I forced my eyes down, frozen in place. I never met them, but I could tell they were descendants of my baby brother. That meant they followed me. They were probably here to take me home so I 'couldn't do more damage'. That's how it always was. Keeping me hidden in hopes of fixing my 'mistakes'.
The tallest one was maybe 20-25, and his coat was beaded in green. He had a focus on healing and medicine. But his sleeve-cuffs were red, meaning he was also a warrior at one point. The white stripe on the collar meant he was a royal, but I already knew that.
The short woman was plump in the way a grandmother would be, and her beads were blue, with a strong red from her elbows to the wrists. She was a warrior so strong that she was nearly unmatched in her time, but had started taking care of children since retirement. The beads were light blue from the sun, so she was most likely training the kids in her rounds.
They brought her to restrain me, I am sure of it.
The last was a young man in encased in a yellow shaul, his underclothes white. He was the Crown Prince, my far descended nephew. But the yellow cloth has only been worn by one person, ever. It was originally going to be royalty's color, after the rising sun of a new dawn. But it was scrapped after an event called The Great Silencing happened. It was only worn by a single reigning couple before it was banished a week before their joint marriage-coronation.
That color was only worn by me and my betrothed.
Tears fell cold on my cheeks, and I brushed them away before anyone could see. No need to remember that time. I slapped soundlessly at my legs, forcing my concentration away from my distant family members. The Alliance members whispered to each other as I zoned out, and Queen Elsa hum-humm-ed her throat clear.
"May we move to the ballroom? I feel like the room is now crowded and would like to speak to the guests in peace." The royal guests rose and followed Queen Anna to the ballroom, but Queen Elsa pulled me out to the balcony.
"Are you okay? You seemed a little locked-in, so I hope moving us would ease that."
What?
"How could you tell?" I asked, straightening my back.
"You are a really relaxing person, but when you get scared or something happens, it's like you just… freeze, ironically," I tilted my head, "Because I was the first other Fifth Spirit you met, and I deal with ice?"
"Technically, you deal with water. It's just that you grew up closely focused on ice. Don't worry, we have plenty of time to figure out how you can use your powers the best."
"Plenty of-"
"Anyway, aren't we supposed to be getting to the ballroom?" I shook my head to the balcony door, taking a step to go back inside.
"Well, the ballroom… has windows. And a balcony, actually."
My eyes widened.
"Your Majesty, are you trying to fly again?" I giggled.
"I know what it's like to finally release your powers, albeit not after centuries. After The Great Thaw, I used any means to be as free as possible. And once I became the Fifth Spirit, it felt like I was finally free. So, I can kind of sympathise."
I nodded, then slowly lifted us off of the ground. We hovered for a moment before I took us a bit towards the ballroom, and the pointed at sets of windows with balconies. I lowered us to the ground, and I dropped silently. Queen Elsa, however, made a slight clinking upon her landing. We walked to the center of the room when we realized the others were not there, and Queen Elsa shot out a table and chairs.
"You don't want to be seen, right?" She turned to me suddenly, holding out a delicate piece of fabric. I put it on my head as a veil and sat in the chair she made for me, crawling into myself as the tall wooden doors swung open.
I sat movelessly, staring to the ground. All of us silently ate, and it was hours before any of us moved to do anything. We waited for quite a while before Queen Elsa spoke.
"My sister's invitation brought you to Arendelle, then?" her voice rang clear, echoing across the ballroom.
"Yes, I thought it was necessary to renew our treaty." the Crown Prince said, checking his cuffs indignantly.
"Very well. But instead of a treaty, how about an Alliance? The others around the table are members, and it would be calming to know we are all surrounded by allies." Queen Ella tested, her voice soft but assuring.
"Perhaps, but what does this treaty entail? Will I have to pretend to believe in our Majesty's satire?" he said calmly, waving a hand to Queen Elsa. Oh, no he does not.
"Satire? Are you referring to my sister's powers?" Queen Anna asked, raising a brow.
"Yes. There is no possible way she has powers, you see. My people had a legend of a girl with powers as she does, and there is no way either of them are true." he looked at his nails boringly, as if what his words implied were true fact. My heart boiled in my chest, aching to rupture.
"Why do you say that?" Duchess Kay asked.
"Because such things do not exist."
I launched from my chair and calmly walked to his chair. The Crown Prince rose to greet me with a smile, but I gritted my teeth to keep from screaming the next words.
"Take care of what you speak of, dear nephew." I yanked down the veil and rolled up my sleeves, showing the slight scars on my skin.
"There are magicks here that may force you to swallow your words."
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