Happy Saint Patrick's Day people, and welcome back to Frozen: Lords of Storm and Stone. I promised I would make a new chapter much sooner than before, and as the man of his word that I am, I have come to deliver. Now enough horn-tooting, let's get going.
"Are you certain?" Absalom asked.
"Very much so; I saw it with my own eyes." Adrianna said, and Absalom sighed and shook his head as he looked out the nearby window of the stone building they were in.
"You wound me Dietrich..." He breathed out.
"What are we going to do now?" Adrianna asked.
"Nothing...we will wait for him to come back to use." Absalom said.
"What?!" Adrianna snapped.
"He is deep in Sigmund's territory, but that is the perfect chance for him to learn more about our hated foe, and possibly destroy some of Sigmund's allies in the process." Absalom said, and Adrianna smirked.
"Indeed...it would be quite poetic for the famous Ice Queen to meet her end thanks to the Red Wolf." She said.
"You were wise to come back to me with this information daughter." Absalom said.
"Of course I came back father." Adrianna said, and Absalom looked around.
"I must thank Sigmund for creating Castle Absalom for us..." He trailed off and Adrianna raised an eyebrow.
"Does he truly deserve your gratitude...?" She asked.
"Very much so, although...it goes without saying that he didn't make this on his own accord; he actually made this castle while you were pacifying the northern part of this country." Absalom said.
"Ah, right...and I did that all by myself too. I torched a handful of small towns and the fear spread just as rapidly. The rest of the mission did itself." Adrianna said.
"I remember the story daughter, but have I told you my own?" Absalom asked.
"Not clearly father." Adrianna said.
Five months ago, Sigmund was running through the halls of the fortress, which would later become Castle Absalom. When he got to his throne room, it was in complete shambles. The pillars were collapsed, there was a massive hole in the corner of the room, and debris was everywhere. He then looked outside, ignoring the dark, cloudy pre-noon sky that was as ominous as the array of trebuchets and cannons that were barely visible in the distance.
Next thing he knew, the thunderous sound of the cannons firing was heard, and another series of holes was blown in his fortress, making a distant part of a tower collapse, and another part of the throne room shatter like glass. Sigmund immediately took cover behind a small stone wall he raised out of the ground to protect his exposed face, especially his eyes, from the shrapnel. When he lowered the wall, he spotted a barrage of stones slung his way via the trebuchets.
He then sucked in the deepest breath he could, drummed up as much resolve as he could, then outstretched his hands as the stones slung his way stopped in mid-air. He then reared back, and pushed forward, sending the stones back to where they came from, with twice the speed to boot. When they reached the trebuchets, several were destroyed on-impact, and others were damaged, but all were left without at least one crew member thanks to the stones they slung crushing them flat.
The cannons were then reloaded, but just as the crew was on the brink of lighting their fuses...they looked up to see the unthinkable. One of Sigmund's own towers was flying their way, and most of the crewmen who weren't petrified with terror ran for their lives, with only a few lucky ones escaping the impact. The hundreds of foot soldiers who were anxiously awaiting the fortress to fall fled for their lives, and Sigmund fell to his knees to catch his breath...only to scream in agony as a stream of lightning flooded his body and made him fall down spasming uncontrollably. Sigmund then turned to see Absalom approaching him, and then fell back down as another surge struck him, and when Sigmund finally stopped resisting, Absalom stood over him.
"Your resolve is admirable, even if your cause is without hope. You endanger your own people every day, spill the blood of my own, and for what? To protect a power no one understands?" Absalom asked.
"It is you who carelessly endangers lives...Absalom..." Sigmund groaned.
"Ah, yes...the righteous, invincible Lord of Stone, he who doesn't even understand the reason his enemy fights him in the first place." Absalom said.
"I know enough..." Sigmund said, then Absalom sighed before shocking him again, and watching Sigmund scream and spasm.
"You want this to end Sigmund? You want the pain to stop? The killing to stop? Then tell me where you got your power!" Absalom yelled...and then Sigmund's screams turned to growling then a yell. Absalom then recoiled as Sigmund's fist smashed into the ground, sending chunks of earth flying into the air all around him, with some intercepting the lightning surge. Sigmund then made the largest of the earth chunks slam into Absalom, sending him flying out of a hole in the wall as Sigmund struggled to stay awake.
"It...will take...more than...this...to make me...yield to...the likes of you..." Sigmund breathed out before collapsing.
"I survived only due to my magic's effect on my own armor, and Sigmund's own weakness, not to mention the fact the stone he attacked me with did not land on me as I approached solid ground; I actually rolled off of it as I flew. After our battle, Sigmund took every chance he could get to repair his fortress, but he anticipated a second invasion, so instead of fortifying his home, he relocated his entire population to another area, and started anew." Absalom said.
"He truly doesn't want others to know about his secrets does he?" Adrianna asked, and Absalom shook his head.
"Not at all. I even doubt his new friends will learn his secrets any time soon, if they will in this lifetime." He said.
"Well...in the end, he will share them, or take them to his grave." Adrianna said.
"All in due time daughter, and when he is dealt with, you...will have your own kingdom." Absalom said, and Adrianna chuckled.
"As I am owed." She breathed out before looking into the flame in her hand.
At the Valley of Stone, Sigmund was leading the group to the market place, and Anna in particular was rummaging through what the stalls had, until...
"Hey Anna! Look what I found." Kristoff said as he showed her a metal tray...with a nice surprise.
"Oh chocolate." Anna said casually before grabbing a handful and devouring it, much to Kristoff's amusement. Dietrich meanwhile stayed at a distance observing the whole event with Elsa nearby.
"She's always been hopeless when it comes to chocolate." Elsa said.
"Comforting...now we know that if Absalom ever releases his dreaded chocolate cannons, you can make him look even more foolish." Dietrich said dryly.
"Must you be so coarse?" Elsa asked seriously.
"The fact that I can stomach all of this and resist the urge to reduce at least one thing to ashes is all the respect I can muster, and it's all the respect that's owed for that matter." Dietrich said simply.
"Dietrich..." Elsa trailed off.
"Dietrich nothing. Surround me with as much sparkly garbage as you want; I'm still a hostage." Dietrich said.
"You don't have to be." Elsa said.
"Nor do I want to be a guest." Dietrich said.
"Then you have no one to be sour with except yourself." Elsa said seriously, and Dietrich sighed...before looking Elsa over.
"Tell me something...four years ago, in Arendelle, a massive ice storm overtook the entire region, and rumor has it that a single cryomancer was responsible, a Snow Queen so to speak. That was you wasn't it...?" He asked.
"Yes...it was..." Elsa said.
"Well...at least your home survived, and there was no one there to save it from you. I cannot say the same..." Dietrich said.
"Hey Elsa! Dietrich! You want to come to the dairy farm with us? They've got both cows and goats there." Kristoff said...and Dietrich's eyes narrowed before turning around.
"Not a chance..." He said before walking off.
"Dietrich-" He cuts Elsa off.
"I don't want to see any damn goats!" He snapped as he continued walking away and leaving the rest behind.
"What was that about?" Anna asked.
"I don't know..." Elsa trailed off.
"Let him go. He might be under probation, but that doesn't mean he lost the right to make his own choices." Sigmund said.
"He seemed rather..." Kristoff trailed off.
"Distraught?" Anna asked.
"I was going to say tense, but that works too." Kristoff said.
"Anna, that outburst came from you mentioning goats...one must wonder why that is." Elsa said.
"Who knows? Maybe he just really hates goats for some reason." Anna said.
"Or he's allergic to them and took offense to us suggesting him being around them." Kristoff said.
"Either way, he's clearly disinterested, and like I said, we have no right to force him, probation or no." Sigmund said.
"Right, so...shall we?" Anna asked.
"You go ahead. I must see to Captain Lars." Sigmund said before walking off.
"O...k..." Kristoff said.
The trio then went to the dairy farm...where the girl who danced during Askel's performance when they first arrived was waiting for them.
"Hey! You're those people His Lordship invited are you?" She asked as she stopped petting a goat and rushed over to greet them.
"Yes we are." Kristoff said.
"I'm Lisa. Very nice to have you here." Lisa said.
"It's very nice to be here. I'm Anna, this is my husband Kristoff, and my older sister Elsa." Anna said...and Lisa gasped, and widened her eyes.
"That sounds like my name!" Lisa exclaimed.
"Yeah, it kind of does." Kristoff said.
"And I really like your hair and dress. All that white fits you like a glove." Lisa said, and Elsa couldn't keep herself from smiling.
"Thank you very much." She said softly.
"Haven't we seen you dancing during Askel's performance?" Anna asked.
"I'm sure you did. I do love his performances, and he graciously allows me to take part in them from time to time." Lisa said.
"The whole town loved watching you; it was written all over their faces." Anna said.
"I noticed...and honestly, I can't help it. I love to dance as much as I love his music, and that's saying something." Lisa said.
"Lisa...it shows." Anna said.
"So, what brings you to this of all places?" Lisa asked.
"Well...it's kind of a long story, but we were attacked by one of Absalom's magic-users, we captured him, and we decided to show him around, but when we mentioned this place had goats, he flipped out and went back to Sigmund's fortress." Anna said.
"Odd..." Lisa said.
"You're telling us..." Kristoff said.
"It's a shame he didn't want to come here; the goats here can brighten anyone's day." Lisa said, and one goat walked up to her while bleating and Lisa smiled brightly before kneeling and petting it.
"May I?" Anna asked.
"By all means." Lisa said before letting Anna take her place...and the goat warmed up to Anna as much as it did with Lisa.
"Lord Sigmund went to see Captain Lars about something, hence why he didn't come with us." Kristoff said.
"You...came here with His Lordship?" Lisa asked.
"Yeah, what of it?" Kristoff asked.
"What of it...? What of it? Almost everyone else has met him before, but I haven't...and I've always wanted to." Lisa said.
"What stopped you?" Elsa asked.
"Well...are you aware that some people here came from other places, sometimes pretty recently? Well, I haven't even been here for two weeks." Lisa said.
"Why?" Anna asked.
"Because...well, I don't want to talk about it too deeply, but I was moving from one place to another...after a storm destroyed my home." Lisa said.
"Oh...sorry to hear that." Anna said.
"It's alright...I have a new home here, and I'm sure the Lord of Stone will see us through, and all of you will make a difference too." Lisa said.
"We're doing all we can Lisa." Elsa said softly.
"Please continue to do so. I'm sure alot of people here are counting on you as much as they're counting on His Lordship." Lisa said.
"No pressure." Kristoff said casually, and Lisa giggled.
"You're funny." She said.
"I try." Kristoff said.
"One of many reasons I married him." Anna said.
"I'd love to hear the whole story someday, but for now, do keep enjoying yourselves." Lisa said.
"Lisa? May I ask what happened to the rest of the people of your last home?" Elsa asked, and Lisa deflated.
"I don't know...I just hope they escaped. I was lucky to not be there when the storm hit, but even then...the place was a complete mess when I got back." She said.
"These storms are worse than I thought..." Elsa trailed off.
"Well, with Lord Sigmund on the case, especially with all of you with him, we'll be fine." Lisa said.
"Right." Anna said.
"Well, see you around." Lisa said before walking the goat back to the other goats.
"Well...she was nice." Kristoff said.
"I'll say." Anna said.
"In fact, she's kind of like you in a few ways." Kristoff said.
"He's right Anna, she has the same innocence you have." Elsa said.
"She also has your dignity Elsa." Anna said.
"Don't sell yourself too short; you may have been all over the place in the past, but that doesn't mean you lack dignity." Elsa said.
"Especially after becoming queen; there's a reason all of Arendelle looks up to you as much as they looked up to Elsa when she was queen." Kristoff said, and Anna couldn't keep herself from lowering her head while smiling more than before. They then looked back to see Lisa approaching with a wheel of cheese.
"Here you go. Freshly-made." Lisa said, and Anna took the wheel.
"Thank you very much." She said.
"Please come by again...maybe with Lord Sigmund?" Lisa said.
"We'll try." Anna said, and then the trio left the dairy farm, and went to the barracks, where Sigmund was coming out, and went to see them...and noticed the cheese wheel.
"You went to the dairy farm I see." He said as simply as ever.
"Yes we have, and Lisa was kind enough to give us this cheese wheel." Anna said.
"She didn't even charge us for it...even though all we did was talk to her." Kristoff said.
"I'm not surprised. Ever since she arrived, she's been a spirit-lifter for almost everyone she met." Sigmund said.
"She also said she lost her home to a storm." Kristoff said.
"That also doesn't surprise me; countless people came here after surviving a storm. Most asked for directions to other places to call home, but a few stayed." Sigmund said.
"Sigmund...do you know anything about her specifically?" Elsa asked...and Sigmund sighed.
"Sorry, my desire to give information about my fiefdom itself got the better of me. To answer your question: no I do not, aside from what Ingmar has told me, and I do not visit this village to socialize with most of the people if I can help it. Although, I do not shun the opportunity." He said.
"She actually said she wants to meet you." Anna said.
"And was quite passionate about doing so as well." Elsa said.
"I will do so as soon as I am able, but for now, something came up that cannot wait." Sigmund said as he walked off, and the others followed him.
"What's the matter?" Anna asked.
"One of the monks came here to ask for help looking into a rumor...one that involves someone wandering around the outer territories as if on a mission." Sigmund said.
"Mission?" Anna asked.
"Yes, and a particularly interesting detail is there he wears the cloth of a priest." Sigmund said.
"A wandering priest...that is interesting. But what does he have to do with what else is happening?" Kristoff asked.
"We won't know unless we look into it, and even if he can't help us...I want to know more about him." Sigmund said.
"Well, let's get back to your fortress and get ready." Anna said.
"My sentiment exactly Anna." Sigmund said, and they walked back to the fortress in silence, with the people continuing their routines.
"Welcome back My Lord." Ingmar said.
"Thank you Ingmar. Would you fetch some sabers from the arsenal?" Sigmund asked.
"Right away sire." Ingmar said.
"Wait, we brought our own swords." Kristoff said.
"Did you?" Sigmund asked.
"Yes we did." Anna said.
"In that case, belay that order Ingmar." Sigmund said.
"Yes my lord." Ingmar said.
"Do we even need our swords?" Anna asked.
"Yes, it is likely we will run into trouble on the way to find this priest, and the blacksmiths prepare weapons of every type as often as possible for as many people as possible for scenarios such as this." Sigmund said.
"And since Elsa has magic, I assume you expect her to use it instead of a sword?" Kristoff asked.
"You're quite observant my good sir; if Elsa can handle me, Absalom's minions should be no problem, or the other outlaws swarming the outskirts of the valley." Sigmund said.
"Alright..." Elsa trailed off.
"It's worth noting that I am capable of making and especially fixing weapons on the spot if need be, so the blacksmith often forges the steel for me, and I do the rest myself." Sigmund said.
"You don't make all of the weapons for the people here do you?" Anna asked.
"Of course not. I may be the Lord of Stone, but I need the people, as much as they need me." Sigmund said seriously.
"We noticed." Anna said.
"Shall I fetch your swords for you?" Ingmar asked.
"We have them in our rooms if you please." Anna said.
"Right away." Ingmar said before he rolled down the hallway.
"Wow...he's fast." Kristoff said.
"In more ways than one." Sigmund said, and the group stood there waiting for Ingmar to come back.
"You know the rock trolls tend to roll around like that." Kristoff said.
"Do they now?" Sigmund asked.
"Yes they do. They sometimes pop off the ground and into my arms whenever they want a hug." Kristoff said.
"He's been nearly knocked down because of it too." Anna said.
"No I wasn't!" Kristoff said seriously.
"Sure you weren't..." Anna said casually, and Kristoff's face soured as Elsa smiled and Sigmund shook his head and rolled his eyes. Ingmar then rolled back down the hallways carrying Anna and Kristoff's swords close to his abdomen. He then straightened himself out and offered them their swords.
"I have your blades Your Majesties." He said.
"Thank you." Anna said before she and Kristoff each took one blade, and drew them before looking them over.
"Arming swords..." Sigmund said.
"Yep." Anna said.
"They definitely look incredible." Sigmund said.
"They feel even better." Anna said.
"Wait...Sigmund, why don't you use one of these?" Kristoff asked.
"Aside from the fact your sword was a gift." Anna said.
"To put it simply: a saber does not fit my style. To be precise...well, I confess that I find the broadswords used by the knights of feudal times more...robust, which does fit my taste much more then a delicate saber, with all due respect to those who use them." Sigmund said.
"Alright." Kristoff said, and then Dietrich walked in.
"According to the brotherhood, this priest is rumored to be able to perform some sort of miracle." Sigmund said.
"So this isn't just a rescue mission, it's a chance to recruit someone." Anna said.
"Which, if successful, will bring the total of your magical assault force to three. Absalom will be quaking in terror..." Dietrich said as dryly as ever.
"Four including you." Anna said.
"Don't bother. I'm a prisoner, not a member of your team." Dietrich said.
"Enough! Now, there's no information about what miracle this priest can perform, so we'll have to learn it from him directly." Sigmund said.
"Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go get him." Anna said.
"I concur Anna. As for you Dietrich-" Dietrich cuts Sigmund off.
"Say no more...I know this place is full of those statue guards." He said.
"Very well then..." Sigmund said before walking past him.
"We'll...be back when we can." Anna said.
"Just go..." Dietirch groaned, before the rest followed Sigmund out of the fortress, and into the woods.
The group went through the woods with Sigmund in front, Elsa and Anna directly behind him, and Kristoff behind them. The whole time, Sigmund kept his head facing forward, with the occasional glance to the side.
"So...Sigmund?" Elsa asked.
"Yes?" Sigmund asked.
"Can you tell us more about the dwarf who made your sword?" Elsa asked.
"Well...it was just after I became the Lord of Stone, before I even obtained that title for that matter." Sigmund said.
"Let me guess: You did something heroic, and in return for your valiant, and honorable deeds, she rewarded you by making you a sword of legend." Anna said dramatically.
"That's...one way to look at it, but in truth, she made it for me simply because she had a crush on me." Sigmund said...and everyone stopped and looked at each other as Sigmund looked around.
"She...she held you close to her heart, and you can talk about her death so casually...?" Anna asked seriously.
"You said it yourself, my sword was a gift, and I honor her by using it, and like I said before, she sacrificed herself for a cause she believed in, so as far as I'm concerned, she might be dead, but as long as her loss wasn't pointless, I have no reason to mourn. I am also certain that is how she would prefer to be remembered." Sigmund said.
"Oh...well, have you...you know...gotten anywhere with her?" Anna asked.
"I never kissed her if that's what you're asking." Sigmund said.
"Have you been ever been in love at all?" Anna asked.
"I cannot say that I have, and considering what's been happening recently...I am in no hurry." Sigmund said.
"Oh...that's kind of sad..." Anna trailed off, and Elsa held her hand to ease the tension, while Kristoff held the other, and Anna returned both gestures. They then heard a caw, and a raven landed on a tree overhead, looked around and then flew off.
"The raven...a messenger of Odin." Sigmund said.
"You know the myths?" Elsa asked.
"Yes, by heart no less." Sigmund said.
"If that myth was true, what do you think that raven would say?" Kristoff asked.
"That's not exactly how it works." Anna said.
"Still." Kristoff said.
"It would probably ask where we're going." Elsa said, and Anna gasped.
"That's right, we have a priest to find. So let's go!" She said, and Sigmund kept leading the group through the woods.
Eventually, they reached a cliff overlooking the ocean, and Anna looked out at the expansive waters that stretched for miles.
"Quiet a view isn't it?" Kristoff asked as he came up behind Anna.
"Yes...I could stare at it forever..." She breathed out, and Kristoff held her to his side.
"Beyond that part of the ocean lies Denmark and Germany." Sigmund said.
"Really?" Anna asked.
"Yes, and I should know, my family originally came from there." Sigmund said.
"Well that's interesting." Kristoff said.
"To be precise my family is from Germany, but we relocated to Denmark, and eventually came here to Norway." Sigmund said.
"Where is your family?" Elsa asked, and Sigmund sighed.
"I don't know. I lost connect with them years ago." He breathed out.
"I probably shouldn't ask this, but...do you think you'll see them again?" Anna asked.
"I don't know...and until Absalom is dealt with, I cannot know. But even if there's nothing to know...I have a new family." Sigmund said before walking off, and the others looked at each other before Anna sighed deeply.
"This is getting heavier and heavier..." She said.
"It's absolutely amazing how much that man can handle." Elsa said.
"No kidding, although...he does have a point with his new family. I mean, I don't know about my parents, but the rock trolls...well, you our deal." Kristoff said.
"True...and we all have each other." Anna said before sharing a smile with Elsa, and locking hands with her.
"Come on, we have a priest to find." Elsa said softly.
"May I suggest we split up to cover more ground, then meet back at the fortress?" Kristoff asked.
"Alright, I'll let Sigmund know, and we'll meet back at the fortress before sundown." Elsa said.
"Sounds good to me." Anna said.
"Good luck to us all." Elsa said, before they split up.
Anna went further into the woods, and kept an eye on the ocean as she walked, and of course kept an eye out for trouble, even though nothing and no one appeared. Eventually...her heart sank, just like the shipwrecks she found just below a ruined lighthouse.
"Oh no...what happened here...?" Anna breathed out...before she heard footsteps behind her, and saw a middle-aged man in a priest's robe.
"The lighthouse my dear. When its flame went out, the ships you see were doomed to crash into the cliff side." He said.
"But...how did the flame go out? Was it extinguished?" Anna asked.
"No...it was abandoned, because of fear." The priest said as he walked past her.
"Fear of what?" Anna asked.
"The fiery mistress Adrianna." The priest said.
"I've heard of her...is she really that awful?" Anna asked.
"Yes...myself and several others learned that the hardest way possible." The priest said seriously.
"What? Wait...who are you?" Anna asked.
"I am Saint William...or, I was called a saint before...before my failure." William said before walking off with Anna next to him.
"Failure?" Anna asked.
"Yes. I was once part of a small but beloved sect of monks that traveled the country, telling the good word, and spreading hope, and justice wherever we could. We did everything you can think of, curing sickness, helping people build, reminding people that not everything is lost...but then there was Absalom. We discovered that he was...he was seizing what was not his, making others do his bidding without their knowledge or even their free will. So we took arms against him, but he released the fiery mistress upon us. We had no choice but to flee, but...but she caught us and...and we discovered quickly that Absalom is not a man to be trifled with..." William said seriously, and the entire time he spoke, his terror became more and more apparent as he recalled the flames that ravaged his fellow priests.
"Adrianna sounds like a monster..." Anna said.
"Worse...she's a demon...!" William whispered.
"Saint William...I heard you can perform a miracle, what is it?" Anna asked, and William inhaled sharply.
"That is nothing more than a rumor." He said...but Anna just looked at him funny.
"Well, I've seen magic performed myself. My sister is Elsa." Anna said, and William looked right at her.
"The fabled Snow Queen of Arendelle... He breathed out.
"The same one, and she's ruled as wisely and graciously as our parents did, at least she did until I took over as queen. She, myself, and my husband Kristoff came here to help the Lord of Stone himself fight against Absalom, and we actually fought a new magic user in Absalom's army, and we captured him. Absalom might be dangerous, but he's not unbeatable, and I know because I myself faced impossible odds, with and without my family there." Anna said...and William's darkness lifted from his face as Anna spoke. He then began thinking before sighing and walking off.
"Follow me..." He said, and Anna followed him down a nearby road.
"Where are we going?" Anna asked.
"You'll see." William said, and then they found a wrecked caravan consisting of four carriages that were all in shambles.
"What happened here?" Anna asked.
"Outlaws. They set a trap for passers by, but they stumbled upon a royal escort that turned out to be too much for them to handle. The outlaws managed to disable the caravans...but at a staggering cost. The guards soundly defeated them, and they weren't able to steal a single coin from the carts. Now, what wasn't taken by the people this carriage belonged to, is now yours, for the war effort." William said.
"That's...quite a story, but I can't take things from a destroyed caravan." Anna said.
"We're not...you asked about the miracle I can perform...and now you will know." William said...before blue fire engulfed his hands, and he spewed it at the carts, making Anna eyes widen, and her mouth open. To make her astonishment even more serious, the carts began to reform, instead of fall apart like things usually do when ignited. Before she knew it, the carts were all completely restored.
"You...you can use fire magic too?" Anna asked.
"Yes." William said.
"But...how did you...?" Anna trailed off.
"Fire is creation...not just destruction." William said.
"Why would you even show me this?" Anna asked.
"Because you restored my ability to perform this miracle; it's enabled by hope afterall." William said.
"Hope..." Anna trailed off, and remembered how Dietrich's power came from his wrath, and Elsa's power was tied to her love.
"This service demands payment, so here you are." William said.
"But Saint William, I can't take this." Anna said.
"Then go back and tell the hallowed Lord of Stone to send his people to secure these supplies for his cause." William said.
"Alright...but may I ask how I restored your hopes?" Anna asked.
"I have heard of the Lord of Stone, as well as your sister the Snow Queen...and if the rumors are true, then together, they stand a very good chance of defeating Absalom." William said.
"Then come back with us. Three magic users can turn the tables even more." Anna said.
"I'm sorry, I can't. The rest of this country needs me as much as it needs you to stop Absalom. Just know that if and when I am needed to help you, I will be there to give it...directly, or indirectly." William said before walking off and leaving Anna to mull over what happened.
"The others are not going to believe this..." She breathed out.
Fire that restores instead of eats, didn't see that coming did you? I'll bet you saw that coming as much as you saw Sigmund's skirmish that happened in the past coming. Anyways, the plot thickens to an extent, even if it's miscellaneous...or is it? We'll just have to wait for the rest of the story to unfold, and my audience will have to Rate, Review, and Share until the rest rolls out. Stay tuned.