Let's dare to dream

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Varian kept a good distance between Rapunzel and the girl who was hugging her arm tightly.
He was going back, muttering things and talking to himself with exaggerated movements.
why did he have to be involved there if he didn't even know what had happened? Weren't they supposed to protect him too?
Why did they give so much importance to that stranger they had never seen and why did they force him to take importance on her if he did not want anything to do with her ?!
Varian repeated those questions in his head while Rapunzel and the girl who did not take her eyes off everything around her went ahead, there were trees, huts, children playing and people in the streets talking and looking as if nothing had happened.
A normal day for everyone was something completely scary for her.
It was strange for her, all those things she had already seen but in different ways, the houses were very different from the place where she came from and many crafts that were sold she had not even imagined before.
For a moment he stopped squeezing Raps's arm so hard and looked in all directions.
Including Varian's big scowl behind.
They both exchanged glances and looked away immediately.
The girl understood hum yo some extent, she didn't want to be there either, but she didn't show her annoyance, probably because other overwhelming feelings kept her with her mind elsewhere.

Rapunzel also noticed the oncomfort of both, but if they wanted to have an answer for all they had to work together.
It was also strange to her.
From one hour to the next she had gone from having a visit to her friend's house to taking a "lost girl" who fell out of nowhere to her castle.
Upon arrival the girl was impressed when she saw this great construction before her eyes, she had never seen anything like this in person but it was little for what awaited her later.

Pascal could see through the window.
Max had to go to help some villagers who were in trouble and he was lonely and quite bored.
When he saw Rapunzel he got up immediately and went down a tunnel that he had discovered behind the door that led to the entrance of the castle.

Rapunzel received a warm welcome from her little friend and took it with one of her hands.

She show him to the girl in the hope that she would be calmer. She smiled shyly at the chameleon and hugged Rapunzel's arm again.

Pascal, when he saw the stranger and Varian, made a gesture of doubt and turned to see the princess for an explanation.

-Yeah, I don't know what's happening either, Pascal, but that's what we came to, looking for answers.-

Meanwhile Varian saw every possibility to leave there, he thought about saying that his new job called him elsewhere and thus be able to return to old Corona.
His plans settled in his head until he saw Raps approach him and put Pascal on his shoulder.

-Uh? what are you doing?-

Said still something annoying

-It's not that I don't trust you to know you'll make it to my room, but I thought a pocket-buddy would be a good thing.
Pascal, put your eyes on him.-

Pascal puffed out his chest in obedience and fixed his gaze directly on Varian.

-what?! Agh Rapunzel!-

-Nup nup nup no discussions. Varian and Pascal, I'll see you in my room.
It's probably not necessary but keeping a low profile is always a good first option if something strange happens so I'll go with the girl through the secret passages.-

-Agh fine, but ... wait, did you say secret passages?
I did not know that the castle had them-

The surprises were not over for Varian yet apparently.

-Well yes, it would not be a castle without secret passages. But let's focus, see you up-

The princess said with an obvious change of emotions without losing her optimism as she opened a wooden door behind the weapons compartment of the royal guard and encouraged the girl to enter with her.