---------------- Desert Kingdom -----------------
The air returned to normal as the sun began to rise over Alvaria. The sun reflected nicely across the clean sand of the Desert. What was once unbearable heat the day before, was now back to normal and people began waking up, relieved that they could go outside again.
Shelby rubs her right eye as she slowly begins to wake up. She noticed the air around her felt normal again. Sitting up and opening her eyes, she took in the temperature and sighed in relief when she realized that it was not unbearably hot like yesterdays.
She took a moment to test if she was still feeling sick, but she felt almost normal again. Sure, there was still a feeling of sickness deep down, but she felt a lot better than she was. She sighed in relief again before swinging her legs off of the bed. "Thank Gosh" she grins, going over to her closet to get ready for the day. She pulled on a simple white dress and black sandals.
Grabbing her brush, she began to comb through her hair. She didn't have much to do today, so she decided to go do some archery practice for a couple hours. She left her crown on her nightstand and then grabbed her bow and arrows before leaving the room.
As she arrived at the archery grounds that sat just 60 feet from the castle entrance, she flicked her hair behind her and began lining up her bow. Nobody was around since it was still a little early, so she had some peace and quiet to concentrate.
Firing her first arrow, she narrowly missed the target by 2 inches. "Okay, next one" she mumbled, reaching behind herself and pulling an arrow from her quiver. She placed it along the length of the bow and began to line up. She took a couple deep breaths before firing, hitting the bullseye head on. She grins and then pulls another arrow from her quiver.
She repeats this process on all of the targets, even the moving ones, for the next 20 minutes, up until...
"Shelby? What are you doing out here?" a voice asks. Shelby turns around, just as she was about to fire the arrow at a target, and she sees Ross standing there, "You should be resting!" he says.
Shelby just smiles, "I'm fine. I feel a lot better today" she says.
Ross raises an eyebrow, "You said that last time and you ended up sick a few hours later, don't you remember?" he says.
Shelby pauses, it was true. She felt a lot better for a few hours and then she felt very sick again. She began to doubt it for a second, as she lowered her bow and frowned. "I-I mean... you're not wrong" she says, shrugging.
Ross sighs with a smile and goes up to her, placing a hand on her shoulder, "Listen, you know I only want what is best for you, right?" he says.
"I know... it's just... you know I don't like admitting weakness. I never have" she says.
Ross chuckles, "I know. Come on, breakfast will be ready soon so may as well come inside" he says.
Shelby nods and goes to collect all of her shot arrow, putting them back into her quiver before following Ross out of the archery range and back to the castle.
--------------- Mesa Kingdom ------------------
Scott pulls on a simple white t-shirt and some blue denim jeans and then grabs a pickaxe from his closet. "Time for some digging" he says before pulling on his shoes and walking out of her bedroom door. He hasn't told anyone what he is planning to do today.
As he arrives down the stairs for the 2nd time this morning, two guards notice him walking up with a pickaxe. "King Scott, where are you heading off to?" the guard, Wilbur, asks.
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Rise Up, Stand Together (KingdomCraft Story)
FanfictionMany years ago, there were 11 kingdoms. 11 people, each one ruling a kingdom. For years, all the kingdoms were at peace, but as time went on, war broke out between them, causing two groups to form. What they don't know is that their fighting isn't t...
