Here is the second chapter for the day. I hope you enjoy a look at what is going on back home in The Enchanted Forest!
CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR- Back Home in The Enchanted Forest, Queen Snow White and King David's Castle
"Hey Liam, Neal, can I talk to you for a second?" Oliver came trotting into the foyer, bow and quiver slung over his back, where the two princes were talking.
"Sure, Oliver, what is it?" Liam asked.
"Is…is Kendra happy?" Oliver swallowed.
"What? What do you mean?" Neal looked puzzled.
"Is she happy…with…Leif?
"I think so…Although every once and a while she comes back from Arendelle pretty stressed out." Liam said hesitantly.
"Why?" Oliver questioned.
"Well, evidently, while she is there Elsa insists on teaching her how to run the kingdom. If Elsa never produces an heir of her own, Leif will eventually take over as King of Arendelle. If Kendra and Leif end up, you know, getting married someday, that means Kendra will someday be the Queen of Arendelle," Liam explained.
"Why do you want to know so badly?" Neal glanced at Oliver.
"Oh, no reason really. It's stupid, forget I ever asked…" his voice trailed off.
"Wait, do you, like her? Like, like her, like her?" Neal pried.
"Maybe…" Oliver mumbled under his breath, staring off at the wall.
"Are you serious? Oliver, that's great…well, not great because she's in a relationship, but still!" Liam slapped Oliver on the back.
"It doesn't matter though. She is clearly in love with Prince Leif. My mom may have been a queen at one point, but I am really no one special, just a Merry Man. I may be called a prince, but I don't ever feel like it. Leif has the crown, the looks, the money the-"
"Oliver, do you really think Kendra, the least girly princess ever, to care about him being royalty. Kendra hates being called a princess. How do you think she would feel about being called queen? She insists that the entire royal navy calls her Captain Kendra Jones, not Princess of The Enchanted Forest. If that's all you are worried about, you should go for it. At the very least you can tell her how you feel. What can it hurt?" Neal smirked at Oliver.
"Um, our friendship, her relationship, Leif, if Killian finds out, probably my face." Oliver winced at the thought of Killian coming after him. Watching the pirate go after Leif was painful enough.
"Oliver, let me say that true love is worth chasing after. If you really care about my sister like you say you do, I am behind you. My father isn't all as bad as he seems, believe me when I say, that there is a lot worse when it comes to overprotective fathers. I have been choked, multiple times by Colette's father. You should have seen him when I asked him for his blessing to marry her. I was ninety percent sure I wasn't going to live through that. Anyways, my point is, you won't know how she feels until you ask her. If you don't do anything about it now you may lose her forever."
"But what about Leif? He hasn't done anything to me and I really don't want to ruin his relationship if Kendra does happen to feel the same way." Oliver kept glancing over his shoulder to make sure the Prince of Arendelle wasn't walking in on their conversation.
"What matters here is her. It is ultimately her decision, not his. Personally, I can never see those two actually getting married and starting a family. Leif is too much of the princely type to really understand her fully. Yeah, he has grown up around magic, but so have you. Be a man and talk to her. She isn't going to bite…I don't think she'll bite…" Neal said.
"I actually wrote her a letter, to tell her how I feel about her, since it's hard for me to say it in person. I wasn't actually going to give it to her, but you guys really helped, so…it looks like I'm going to do it." Oliver reached into his pocket where he had been keeping the letter, but he found it empty. "Oh, no."
"What?" Neal asked.
"I lost it…" Oliver sighed, running his hand through his black hair.
"When's the last time you wore that cloak?" Liam inquired.
"The day before Kendra and Colette left…The day we were loading The Savior Swan." Oliver took a deep breath. "I lost on the ship didn't I?"
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