Enchantment

Coronation Day 2.0

I sit on the sandy beach where Reason and I had our date yesterday. Today is the day of our coronation, which will hopefully go uninterrupted. I had many chats with my Elementals about this day and our plans and while we were all on board and supportive, we all felt mild fear.

Fear that our people would reject us once again, thinking we're immensely weak, weak enough to not protect them nor ourselves. So inferior that they were able to side with Darkness.

We have been denied what is ours, we've had to fight to take it back. Now it's all on me to ensure that future generations are secure with their blood and not afraid of battle and doing the jobs an Elemental must. I cannot, will not, risk what my ancestors have built or defended. The whole Beloved thing is a sticky mess that I'll have to deal with sometime, but I'll have to think that one through.

And as far as being the first female Water Elemental from Zayden, I really have to work twice as hard. I need to show my people I can take care of their needs, protect and defend them, make sure everything in the kingdom runs smoothly. Show compassion and mercy but never weakness. Be brave yet soft. Sensitive and stable. It's a weird balance I have to find. No freaking clue how to though, I mean the only thing I know how to be is myself. Not some extravagant queen. But maybe that is exactly what Enchantment needs, just a little bit of Melody Saunders being true to herself. That is, after all, what I have planned for later tonight, to broadcast to all of Enchantment just who I am. Who we are, and what we bring to the table.

It's sure to be a show stopper.

The warm sun beats gently on my skin and I rise and step into the water, loving the rush of calmness that always enters me whenever I feel lapping waves around me. I then spread my arms, like an eagle would her wings, and allow myself to crash into the water. I am pulled deeper and deeper underneath the waves.

I inhale deeply, centering myself as I lay on the ocean floor.

The change in the water was sudden but not unexpected. I knew he would come; he always did. "Rumple." The last time I saw this trickster elf was on the battle field, when he shocked me by fighting off Laufeia's followers.

"My sweet," he giggles.

It doesn't surprise me that he can speak underwater with ease. He is one of many talents, all of which I will never undermine. But I truly feel the strangest connection to him, an odd comradery you can say, like we were friends in a past life or something.

You were. Zayden says cryptically.

"I assume this isn't a formal visit to wish me well in my coronation later today?" When we sent out the invitations, each one on the list had to be run by me. When I saw Rumple was not on the list, I got a little offended. He did fight on our side and sure he accidentally lead us right into Laufeias trap in Silva tangitur Ignis that took Reason into the deep end of Darkness, but I don't blame him for that. Right away I had Lamrebu, my royal personal assistant who is a siren, add Rumple to the list.

"I was happy to have your invitation, tis' very nice. Never been properly invited to an Elemental crowning, hasn't stopped me from going thrice," He does his merry laugh which I can never decide if it's true happiness or madness.

"If this is about our deal on ending Laufeia, we never agreed on a time limit. Plus I fully well intend on ending her," I push myself up and stand.

Rumple's appearance is always strange. He clearly does not wash his oily hair, and his green reptilian skin could use some moisturizer but he makes it a point to wear the finest clothes all the realms have seen.

"I know that, dear, I do. But I don't know what about you,"

I frown, sick of his games, "Rumple don't make me invade your brain again. Why have you come to me?"