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When Narissa wheeled Clara into her chambers, Clara huffed. "Speak up, Narissa," She said, grabbing the large wheels herself and wheeling herself around to face her. "I don't like this Princess," She said softly. "You're...getting too close." Clara audibly huffed. "Why must you go and ruin this beautiful day?" She complained and Narissa turned her head from her sharply. "It was a good day, Narissa, leave it that way," Clara snapped and Narissa turned on her, glaring. "You're falling for him while you are plotting against him!" She shouted and Clara turned her head. "I am not," She shot back. "You are not what? Falling for him or Plotting against him?" Clara was queit. To say no to both would be a lie but Narissa didn't understand the multiple personalities. "You don't under stand," Clara said and Narissa frowned. "I Understand that he is the reason my father and brothers, Your father is dead," She said and Clara felt as if she was struck. She knew full well, but she couldn't blame Narissa for her feelings, she hated him too but Clara knew the truth and so would Narissa. "I have to explain something to you." She said softly and Narissa huffed but did as she asked. Clara then explained everything, Cain, Lucian, Robin and most importantly, Galen and his curse.

"Galen was the one that saved me, and he is also the one we saw today." She explained and Narissa was quiet. "He just sounds mad," She said softly. Clara chuckled wryly. "I thought the same thing, but if you would have seen Cain, you'd understand." She said and Narissa sighed. "Why is this your job?" She asked. "Why do you have to be the one to 'care for him'?"
"Because So far I'm the only one who figured it out, he wasn't able to speak about the curse, Galen is barely aware of it, and Lucian made sure that Cain couldn't speak. I can only call on Cain by saying his name and I had only after Galen slipped up." she explained and looked away. "And...I want to, I want to free him, he doesn't deserve to be the battlefield between two feuding brothers, it isn't right." She said. "What about Robin?"
"What about him?"
"After today, starting up a rebellion will be hard, harder still,"
"I know and I'll figured it out but for now, let us celebrate Yule, and survive winter." She said and Narissa sighed. "I'm Sorry, Princess," She said and Clara stood up, and took her hands. "Don't be, You're keeping me in check, I need it." She said and hugged her.


The castle quieted and Clara rested in her bed, sleeping deeply.

Clara stood at the edge of a black sea, wind tossling her dress, and hair. "Come to me, Princess," Called a dark voice, the echoed from everywhere. "Find me," Clara rose from her bed, dazedly. She walked out of her chambers and into the halls, where guards had been posted. They quickly alerted the King of her sleepwalking, as they were ordered. "Find me, Let me in," The voice urged and she walked and walked, until she was outside of the castle. Barefoot in the snow, dressed in only her night dress, she walked on before she stopped at the battlefield where her father and his men fell to Maelthra. "Release me," She knelled down, and picked up a sharp rock from beneath the snow. "Release me, Now!" She held the rock to her wrist primmed to cut.