A Tale From The Past

~Chapter VII~

❄️Queen Rita's Point Of View❄️

Helga and I were walking out to the courtyard to find out where our children were when I spot both of them in the distance near the gates.

"Let's wait here for a second Helga, looks like the two of them are talking" I say gesturing towards the two as Helga stops beside me.

"It will be nice for Iduna to make some friends, she still hasn't said much about her life before she came to Arendelle. It must have been very traumatic for the young girl" Helga says sadly

"She will open up when she feels comfortable, I'm sure of it" I smile placing a hand on her shoulder

"I hope you're right "

Watching from where we were standing I noticed Agnarr passing Iduna a purple rose as she hugs him while pressing a quick kiss to his check in return.

"Young love" I smile

"We better start moving before they catch us staring" Helga says causing us both to chuckle as we start walking towards the two.

"There you two are, I hope you both enjoyed your day. You ready to head home Iduna" Helga says while acting like we didn't see anything

"Yes, thank you for inviting me inside the castle and for letting me see the
garden" Iduna says smiling at me

"The pleasures all mine sweetheart. You must come again soon" I say while catching a smile form on Agnarr's face before both Helga and Iduna walk out the gates across the bridge.

"Come on son, dinner should be ready soon" I say as we walk back up into the castle down the long hallways.

"You seem to have made friends quickly with Iduna" I say catching Agnarr's attention

"Yes Mother, I've actually met her before"

"Really? Do tell" Interested in what he was going say next I open the doors to the library and take a seat on the long red chaise lounge motioning of him to sit next to me.

"It was a few weeks ago, when I went to the tree on the hill to cool off after the council meeting. That's where I came across her, she was upset about something" He recalls as he places one of his fingers on his chin tapping it

'Just like his father with that finger tapping'

"Did she say why she was upset?" I ask

"She only said she was remembering past memories of before she came to Arendelle and when I asked her where she came from she started to say something but quickly changed it" Agnarr says confused

"Maybe she's just not ready to tell anyone. For all we know is that it must have been traumatic for the poor girl. And all she wishes to do is to move on from the past. Just give her some time" I say gently to Agnarr as I remember what Helga had said about both her and Gustav don't know anything from where she came from.

"On the upside, I noticed you gave her a purple rose from the garden" I say smiling mischievously

"Oh that, that was nothing!" He relies quickly as his face dusts a light pink

"Mmhmm.. sure, whatever you say"

"It was!" He says sitting up straight while avoiding eye contact with me

"Okay darling, no need to get defensive" I chuckle placing a hand on his shoulder.

Suddenly a knock is heard at the library doors.

"Come in" I speak out to the unknown person

"Your Majesties, dinner is served" Kai says bowing slightly. He was a new staff member in the castle and if I remember correctly he is originally from a place called Snoob and is a few years older than Agnarr.

"Yes, thank you Kai" I respond as Agnarr and I make our way out the doors towards the dining room.

Reaching the dining room we take our seats, and start to eat our meals that were prepared for us by the kitchen staff.

"Mother, may I ask you a strange request?" Agnarr speaks up looking towards me

"Of course, go ahead" I say while taking another bite of the delicious chicken

"Promise you won't question me about it?"

"I promise" I say chuckling

"Well I was wondering if it'd be possible for Iduna to be made a key for the garden. She'd be great use to it and help maintain it and also helping you"

Smiling towards him I reply, "Of course my darling. It would be nice to have another helping hand. I'll let the blacksmith know and it should be ready by the end of the week. Any particular gemstone she would like?"

"I know she likes the colour purple"

"The Amethyst gemstone would suit her well" I say recalling the different types of gemstones.

"Thank you Mother" Agnarr smiles

"Your welcome, now finish your dinner before it gets cold" I say gesturing towards his barely eaten plate while continuing to finish mine as I let my thoughts run inside my head.

'He may not know it or understand it yet, but I can tell that he's fallen in love with the mysterious girl. I guess it's good thing that his father isn't around to force him into an arranged marriage for I believe he must marry for love not advantage. But I'm afraid the council may not like the idea of the next Queen being a commoner instead of one from a higher status if he indeed chooses Iduna to be his Queen'

Finishing our food, I look towards Agnarr smiling as an idea flashes in my head.

"How about we play a game of chess before bed, I can get Kai to bring us some warm cups of hot chocolate"

"That sounds wonderful Mother" Agnarr replies smiling as we get up from our seats while thanking the staff for the wonderful meal they prepared for us this evening and made our way towards the sitting room.