Silver Girl

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Fifty years had passed.

In moon village. 

There is a beautiful-looking girl, sixteen years old. She has gorgeous silver hair, her deep blue eyes are like the ocean, and she was wearing a lovely pink colored dress. In the forest, she was busy playing with her friends.

One of them said while playing, “Elsa, let's go home. Your father must be worried. Our magistrate is strict about you, you too know well.”

“Yes, yes, I know I'm the magistrate's daughter, and he is very strict about me. He forbid me from playing in the forest BLA BLA BLA. All of you always say to me these things. All right, let's go home,” A lazy sigh came out of her mouth, before tilting her head in despair, and heading home with reluctance.

Everyone in this village knows, even the outlying villages know how much the moon magistrate loves his daughter. He does not allow his daughter to leave the house. He gave everything that his daughter wanted, even allowing some girls to play inside the house with his daughter, but her lovely daughter was like a bird, she always felt caged so whenever her father went to work, she would go to the forest with her friends but in the middle of the street her father's guard would catch her.

Now Elsa has entered the room through the window like a cat. “Phew! By the grace of God I survived, I think father is busy, or I would be dead meat today.”

“You are dead meat, Elsa.” A voice rang, making her heart leap out of her chest.

“AAAAA!” she screamed as she heard the familiar voice.

“Father, you're scaring me, and what are you doing in my room?” Elsa lowered her eyes and asked. 

“You tell me first, Elsa, what were you doing outside the house?” Robert said in a heavy tone. Hearing her father's tone, Elsa's breath hitched in her throat and tears welled up in her eyes, but this time, her tears could not melt her father's heart.

“Why are you so rebellious, Elsa? I gave you everything. I just requested one thing from you. Okay, now it's enough. I grounded you for two weeks, and you can't see your friends. Now freshen up and meet everyone at the dinner table.” just as Robert turned around to leave, he heard Elsa's voice.

“Father, have I done something wrong ever or misbehaved with anyone? I have always been a good girl, but I like to go around, studying together like my friends. Their parents take them to the market, fair, even to another village, but dad, what about me? Am I that bad?” Elsa choked on her voice. 

“Elsa I… I can't say anything, just understand that I am doing it for your good. Now stop crying. You know how much I love you.”

“No father, I don't know, I don't want to know. I will not have dinner. Please leave my room, ” Elsa's loud voice echoed throughout the house. Robert didn't answer her as he didn't think his word will work, he left after glancing at Elsa once.

 

Standing by the window Robert noticed there is a peaceful atmosphere outside, but a storm of guilt is rising in his heart, suddenly a hand squeezed his shoulder,

“Husband, don't feel bad, you are doing the right thing for her. She is just a little girl and doesn't have a normal life like other kids. She was kept in this house all the time, so Elsa's curiosity was piqued whenever her friends came and talked about their lives outside. Now, husband, I think we should talk about the prophecy. She is intelligent, she will understand us.”

“Hmm I also thought that we should tell her everything, we can't keep her always like that especially with the coming full moon in the seventh month, just one more month left then she can see the change in herself, but I am scared wife, she is my precious daughter.” They both held each other hands, worrying about their precious baby girl. 

“Didn't she eat?” Robert asked.

“No, she hasn't opened the door yet. She is just like you, Robert, stubborn and strong-headed, so let's talk to her.”

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There was an abandoned castle in the middle of the forest where a man was closing his eyes and humming an old tune leisurely. After a while, there was a knock on the door. 

“Come in, Gramson.”

‘Majesty, we still found nothing,” Gramson said in a disappointing tone. 

“HUMPH! Maybe my would-be woman doesn't care about me,” Gabriel chuckled at his words. 

“Majesty, It's been fifty years since you left the throne and isolated yourself here, I think you should return, Majesty.”

“I'd like to stay here a few more months, you know, for the last sixteen years something has grown inside me, UMM! I said "hope" in "Human language.”

I felt good and energetic, but before this; I felt like I was getting corrupted soon. That's why I chose the path of hibernation, otherwise, I would have caused the death of my army. You know all this, now things have changed. I can sense that something big was going to happen, Gramson. I just don't know where and when?

“So my dear friend, don't worry, I will take my position soon, now get some fresh food for me, I am hungry.”

“Okay, Majesty, I will be back soon,” Gramson left in haste. 

Gabriel started a song again, 

“My dear girl, where are you.”

“How long will it take me to hold you?”

“Hmm …hmm…. you will be mine soon”…