Reunion at Sea

Therapy

"Okay...I need to know everything that Varian's gone through if I'm going to be able to help him. Because he's clearly got some serious issues that go beyond being afraid of his powers." Elsa said as she sat down on Rapunzel's bed with Anna.

Rapunzel glanced away. "Uh...well..." She sighed and got up. "It's...pretty bad. Here, I...I'll show you my journal, I wrote down everything he told me about. In fact, you may as well just read the whole thing, it talks about everything I know about the Disciples, Varian, the black rocks, everything. And...some other stuff, too, of course...heh..." She glanced away, blushing.

"Oh boy, storytime!" Anna scooted in close as Elsa was handed Rapunzel's journal.

"Before you start..." Rapunzel sighed. "I...haven't always been so close to Varian. In case, you could say that I...took advantage of his loneliness and need to be accepted, even if I didn't see it that way before. But, we've...we've talked about it all."

Elsa sighed. "We all make mistakes, Rapunzel." She opened the book and they started to read. Rapunzel decided to occupy herself with painting while they read. Judging by the various sounds they were making, they seemed to be really into it.

By the time she had finished her painting, Anna was sobbing into her sister's shoulder as Elsa stroked her back soothingly.

"He was just a little boy!" Anna wailed. "Just a little boy! How could he do that to him?!"

"I don't know." Rapunzel sighed, walking over to sit with them again. "But, I'm trying to make things right."

Elsa sighed and closed the book, handing it back. "...Okay, then. I need to go find Varian."

Rapunzel nodded. "Good luck."

"Mm...gonna need it." She admitted, getting up from the bed and rubbing Anna's head. "Why don't you go find Olaf, hm?"

"Okay." Anna nodded.

Elsa smiled, then looked back at the book before she left the room.

Rapunzel got up as Anna did the same and went over to put the journal away. "You see the danger we're facing? Why I had to call your sister?"

Anna nodded. "But, Rapunzel, you don't think we're in over our heads?"

"Whether we are or not, we don't have a choice. These people want to summon the demon Zhan Tiri and bring an unending chaos to our world. We can't let that happen."

Anna nodded. "You're right. We can't." She looked at the door. "We have to succeed."

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Quirin sighed as he watched Varian and Clyde quietly work in the lab in the castle, working with Clyde's teacher Eiram to make some kind of demon-hunting weapon. He noticed someone coming up behind him and turned to see Floyd had joined him. "Floyd?"

"Quirin," Floyd sighed, "I've been...thinking. I know that you might hate it, but we need all the help we can get, right?"

"...Yes?" Quirin frowned.

Floyd looked at him. "Then, why have you not contacted Donella for help?"

Quirin grit his teeth, his fists clenched. "No."

"Quirin, we have contacted the Queen of another land for help, someone completely unrelated. You cannot hold back on calling for help from someone you know to be helpful, that has a stake in all thi--"

"I WILL NOT CALL THAT BACKSTABBING BITCH!" Quirin roared, and he tensed as he heard the activity in the lab stop short. He sighed and grabbed Floyd's arm, pulling him away from it and leaving a confused Hector to watch the lab alone.