𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐬

Chapter 50

I didn't want to remember our fight, I didn't want to see her face again, or even hear her voice again, but I knew she told me something important.. something that gave me a glimpse into her future plans, and although I tried so hard to forget everything, I just couldn't. It was as if there was this deep ominous lake of darkness within my mind, and I had to drown myself in it, just to remember everything. I could hear her high-pitched laughter, and I could see her hazel eyes, her gaze directed at me, and I kept going.

When we fought, when I faced her, she told me something that initially surprised me... She told me she was the next queen of our kingdom, and at first, I thought she was only bluffing, or perhaps she was trying to intimidate me.. but after suffering under her power, and witnessing her strength with my own eyes, I feared she's not wrong. I knew my sister was strong, but I doubted she was strong enough to take on that wretched witch... I had to tell Weiss, she had to know. There will always be people who want to take the crown from our family's hands, but only few actually pose a threat, and.. that witch was one of them.

"Weiss.. do you remember.. no.. I.. I fought with that witch, right?"

As soon as I brought it up, she tensed and placed her tea down, her eyes staring up at me with concern, "Yes, you did... Are you comfortable with the topic?"

I knew she was only worried about me, about what might trigger me. Weiss probably thought talking about it would cause another psychotic break.. but if I did not bring it up then I wouldn't be able to warn her, and I had to. When I said I doubted my sister's strength against that wicked witch, I meant it. Weiss and I, although we weren't exactly on par, there wasn't much distance between our strengths either. We went through the same training, studied the same books, and were guided by the same people. Besides her ability to create her own spells, I couldn't think of any other advantages that she could have, and after.. losing pathetically against that witch, I felt that I had to tell my sister, in order to protect her, our family's name, our kingdom, and our people.

"I-I don't mind talking about it, I just... I remembered something that you have to know, it's extremely important." I mumbled, sighing as I ran a hand through my hair. Knowing Weiss, she had a tendency to look down on people, and I didn't want her to do that, she had to know that the witch was not one to be underestimated.

Although Weiss seemed rather perplexed, she still nodded and gestured for me to continue, "What is it?"

"The witch.. look, I don't even want to say her name, but she's.. she's incredibly strong, alright? As much as I hate to admit it, she's disgustingly powerful, and I feel that I need to stress this out so you would understand the significance of what I am about to tell you." She raised a brow at my words but didn't say anything, thus I carried on talking.

"Weiss, please understand that I'm choosing to tell you this because I feel that it is extremely important that this reaches you..." I reiterated, hoping that she'd take it seriously if I emphasized it once again. "The witch.. before we fought, she told me something about how she wanted to be a princess..."

Before I could continue, she suddenly clicked her tongue, cutting me off, "Get to the point, Willow."

I should have expected this, beating around the bush never really worked on my sister, since she would always demand people to be straightforward when telling her something. Thus, I sighed in defeat and closed my eyes before quickly blurting out, "She wants to be the next queen of our kingdom!" As soon as I said this, I expected my sister to scoff or laugh at me, but she didn't, instead, I saw her staring blankly at me with no hint of any emotions. I initially thought she wouldn't believe me.. but judging by her expressionless face, I could only assume that she actually did.