Our Fated meeting (Catradora, Medieval AU)

Chapter 9 : First, we gather allies

Narrator POV:

"Before I do...maybe we should start from the beginning" Adora said, taking a deep breath before she started to recount what had happened after Catra left.

Flashback

Adora was furious with her Mother, never expecting her to go this far. She had always thought that Catra would one day leave out of her own volition, following her own sense of Freedom and exploration and not listening to the poison her Mother had fed her. She had started building her Gun as she knew she would need it if she was to take on her Mother in a scenario that would lead her to fight against her but she needed something else.... more allies

First was the obvious, Adam. While they weren't as close as they used to be and he could be prone to fits of arrogance and stupidity, he was still a good Person and in Adoras eyes, a valuable ally. With just a single Raven, he left for Bright Moon 2 days later and arrived within a week. They made plans to get as many under their Wing as possible, knowing the weak points of the Kingdoms inside and out

"How about the alliance?" He asked

"That ancient pack? Doubt anyone even remembers the old oath their forefathers swore back then and they are all loyal to my Mother...doubt the gonna listen to us"

"For if the realm is in danger, we shall be the wall that breaks the attack" Adam read of the old oath, causing Adora to eyeroll

"Honor binds them and they all know who badly mismanaged Bright moon has become under Father" she muttered, going over them in her Head "Bright moon, Plumeria, Salineas, North Point, Dryl ... not the most likely to aid us these days, especially since we are, in essence, asking them to betray said oath..." she thought "Hmm if we offer them some...concessions after we are in power, the idea might be wise"

"You are going to ascend the Throne though, right?"

"Huh?" Adora spun around "What are you talking about, CROWN prince? You got the right and the charisma to lead"

"And you got the brains?"

"Then i'll be your adviser, a grand meister or some shit like that but im not going to rule"

Adam thought about it and wasn't happy "Damn...I had hoped this whole thing would save me from the while "King" business"

"Wait...you don't want to ascend the throne? Why?"

"Why would I? Being surrounded by old men the whole day, listening to everyones problems and issues while I wish I was dead...doesn't sound like fun to me"

Adora was surprised, never knowing of her brother's averion to power "We will talk about it when the time comes, I suppose. For now, let's focus on finding more People...most likely to help would be... Plumeria?"

"Hmm they are small and have little Power but every Name helps"

"Perfuma and I have known each other since we were Children...I doubt she would say no but I would rather ask in Person. Her situation is a bit...tricky though"

Perfuma was the de facto leader of Plumeria after her Fathers passing. Her mother was still alive but wasn't fit to rule, her mind being muddled by dark thoughts. Adora had visited her once when she was still young to diagnose her....sadly, even with all her intelligence and knowledge, "early onset Alzheimer's" was not something she had known any cure for

Just as she was about to leave the Room, Adam hugged her, surprising Adora since he knew she wasn't too fond of physical contact "Brother?"

"Just from your letters, I know how much you hiding your pain right now, Sister....im sorry she left"