best and to stay close to those that care for you...," with this King Howard left Isabel standing alone in the hallway, Ruslan bowed towards Isabel "I'm sorry that I put in this situation, it's the only way of him letting you go he does like to give those a challenge, believing if you can solve the problem then it means that Divines favorite you," he then walks away going back to King Howard's room. Isabel exhaled her breath that she was holding in, now more scared then ever as King Howard never actually told her what she was looking for, it was a trick after all was he making it seem she recked the room, so there's a way for him to send Elena and her back home?
Isabel thought for a moment before deciding it was best to at least give the room a thorough check, after all she noticed a few things that seemed odd in her eyes like the baby stuff. Was that what something his wife hid from him?, so many questions formed about in Isabel's head, feeling it was best to start now Isabel takes a huge step into the room, she sees the same familiar things in the room last time she saw the room. Taking in a deep breath before exhaling Isabel calms herself, she thinks for a moment trying to piece together what she found so far, King Howard said that he hope her science knowledge would help her, "let's see I'm well good in machines and chemical knowledge..., that's it! Forensic Scientology!, wait...I don't know that branch of science..., then again I remember seeing a professor coming from another college coming into our university, he said something about 'make sure that you look into things that you believe isn't right..,' okay Isabel what's something you don't believe isn't right..., baby stuff that's one...photo book wide open odd...why did she keep it open when you have time to put it back...," Isabel says as she walks over to the photo book to look at it closely, looking at the pages more closely Isabel started to notice something, it seems Queen Victoria carried a book close to her personally.
Leaning in to see if she could read the book cover seeing that she can't, Isabel thought it was best to run back to her room and grab her backpack, that had all her science equipment after that Isabel ran back to the room, she was digging through her backpack trying to find her magnifying glass, along side a flashlight she invented with the left over crystal she had when making her robot friend. Turning on the flashlight an looking back at the picture the book read said, 'learning to be a grandparent' setting her magnifying glass down, she turns towards the only small bookshelf in the room she walks over to it, kneeling down to see if she could find the book she could see it but it was wedged behind the other books. Isabel pulled till all the other books starts to fall over into a pile of mess, dust had fell up into her face Isabel waved her hand towards over face while coughing, "great..." Isabel sighs before opening the book she was looking for.
It had small notes and little markings on points of being a grandparent, there was one note Isabel was a little worried to see as, not knowing who this person Queen Victoria was taking about, "how I hope Alexzander would become a father but I feel as tho Kyra, isn't the best mother to be as I feel as tho she lacks the attention to be a mother."
Isabel looked on to see more small notes "Kyra is at it again..., demanding I convince my son to marry her..., I may be his mother but I won't force him into something he hadn't decided yet."
"Alexzander had finally asked Kyra to marry him..., maybe I was wrong in my dreams?, maybe Kyra is the one to save him?, I've been holding this book till it's time for me to get rid of myself...I will give my husband a small hint of why I'm reading this, I hope he won't get the wrong idea about Alexzander after all he can't be with the anyone till after being married, for once in my life I thankful for my Traditions here..."
Isabel read some more till she came across the last page, "Howard...it happened again but worse a whole lot worse..., but what I don't understand is why King Kritis was in my dream, pointing at Alexzander then a strange black haired man, was telling me to end the cycle of this what ever he called it, he looked desperate Howard I'm sca-" Isabel quickly closed the book, not wanting to read the rest now seeing this is what King Howard wanted. Quickly setting all the books back Isabel grabs everything she toke out of her backpack, and placing all the items back in hurrying to King Howard's room while her backpack rattled behind her. Stopping to a holt she was going to get ready to knock on the King Howard's door before she stopped herself, now knowing the full reason of why Queen Victoria did what she did, Isabel felt Alexzander had the right to know gripping her hand tight on the book, Isabel decided to takes a full on sprint to find Amir he definitely knows what to do.
Ruslan opens the door to see Isabel running away as he heard her backpack rattling through the door, "should I go after her your Majesty?" King Howard just shakes his head, "...just let her be..., it seems my influence towards the young mean nothing now..."
"I think it's just time for a new era then after all your majesty we did the same things when we were young," Ruslan says as walks back into the room King Howard shakes his head, "I hate to admit it but your right it's been 25 years since I've gotten the throne..., and my son is doing something I couldn't do...an that's trying to defeat Cullen...," King Howard looks back towards the window behind him, he watched as the sun rise above the mountain top, it glowed with warmth it felt comforting to him as if saying everything will be okay.
"Ruslan...call for the old Royal Knights..."
"There's only Goren and me left..."
"What happened to Mazebera?" King Howard looks back to Ruslan, "she passed away in her sleep a week ago..., the Dwarf community are doing their traditional goodbyes before handing her body to us...," Ruslan says as he bows in a apologetic way "I see...it's always hard to tell, when someone passed away in the Dwarf community, they like to keep it close tight when it comes to someone well known...," King Howard nods "alright go get Goren I want you two to head to the Daas Empire, and tell them what is going on if they haven't heard anything from the Canesseians."
"What of the other kingdoms?" Ruslan says as he watched his King shake his head no, "Daas is our main priority after all we've been helping them for ages."
"Your majesty are you planning?" Ruslan watched as his king sighs, "if it comes to a war if that is what you are believing I'm not, but right now Canesse will ask these countries for help, after all my son is stepping into thin rope for going, I want you to go and tell Daas that we agree to their contact..." King Howard groans when saying this, not really wanting to be the one to tell his son what he did..., "Howard!?, I'm sorry your majesty but you can't!?, Alexzander won't go through with it?"
"I know but I hope he knows how to get himself out of it, as I can only agree after that he's all on his own now..."
"But a arrange marriage?, to the Daas princess?, of all people that would be a death sentence..." Ruslan watched as his king nods in understanding, "true but this will also put my son's political knowledge to the test, I want to see how far has he come to be the next King of Valisia."
"If this is what you wish your majesty..."
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Isabel ran down a few hallways before coming to the main outside door, she quickly grabs the door handle but she stopped, when she had to grab her coat and scarf off the clothing rack, after getting ready for the outside cold Isabel then continued to run outside.
When she had gotten to Amir's Workshop she was told that he was outside helping out a Giant and a Elder Dragon? Running down the stone path and out the open gate, Isabel made her way to the Dragon stables, she stopped when she saw the Giant and The Elder Red Dragon sitting near the Dragon Stables.
"Amir is taking a very long time..." Dlogant asked his dragon friend who huffed at the giant, "he only found one of the items..., the thing is I know the items that were used because of small talk with the Ice Giant, but how to use and process the items into the Royal Sword that's a whole new thing, what I don't understand is why he gave a scroll to the lost city of Elves?, it's not like their the ones that he cared for?"
"Well maybe he wanted to make sure that the Elves he watched over didn't ruin it?, the lost city of Elves is known for its dedication to the Divines, and the knowledge of like no other?" Dlogant says as he picked at his nails, The Red Dragon rolls his eyes "hate to admit but you maybe right..., it kind of sucks that they had to deal with their library getting burned to the ground, from people who wanted to learn their knowledge but was told no..., how evil does someone have to be to ruin a ancient language just because someone said no..."
"Do you know the ancient language?" Isabel asked not caring if she was noticed or not.
"I maybe a elder dragon, but I've hid myself for so long I have forgotten the ancient language...," The Red Dragon says this without looking to who ever spoke to him, "I wasn't the one that asked..." Dlogant says as he points towards his feet, The Red Dragon looks down he had his arms crossed he went to see who was talking to him, "do you know this little human girl Dlogant?" The Red Dragon asked raising up his eyebrow line, "no...do you?"
"Why would I ask you if I didn't know her?"
"I thought that you probably forgotten..."
"I DON'T FORGET!, I juts have a way of not thinking at the moment!" The Red Dragon growled at Dlogant, who held up his hands in the defense of not wanting to get hurt, "guys!" Isabel yells at the two large beings that sat before her.
"What!?" "Yes?"
"I need help getting to Alexzander..., can you help me?" Isabel asked as she wanted to go see him, in the fastest way possible "and I should help why?, get lost kid I don't have time to waste on you I have more important things to do, as in the state of the world and all" The Red Dragon waves his clawed hand away at her, "Alexzander and Elena have the scroll you are looking for right an I know you want it!" Isabel yells at them not in the mood to be casted off to the side, "and why should I trust you?"
"Cause their going to trade the gem and Volance for the knowledge of the scroll an getting Mylene back!, do you want any of that you'll lose the gem forever!" Isabel yells back at The Red Dragon, who glared at her not because of her yelling at him but what she told him. Dlogant watched as his dragon friend stands up on his hind legs and opens his wings, Isabel walks back before falling over in a pile of snow, "Alexzander is doing what!" The Red Dragon yells, his voice rumbled through the area causing a far off mountain's snow to fall, Isabel quickly stands up she runs over to The Red Dragon's tail taking hold, as the elder dragon toke up to the sky Isabel had to hold on to dear life not wanting to fall off. Standing up fast as he can Dlogant tried to stop Isabel but he was to slow, to even grab onto The Red Dragon's leg he watched as the two flew away, "this isn't good...I have to get Amir.." Dlogant says as he raced towards the Palace.
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"Let go of me child!"
"No!, I have to tell Alexzander about his mother on what happened to her!" Isabel yells at the dragon, who looked down at Isabel as she was still hanging on his tail.
"What is so important about that!?" The Red Dragon yells back to Isabel, but before Isabel could give him the answer the dragon moved out of the way of a large tree, that was coming right at them finally getting in the clear he asked again, when looking back at his tail he noticed that Isabel had fallen off. Looking down he saw Isabel screamed while falling towards the ground below, The Red Dragon tucks in his wings and dives down to catch Isabel.
Isabel was covering her eyes not wanting to look at herself falling, as she listened to the rushing of the wind go pass her, it suddenly stopped Isabel starts to peak through her fingers, when she noticed that she was caught Isabel looks down to see herself, sitting on top of the elder dragon's head sighing in relief, Isabel leans back trying to comfort herself from the fall she had.
"You are insane child!, if I hadn't caught you then you would have died!"
"Thank you..., do you know where the others are?" Isabel asked as leans to look in Red Dragon's eye, the dragon huffed "yes I can smell them, especially you're sister friend Gabe if that is his name if I'm correct?, he does love to eat Tula Pryanik?" Red Dragon tips his body towards the mountains, flying over the mountains that blocked his path heading over a now green field. Isabel now felt the warm air form around her opening her arms, to try and get more warm but she quickly ducked and covered her head when a few birds flew into their fly path. The Red Dragon huffed in irritation "darn birds should look where their going," he extended his wings as far as they can go Isabel looks down towards the ground, she watched as the dragon's shadow crawled over the houses and the pastures below.
"Maybe we should walk..."
"And why is that?, flying is a lot fast and less awkward in my part."
"Well everyone is running to their homes in fear...," Isabel says as she watched family cowering in fear as they watched them fly, looking back to see if the families are still hiding but she noticed that they looked on in confusion, all coming out of their homes like it wasn't something they would expect happen. Isabel then asked a question to her now dragon companion, "umm...I know your a huge dragon but why is everyone so scared?, I've read that long ago Canesse use to have dragons?"
"They use to before the 200 year old war came, they were more of living among the humans then living with them, sort of killing them for sports in some places in Canesse till the evil young Valisian king came, so if you look to my left you can see some marking of war still left behind," The Red Dragon nods to his left to show Isabel what he was talking about, Isabel followed his head to see a large crater among the ground below, with smaller craters also around the ground below. She could tell that the families used it as rain water would be collected, inside the craters but what made Isabel confused was they weren't using it on their crops, in fact there wasn't any crops at all "where's their crops?"
"Mostly growing in their homes or inside a man made shed so they can clean the soil."
"What happened to the soil?"
"It's tainted no one can grow or eat from the crops, that's why there no crops in the fields, after all this was Amir's fault of this happening..."
"Wait!, Amir done this but why?!" Isabel asked wanting to know what happened, "I heard a few rumors but it was said that Amir had no choice, kill the soil or the evil king would kill everyone in Canesse, the evil king didn't care as long as Canesse was crippled, Amir pain to see what he had done told the Canesse they can clean the soil physical, and he promised that he'll fine a way to fix it that's why he's mostly in his Workshop, to fix what he had done to the five kingdoms..."
"What did he to the other four?"
"Daas, no water running in the land but was given a window time to collect rainwater, Amir's only hope of making sure there was a way for them to live, Sesto had their young die off if they walked outside, Skogahverfi/spanspan class="s3" style="font-weight: bold;" /spanspan class="s2"Volance's homeland has endless winters and night, and lastly Nada is stuck with no nights always in the day..."
Isabel looks towards the sky thinking on what he said, "you alright?, your not mad at Amir?"
"Huh?, I don't know...you said he's been trying to fix what he had done, but it's been going on for so long do you think he can fix it?" Isabel wait till she heard The Red Dragon start to laugh, "kid Amir is someone who would definitely fix what he had done, yes it was something that he should have never done but at that moment..., what could he do?, and he still lives on remembering the guilt he had caused to those that he had wronged, allowing their children to suffer while he lives in solitude, actually he has found a way where Dass can have running water again."
"really!, but I can see there's a problem tho?" Isabel grips on to one of the dragon's horn, "correct he needs a way where he can use something to spread his potion a lot faster?"
"I think I have something in mind!, I remembered using a invention on Skyler, Luna, and Mings once, it spread smoke into the sky and I can use the same on the dragon's in Valisia!" Isabel started to realized that she could help more then just simply be here, "Huh...if so then I suggest we hurry then?"
"Lead the way!" Isabel points to the sky now excited then ever.