A Cassarian Story
Varian always knew that he cared for Cassandra. But he didn't realize how much until she was gone.
Six long years after Cassandra leaves Corona, she finally returns. Varian is overjoyed, but she comes bearing terrible news. A stran...
"Arendelle sounds so amazing!" Opal says excitedly. "I wanna go there!"
"Maybe someday," Varian says. "It has been a while since we paid our friends a visit."
"I wanna meet Elsa," Opal says. "I've never met someone with magic like hers!"
Cassandra chuckles. "You have, kiddo. She just doesn't have magic anymore." She smiles at Rapunzel, who is still listening to the story in the corner.
Opal gasps. "That's right!!! I forgot about the long, magic hair you used to have, Aunt Raps."
"Yep," Rapunzel says. "I miss it sometimes. But it's nice to have the burden that it came with off my shoulders." She hesitates as she adds, "Abilities, whether magical or not, can often be a burden if you're not careful."
Opal's brow creases worriedly. "Will my powers become a burden? I don't know what that means, but it sounds bad."
Cassandra strokes Opal's cheek affectionately. "Don't worry about that right now. No matter what happens with your abilities, we're always going to be here for you."
Opal nods, reassured. "So where did Gale lead you? Did you find the next orb?"
"The next step in our journey was... intense, to say the least," Varian says.
"It was," Cassandra agrees. "But, despite the hardships we faced that day, it all led up to something wonderful..."
After a couple more falls, and quite a few slips, Varian finally gets the hang of ice skating. It never ceases to amaze Cassandra how quickly he can learn something. He is remarkably talented, a fact she always knew but that now endears her to him.
Following the wind spirit through the forest that lines the fjord is a lot easier of a task than Cass expected. Because of Elsa's powers, they are able to hurdle every obstacle. Gale whirls across a chasm? Elsa creates an ice bridge to cross over. Gale whooshes down a cliff? Elsa makes an ice slide appear for them. Cassandra was aware of Elsa's magical abilities, but she never had the chance to witness them firsthand. They are incredible!
Finally, Gale stops in front of a huge boulder in the side of a cliff, and seems to dissipate. Elsa hops off of the Nokk, and regards the boulder closely. Anna and Cassandra come up behind her on either side.
"This is the place we're looking for," Cassandra says, observing the infinity symbol etched into the boulder. Only this time, instead of including an element, there is a strange snowflake with four different patterns on each point.
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Anna seems surprised, but Elsa is utterly stunned. Both sisters are speechless.
"Let me take a look," Varian says, standing next to Cassandra. Close enough for her to reach out and take his hand...
