Reunion at Sea

Choice

Even with something sweet in her, Rapunzel couldn't relax. Cassandra tried to stay up later with her, but she couldn't stay up too long and ended up falling asleep on Rapunzel's bed while Rapunzel paced the floor of her bedroom.

Being Queen in such troubled times was making her feel uncertain. Her attempt to be Queen for one day had gone so badly and she was pretty sure that if it wasn't for the bigger threat keeping everyone focused, not to mention Varian's impressive way of drawing their attention and Juniper's strong presence, things would be going just as badly. After learning their King was a terrible person, and all the Kings before, how could they trust her to do well? To not hide things? That's why she had been trying to be so upfront, because secrets had caused...caused...

She closed her eyes, then opened them and walked over to sit at her desk.

She needed advice. And...maybe some help from another Queen. She had been trying to avoid it, but if the Disciples had their way then Zhan Tiri would rampage and hurt everyone, not just Corona. And...it wouldn't hurt to have someone to give her advice, too.

Her finger gripped the quill, uncertainty creeping in. What if she was wrong? What if this was a terrible move, a mistake? Calling the Queen of a Kingdom that wasn't part of the Seven Kingdoms for aid, just on the basis that she was also magical? What would the Seven Kingdoms say? But, this was no mere mortal threat they were facing. All the weapons at Ingvarr's disposal could not battle a Disciple, all the celestial knowledge of Koto could not tell them what was coming for them. The Saporians had been valuable allies with their magic and knowledge on the Disciples, legends that Corona had forgotten. That most of the world had. Having a True Seer certainly helped, too.

They needed more magic. And so, she dipped her quill in the ink and started to write.

[Els
Your Maje
Dear cous]

None of that sounded good. "Ugggghh..." She groaned, holding her head. Why was it so hard to write a letter?! She crumpled it up and tossed it to the side and, sighing heavily, she decided to try a different tactic, someone more...personable.

[Dear Anna,

Surprise! It's Rapunzel.
I know you told me to keep in contact
after we met at your sister's coronation
and I am sorry that I've been so bad at that.
It's been...a crazy year. Two years.
I have so much to tell you,
but I'd rather do so in-person.
The reason I am writing is because something
has come up. Something bad.
You remember how I told you I was trapped in
a tower for eighteen years? Turns out, my
kidnapper was part of this...crazy-dangerous
group of magic-using evil cultists before
and, well, something...happened and they've
been unsealed and are running wild.]

She grabbed another paper and kept writing.

[My father was very recently revealed to have
been conspiring with them and he is now
missing-in-action, and we cannot fight these
cultists with normal, mortal means.
Which is what I am contacting you two about.
I need the help of your sister's magic to fight
these people.
By the way, remember when I said I had long,
magical, healing hair?
It's back.
And also there's another person here,
my Moon counterpart, who is still learning
to control his magic.
I hope your sister can help him with that.
Of course, I don't ask for you to drop everything.
And, I should warn you, right now we have a firm
no-animals policy because of one of the cultists
being able to control animals. I don't think you
would want sweet Sven to be turned against us so,
if he comes, he'd have to be human temporarily.]