Frozen Twilight Book Two: Independent ||Completed||

The Outcast Feeling

*Manny Moon*

"There she is!" A guard yelled and I immediately looked to where he was pointing. I saw Elsaira sitting on a giant rock on the shore of the ocean. She turned around quickly and stood up. I couldn't think of being mad, all I could feel was relief to finally find her. My horse ran to her, when I finally reached her she looked frightened.

I got off of my horse and ran to her. She flinched and closed her eyes as if thinking I would yell or hit her, instead I pulled her into a tight hug. I habe never hurt her physically, which surprised me as to why she flinched in such way.

"Oh I was so worried! I thought something had happened to you." I said to her and kissed the top of her head. She didn't answer me, she just looked down and didn't hug me back.

"Come on, let's return to the palace, your mother is worried." I said and pulled her. She turned to look at the ocean one last time then started to walk with me.

"I'll take my own horse." She said with no emotions on her face or tone.

"Yes, yes, of course." I said and saw her walk to her horse. She untied Snow and got on her. I got on my horse and we ran through the forest reaching back to the palace.

After a few hours we reached back to the palace and I saw Elsaira going to the barn to leave Snow. I got off of mine and handed him to the guards.

"I'll take Snow, your highness." I guard said to her softly and she handed him Snow's rope. Elsaira walked with an expressionless face next to me as we entered the palace. Many of the maids and servents looked relieved when they saw her.

"Where is the Queen?" I asked a maid.

"She is the living room still, your Majesty." The maid and I nodded. Elsaira looked so serious, I was hurt she didn't care for our worry. We walked in together into the living room and Idun stood up quickly from the couch.

"Elsaira! Oh my beautiful girl, where were you? Are you hurt? Are you okay? Do you need anything? Have you eaten anything yet?" Idun asked as she ran to her and took her in her arms. Elsaira just stiod there letting her mother throw questions at her.

"I'm fine, mom." Elsaira said and looked at her.

"Oh, my dear. We are so sorry! We didn't mean to yell at you like that. Right, Manny." Idun said and looked at me in the end while raising an eyebrow.

"Right." I said and looked at them.

"But why did you run away like that, my dear? We could have fixed everything here, there was no need to leave." Idun said to Elsaira and she sighed.

"I don't know. I felt like running off. It helps me calm myself. It's not running away from your problems, just finding some peace for a moment. They used to do it everytime they felt trapped." Elsaira said and looked down.

"They as in...." Idun started.

"The Cullen's." I said quietly and Elsaira looked at me.

"Yes." She whispered.

"How long am I grounded for?" Elsaira asked quickly changing the subject. It hurt me that she was still sensative to that topic. I wonder that if I had sent her with the Denali's, would she have been as sensative to the topic just like with the Cullen's?

"We'll think about it. First, we should eat breakfast." Idun said and Elsaira nodded.

"I'll go freshen up very quickly." Saira said and left running upstairs. Not having slept, we decided that right after breakfast, we would take some time to sleep and rest.