Sofia's Adventure Journal AU (Sofia the First's Pov)

Racing Kites

Flashback
James' Pov
Mid afternoon behind the castle was a widespread grass plain with a cliff right after the sleepover party ended that Saturday morning.

"Hey, Sof watch this trick, it's a looped de loop." I informed her.

"Watch this," The wind picked up and blew the kite out of her hand.

"Oh, my kite!" Sofia exclaims.

"It's heading towards the water. Are you okay Sofia?" I asked helping her up off the grass.

Sofia trips a lot in the heels.

"It's true," Sofia said. "Even in present day I trip at least once everyday high heel shoes were not designed for outside walking or playing even Amber knows that by now."

"To be fair though that day the wind kind of flipped you more forward than usual." I reassured her.

"Thanks James but continue." Sofia insists politely.

We walked to the cliffs edge.

"Well good news is at least it's not in the water." states James.

"Where are you going?" Amber suddenly chimes in.

"To get my kite," said Sofia.

"I wouldn't go down there that's where the castle trolls live."

"There's trolls in this castle?" asked Sofia surprised.

"Actually under the castle, all I know is that they live in a cave by the water and that they're green and creepy or so I've been told."

"Don't worry, Sof, trolls never come out of their cave during the day." I reassured her. "I will go get your kite."

"That's all right, I can get it myself." Sofia responds. She walked down the stairs and found the kite laying against a small crack in the cliff.

"My kite," Sofia said. "Oh, it's torn."

Just as she picked it up she heard some noise banging of clubs coming out from the little hole in the separated rocks not big enough to crawl through but big enough for sounds to carry through.

"What is that sound?" asked Sofia. A green face peaked through the hole and she gasped. "Eh, a troll!"

She dropped her kite and ran back up the stairs to the safer castle grounds.

"Wait, you forgot your kite," calls the same troll.

At Dinnertime later that evening, Miranda asked, "Who's ready for some jiggly wiggly pudding?"

"I certainly am." Roland says.

"Dad, what do you know about the castle trolls?" Sofia inquires.

"The castle has trolls?" asked Miranda.

"You don't know about King Gideon and the castle trolls?" corresponds Roland shocked.

"No." Both Miranda and Sofia said.

"Why did you ask, Sofia?" questions Roland.

"I saw one today," Sofia said.

"Ooh, can I tell the story Dad?" I asked.

"Of course, James." Roland gives him permission to tell the Legend of Gideon and The Trolls.

"One night many years ago when our great Grandfather King Gideon was living in the castle he heard a thumping sound from outside the castle...

So he went outside to see what it was, and out in the courtyard he saw a bunch of green bug-eyed trolls banging their clubs.

"Guards, we must protect the castle!"