Author's Note: So, after this chapter they will start getting longer; I just didn't want to make a big thing of melding the stories together. Slowly, but surely, you know. Anyways, this is one of my favorite fics so far. I'm so excited. Upcoming fanart for it from Zinnabar from Deviantart(an impressive artist).
Uploaded: November 22, 2012
Getting into the city was not as easy as it had once been. A guard two towns over had suggested that it would be, saying that there was a lot of mischief going down at the capital.
Merida and her family waited outside the gate as the guardsmen went up to the castle to seek the king's approval. The triplet terrors scampered about, amusing themselves. Their parents sat and spoke in hushed voices.
Merida gazed wistfully at her surroundings, wishing that she could take off on Angus and wander the wooded trails. As her eyes roamed, they fell upon something unusual; a masked, hooded figure standing just inside the forest. She blinked, and the figure was gone.
the gate then opened.
"I'm sorry, your Majesty. The queen asked me to escort your family to the castle,' a guard with a spear announced.
As he led them through the streets, Merida followed behind the carriage. She drew her cloak closely around herself, trying to hide the dress which her mother had politely requested she don. The towns people and their children tended to stare. Angus received many of the appraising or awed looks, and he preened under their glances.
"Show off," Merida mumbled to him, smiling in spite of herself.