Meet Me At the Halfway Point

No way to stop me.

Although the kingdom of DunBroch was facing the same winter, King Fergus and Queen Elinor went to great lengths to make sure everyone was doing their part. Every morning the King would order his men to enter the woods, gather wood to keep the kingdom warm, hunt animals ensuring that everyone had enough to eat. Everything was running smoothly, a few more weeks of hard work and spring will be there in no time. Until Queen Elinor got sick. No one really knows what happened, one day she was completely fine, helping out her kingdom by making sure every family had a hot meal and staying warm, and the next, she was too sick to get out of bed. Princess Merida stayed by the queen's bedside. She would read to her mum and keep her company, as well as bring her food. When two days had gone by, the Queen had still not gotten better. Merida had heard reports throughout the kingdom of others dying of the same symptoms within a week, but didn't want to believe it herself. It wasn't until the morning of the third day that Merida had woken up and headed towards her mother's room, but heard her father already in there. Merida didn't dare enter the room, but stood outside the doorway listening in.

The King spoke softly to his queen, "If folks are saying what I think they are saying, there is no cure my dear."

"Perhaps my time has come a little too early," Queen Elinor quietly answered.

Merida couldn't believe what she was hearing, tears began to fill up her eyes.

The queen coughed between her words, "Can ye bring the boys in soon, to say goodbye."

"You still have time my love, don't give up on hope yet," King Fergus told her with sadness in his voice.

She chuckled for a bit, "Oh my fearsome king, looks lik' my fate can't be change."

Just then an idea came to Merida, "Fate be changed," she whispered.

Merida ran back into her room, grabbed her cloak and bow, then hurried to the kitchen running out the backway. From there she found her horse Angus.

Racing off, with the kingdom growing smaller and smaller in the distance, Merida hurried into the woods, not knowing where she was going, but knew who she was seeking.

"Faster Angus, it's time to pay that witch a visit."