While we were fixing the things we decided to bring, we heard footsteps coming from the way we used to get here. Phillips and I stopped what we were doing and looked at each other.Phillips gestured with his finger to be silent and unsheathed his sword. I squatted on a bookshelf to hide myself. I used my magic to make an ice dagger if ever I need to help Philips fight.I can hear the footsteps coming near my hiding spot. I gripped my ice dagger tightly while my heat was thumping rapidly behind my chest. When the footsteps were just right beside me I sprung in front and moved my ice dagger to the obvious kill, the neck.But before my dagger hit where I was aiming, my dagger flew out of my hand. I can still feel the vibration when something hit my ice dagger and make it fly away from my hand. I was surprise with the sudden events. But when I thought the assailant had the upper hand, I saw Philip brandishing his sword at the throat of the said assailant. "Whoa... hold your horses!" A fa

Elsa, Bob!" I called them after they landed safely on the ground.Bob was carrying Elsa protectively in his arms. "What happened? How is she?" I asked immediately once I was near them. I saw Elsa covered with black ashes and stains on her skin and dress. Her eyes were closed and she wasn’t responding. "Don’t worry princess, she just fainted." Bob reassured me but I can’t get myself to calm down until someone checks on her. "Medic!" I looked around and called for a medic. "Is any medic free to look at the princess?!" "I can check on her your highness." A female medic came running towards us with her bag. "Please lay her down on the stretcher over there."Bob carefully laid Elsa down on the stretcher where there is cover from the rain. The female medic checked her up instantly. My heart was beating faster and faster because of anxiety. "Don’t worry Isabella, I am sure everything will be fine." Philips was beside me and comforting me. "I pray so." I whispered. "If something bad sho

[Ragnar’s POV]Time flew by fast and the war was still on going. We were winning battle upon battle slowly yet surely. Isabella’s letters come in once every week and those letters are what gave me strength and hope in this ongoing battle with Geneva. "Your majesty." Kyler walked inside my office. "A letter from Geneva just arrived." "From Isabella?" I looked at the envelope that was passed to me by Kyler with glee. "Yes your majesty. And there is another one from Philip." Kyler said after giving me the two envelopes. "From Philip?" I looked at the envelope that has an unfamiliar handwriting. "What could it be?" I decided to open Philip’s letter first before Isabella’s. I was thinking to savor her words later.After opening the envelope, I took out Philip’s letter and read it. The contents were about the plans of Geneva for a sneak attack in the junction between the Euphrates river and the Tristian Channels. He said that Geneva has been hiding their massive naval fleet and plans t

[Back in Geneva] [Isabella’s POV]Weeks have passed since the incident at the library. So far there were still no results in the investigation about the fire. It is still unknown to the public how the fire started.Fortunately no one was injured severely. Elsa also recovered after a few days of rest. She has come back to her usual self except for one thing that I observed, she usually blushes when Bob is near us.Like the usual day, after I have eaten my breakfast I come to visit my mother in her quarters. I was walking with Philips and Bob behind me through the hallway when I heard Elsa’s voice. "Big sis!" Elsa called out. I turned around to see her trotting towards us. But by the time Bob turned around, she lessened her pace and became more graceful. This made me giggle lightly. "Good morning big sister." Elsa made a curtsy after stopping just in front of us. "Good morning Sasa." I smiled. "You seem a little bit hot. Your face is a little flushed. Have you been running all this

I slowly walked towards the village entrance, looking around as I go. Once I arrive at the entrance, I see villagers bustling around. It was as if this place truly exists. I see familiar faces here and there. That just validated my suspicion from earlier. This truly is my village but it should be from years ago. The familiar faces I am seeing right now has the same age as the day when I was still young. Many years have passed and so they surely aged by now but the people here has the same age years ago. I looked at a familiar bakery at a corner of the street where I frequently buy our bread. The mister there was old and before my father took me with him, that mister has passed away. But now I can see the mister happily placing the bread he has baked on the counter. While I was walking around the people were moving about like normal but they don’t seem to notice me. "Um, excuse me." I talked to a young woman walking by but she didn’t reply let alone even look at me. "Hello." I t