Thrones : Falling For Snow

Andrews - 8

"I want all pictures in the castle taken down of my brother and his wife!" My uncle hollered. His yells echoed down the halls of the castle. I sat against my chamber door crying. I was eight years old when he decided to erase any trace of my parents. There was a soft knock at the door and I  stood up and opened it. Hope was standing there "Andrews let me in" she whispered. I cracked open the door and she quickly snuck in. Hope was the same age as me and has been my closest friend since we were born. Our parents were best friends and spent a lot of time together.  "Don't listen to him Andrews" she told me, she grabbed a tissue and wiped my tears. "How will I remember them?" I asked as tears streamed down my face. Hope grabbed my hand and placed it over my heart "In here Andrews" she whispered. 

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"Andrews wait up!" Hope holled behind me as we ran through the forest. We were fourteen now and when we weren't in school we would spend our time exploring the forest. I stopped and watched her catch up. "Eliza called me fat today" Hope said with a frown on her face. I rolled my eyes "Ignore her, she is a bitch" I told her.  She laughed "Yeah she is. I just hate that she is so mean to everyone" she mumbled. I kick a pile of snow "Me too, she means well. I think". Hope looked at me and sighed "I guess" she paused and looked at the ground "You've been spending a lot of time with Madam Maurice"."She says I have things to learn" I replied. Hope sighed again but said nothing. 

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"Andrews please talk to me!" Hope exclaimed walking behind me quickly. "I can't talk to you" I snapped and turned around quickly to face her. Hope stopped walking and looked at me shocked but quickly changed saddened. "Andrews, what has she done to you?" she asked as her eyes filled with tears. Truthfully it fucking hurt talking to Hope like this. She was the person I always went to for anything, but I had to listen to Madam Maurice. She told me speaking to Hope would weaken me and I wouldn't be a strong man. "We aren't friends anymore. You've been following me around since we were born, enough is enough. Leave me alone! I don't want some fat girl following me!" I yelled at her. Servants started to fill the castle hall with whispers. I didn't mean anything I just said. I adored Hope and missed her so much. I knew I would have to hurt her deeply for her to stop trying to talk to me. Maurice would hurt her even worse if Hope kept trying to figure out what was going on with us. "Andrews I can't believe you just said that" Hope whispered as she started to cry. 

The door at the end of the hall opened and Madam stood in the doorway "Andrews come to bed"  Madam called out. Hope looked at me disgusted as I walked past her and into the chambers with Madam. Once I was in the chambers Madam shut the door behind me "What was that girl saying to you?" she whispered into my ear then sat on the bed. Before I could reply there was loud banging on the door. "I know what you do to him!" Hope screamed from the other side. "Andrews you are eighteen now, you can get away" she continued screaming out and pounded the door. "That witch!" Madam snarled and ran to the door and opened it "Guards take her at once!" Madam ordered. "You are an evil woman. Who the hell sleeps with a child?" Hope screamed in Madams face. The guards quickly grabbed Hope's arms and dragged her down the hallway. "Get away Andrews she is brainwashing you!"  she screamed. Madam slammed the door shut and looked at me "I told you not to speak to her" she scoffed. I froze in fear "I-I didn't" I muttered out. "Get on your knees, you will be punished and not fed for three days" She told me as she placed a blindfold over me. 

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"Who is that?" Blaze asks me, snapping me out of my thoughts.  We are at our camp on the border of the Snow Kingdom. Tomorrow we attack and take over the kingdom. I glance up from the war table and see a woman riding a black horse making its way to us. "I will go check," I tell them and walk to the edge of the camp. As the woman got closer I couldn't help but smile "So you did get my letters. I thought you wouldn't come" I call out with a chuckle. The woman gets off her horse and hands her horse to one of my guards. "Of course, I would come" she tells me with a smile. "Hope, it has been too long" I say. Hope nods in agreement, she looks the same now as she did when we were eighteen. She has long white hair and ice-blue eyes. She has a fuller figure but it suits her well. Hope has always been beautiful, not only by looks but within her heart too. She walks over and hugs me "Too long my friend" she says. I hug her back then we walk further into the camp.