"Bye guys, have fun, if Crackle wants to spend the night she can," Vivian says.
"To Dounid, please," Amber says as the coachman sits on the driver's seat grabbing the reins.
"Sofia, what will I be doing?" Crackle says laying on Sofia's lap.
"We need you to fly high above the trees but not high enough where they can't reach you, and Crackle no matter what if they call you or want you to come to them don't, you are helping me see if they have what it takes to catch a magical creature," Sofia responds.
"So, what are we going to do first?" Amber asks.
"I think that we should do feather walking first, if they learn how to feather walk they will have a better chance of sneaking up and catching Crackle if she gets close to the snow."
"Catching me?" Crackle says worried.
"It's okay Crackle, they just need to grab you then bring you back to us," Sofia says.
Crackle lays her head back down.
"We are here your Majesties," the coachman announces as the horses descend to the ground.
"Thank you," Sofia says as the coachman opens the door and holds out his hand to help her step down.
"Wait here while we do this," Amber says as she steps out of the coach.
Amber and Sofia walk up to the castle and knock on the door.
"Can I help you?" the steward of Dounid asks.
"Is Prince Hugo here?" Sofia says.
"I'm sorry but he is very busy," the steward says.
"Let them in Ward, they are the princesses from Enchancia," a familiar voice tells the steward.
"Yes your Majesty," the steward says letting them in with Sofia holding Crackle.
"Sofia, Amber, what brings you here?" King Garrick asks.
"Is Hugo available?" Amber asks.
"Of course, let me get him," King Garrick says walking out of the parlor.
"Hi Axel," Sofia says.
"Hi Sofia, Hugo told me that you and Amber are attending Ever Realm Academy," Axel stops what he is doing to talk to the two princesses.
"Yep, I'm going to be queen and Sofia is going to be my adviser," Amber says.
"Here he is," King Garrick says as he and Hugo return to the parlor.
"Hi Sofia, Amber, what's going on?" Hugo asks.
"Can we have a few?" Amber directs the question to the King and Axel.
"Of course, come along Axel," King Garrick responds politely pushing his son out of the parlor.
"So, what brings you to Dounid?"
"You have the chance to be a protector," Sofia says.
"Really?" Hugo says ecstatic.
"That is if you pass the test," Amber adds.
"What kind of test?"
"You are one of three of my friends that I see potential in. You will have 3 challenges that you have to pass in a certain amount of time," Sofia says as they walk outside.
"Let's do this," Hugo says.
"Is there a place that has snow?" Sofia asks.
"Sure, there is always snow in the woods by our ice rink," Hugo says.
"Well then let's go," Amber says as she takes out the piece of paper and quill out of her backpack.
The two princesses and dragon follow the prince of Dounid.
"Why do we need snow?" Hugo asks.
"The first test is feather walking," Sofia says.
"What walking?"
"Feather walking, it is all about muscle control and balance. If you do it correctly you will be able to walk on snow without leaving footprints, you have to walk from here to the fourth tree and back without waking Crackle," Sofia says as she feather walks.
"You have 10 minutes," Amber says starting the timer.
"Okay, let's do this," Hugo takes the challenge.
Hugo starts to walk on the snow but he is unable to control what is needed and his weight starts taking control and making it hard not to make a crunching sound when walking on the snow, he tries three times and fails.
"I give up," Hugo says frustrated that he didn't get it on the first try.
"Are you sure? You still have five minutes," Amber says showing him her watch.
"Yes!" Hugo says embittered.
"Let's go on to the next test," Sofia says disappointed.
"What is next?" Hugo asks.
"The Calm Collar Test," Sofia says.
"What do I have to do?" Hugo asks.
"Remember Crackle don't answer when he calls you," Sofia says as Crackle flies over to her.
"You have to catch Crackle and bring her back," Amber says as Crackle starts to fly into the forest.
"Without catching anything on fire," Sofia adds.
"Okay," Hugo says running into the woods after the dragon.
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Sofia's Choice
FanfictionSofia has been a protector for a year and now she finally gets to be at the meetings only for official protectors. This meeting is a special one, every year a protector gets to nominate a candidate from their own Isle or in Sofia's case Realm. Hugo...
