Once Upon a Time - Medieval (open)

[dragonewe]

{{Alexander J. Carter/Prince/Avalon

Alex slowly made his way to the dining hall, but then stopped. Turning on his heel he ran to go get Crystal. Perhaps it wouldn't be horrible if she came too? After all, he could care less on the affairs of the others about THEIR relationship.

[peppersdots]

~Arabella, Princess of Elyadon~

Arabella sighed and looked around the dining room. She was growing more and more bored by the minute. I want to go home, she thought. I want to go riding and find Patch and run through the wood and be happy. She looked down at her skirts and a tear rolled down her cheek as she contemplated the mixing of emotions going on in her heart. "My secret happiness," she said quietly in her seat beside Serena, wiping her tears from her cheeks.

[meijhana]

Bird
“Birds have wings; they're free; they can fly where they want when they want. They have the kind of mobility many people envy.”
-Roger Tory Peterson-
-Gypsy-Elyadon-With: Cassia-
Sparrow watched Cassia as she moved out of her armchair and knocked three times in a very particular spot on the wall. Sparrow heard two knocks from the other side of the wall in response, and seconds later a young boy with pale reddish hair and a face spattered with freckles entered the room. He couldn't have been more than ten or twelve years old, by Sparrow's reckoning. Her eyes narrowed as he looked curiously at her with bright blue eyes. Sparrow watched his exchange with Cassia curiously, trying to keep up with the conversation, but giving up shortly thereafter. The boy left the room with a nod, leaving Sparrow and Cassia alone in the room once more. "Cassia, I have a question for you," Bird said, leaning back in her chair. "Well, not so much of a question, but more of a general, er, wondering. I haven't had any reason to keep up with what's been going on in the kingdom. The news you gave me of your charge being killed is the first I've heard of anything for months. What has been going on? Why is what the rebels are doing so bad? If the monarchs are corrupt like the rebels seem to think, then why shouldn't we replace them? It's not that I'm siding with them," she amended quickly, realizing that her previous statement could have been taken the wrong way. "But they did bring up some very good points. I guess my real question would be is what they're trying to do really so bad?"

Ethan
"The love of family and the admiration of friends is much more important than wealth and privilege."
-Charles Kuralt-
-Knight-Avalon-With: Lucifen-
Ethan sighed, tilting his head back as he thought. How long has it been since I left home? he thought. As much as he dwelt on his past, one would think that he would have the answers to such questions memorized, but he hadn't really been counting the years. To him, it seemed like he had only left yesterday. "Well, I came here when I was thirteen, so that makes it...just over six years," he said, raising his eyebrows as if surprised by his own answer. "When I first arrived I was a stick of a boy that no one ever thought would become a full knight, but they squired me to one of the senior knights regardless. I supposed they thought that I would at least be able to help polish the armor. Wow, it's been a long time," he realized.

[.chamomile.]

L U C I F E N--Avalon--Eldest Princess's Maid

Lucifen laughed softly, wondering why she hadn't seen much of Ethan before. Perhaps it was because I was so busy doing other things. She thought. Shrugging mentally, Lucifen turned her attention back to Ethan. She wanted to know more about him, "Did you even want to become a knight?" She asked. Lucifen remembered that as a child, she didn't want to have anything to do with the Royal family, as they weren't helping her out at all. But of course she ended up being a maid, which wasn't to bad.

[Komaniac]

Sᴇʀᴇɴᴀ Aʟɪᴄᴇ Jᴏɴᴇs ~~ Eʟᴅᴇsᴛ Pʀɪɴᴄᴇss ᴏғ Eʟʏᴀᴅᴏɴ

Serena came out of her thoughts as she heard her sister murmur something. She averted her gaze from the candle and looked at her sister. She just looked at her for a moment, remaining silent. "I'm sorry." she apologized quietly, knowing she hadn't had the right to become angry at her. But she was just having a hard time controlling her emotions at the moment, she noticed. One moodswing after another. It wasn't like Serena didn't try to hide her anger or sadness. Or well, maybe she did. The girl didn't really know, her mind was one big blur. It was hard for her to even remember what had happened today. She looked around the room and noticed Nick still wasn't there, something which worried her. If there was one person who was always on time, it was Nick. The princess bit her lip insecurely as she moved her gaze back to the candle. Oh well, probably Nick had went back to Elyadon. She shouldn't worry so much about every tiny little thing.

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~Arabella, Princess of Elyadon~

"No, it's my fault," Arabella said, wiping her cheek with her sleeve again, trying to look away from her mother. How can they be so callous? she thought, glaring at her parents. She looked up at her sister and smiled slightly, trying to fight further tears. "I started the fight Rena, and I came back, thanks to your dashing knight in shining armor. You'll get your happy ending, if I have to eat glass. I won't make you mad or provoke Tristan anymore, if that's what keeps you happy." She looked quickly at the floor and another tear rolled down her cheek.

[Komaniac]

Sᴇʀᴇɴᴀ Aʟɪᴄᴇ Jᴏɴᴇs ~~ Eʟᴅᴇsᴛ Pʀɪɴᴄᴇss ᴏғ Eʟʏᴀᴅᴏɴ

Serena moved her gaze back to her sister and carefully laid her hand on Arabella's back, rubbing it quietly. "I'm happy if my sister is happy." she replied softly to her, watching her with a worried gaze as tears rolled down her sister's cheeks. "I just... I just want to spend some time with my siblings before I move out. I will be seeing you and Tristan a lot less after I get married... I-" The girl stopped talking, sighing softly as she decided to stop talking about what she wanted. "Nevermind." she added quietly. Serena was too selfless to tell people what she thought or wanted. But of course her siblings were used to that.

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~Arabella, Princess of Elyadon~

"Don't say that you'll be happy if we're happy," she said quietly. "You'll never be happy, if you say that." She looked up at her sister and more tears built up behind her green eyes. Her heart was aching; for her dead brother, for her engaged sister, for her friend in love, for the life she could've had. "Tell me what's going in your head Serena," she said with a soft smile. "You've got to get it out sometime. You'll go mad if you don't. Trust me. It'll be better to tell someone."

[Komaniac]

Sᴇʀᴇɴᴀ Aʟɪᴄᴇ Jᴏɴᴇs ~~ Eʟᴅᴇsᴛ Pʀɪɴᴄᴇss ᴏғ Eʟʏᴀᴅᴏɴ
"I'm scared..." Serena replied softly to her sister. "I'm scared of the marriage, the changes, what will be expected from me after I become Kaleb's wife." she said in a whisper. "There will be so many responsibilities... I'm scared, sister. What if I do everything wrong? What if I ain't ready for certain things?" she said quietly, looking sadly at her with her emerald eyes. "Don't get me wrong, I love Kaleb, but, we both know what will happen after I'm married... The people will be waiting for news, they will probably wonder if I am... If there will be a little one..." Serena looked away for a moment, making sure she kept her voice soft. "It's all so terrifying..."

[peppersdots]

~Arabella, Princess of Elyadon~

"Oh Rena," Arabella took her sister's hand. She blinked back her tears and smiled warmly. "You're going to make a fantastic queen, and someday if you do have children, a wonderful mother. You're kind and reasonable and you think of others before yourself. You have a good head on your shoulders. Besides, you won't be alone; you'll have mother and father, and Kaleb and Nick and Tristan to help you and advise you in times of trouble, if it should ever come to that." She thought for a moment what it might've been like if she had been oldest, and shuddered slightly. "I know you're going to do a good job," she smiled and patted her hand. "You have a bright and certain future, full of love and light and good things."