The Royal Quest of Floravera

🔜 Chapter Twenty Four 🔚

By Arabella:
[December 7th]

"When you feel mad, remember to stop and look at 5 things around you, name their color, shape and scent. It will help ground you." - Rocklynn Valente

Becky prances into Floravera. We come out of the forest near the cliff so we are right next to the palace. The second I step onto the driveway tons of guards immediately run up to me. "Are you okay?" A guard asks me, helping me off Becky. "Who is this"

"George Valente." I say then walk towards the castle. I spot KettleVille horses near the fence, Liam is here. How wonderful, my day just keeps getting better. Even the sun is rising now and I haven't slept once again.

I walk inside, everyone turns to look at me. Arnold hunches over, hands on his knees as looks like he's relieved. "Are you alright?" Leslie runs up to me.

"Peachy" I reply. She stands there in shock. "By the way George is outside." Arnold shoots straight up and everyone eyes me curiously. "George Valente. I want him locked away."

"I-I where did you even find him?" Arnold asks he's shaken. He looks so stressed.

"Forest. He found me. Then called me a fucking bitch." I tell them. Everyone gasps. I watch as Liam runs downstairs, running straight to me.

"Ari? Are you okay?" He asks in a panic, he reaches out to grab my face, I step away.

"Are you gonna believe me if I answer that?"

"I'm sorry. I will apologize forever for my mistake. But please tell me if something is wrong." He urges

"No." I simply state. Then head upstairs to my room. I climb all my steps and finally make it to the top. I climb into my bed, not bothering with my heels. I don't have the energy to take them off.

I don't have the energy to do anything right now but lay here. I feel so empty, everything I've dreamed of has happened, and it was so... so bad. I finally get the crown, but only because of  my mom died. I finally get with Liam, but it's forced and fast and now we're arguing.

Years upon years I've longed to see my dad again, and when I finally do, he calls me a fucking bitch. The wand, I finally get to have it to myself, and do good with it, then a murderer comes and tries to take it, and kills everyone. The royals all hate me currently. Hell even I hate myself.

I look at my wand. If only it could make me happy. My eyes widen as I think of something my mom did. One time someone broke into the weapons shop and stole a sword, they didn't catch them in time and so the next day a family was found dead by the sword but the person was nowhere to be seen. My mom didn't want a repeat to happen the next night so she used the staff to find him, then the guards tried to take him in but he fought back, and charged at my mom.

She yelled a death spell at him, and he well died. Death spell was forbidden after that cause my mom said it in a panic but I believe I can do that to find Croak.

I raise up from bed, I need to gather what I can, and sneak out of the castle. Bringing the guards with me would just be a death sentence. + no one can know I used the death spell. It isn't even written in the spell book, that's how bad it is.

I grab my bag, throw in my clothes, hair brush, tooth brush. Literally just everything. I grab a jar filled with this purple stuff. You'll see what it does in a second. I change into my gear, horse rider clothes with armor underneath, and my boots. I stuff some daggers around my body, and my 2 swords to my back.

I quietly open my door. But the guard catches me and looks at me. I grab the purple stuff and blow it in both of the guards faces. They yawn then lay down to sleep.

I quietly make my way downstairs, I can hear people talking. One in particular is Liam, and Arnold. "I don't know how to fix what happened, I just want to see her." Liam yells at Arnold.

Arnold keeps his voice steady. "She very obviously doesn't want to speak with you. Give her some space. She just found her dad in a forest might I add."

"That's why I need to see her, I know she feels awful right now. Our wedding is also in 8 days. Space isn't an option." He retorts. I walk quietly down the stairs, and away from the room they're arguing in. I hide in the shadows of the castle as I move to the backyard. Backyard is attached to the stables, where Becky is, but also so is Kingsland.

Some guards round the corner. I blow the purple stuff before they can spot me, then I make a run for it out of the back doors and straight to the stables.

I ran inside, and up the stairs to the dragons nest. "Kingsland." Kingsland my giant blue dragon raised up. "We need to fly." I climb onto his back and we were off. As soon as we were above the clouds I yelled at the wand. "Show me where Croak is!" It glowed then died again, like it didn't want to show me, but then it glowed again. It showed me a compass, telling me to go north. So I did. Me and kingsland flew fast to the north.