#lissiwrites

[swanpcincess]

❛  i no longer dream, only nightmares of those who've died.  ❜ / @lissiwrites

the queen remained silent, letting his words sink in. she knew well of nightmares, of death, but not in the large quantity of a king who knew war. her war had been personal, her battles focused on a struggle hardly anyone else had shouldered — a fight for her crown that no one else knew had been waged until it was over.

" well, at least you don't have nightmares about being a swan. " the queen said in jest, trying to lighten the mood a tad — but, she then nodded her head towards him. " i understand, in a sense. not many have died under my watch, but my father died protecting me and i didn't know for two years. two years i spent certain he was aiding derek in looking for me when really, his last living moment was his daughter being kidnapped. he died not knowing if i was ever safe again. "

the queen tried not to dwell on what she couldn't change, and instead focus on what she could change for her kingdom — but the events at swan lake would haunt and ache her for the rest of her life. " that haunts me, and i fear it always will. somethings will always stay with us no matter if we want them to, i suppose. "

[swanpcincess]

Powerful magic holds the knots in place. / @lissiwrites

" powerful, dark magic. " odette agreed with a nod of her head. " rothbart claims to have studied the dark arts for decades, waiting for this. " odette wasn't sure how true this was, she seldom believed anything rothbart said — especially the nonsense he spewed about her father.

the blonde sighed, feeling like everything led to a dead end. it was powerful magic, sure, but all magic could be broken, couldn't it? " i need to find a way to break it, there has to be a way. " odette insisted to the other, " i have to be able to do something to avoid being chained to this lake for the rest of entirety. "

[swanpcincess]

" we're going around in circles, we are lost. " / @lissiwrites

odette stopped in her steps, looking around at the trees and brush. he was right, she didn't recognize this part of the forest. although, the dark woods had always seemed like a maze to her. perhaps it was because she so rarely ventured far enough from swan lake to make a difference or maybe everything looked different as a human then a swan. " — okay, maybe so. " the blonde admitted with a sigh. this felt like it was only confirming what she knew deep down — that she was much further from home then she ever thought.

" i am sorry, i wish i could be more help. " she said with a frown, crystalline hues turning to look at him. " truthfully, i think this forest is enchanted to be a maze, to keep people trapped in. " keep her trapped was what she really meant.