Thrones : Falling For Snow

Willa - 6

"It appears that The Snow Kingdom is in rumbles. The King is not helping his people and they are starving. Protesters have filled the streets and castle gates. The questions remains, will he abdicate his throne? Or will he step up and become the ruler he needs to be. Next in line to the Snow Throne is the kings nephew, Lord Andrews. Perhaps the Lord should start preparing with the possibility that he will become king. It appears he spends his time in woman's chambers instead of worrying about his home kingdom. If he becomes the king will he end up as bad as his uncle? Only time will tell" Lottie reads out to the kitchen. I sat there eating my breakfast listening carefully. What does this mean? Would Andrews be leaving? "I actually haven't heard gossip of him sleeping with anyone recently" a butler chimes in. 

A maid scoffs "If he becomes king he will be forced to get married. Good luck to whoever that is, he will surely not be faithful". The kitchen fills with laughter. I push my breakfast away in disgust. The thought of Andrews leaving me scared me, I know we are not together. It's hard to not picture him in my life. Lottie walks over and sits in front of me "Are you alright Willa?" she asks looking concerned. Her pink hair in a low bun, she wore a simple black dress. I look at her and force a smile "I'm alright, just thinking" I pause "Lottie aren't you from The Snow Kingdom? Is it true about the king?" I ask. She glances around the room then nods "He is most horrible, the people there are struggling bad. Most die in their homes from the cold, the king does not help them prepare their houses for the harsh weather" she says with a frown. "I'm glad I got out of there" she adds. I give her a sympathetic smile "I am glad you are here Lottie". She smiles and stands up "I must get going, The Queen has a lot of meetings today" she says quickly. "Do you know about what?" I ask being nosey. "I do not, I know Lord Andrews requested a meeting with her. I must go now" she says in a hurry then leaves the kitchen. 

What is Andrews wanting? It has been a few days since we last spoke in the meadow. I've only seen him in passing since. I hand my plate to the dishwashers and walk out of the kitchen. I make my way to the infirmary when I see Faith running around as if she was looking for someone. "Your highness are you alright?" I call out. She quickly looks at me and runs over. "There you are! I've been searching for you. Hans is returning today, Ronin mentioned that the army was coming back this morning. He should be here within the hour." She warns me. "What?" I ask stunned. My heart started to race with nerves "I-I haven't decided what to do" I stammer. Faith grabs my hand and leads me into the closest room "You must decide and you must decide now" She tells me. I nod my head listening to her. "I'm not sure what to do" I whisper. Faith looks at me stunned "Willa! You must make haste and got talk to Raven" She exclaims and opens the door. She gently pushes me out of the room "Go!" She says sternly. 

I quickly make my way to the meeting room and knock on the door gently. A few moments later Lottie opens the door and looks shocked to see me. "Willa? What are you doing here? The queen is busy" she tells me. "I need to speak with her, please" I beg. She sighs "Let me go see" she says as she shuts the door. A few moments later the door opens "She said after this meeting, just wait by the door" she tells me. I nod "Thank you Lottie" I walk over and sit on the bench across from the door. 

It seemed like forever but the doors finally opened. Andrews walks out but stops when he sees me sitting there "Willa" he says looking at me. I quickly stand up "Andrews, I'm here to talk to Raven" I whisper nervously to him. He looks at me and gives me a warm smile "Good, I will see you later then" he nods his head at me then walks away. I take a step to walk into the room, as I do I glance out the window and see the army returning. Suddenly I froze in my spot, I couldn't move. My mind was racing all over the place, I didn't want to talk to Raven yet. "Willa? The Queen is waiting" Lottie calls out to me. I snap out of my thoughts and look at her "I must go, Hans has retuned" I say quickly then run down the hall and out off the castle.