Suffering for Peace

The memories come back

Acacia: How has it been the 5 years?

Counsellor 3: We have never given up our hope for your return, we didn't find your body on the battlefield. No one dared to even come into this room. But now we did. We started contacts between us and Plertan, Elf Kingdom, and Creman, the Dwarf Kingdom. We supported each other in times of need, surely for the loss of your parents.

Acacia: So no one has ever tried to take the throne?

Counsellor: No one, Your Majesty. What do we do now with the Wizard Kingdom?

Acacia: Leave it as it is. Yes, they betrayed us but I have made some friends there, I gave 2 a handshake and they helped me. One is a teacher, the first one to ever ask about my side of the war, and a young girl, who is exactly like me back in the day. I will not attack them again till I am sure the youngest ones are safe in that castle, that castle is a school. I still have a heart.

Counsellor 2: Yes, Your Majesty.

Acacia: Inform everyone about my return, even the poor ones. Send invitations to a ball tonight.

The 3 counsellors left And I stood back up from the silver throne.

Clara: You are a good queen, Aca, you already were.

Calarel: I suggest you don't leave the Wizarding Kingdom in your past, not now you have given 2 a handshake. Return to there to put thing's back up between us. But once they turn against you, don't let them show mercy and inform all of us for a new war, 3 against 1.

Acacia: But children don't get hurt, they get taken to a safe place. Every child in that castle is on our side, it is the older generation that is against us.

Calarel: As you wish, Queen Acacia. Any wishes before I return to my kingdom again?

Acacia: Come to the ball tonight, I will let the other royals come too. My return is a feast for everyone.

Calarel left the room and drove away in her carriage.

Clara: Come on dear, let's take a walk around the castle like back in the days.

We started to walk around the castle and all my memories got up all the happy ones again. She had shown me my parent's room and the clothes they used to wear, even their jewellery. I put on the rings that were from them, their marriage rings, and the golden neckless from my mother with the bluestone I once found in the woods. Then came my room, where all my happy days were spent. All my toys and stuffed animals that I had gifted, books I used to read and papers I wrote on. Everything came back to me. As it all used to be.

Clara had shown me other rooms to refresh my memories from in the castle. And we came to the balcony on the top floor. It had a view over the whole city.

Acacia: I never thought I would see this again. I am happy I am back.

Clara: So that teacher you talked about, is he your type.

Acacia: Is that the first thing you would like to know about him?

Clara: Of course, dear, you can't stay single your whole life.

Acacia: Yes, he is a bit my type. He is sweet and cares for others ones, even if others call them dangerous. I have only known him since the beginning of the new school year, but it feels like we have met before. Is there a list of every guest that has ever visited the palace, from other kingdoms?

Clara: Jerry keeps track of that, you need to ask him for the books, or in the library. You know where it is.

I walked away from the balcony, to the library.

Acacia: Jerry, there you are.

Jerry: Aca, you have grown a lot those years. What can I do for you?

Acacia: Do you know if there is somewhere a Newt Scamander between guests that ever visited.

Jerry: The man with the animals? He has been here a lot when you were young, don't you remember?

Acacia: Not clearly, no. what do you mean younger?

Jerry: Till you aged 12, then he never came anymore, mid in the war, maybe he fought along with the wizards. He was so interested in your abnormality, still don't know why.

Acacia: Why don't I remember that anymore?

Jerry: Only I seem to remember, no one else does.

Acacia: Can wizards do spells that make you forget something?

Jerry: I think yes, that must be why no one remembers him. But why I then?

Acacia: I have no idea.

Jerry: Why did you ask for him in the first place.

Acacia: I just ... he was the first one to ask me my view on the war, he helped me to get along with students in that castle. When I was unconscious because someone shot me down, he was there when I woke back up.

Jerry: I suggest you keep in touch with him, you never know what would grow out of it.

Acacia: You are just like Clara.

Jerry: Love survives everything, they always say.

Acacia: And your love life then? Have you found that perfect girl you always imagined in that red dress in the flower field? With the blonde hair and sea blue eyes?

Jerry: God, you still remember that.

Acacia: But do you?

Jerry: Sadly, not yet. But she will come, you will see.

Acacia: Just like the pen that never runs out?

Jerry: It is just my dream to have one of those, then you never need to stop writing to search for another one.

Acacia: I could ask one of those wizards to make one for you, if you have something in change for that, of course.

Jerry: That is good thinking for an upcoming queen. I still have some non-used books in the dungeons, could he maybe use those?

Acacia: What are they about?

Jerry: Mostly animals form them with our view on them.

Acacia: Make sure they lay ready by tomorrow. But I won't promise the pen will be made in one day.

I left the library again and went to the gardens. I sat myself down on the green grass and looked at the sky. So, I have met Newt before, why has he never told me?