The Legend Of The Five Queens : Arabella's tale

Chapter 5: Secrets from within

The two ride on a path that leads deep within the forest not saying anything to each other. As the princess rides through the forest she takes in the beauty of nature itself. The sunlight seems to be giving her more energy, it would seem as though the sunlight's energy is going into the stone on her chest which is giving her more power. The stone is quite interesting in the way it absorbs energy, it's as though it has a mind of its own. Right now she feels strong and determined as if all her enemies are weaker than her.

To lady Arabella's left, she spots two deer standing next to each other in the woods just looking at her. She flashes them a smile as she continues to ride further into the woods. Severus rides right behind the princess on his horse.

   After a short time, the two reach their destination. Arabella gets off Equidor and ties him to a wooden railing that's connected to the house. Severus does the same to his horse. Arabella gets off Equidor and ties him to a wooden railing that's connected to a wooden. Severus does the same to his horse then walks around the cabin to get to his princess.

On the other side of the cabin lady, Arabella stands in front of a lake and looks out into the distance. She breaths in softly and feels nature itself consume her. Arabella feels the urge to take off her dress and swim in the lake naked, but then she remembers that Severus is right behind her.

"So, what matters did you want to discuss my lady?" Severus asks breaking the silence. Arabella bites her lip as she wonders if she should even tell Severus her plan at all. "Yes I should tell him my plan, I trust him enough,"  She thinks to herself. She turns to Severus and says,

"I want to take over the world," She tells him.

"Well I would expect nothing less from you, I mean you are a princess," he replies. She looks at the ground and frowns.

"My lady, what troubles you?" Severus takes a cautious step toward the princess, this causes her to look up at him.

"Severus you do not understand. I want to take over the world and have all the power. I'm not going to do it legally,"

"What do you mean by that my lady?" He asks. Arabella pulls down the top of her dress to reveal the red stone in all its glory.

  "This is no ordinary stone, no this stone contains power beyond anything man has seen," she explains. "This stone gives me the power to create fire from my hands," She lifts her left hand and ignites a flame in the palm of her hand. Severus looks at her hand in amazement. He walks over to her and looks at the fire dance on her palm.

   "W-wow, that's amazing, how are you doing that my princess?" Severus asks as he looks at her in awe.

   "This stone allows me to create and control fire, I'm starting to master this new power,"

   "Where did you find such an item?"

   "Well..." She turns away shyly, not sure if she should be honest with him.

   What is it?" he asks. Arabella stays silent for a moment. Why am I being so shy?  I want to tell him, but at the same time, I don't want to tell him. The tension between them begins to grow as stand there is silence.

   She finally turns to him and asks "Remember when I went out on an adventure earlier?"

   "Yes, of course, my lady," He replies.

   "Well, I was climbing the Gorge mountains near our kingdom and I found this stone inside one of the mountains. I am not sure how to explain it but the stone seemed to call out to me. I'm starting to understand this stone and the way it works," She manipulates the fire into making a small fire stream and makes it wrap itself around her index finger.

   "That's just...wow my lady, that's incredible. How do you plan on using the stone to gain total control over the world?" he asks with fear. The princess takes another breath and pauses again. Here goes nothing. She thinks to herself.

   "I'm going to use my newfound power to kill all the queens, kings, princesses, and princesses and rule over all the lands as the only queen in the world!"

   "What? But that's insane! You can't do that Lady Arabella!" Severus replies in defiance.

   "My my Severus my faithful protector why do you oppose my plans so suddenly?"

   "I was okay with you wanting to take over the world, until now. You can't just kill all the other kings and queens and force your power onto the world. Do you think people will just bow down to you so easily?"

   "They will or they will die,"

   "B-but that's a dictatorship! No, it's worse than dictatorship!"

   "Maybe so but it's what I want and besides even if you are against me, are you going to fight me? Knowing all the power I have gained," She begins to power herself up and create fire around her hands. Severus clenches his fists as if he is getting ready to fight her. He then relaxes his hands and kneels to her.

   "No, your mother appointed me to protect you and obey you no matter what orders you give me. I will obey you,"

   "Hmph, don't defy me again Severus. If you do you will not live to see another day,"

   "What happened to you? You used to be full of joy and wanted to help people. Now you are evil and want to concur with the world. What changed you?"

   "Oh, Severus I have always been this way. The whole 'full of joy and wanting to help people' was just a cover for who I am," she turns around and looks at the lake in silence.

   There is another moment of silence.

"So, what is the first step to your plan my lady?" Severus asks as he stands up. Lady Arabella can tell that Severus is still against her, but that won't be a problem for her. She turns to him and says "The first step is to have my mother killed that way I can rise to power easily," she walks past him and says "Now come, we have work to do, my faithful protector,"

  "Yes, my lady," he replies as he follows her to their horses. Once Arabella gets her mom killed she will be one step closer to her goal.
   She puts her hands together and focuses hard on them. Energy builds up in her hands and a wave of fire releases onto the courtyard.