Swords of Wisdom

Chapter 14

Swords of Wisdom

Fourteenth

Elsa

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During the time when Queen Idan was still alive, everything seemed to be alright for King Edgar; but now, everything was falling out of place. He haven't left the palace for over 10
years now. His main priority were his children. Watching his children grow made him feel better. The children had grew up without a mother and had gotten used to it. But there was Elsa, who missed her mother dearly. During two years after Queen Idan's death, she had isolated herself in her bedroom, away from everyone. But she learned to move on and be more open to her family, with the help from everyone including her two cousins.

Just looking out at the town and the view in front of him, everything looked to be pretty normal to King Edgar.
Edgar brought the cup up to his lips and drank the water. He looked down at the paper in his hands. It was an invitation from his sister, Queen Glendale Corona in Chimea. It's been a long time since he last saw her.
He wondered if he should go? Maybe he should. Only for three weeks.

He called for Toothina, the nanny. She came in the room and asked what he needed.

"Can you tell Elsa I need her here?" Edger asked. "Is she with her sisters?"

Toothina shook her head. "No sir! Princess Elsa hasn't come out of her bedroom yet, and the princess just went down to the lake.''

"Okay, can you please tell her?"

"Yes sir!" After bowing, she went out the room and went to get Elsa.

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Down the lake behind the palace were Anna and Anine.

They both had grown and were now seventeen. Anna was swimming in the lake while Anine was sitting down while watching her. She hadn't stepped foot on the lake or any other river ever since she was 4. She still got chills remembering what had happened.

"Anine, are you sure you don't want to join me?" Asked Anna, floating on the water.

"I told you I'm not coming," said Anine, stubbornly.

Anna let out a dramatic sigh. "How ironic, my sister can water bend but she's afraid of the water."

"Am not!"

"You are!"

"You know what, I don't feel like swimming so leave me alone," Anine scold.

"Gee okay," said Anna. She got out of the water and stood in front of Anine. "Can you?" She asked, opening her arms.

Anine stood up and brought her hands forward and bended the waters out of Anna's clothes and dried her up.

"Thank you," said Anna, smiling. "Have I ever mentioned how cool it is that you're a Retava?"

"Only about a hundred times," said Anine while laughing. She turned and walked up the hill to the palace. Anna followed behind her.

"Did you plan anything today?" wondered Anna, enthusiastically.

"Well Mrs Katerina is not here so we're free for today," said Anine, with a raised eyebrow. "Why do you ask?"