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Chapter Eighteen: Burning Rage
Mathias awoke the next morning completely oblivious to his surroundings. He tried to get up but felt resistance as if something was laying on him. He soon realized that he wasn't in his room and was about to panic till he remembered of last night between him and Elsa and looked down to see the blond snuggled against his chest with a small smile on her lips. He breathed a heavy sigh as he moved a few strands of hair out of her face and admired her beauty. She seemed more like an angel of sorts as she finally opened her eyes and meet his.
"Good morning Mathias." She said as she scooted up and snuggled under his chin causing him to smile.
"Good morning to you too." He replied as he kissed the top of her head until he felt the urge clawing at the back of his mind again but he ignored it for their sake.
"Now we don't want rumors spreading around the castle about you and me. What would the "council" say about this?" He joked and this struck a pain of guilt in Elsa as she slowly sat up and hugged herself remembering the conversation with Mr. Juggerson when he accused her of having a relationship with Mathias even though she lied to him. She could handle one council member she can't afford to argue with the entire council.
"Are you alright?" He asked as he got up and placed a hand on her shoulder to get her attention. She looked up at him and gave a sad smile and he knew something was wrong.
"You remember the councillor that attacked you?" She asked and he merely nodded and she sighed as she was afraid of how he would react.
"Well his name is Adam Juggerson and he walked up to me the night me and you had our...moment and accused me of having a relationship with you and threatened to tell the council. I-i denied it saying there was nothing between us and i walked away before he could say anything else." She said as she looked away from his startled face. What she didn't know was the fact that it turned into an amused smirk as he looked at her.
"So even you have a dark side." He said with a slight chuckle and Elsa snapped around and slightly glared at him.
"I do not have a dark side." She hissed and this made Mathias laugh louder but it quickly subsided as he looked back down to those fierce blue eyes of hers. Elsa was about to say something but was cut off as Mathias kissed her fiercely. She was stunned but leaned forward and deepened the kiss till Mathias pulled away with an amused look.
"Got you quiet didn't it?" He asked with a slight chuckle as Elsa looked at him sternly before breaking into a smile. She leaned up and kissed his cheek making sure it was cold which made mathias grumble in response which pleased her as she leaned back.
"We need to get up i have some meeting to attend and you need to spend more time with Alice. After i'm done i'll meet up with you so don't get into any trouble." She said and Mathias put a hand on his chest as if he was insulted.
"Trouble is bound to find me wherever i go just as it'll find you at some point. But unlike you i can take care of myself when needed to be as i proven many times already." He said as he got off the bed and Elsa went behind her private dressing room and Mathias took this as a sign to leave and left her to her duties. He was unaware of Mr. Juggerson hidden at the end of the hall as he watched him leave for his quarters and decided to put his plans to action.
"It's time for you to leave!" He hissed as he went the opposite direction preparing to confront the man of his actions and hopped that his threat will make him leave. He knew either the girl or the exposure of his relationship to the queen to the council but he knew confronting this man was a risk after hearing what he did to the henchmen of westleton a while back. the thought brought chills to his spine knowing there's someone capable of such brutality. All he had to do was wait for the opportunity and then he'll strike.
At Alice's room Mathias was catching up with Alice as the had a friendly chat until Mathias curiosity got the best of him about her eyes. He knew she might not talk about it but he just wanted to know why they are that way.
"Alice, i know this might sound sudden but i've been curious about your eyes lately but never found the moment or the words to ask you this, what's wrong with your eyes?" He asked her and she looked down as tears welled up in her eyes.
"I-I'm blind Mathias, but i thought you knew that." She said and was answered by silence as Mathias was shocked and couldn't believe what he was hearing.
"H-How long were you blind?" He finally asked fearing he knew the answer.
"Long before you found me." She answered and Mathias got quiet and this started to scare her a bit as she became alarmed.
"S-She was blind this whole time and i didn't know about it, i'm such an idiot!" He thought angrily as he clenched his fist tightly as little bit of blood dripped out of his fists.
"M-Mathias?" Alice called out to him hopping to get a response of any kind from him. She was answered by an earsplitting roar as she covered her ears from the sudden noise. She thought he was angry at her and was expecting assaults but nothing came as she heard him leave and shut the door. She wondered why he didn't do anything to her and she needed to get someone and alert them of the situation.
Anna was in the stalls with Kristoff when they heard the familiar roar of no one other than Mathias and they wondered what was wrong and headed out to find him. They didn't have to search for long as they found him pounding his four arms against the brick wall each blow putting a dent into it.
"Mathias what's wrong?" Anna called out but was answered by a low growl as he looked at her with his amber eyes. It seemed as if no one was there and this frightened her. He let out another furious roar before he charged toward her.
"Anna!" Kristoff called out as he shoved her out of the way and took the assault head on Mathias tackled him against the wall knocking the wind out of him as he fell to his knees wheezing for air. She saw the dent on the wall where he slammed kristoff and was shocked. He growled again and looked at Anna's direction and slowly walked towards her. She backed up against the wall as he stood a few inches in front of her flaring his nostrils as he glared down on her.
"Leave me alone." He said as he slowly walked away from her leaving the young woman frightened. She did the only thing she could do at the moment.
"Guards!" She shouted as she ran over to Kristoff as he was still recovering from the impact of the other man.
A large group of guards barged through the doors and approached them some were shocked to see the condition of Kristoff. She looked at them with determination burning in her eyes as she stood up and fully faced them.
"Find Mathias now! Stop him before he can do further damage. Restrain him only, no harm shall come to him understand!" She ordered and the head guard nodded as Anna pointed them the direction he went and the rushed forward to find the larger man. Once they left Anna quickly kneeled back down to help kristoff to his feet. She spotted Gerda running toward them and it seemed urgent as she stopped in front of them.
"Alice wanted me to tell you that he became upset after he found out about her condition. Princess Anna he's mad at himself." She exclaimed and this surprised both Anna and Kristoff and Anna immediately gave instructions.
"Get Elsa, she might be able to calm him down." She said and Gerda nodded before hurrying off to find the queen. Kristoff looked up to Anna with seriousness in his eyes.
"I-I don't... think the guards can restrain him... if he can do this." He said gesturing to himself and the dented wall as he started to wheeze again.
"I hope the guards can keep him busy till Elsa gets there." She thought as she heard shouting and roars ahead of them.
Meanwhile in the castle gardens the guards were struggling to restrain Mathias as he knocked away any of the men that charged at him. At Least two men were unconscious from a heavy blow to the head. He noticed Mathias's spin was glowing blue as more men got back up and charged at him only to get thrown back down. One of his best men charged at him and tried to tackle him, but once he made contact but only moved a little which surprised most of the men who were watching. Mathias lounged his head forward and clamped his jaws down on his armor crushing it instantly before tossing him aside. The men finally stood up but didn't charge at him and waited for the leader to give out orders.
"Alright me all at once on my mark!" He commanded and they instantly got ready for the signal as Mathias let out another roar and glared at them.
"Now!" He shouted as all twelve men rushed forward overwhelming Mathias with difficulty till they finally got him on the ground and pinned him there. He let out another earsplitting roar which stunned some of the guards. No one noticed their queen approach them in a hurry until she knelt down in front of Mathias.
"Mathias look at me, look at me." She said and he instantly stopped struggling and looked up at Elsa with his amber eyes. She could she the anger burning inside of them and quickly noticed his back was glowing blue again.
"Your majesty, stay back!" One of the guards said but noticed she had Mathias's full attention. Mathias gave a low grumble as he looked into her blue eyes and then looked around and realized the damage he caused.
"I know why you're upset Mathias, it wasn't your fault for her condition." She continued as she motioned the guards to get off of him and they did but stood a good distance incase he attacked their queen.
"I-I'm such a fool." He mumbled to himself as she placed her hand under his chin making him look at her in the eyes.
"Why...why am i finding this out now?" He asked her and slightly shook her head.
"We thought you knew about it." She answered and he gave a sigh as the glow on his back slowly died out and she knew he was finally calming down. It took a few hours but he finally calmed down fully and Elsa dismissed the guards as they walked back into the castle. Mathias began walking the opposite direction of Elsa and she became worried.
"Where are you going?" She asked stopping Mathias short as he only gave her a small glance.
"I-I need some time to myself so i won't be joining you all for lunch or dinner." He said as he walked away from her. She was about to stop him but stopped as she couldn't find the words to say to him and instead let him go.
Anna was sitting next to the bed were Kristoff laid as the physician said his ribs were bruised but luckily they weren't broken. There was a knock on the door and Anna walked over and opened it to reveal Mathias standing there with a grim look as he looked past her to see Kristoff laying there. Anna couldn't believe he would have the nerve to come here after what he did to Kristoff and her anger got the best of her. A loud smack filled the room and Mathias stood there unnerved as a red mark appeared on the left side of his cheek. Anna was shocked of what she did and didn't know what he'll do to her till the next thing surprised her.
"I deserved that after what i just did and i'm sorry about earlier i wasn't really thinking straight." He said which surprised her. She thought he would at be upset about her actions towards him and didn't push her luck any further than that.
"How is he?" He asked referring to Kristoff on the bed.
"He's fine just some bruised ribs, nothing broken which i'm surprised since the amount of force it took to put a dent in the wall when you slammed him against it." She said wearily as he looked down in shame before walking away from her. Later that day the remaining group sat in the dining room eating their food silently. no one seen Mathias the entire day and this worried Elsa as she wondered where he was and guessed he was still in his room. The creak of the door caught everyone's attention and Elsa saw Mathias slowly walk in the room with caution. He walked up to the table and stood there for a few moments looked at everyone in the room.
"I thought about my actions and i know it was wrong and i'm sorry for the trouble i caused today." He said as he sat down at the table and set up his plate which wasn't much which surprised Elsa as he normally stacked his plate with more food.
"Mathias are you sure you're alright?" She asked in concern and he slightly nodded in response and quietly ate what was on his plate before leaving them again in silence. Elsa knew she would have to talk to him tomorrow and see what's really troubling him.
"Alright i guess i'll turn in so goodnight, i'll see you in the morning." She said before she left the room to went to the comfort of her quarters.
The next day everything seemed normal except Mathias whose mood seemed off to everyone. He didn't talk to anyone except to nod his head in acknowledgement when someone greeted him. He only talked when he was either with Elsa or Alice but that was it. No one messed with him after his "episode" and knew the outcome of angering him. Mathias was alone in the castle garden trying to clear his head when one of the council members who he instantly recognized as Adam Juggerson his previous attacker a few days ago. He growled at him as he approached.
"Well, well, you've outdid yourself this time." He said with a smirk and this earned another growl from Mathias who seemed annoyed by the man's presence.
"I want you to leave." He said which surprised the taller man as he faced him fully.
"Now since i have your attention you better listen. Leave now and i won't reveal your secret relationship with the queen to the council or pay the girl of yours a little visit, your choice on what will happen here today." He said with a smug look on his face. Mathias glared at him as he took a few steps forward and and a crackling noise emanated from his throat.
"Did you just threaten to hurt Alice?" He asked through gritted teeth as he slowly walked toward him. Adam wasn't expecting this reaction from him as he neared him.
"DID YOU JUST THREATEN TO HURT ALICE!?" He yelled as he stood and looked down at Adam in sheer anger. Adam just smiled at this.
"She isn't the only one i just threatened you overgrown savage." He said and Mathias flared his nostrils at him.
"I'll admit i love Elsa you can tell anyone that but to threaten Alice the one who's more like a daughter to me than anything despite our differences, i won't tolerate this anymore you son of a bitch." He said as he backhanded Adam away from him and didn't wait for him to recover as punched him in his chest knocking him a few feet. He waited for Adam to stand up before he let out a furious roar before charging toward him and slammed him through the door.
Elsa was sitting on her throne discussing some matter with her council but noticed that Mr. Juggerson was missing.
"Has anyone seen Mr. Juggerson today?" She asked them and they all nodded their heads in confusion. She heard a commotion behind the doors and everyone turned their attention towards the door. The door busted open and the missing member of her council came flying in the room. She looked at the entrance to see Mathias with a couple of cuts and bruises on him but his attention was on Mr. Juggerson as he struggled to get up. He took a massive beating as he clutched his left arm as it was in an odd position as he stood up and glared at Mathias with the same intensity as the other man. Mathias ran forward and rammed his shoulder into his chest knocking the wind out of him as he fell to the ground and didn't get back up. She noticed the horrified looks the council had as the watched the scene before them.
"Mathias!" She called out catching his attention as he looked at her with his burning amber eyes. She seen the rage in his eyes and didn't know how to approach the situation.
"Get the physician Now!" She called out as she walked over to Mathias who still glared at Adam when she stood in front of him,
"H-He threatened to hurt Alice if i didn't leave." He said not even looking at her as he let out a low growl.
"And this gave you the right to beat the hell out of him!" She hissed at him as he snapped his head in her direction.
"You're damn right it did! He threatened Alice, he threatened to reveal our relationship to your council to hurt you and you just want me to take that from him! He replied back as he neared her face which shocked her. Mathias quickly calmed down when he realized he just snapped at her.
"I'm...sorry, i'm just so upset at the moment." He said as he backed away from her. They watched as some guards took the council to the physician to get checked in incase of anything serious.
"Don't you think you over did it a little?" She asked him and he let out a small chuckle enjoying his satisfaction of his handy work.
"Nope." He answered which annoyed Elsa a bit as she gave him a slight glare. Mathias looked at her confused.
"Look i love you and i won't stand him threatening to ruin our relationship that we work so hard to build to this point." He said as he took her hands in his. Elsa was shocked to hear him say that and the thought made her smile.
"Y-You love me?" She asked as she looked into his amber eyes. He nodded as he brought her hands up as he gently kissed both of them before bringing them back down.
"Yes i love you. Everything you do brings up this strange sensation in the pit of my stomach, even when i think about you. I really don't care what your council thinks of this, no man alive will keep me away from you." He said with a small smile before letting go of her hands and left her in the throne room.
Elsa stood next to Adam's bed waiting for him to awaken so she could get to the bottom of this. A slight stirring caught her attention as he slowly opened his eyes and they lay upon her.
"Y-Your majesty." He said weakly as he tried to sit up.
"You took a beating from Mathias. I'm surprised you're still alive." She said her voice cold and distant.
"Now tell me what happened." She said and Adam paused for a moment.
"I was walking through the garden when all a sudden that savage came out of nowhere and attacked me. I swear i was only defending my self." He said to her and her expression remained the same.
"You're no longer part of the council so after you've completely healed i want you up and gone understood." She said giving him an icy glare. He was shocked but it quickly turned to anger.
"You will regret this, your majesty. Think how the rest of the council will react when they find out about you and him." He sneered at her and she smirked at this.
"You can try but who will believe you after all you harassed me and my guests." She said and he was shocked about the sudden revelation and she left before he can say anything else to her. The door shut behind her and she found Mathias leaning against the wall with an amused smirk.
"That went went well didn't it?" He asked with a chuckle as Elsa walked up to him.
"His reaction was priceless to me." She answered with a small smile as they walked away from the door as they heard Adam yelling behind the door.