The War (I)

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Nova's POV

Sweet Nova

Loving Nova

Catch a butterfly....

I sing the song to my self that my father used to sing to me when I was little

While I lay down on the floor as my heart crushes even more and more

To catch butterfly

Little girl open your eyes

While you cusp her with your small hands

I sing as my voice cracks, the pain becomes immaculate as I choke on my words

But don't you take a peek

Sweet Nova

Don't let it escape

Because once she flies away

It can never be tamed again...

"Daddy I wish you were here" I say as I look at the ceiling while being on the floor

"I wish you told me what to do" I say as I talk to the air, "If you were here how would you escape?" 

I am on the verge of breaking down 

"Maybe a Queen can never be a King" I say as I feel defeated and get up a little to look at the room

"Wait" I think to my self as I look around the room

"This is a king's room! It's Alfred's" I mutter to myself, "Being a daughter of a King I know there has to be secret emergency exit, somewhere!" I say as I rise up 

The blood of hope flows in my veins

I jump to action as I look around the room 

"Nova, you have to find a way out! You cannot give up!" I talk to myself as I scramble across the room in desperation

I turn over all tables, look behind all the portraits and check the floor but I find nothing.

I close my eyes as I release a deep breath

Then in the midst of chaos, I find my rescue

A golden statue of King Ecgberht, Alfred's grandfather 

In my warrior training with Bjorn Ironside, he gave told me that a tip that an unmatched huge statue is a dead giveaway that there is something there

I push the statue with all my force as it moves

"1..2...3" I say as I push harder and beneath the statue

I see what I have been dying to see

A secret tunnel.

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Narrator's POV

"Where is Queen Nova?" Bjorn asks Alfred as they prepare 

There is chaos all around as the people brace for the war

"She is with Alfie" Alfred says as he mounts his horse

"By choice?" Bjorn asks as Lagertha seems confused

"Yes" Alfred say as he fixed himself on the horse

"I don't believe you" Bjorn says as he looks at Lagertha

Lagertha seems displeased by Alfred's explanation

Lagertha seems displeased by Alfred's explanation

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