What Happens When Another Princess Comes Into The Picture?

What was it again?

You watched the moons rise up in the sky

Nothing was how it was supposed to be... Why?

Why was the world so...so...

You couldn't even phrase it. It was like nothing was working like it should be

You remembered your time in the Horde, your friends...

Catra, Adora, Lonnie, Kyle, Rogelio... Ok basically the whole squadron but who could blame them? You were awesome!

You felt something tingle on your back but when you looked back, you found nothing

Was it Shadow Weaver?

You didn't really care by this point. Everything was pointless

The whole thing that happened a few days ago...it felt hazy, like you were looking trough water to remember the memory

And you felt conflicted too. You wanted to see your friends again, but not on the battlefield. You wanted things to be like they used to. You even though about going back but...the worst part was that this was the stupidest thing you could do in this lifetime

But no matter what your emotions wouldn't listen to you. You wanted to push them away, to lock them inside since you didn't even understand what you were feeling but you had to let them out eventually

You really wanted to see your friends again...

"Hey" Glimmer said softly and you turned around to see her trying to creep in behind you

Your smile was faint, forced even when you replied "Trying to get me to talk again?"

She shook her head and sat next to you "No"

You raised an eyebrow in disbelief "No?"

"No" she crossed her arms and started swinging her legs

The minutes passed by in a comfortable silence and you allowed your thoughts to run free

Your gaze lowered down to the Whispering Woods and you examined the place. You remembered your kingdom being mostly in the woods, therefore many wanted to make alliances with it

You spotted a mountain that used to be where your home was located. The royal castle

You had two actually. One there and one in the woods. Each had a strategically made point of view in order for upmost workability. After all the woods stretched far, and the mountain was a mark of where it ended

You pointed at it to Glimmer, suddenly feeling the need to talk "This is where my home used to be"

Glimmer tilted her head "I remember staring at it all the time" she smiled at the memory "It was mesmerising at night"

You nodded and smiled "Yeah. I used to sneak out into the forest just so I could look at it from afar"

The memory brought warmth to your being but you soon sighed "I wish it was still there"

"Is this why you have been so down lately?" Glimmer asked carefully and put a hand over yours for support

You bit your lip. Should you tell her?

Finally going trough more than a million scenarios you made your decision

"Yeah I...I guess the weight of it all hit me after the battle. It made me remember the way the Horde managed to ruin my life that day" you sniffed and formed a fist with your right hand, digging your nails into your palm

The pain was comforting

"I just, I guess It never hit me before. And now I can't stop thinking about it. I can't stop thinking about my family, my kingdom, my people...I can't stop thinking about the Horde a-about the people I left behind, about how I have basically betrayed my own home that took me in as a child. They kidnapped me, yeah, but they still took care of me"