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Chapter 11: Nightmare

Chapter 11: Nightmare

I barley got any sleep last night because the princess and Calica kept cross-examining me after I told them about my past with Azure. I personally don't want him to stay here and want him to go back to his village. If that wasn't bad enough Princess Sylver told me that the King of Sprites himself is going to be here tomorrow.

"Look I don't care what you want right now Princess Sylver. We have no idea if we can trust Azure. When his Uncle arrives tomorrow we will make him take Azure home when he leaves," I practically shouted at her.

"But Warrior Queen we need all the help we can get, and everyone knows that the Boreal Clan will not turn on one of their own even if he is a halfling. We can use Azure to gain the alliance of the Sprite King and the Boreal clan. We already have you and Ray of the Aurora Borealis. Once it's confirmed that your the Princess of the Faltrean who do yo think they will follow. A tyrannical king or the 3 heirs of the Faltrean Clan," Calica reasoned. I had told both of them that the Fae Princess was also a halfling.

"Calica Princess Sylver there is no guarantee that the Fae Princess will join us. Think if she doesn't join us all our allies will turn against us and the Faltreans may take over all of Filana. Our world would become a sea of darkness. Unless if she meets her true love before her 18th birthday we are all doomed. I refuse to trust Azure if he wishes to stay then he must beat me in a tournament. A duel of magic, a swordsfight, a race, and archery if he can not at least tie with me he must go home. Is that agreeable?"

"I agree to your challenge Arlia. Its been a long time since I actually partook in a tournament."

"Alright Azure the day after tomorrow with Princess Sylver's Parents and your Uncle as the witness's. If your late be even a second then you forfeit the right of the tournament and you must leave with your uncle. No added conditions this tournament is only to see if your worthy enough to stay here and work with us. Do you understand?"

"It's crystal clear to me Arlia. Although I wonder how Uncle will react when he see's you again. The throne of the Sprites still does not have an heir since you objected the betrothal."

"Wait what betrothal?" asked Jermaya looking confused. I forgot we hadn't filled him in yet.

"Well all you have to do is get married and have a child Azure your child can take up the throne well you cannot. Any way your uncle would be happy. He doesn't care that your a halfling, but I doubt he wants the Faltrean Princess as the next queen of the Sprites," I hissed back. Ignoring Jermaya completely.

"Can someone please tell me what's going on."

"Calica fill Jermaya in on what's going on. Princess Sylver come with me we have to go talk to your parents about the allies we already have. Azure you just go do something and stay out of everyone else's way we don't need or want you here," I ordered walking away with the Princess right beside me.

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After 5 hours cooped up in the King and Queens study we finally had a full list of our potential allies. We had decided that 2 weeks from now we would have a ball and invite the important people from each allies kingdom and hopefully by that time we would have found the Princess. I still hadn't told anybody about what I had seen in the picture when I went back to the past. I had an advantage over everyone else looking for the Princess because of it. Actually I already know fully who the Princess is and just need to figure out why that picture was there and who all was in it. Once I do then I will announce my findings at the ball.

"Alright Warrior Queen you and Sylver may leave know. We need you both wide awake tomorrow for when King Reef of the Sprite Kingdom is here," Queen Siraphina told us.