Fire and Ice

Open Windows

"Shall we get you in warmer clothes, Miss Nashi?" Mira asked just after my parents left the room.

Still looking at the door I nodded and followed her into the closet.
The closet was large, about half the size of the bedroom. The walls were covered in empty shelves and the dressers full of empty drawers.

The walls were white like the rest of the room but instead of pink the shelves and other furniture in the closet were brown. 

I turned to Mira, who was carrying one of my suitcases. She placed it on the floor and opened it. Inside was all my fancy, but casual, wear.

"I was told to dress you for a dinner tonight with the King and Queen of both kingdoms." She said taking out a assortment of dresses.

Mira neatly unfolded each dress showing them to me, if I didn't want to wear it, it went on a shelf in the closet for another day.

"How about this one?" She said holding up a cute red dress.

"Sure, why not." I chirped, beginning to take off the dress I had on.

I put on the cute red dress and looked at myself in the mirror. The dress was quite comfortable and well fitted. It kept me warm but was still flexible for large movements.

The dress went to my feet and the sleeves when to my elbows. The fabric was a mix between fuzzy and silky, serving its purpose to keep me warm and elegant looking.

"Is it good Princess?" Mira questioned, walking up to me.

"Yes, it's good." I told her as I put on my white stockings and some brown leather boots followed by my favorite white scarf.

"I'm going to go out and look around Mira. I'll be back soon." I said approaching the door.

"Ok Miss Nashi, I'll stay here and unpack everything. Please be back before dinner." She said from the closet door.

"I will." I said closing the door behind me.

I traveled down the hall looking at all the paintings and furniture in it. The castle was quiet and cold, no one was in the hall anymore, it was just me.

I didn't know what I was going to do or where I was going, I just followed the halls to wherever they took me.

I eventually traveled past the kitchen, the ball room, and the dining hall.

"Now I know where to go for supper." I mumbled to myself as I entered into the large room.

The dinning hall was a big room with no paintings on the wall. It had large windows covered by thick red curtains.

The large room had a three giant chandelier hanging above the table. The candles on them weren't lit yet so the room was really dark. I walked over to one of the windows and opened the curtains.

A flood of light filled the room to the areas the window could reached. The light made the room look more bright and cheerfully inviting.

I continued down the row, opening every window, making the room brighter with each opening. When I had revealed the last window, I then turned around, taking in the large room.

Unlike before, the room now looked much more beautiful then the shadowy dining hall I saw before. In the light, it was made apparent that a lot of hard work was put into the room.

The sealing had, not only had chandelier but a large mural that covered every inch of it.
The mural was somewhat confusing to me so I won't take the time to explain mostly because I don't really know myself. But in summary, it was a picture of the ice kingdom. A battle was occurring but yet the images seemed peaceful.

As I was trying to understand the room and it's mysterious ceiling I heard foot steps draw near.
I heard voices mumbling though the wall on the other side of the dining hall.

Then the door unlatched and began to open.