Elemental Kingdom

"I can go if you wish, you can watch these two."

"I don't know where she could be. Her blindness poses a problem for her and her emotions might get the better of her. She knows the layout of the castle perfectly now, and I'm afraid she might've made her way to the stables and ran away."

"I know someone who will." She sudden;y whistled and Snow suddenly ran to her. "Find Delilah, make sure she stays n the castle." She watched Snow ran off.

"I'm surprised Snow stayed, considering her considerable upset over Blaze's condition." Nathan looked down at Blaze as he reached up to tug on his shirt, eyes staring at the wall in something only he could see.

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Delilah was indeed at the stables, but she was just sat in the hay in the stable of her horse, who was snuffling at her hair softly.

"She stays for me and Ethan...But it's more for Ethan."
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Snow walked to the stable. "Princess Delilah?"

"Instincts to protect?"

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"I apologise, but I'm not in a sociable mood. I would appreciate it if you left."

"Nathan has sent me to find you...Do you want to talk about it? It will make you feel better."
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"More or less."

"I am literally being sold like cattle, what is there to talk about?"

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"Spirits were normally prayed to for protection and guidance. Perhaps she feels she needs to fill those roles."

"Well, she is my guardian." Garnet shrugged.
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"You won't be sold, talk to Garnet, she can reason with them."

"And she has bestowed that privilege upon Ethan."

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"I'm at the age where I'm expected to be married. There is nothing that can be done, unless I miraculously fall in love and marry someone different before the Year's end."

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"Yeah I guess she has."
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"And you have, 11 months to do it."

"You should be glad. It is an honour for a child to be blessed by care of a spirit."

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"I'm not exactly a social butterfly. It isn't enough time for someone like me. I have no appeal whatsoever, either with intelligence or looks."

"I am glad....But what happens if Blae doesn't get better and she leaves?"
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"Trust me, I can help you there."

"What happened to your optimism? You were sure Blaze would be fine earlier."

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Delilah winced. "I don't want to change my appearance. While help would be appreciated, I just want to be accepted as I am now, not with drastic differences."

"I wasn't suggesting that."
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She shrugged. "You got the what if bt stuck in my head."

"I assumed you would be changing me because you said you could help when I admittedly appearance or knowledge isn't the best."

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Nathan frowned and said almost childishly, "No, I don't like you being pessimistic. Stop it."

"Ok, ok." She looked at Ethan in her arms. "Ethan, daddy's back."

Ethan immediately woke up and he reached out to Nathan.
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"No, but I can help you become more socially active."

"You could have left him to sleep."

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"People will always treat me with somewhat distrust because of my status."

"He wasn't asleep."
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"Trust me, I will help you."

"Looked it to me."

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"Please...Snow, please don't waste your time on me, okay? I've accepted this is going to happen. I'm surprised they gave me a year to come to terms with it."

"No, He was just resting his eyes."
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Snow sighed.

Nathan shrugged, but didn't move to take hold of Ethan yet.

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"I'll just go along with whoever they choose. There's no one even here, Snow. Nobody is brave enough to approach a princess."

"Go on Nathan, you can hold him."
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"What prince are you betrothed to anyway?"

"I'm too cold at the moment. Wouldn't want to hurt him."

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"One of the Earth kingdom. I left before I heard the final details."

"That's Prince Jared...I think you have met him before."
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"Ok." She looked at Ethan. "He will before you go to bed."