(a/n- normal disclaimers except that Ithaca Alexandra, Adler, Carrots and Jonathan)
"Catch me if you can!" 3 yr old Ithaca's voice rang out in the hallways as her brother Jonathan chased her in a game of tag. Well he was actually looking for Ithaca . "I wonder where Ithaca is?" He asked aloud. He heard a giggle come out from behind a suit of armor. She had squeezed in the small hole behind it. "Gotcha!" He said as he pulled her out of the hole. "Pwease don't eat me!" She playfully screamed. "Not me," he shook his head. "Him!" He evilly grinned and tossed her to her 6 ft, 16 yr old brother, Adler. He hugged her tightly. "Hello sister. What pray are you doing?" He asked her as he held Ithaca by her tiny waist, legs dangling in the air. She said nothing but stared at him not believing it was him. He looked so much like uncle peter, except slightly shorter and more gray blue eyes. She said," who are you? And put me down." She struggled to escape her brother's firm but gentle grasp. "But I'm your brother, Ithaca Alexandra, Adler." He said. "But my brother is with uncle Peter learning how to become a docsure." She said as she stuck her thumb in her mouth. "I came back." He said. "Oh, but you look so tall." She answered. "Can you let me down pwease?" She asked. "Fine." He said as he began to lower her to the ground. As soon as her feet touched the ground. She hugged him and ran down the hall screaming in delight of particularly nothing. Adler shook his head. Then he and his brother walked down the hall and began talking.
The next day, Ithaca woke up and ran down to the stables, to her horse Gaile. She climbed up bareback and yelled giddy up and proceeded to ride with nothing on except for her night gown, maids and servants running after her. She came into the east parlor as her head nurse maid, sara lectured her about going outside with only a night shirt on. After they dressed her, did her hair in some complicated braid, they finally left her alone.
Ithaca, wishing to cause more trouble, grinned as she immediately started to get the braids undone. As she was half way done, her brother, Adler caught her undoing them. She froze, shrugged her shoulders, then began to undo them again. He sat down next to her, put Ithaca in his lap, and began to help her undo the rest, his cool fingers a relief to her burning scalp. She had fallen Asleep while he stroked her curly locks. He then too fell asleep.
Later at dinner, mother and father talked about a spring ball that they wanted to host in honor of Adler. To Ithaca , it was all nonsense. She had finished her pasta and was now pushing her peas around her plate. Ever since she was a baby, she couldn't digest meat and was therefore vegetarian. She wasn't especially fond of peas either. "What's this? A Pevensie disliking peas?" Her brother Adler asked. "I'll get them through you in no time." He picked up her spoon and began to take some of his pasta and put it into her plate. "Here comes the gryphon! Vroom!" She giggled and opened as the pasta and peas went into her mouth.
In less than 2 minutes the peas were gone. He patted her head and hugged her gently. "You full?" She nodded. "Good. Let's go into the library." "Where's Johnny?" Ithaca asked her older brother. "Oh he went off with his beau into town." "Oh" she responded. They got books and sat down on the floor and started to read. Actually, Ithaca was laying on the floor looking at pictures in books. Then she got up and left. Adler took notice of her departure and continued reading. "NOOOOOOOOO!" A a scream sounded from her room which was almost directly above the library. Adler sprang off the couch, ran down the,hall and ran up the stairs taking 3 steps at a time. He found Ithaca curled into a ball on the floor. Next to her was a lifeless ball of fuzz. Her bunny carrots. "Oh Ithaca." He said as he picked her up. They buried him in the garden.
He left the next day to the western woods to help dwarfs overcome a cold that was spreading. Ithaca got up one morning and heard whispering outside her door. "We have to kill the princess tonight, killing her beloved rabbit didn't work." "Yeah, I thought that killing pets was harsh enough to break a spirit, but her's? my god!" She almost let out a gasp but clamped her hand over her mouth. A plot to kill her?
(a/n- poor carrots! see y'all later!)