The Tale of the Ice Princess

The Halcyon Days - Chapter 11

~a certain conversation lost in the wind~

" Hey Cal , i've always been wondering , where did you get that sword of yours? " I asked , staring at the vast blue sky alongside Cal. 

"It's a family heirloom , i got it from my father . " She replied , voice seemingly far away . 

" Ohh , your Father , what kind of person is he ? You talked a lot about your mother but never said much about your father . "I asked , curious . 

" H-he has reached the garden above . " She said , biting her bottom lip . 

I could see that she did not want to broch the subject anymore than we had already so i steered the conversation in another direction. 

" So what do you want to do when you grow up? " 

" Interesting question. I am still unsure . " She said , glad for the blatant subject change . 

" Really ? Don't you have a dream or goal you want to attain? " I asked inquisitively . 

" hmmm ,now that you mention it , perhaps i may have a dream ." 

However , her next words almost stilled my heart . 

" I guess you should know this sooner rather than later. I dream of killing Baron Wilcast and every damn noble who ever walked this land. " She said , spitting the last part out venomously . 

I froze . 

" B-but , that's treason . You and your entire family will be punished . " 

" Ohh but you see Ria , in this wretched world we live , nobles can freely kill anyone they please . Why can't we do that too ? " She said angrily , eyes watering . 

"But what did they ever do to you !?" 

" what did they do to me !? EVERYTHING . IT's because of them that my Father was killed . Because of them that my Mother is nothing more than an empty shell . THEY RUINED MY LIFE!"

" And i shall make sure they pay dearly . " She said they last part softly , but nonetheless with the same venomous tone  . 

I went silent , consumed by my own thoughts . 

What if she discovers i am one of them ? 

I never told her because i did not want it to change our friendship . 

But if i do tell her , what would happen?

Will she hate me?

Accept me ?

I don't want to lose her . 

Cal , assuming that i was just petrified by her sudden outburst , tried to calm me . 

" I-it's just something i have to do before i can feel complete ." She said , with a tremor in her voice . 

After that , she ran off . 

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The next day , she acted as if all was well , as if yesterday's outburst never happened . 

However , that did not help the unease building in my mind . 

Rather , i became more and more anxious of my own actions .