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Chapter 2: The Prince of The Sky

I sighed and looked out my window. The sun was high in the sky and I spotted the prince flying back on his dragon. I decided it was time to officially meet him. I closed my books and they floated back to their spots on the shelf, riding a slow gust of ice magic. I ran to the courtyard and saw him climbing off of his dragon. I walked up to him and he saw me.

"Um...hi?" I tried, he looked down at the cobble beneath him

"hi."

"Is this a bad time?"

I asked, seeing his mood. He stammered

"No! No it's just that I didn't know I was...going to...marry..."

"It's ok, I didn't know either. I guess our parents are trying to rush us."

I shrugged, he nodded

"It does feel like that, doesn't it."

His dragon snorted and he jumped a little,

"oh! This is Sunfire, my Sky dragon."

The dragon nodded and I called Iceheart over.

"This is Iceheart." she nodded.

People were starting to watch us and I suggested, "let's...go somewhere else." he nodded, not saying a word as he led his dragon to his stable, then joined me near the palace entrance. He was wrapped up in layers upon layers of capes and pelts, as I smiled. I led him to the library, where I picked out a book and handed it to him. "If you like to read here is one of my favorites."

He took the book from my hand and read, "the secrets of the dragons. I like this one two!"

I smiled, trying not to blush as I grabbed one of the new books and started to read with him, the cool air in the room filling with an unfamiliar feeling...

The next day...

I woke to the sound of the frozen wilderness around the palace and the distant screech of an ice griffon. I called down to Iceheart, "you promised we could go flying today!"

She mumbled, "wh...what?"

"You promised we could go flying today remember?"

"Oh yeah sure, just...five...more...minutes."

I walked out of my room and went down the stairs. I headed towards the courtyard and was about to open the door when someone grabbed my shoulder. I jumped and turned around, seeing my mother, as hot as the sun itself.

"What have I told you about morning flights! We have talked about this every day since..."

"...since the attempted attack on the palace! to finish off a queen that wouldn't remarry! To kill the single daughter to end the bloodline and start another one!"

I spat back, my voice as cold as ice. The queen stammered, I continued,

"I don't care! I don't even like being a princess! I don't want to marry someone I don't love!"

I stomped off, leaving my mother standing there in shock. I slammed the doors shut, making everyone in the courtyard stop and look at me, but I was too angry to care. I went to Iceheart's stable and walked in on her turned over on her back on the softest pillows I could find for her.

"Iceheart, wake up, we need to go."

"Wh...what. Oh! Gabriella, did I forget something?"

"We need to escape this place, I need to get out of this death trap!"

I growled. Iceheart realized I was angry and asked, "Gabriella, what did she say to you?"

"I don't want to talk right now Iceheart, maybe when we land far from here."