Brandon was heading towards the infirmary… More like to Aphrodite, when he noticed the three young thieves and the ice harvester were locked in a serious argument, yet Anna and Elsa were nowhere to be seen. He was confused a bit but he just shrugged it off and entered the infirmary.
"Hey, Brandon." One of the healers greeted as he tended to an injured young boy who seemed to have scratched his elbow.
"Hey, Durwin." Brandon replied distractedly while looking around the room, "Uhm… Have you seen Leanna?"
"Oh, I've seen her alright." Durwin said with a bit of mock in his voice. "She was busy having some sort of a fight with Anna after what looked like she did something to this… Ice princess or whatever."
"Wait, wait, wait, wait! What do you mean a fight with Anna?!... and Elsa!?" He asked, totally bewildered.
"Oh, so that's what's her name is!... Elsa. Hmmm… Not common around he-"
"Can you please focus for a god damn second and tell me where she is?!" Brandon yelled, irritated at the man's ignorance and carelessness.
"She's probably in her room." Durwin replied.
Brandon didn't wait for another second. He quickly dashed towards Aphrodite's room, hoping to find her there and understand what happened.
When Brandon arrived at the Queen's room, he did not even knock. He quickly pushed the door open to find the figure of Aphrodite knelt on the ground, crying. His eyes widened and he quickly closed the door behind him before he practically sprinted towards her, "Aphrodite!"
Aphrodite shot her head up and revealed her tearful face. "Brandon…" Her voice was barely heard.
Brandon quickly knelt next to her, "What happened?! Are you alright?!" He asked concerned.
Aphrodite shook her head as he wrapped his arm around her shoulder and helped her up, then to her bed. When they sat, Aphrodite was only able to say, "No Brandon… No… Nothing is alright! Everything is wrong!" She suddenly let out a loud sob and started shaking from the cries she erupted.
Brandon quickly wrapped both arms around her in a hug, royalty and titles be damned. The woman was still in need of great comfort and he wasn't going to just sit aside and watch her cry just because she was the Queen and he was a low thief. "Hey, hey… Calm down, I'm here. Just tell me what happened." He said gently as he hugged her tighter.
"I-I don't know, Brandon… I don't know! I-It's… It's too much! Why does this k-keep happening to me?!" She managed to say through her sobs.
Brandon started to feel the wetness on his chest because of the fast and heavy tears Aphrodite was producing.
"I d-did it again, Brandon!... I did it again!" He heard Aphrodite's muffle as she buried her face in his chest.
"What did you do, Aphrodite? Just tell me… I'm here. You're not alone." He soothed and started rubbing her shaking back, hoping that it would calm her down. He already knew how Aphrodite cried every night because how her life and daughter's ended up. He remembered the day he brought the news from Arendelle that Princess Elsa died from an unknown reason.
Brandon's Flashback
Brandon stood in front of Aphrodite's bedroom door, shaking in unease and nervousness. How the hell am I going to tell her that her daughter is dead?! He thought in anxiety. He had no idea how he should have told the Queen about her daughter's mysterious death. He wanted to keep it a secret and tell her later but he knew that that was something that shouldn't be hid. He sent one of the best guild members to go take a look about what was happening in Arendelle. And when the man arrived back, the first thing he was able to do, was to give Brandon a piece of paper, announcing the news of the deceased Princess. Brandon was pretty shocked to the news. And especially since they said that the princess died of a mysterious disease and that the poor kind king was devastated and heartbroken at the loss of his only daughter.
