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"She hasn't awoken yet, but she has been speaking of things in her own lifetime, which troubles me..." He sighed. Then, he seemed to realize that Leena had no idea really as to what he was talking about. "Do you know why Altarion started this war?..." He murmured, now wondering if the original stories of the beginning of this mess had been passed down over the years, or lost in the craziness that had become the world now.

"Why? Do you not think that knowing of the past can help you repair damage in the future?" He asked, not in a mean or annoyed tone. Simply an inquisitive one. The king truly sounded interested in hearing the queen's opinion.

"Over the years, the story has been spun wrong, into many variations...I don't think many people know the true story anymore. Only the royals that were alive when Selena first opposed Altarion." The king murmured.

Selena groaned, moving ever so slightly in her sleep, though she was still not even awake at all. "Anna..." She murmured, before falling silent once more.

Sighing, King Lostariel shook his head, before turning to Leena once more, gently patting Selena's hand. "Would you like to know the true story? I'm not sure you'll ever hear it from Valanthiriel until you get completely blind sighted." He said.

The king nodded, his face now completely serious as he pulled the whole story back together. "Before this war, Valanthiriel was a very nice a peaceful girl, just like any other elf. And Altarion had a heart. A heart that he gave to Valanthiriel after they met at a ball held in Aduial to promote peace between all the nations. Eventually Altarion asked Valanthiriel for her hand in marriage. She accepted and they were married within the next year. After that, Valanthiriel went to live with her husband in Gannel and they had two children, a son and a daughter. Everything was fine for a few years, until the neighboring country to Gannel attacked Valanthiriel and her two children while they were on a walk through the gardens. My daughter did her best to protect her children and was injured severely. Unfortunately, her children still fell victim, despite her efforts, and her son, who was thirteen at the time, died from his injuries. Their daughter, Anna, who was eleven, survived, and mourned her brother's loss with Altarion while they stayed at Valanthiriel's bedside. She didn't come around until a week after the attack, and when she heard the news, she was devastated. Valanthiriel went in to a great depression over the loss of her son, as well as Altarion, who sent his forces to the neighboring kingdom to exact his revenge. That country no longer exists. However, after his revenge was carried out on those who stole his son from him, Altarion began to lose his mind. He talked of destroying all the other kingdoms to make sure no one could hurt his family again. He began locking Anna and Valanthiriel in rooms for days at a time. Seeing that her husband had gone completely mad and that staying any longer would endanger not only her life, but Anna's as well, Valanthiriel ran from Gannel with Anna and hid her away. Altarion was furious when he found out, and began to blame my daughter for their son's death, also claiming that she had killed Anna. Threatening to take over the entire world and destroy it, he started gathering his armies, so Valanthiriel was forced to stand against him. And that is how the war truly started. You do not hear that tale anymore, though it is probably for the best at this point." The king said, now patting Selena's hand again.

"You're welcome." The king replied with a light smile. Nodding, he sighed, now just holding Selena's hand. "She's been through a lot. And she still has much to go through. The next thing she'll probably do once she gets out of Aras is go to retrieve Anna. No one except Valanthiriel's one, personal bodyguard knows where Anna is, for he is the one person Valanthiriel entrusted to watch over her daughter." He murmured.

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Leena sighed lightly and nodded even if she knew he couldn't see. "That sounds like her." She said softly, wondering whom the guard was, but she wasn't about to ask. She wondered if she should mention Roran and what he was going to do, but she remained silent, rising up from her chair.

Vadász nodding once as he took flight, flying into a tree to hide for the moment along with his sister so that they wouldn't be seen and given away.

Cori quickly had Tyri saddled and started leading her through the snow, walking on top of it wile the mare pushed through. "If you need to you can sit on her, hide in the empty bag." she murmured, knowing he'd hear and hoping no one else did. She could hear them, even if they thought they were being quiet. Tyri tossed her head, whinying and getting a pat on the neck. She knew they were here too, and somewhere close.

Cori shut it once they were in, making sure there was enough of an opening for them to breath. It'd be a bit ironic to suffocate them while trying to keep anyone else from doing the same. She kept walking for a few minutes until the snow was thinner, the trees having caught most of it to keep it off the path. Mounting up she spurred the mare into a canter, hoping it wouldn't jar the two birds much but wanting to be away from whoever was behind them. It was nearly an hour before she couldn't hear anyone, and Tyri didn't smell them. She twisted around to open the bag, trusting Tyri to not run into anything or knock her off on a branch. "You two alright?" she murmured, hoping they wouldn't have to stay there for the next hour, until they were out of Talagand.