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Growing up, you were an orphan that lived in Old Corona. You, alongside the other orphans, already suffered from lack of funds but also the fact that Old Corona often didn’t thrive unless it was summer and the large harvests began to bloom. You had to steal as a child and result to thieving to be able to even survive. You could recall a more flourishing time for Old Corona, when you were much younger.
As a young girl, you were subjected to multiple chores around the orphanage since you were the eldest of the six orphans that lived there with the matron. You were only eight when you had to wobble out onto the sidewalk cobblestone, sweeping off leaves that had fallen from the nearby trees. The broom was about twice your size but you continued attempting to brush them out of the path to the orphanage.
Bark, bark! You heard echo in the distance. It didn’t bother you much, although, because you knew that the local strays would always run around, chasing a fowl or a cat around.
BARK, BARK! It grew louder.
“Watch out!” Someone cried. You turned around and saw a scruffy golden retriever bounding toward you at an alarming rate. You squeaked as it collided into you, knocking you and your broom down onto the cobblestone. You fell down face-first, groaning as the dog raced on over your body and ahead. Hearing footsteps, you felt embarrassment burn at your cheeks hotly and you didn’t feel like getting up to see whoever it was.
“Are—Are you okay?” A gentle voice asked you. You slowly lifted your head up off the pavement, looking to the stranger. He was a young boy, probably your age, with a wide tooth gap and fluffy black hair. Holding out his hand to you, you glanced only once down at it before looking at his face again. Your heart raced and hammered in your throat as you gently picked up your hand, taking his. He heaved you up, being painfully thin and weak, even more so than you. You stood a couple inches taller than him.
“Thank you.” You whispered, pushing your short hair behind your ear. He reached up to you, gently dabbing his finger on your cheek before pulling back.
“Oh my gosh, you’re bleeding.” He said with a sad tone.
“That’s okay!” You quickly wiped your scraped cheek on your arm. Smeared and orange, it was vibrint against your arm.
“It isn’t! C-Come on, let’s find you a bandaid.” The boy said, taking your wrist and tugging you into the orphanage. He walked into the co-ed bathroom and rummaged underneath the sink before finally pulling out a small box of bandaids. Taking one out, he unwrapped it and approached you, leaning in closely to your face to place it on.
“Y/N! Come clean up this mess!” Demanded the matron from the kitchen. Ushering into the kitchen, you brought a small rag with you.
“What happened?” You asked softly, looking at the spilled mush on the floorboards.
“Jeremy flung his food all over the place.” She said, strolling out. You looked at the baby left in the highchair, crying loudly as he shook his fists. You bent down, cleaning up his mess of leftover food before you took Jeremy out of his highchair and went to go place him in his crib. In through the front door, you saw a familiar face walk in proudly.
“Varian!” You said happily, bouncing Jeremy on your hip.
“Hey, Y/N! Guess who won first place at the Science Exposition? This guy!”
“Oh, that’s wonderful. I told you all that hard work would pay off in the end.” You smiled, leading the way into the nursery and placing Jeremy down before you turned back to the smiling Varian. “Are you ready?”
“Yep! I haven’t scheduled any alchemy today, so I’m all free to do whatever you want!”
“That’s great.” You said. “I just finished my chores, too. Let’s sneak out before someone sees us.” You giggled, taking his hand. Racing out of the orphanage, you ran into the woods with Varian, running around and playing hide and seek and tag. You knew he was desperate to grow up, so were you, but you enjoyed your fair share of fun after all the adulting was done. For six years, you’d been Varian’s loyal friend and he’s been your secret crush all this time. Of course you had gotten good at hiding it, especially when he spoke about Cassandra, Rapunzel’s Lady in Waiting. But, when the two of you went out into the woods to play, you both had so much fun together that it was hardly a thought that crossed either of your minds.
You laughed as he chased after you, but you skidded to a sudden halt when you saw something up ahead. Large obsidian spikes erupted from the earth’s crust, tumbling in all different directions and sizes. You stared at them with wide eyes and glanced back at Varian, whose laughter slowed to an abrupt stop also once he saw them.
“People are starting to complain about these rocks getting on their property.” You said softly, reaching out to touch one. It was about as cold as ice and your hands recoiled from the slick surface. “I’m starting to get worried about them.”
“Me too.” Varian admitted, looking down. “I’ve been conducting tests and I can’t think of anything that can break them.”
“That’s scary. You’re a really good alchemist, are you sure there’s nothing?” You asked him.
“No, there has to be something.” He sighed, looking over at you. “Let’s just go back.”
You followed him through the forest and hesitated before entering back into Old Corona. A part of yourself told you not to go back, you really hated working at the orphanage, it was always a hassle because the matron demanded so much of you specifically. Maybe it was because you were the eldest there, or maybe she just hated you for no apparent reason. Still, you stood there on the edge of the cobblestone, causing Varian to pause ahead of you. Turning, he looked at you with concern.
“W-What’s the matter?”
“I hate going back to that place.” You mumbled.
“Oh.”
“Why won’t anyone adopt me? I just want a new life!” You exclaimed, crossing your arms very emotionally. Watching from the sunlit road, Varian looked slightly uncomfortable. He had never experienced the pain you had, he’d always known his father despite the lack of appreciation in his family. You often got mad at Quirin for not showing enough love to his own flesh and blood, but you had never said a word.
“I’m sorry…” Varian said, approaching you. “I’m sure someone will. You’re a good person!”
“Clearly not good enough.”
“Oh, pssh. Don’t make me laugh, you’re great! Hey, how about you come have dinner with me and my dad?”
“You wouldn’t mind?”
“No way! You always complain about having to cook dinner at the orphanage, why not have someone else do it for you? I can make some really good pasta!”
You laughed, nodding. “I’d love that. Thank you so much, Vari.”
“No worries. Okay, I gotta get home and set it up! Come at sundown.” He said, hurriedly waving to you and running off in the opposite direction. You waved back to him, your faint smiling fading as he disappeared around a corner. Shuffling back to the orphanage, you decided on what absolute rags you’d wear to dinner with your crush and his dad.
“So glad you made it.” Quirin piped up with a cheery smile toward you as the door swung open. You nodded, walking in slowly before you looked around the mansion they lived in. You loved being here, and you couldn’t help but smell something absolutely delicious wafting from the kitchen. “Varian was so happy to have a friend come over. You have no idea how precious you are to him.”
“Really?” You asked his father, looking up at him. Weary and worn eyes gazed back at you and he dipped his head. “But… only a friend.” You finished.
“He doesn’t really have close friends but after the science fair, he’s been saying that Cassandra, the Princess, and Eugene are his friends. I don’t mind it, of course, he seems happy. But I’m relieved he has a close friend that’s his age.”
“Do you ever tell him how proud you are of him?” You asked Quirin, but he was interrupted. Varian walked into the living room with a goofy smile on his face, exposing his adorable tooth gap as he announced dinner was ready. Quirin, ignoring your question, walked silently into the dining room. You followed slowly and sank down in your seat. Maybe that was the wrong question to ask, but you couldn’t help it. It bothered you how much Quirin clearly loved his son, just had trouble expressing it.
The dinner was amazing. Not only was Varian a great alchemist, but he was great at blending a perfect amount of basil into the sauce, then poured carefully over the pasta. You couldn’t help but imagine being his wife when you got older and the idea of him cooking for you for a change excited you. After dinner was finished, you politely thanked him. He looked to his father, wide blue eyes glimmering with hopefulness for acceptance.
“It was good, son.” He simply stated, crossing his fingers atop the table. “Where did you learn to do that?”
“It’s all about precision!” Varian shouted practically, excited to talk about it with Quirin. You suppress a laugh but Varian’s expression changed suddenly. “Oh, I need to do something. Really fast, I-I’ll be back!” He said, standing up and leaving his empty plate behind.
“Wait a minute. Are you going off to your lab? We have a guest.” Quirin rose his voice threateningly.
“Don’t worry!” You quickly cut in to avoid tensions. “I’ll wash up and go down there with him. I like science stuff.”
Reluctantly, Quirin nodded approval before you took everyone’s plates and washed them in the sink, then joining Varian downstairs in his lab. He was already hard at work, examining the black rocks that were sprouting from the floorboards. With his goggles still on, he turned to look at you. “It’s all about precision. I figure maybe I have to hit it at just the right spot and it’ll break.”
“You really think that’s it?” You asked him, gently putting the tip of your index on the very end of the pointed rock. “After withstanding all of your chemicals?”
“What else could it be, Y/N? I’ve tried everything.” He slumped, hitting it lightly with a hammer here and there. But, no places that it was struck caused it to shatter, which disproved of Varian’s suspicions. “Maybe I should just give up?”
“No way!” You said, taking his gloved hands. “You’ve been so determined to figure out what is so unbreakable that it can get rid of these things-- I think you can figure it out. If anyone can, it’ll be you, Varian.”
And with those words you had no earthly idea how much you inflicted on him. How much pain and grief he’d go through just to prove that sentence correct. You’d never know it until after the storm died down, either.
Upon those next couple of weeks, you found yourself growing more distant from Varian. As the mysterious black rocks sprouted up more often around town, destroying houses and establishments, people began to leave. The orphans had nowhere to go, so you all stayed behind with the few people that also chose to stay. Varian was working hard in his lab, you assumed, but you felt a chill on your spine as winter approached rapidly. Actually, too rapidly, snow began to float down gracefully from the thick and fluffy clouds, signaling the true existence of winter in Corona. You laughed, taking some of the other orphans out of the house to roll around and play with the snow. You kept watch until the matron arrived with a distasteful expression. After hours of snow continually falling, you thought you’d definitely see Varian outside, playing with the other children in the profuse heaps of soft and wet snow.
So, you set out to find him. Draping a cape on your cold figure, it was all you could afford to keep you warm this time to year. So, still wearing your short ankle dress and worn-down slippers, you plowed right on through the snow to Varian’s mansion. It didn’t take you long to get there at all, of course, but you really didn’t want to be in the cold any longer so you invited yourself in, opening the unlocked front door.
“Hope you don’t mind, but it’s freezing out there.” You said as you guided yourself into the front room, looking around. Not a single soul in sight, you thought to yourself. As odd as it was, you continued on through the house and drew closer to the basement where the lab was placed. You heard frantic voices and quickly opened the door, rushing down the stairs.
“Varian? What’s going on?” You asked as you raced up, witnessing Quirin struggle against shining amber that began to encase around his body. Varian had shattered glass around the place, a sign that was never good to see. Varian, with big balls of tears in his eyes, looked to you.
“P-Please, help! We need to get the Princess!”
“What?” You asked, in shock. “What’s happening to your father?”
“I-I don’t know! You have to get out of here! Come get the Princess with me!”
“Varian, I can’t! It’s a blizzard out there.”
“Fine.” He spat. “I’ll go alone.”
“No, I mean, I don’t have any clothes to keep me warm. If I go out there, I’ll freeze to death.”
“O-Okay, okay! I’m sorry I snapped at you.” Varian shook his head.
“GO!” Shouted Quirin, his torso now being enclosed. You panicked and ran up the stairs with Varian, shutting the door quickly. He looked awful. Tired from overexertion, he had severe eyebags that said he hadn’t had a solid rest in quite some time. Tears were streaming down his face and you quickly grabbed his cheeks, trying to get him to pull himself together.
“Calm down, I know the Princess will listen to you. She’s your friend, remember?”
He nodded slowly and wiped his face, opening the front door. “Get everyone out of Old Corona, it’s too dangerous here.”
“Where are we supposed to go?” You asked, but he was too much in a rush. Exiting out of his house and disappearing into the white hazy blizzard, you raced back out into the snow to retrieve everyone else from the village. And so, you did. It only took what seemed like all day, but you managed to get everyone else out of Old Corona and down below into the tunnels. It was an idea suggested by one of the elder adults and you thought it was pretty reasonable so you all headed down there with as many blankets and coats you could rummage before the heart of the storm rampaged upon Corona. It was cold down there, of course, but it was better than being in the snow. Holding Jeremy and leading the other children, you all huddled up together against a wall and you silently prayed for Varian’s safe return.
When the storm finally let up, you had a pile of children on top of you that kept all of you relatively warm and you heard the snow die down. The wind halted from whirling up above and you awoke the kids lying around you gently, standing up and handing one of the younger girls Jeremy. “I’ll go and check, it sounds like the storm’s slowing down.”
“Be careful…” One of the girls said softly and you smiled, ruffling her hair. You walked along the pathway until you reached a ladder, climbing it and hauling the door up and exiting out into the snowy and cold world. Glancing up toward the sky, you noticed that the snow had stopped falling and the wind had disappeared altogether. Despite that, the mist surrounding the town looked ominously unwavering until you saw a silhouette marching toward you. Squinting, you were able to make out more of a figure and a grin appeared on your face.
“Varian!” You cried out, racing toward him. Enveloping him in a hug, you noticed he was awfully limp. Pulling away, you saw his gaze was averted to the snow and his expression was dangerously blank. “What’s… going on?”
“She lied.”
“She who? Where’s the Princess?” You asked suddenly, looking around.
“Rapunzel promised me!” He shouted angrily, his fists curled up. “S-She… she lied to me! I’ll never forgive her!”
“Calm down, what’s going on?”
“I asked for help and she-- they acted like I was attacking her! She threw me out of the castle.”
“The King and Queen are gone on a trip, the Kingdom is vulnerable right now due to the blizzard, right? I’m sure she has a lot on her shoulders--”
“NO!” Varian snapped at you, his eyes going wide. You stumbled back with fear and he realized what he had done wrong. Stepping back from you, his innocence suddenly washed back, returning to himself and he gently reached out to you. “I-I’m so sorry, I didn’t mean to yell at you…”
“That’s okay.” You dipped your face so you wouldn’t have to see his puppy dog eyes.
“Come on, we need to go save my dad.” He said, taking your wrist and running with you towards his house. You disregarded the others down below in the tunnels and figured they’d be safe until you got back, so you followed on after him. He slammed the front door open, calling out to his father. Once he reached the lab, the two of you ran down the stairs and--
He was completely encased.
“No! Dad! Please!” Varian sobbed, racing up to the amber and hitting it with his fists. You watched from afar, your mouth covered as you watched the boy you loved agonizingly scream at the solid amber. “I’ll make them pay and I’ll make you proud!”
“Varian.” You said softly, approaching him and resting your hand on his shoulder. He snatched your hand, searching desperately into your eyes.
“Please, help me.” He said. “I can’t do this alone.”
“I-I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“I’m going to make Rapunzel feel the pain that I have! She’s going to pay for all of this--”
“No, Varian, no! You can’t think that way! You’re a good person!”
“I’m sick and tired of being ignored! Y/N, all of Corona is going to pay for what they did!” He cried, but you quickly whirled around on your heel, racing out of the lab then the house. You didn’t know that Varian down there, you didn’t at all. A part of you began to grow terrified as you ran for your life. Was it a mistake falling in love with him? But he was such a sweet and innocent kid when you met him…
Opening the hatch and climbing down the ladder, you found the rest of your people resting and told them they needed to get to the Kingdom quickly. Having to lead the way there through the piles of snow and probably a day’s travel, you got there and noticed the bridge was being repaired for whatever reason. Snow was beginning to melt quickly and you all entered the Kingdom, finalizing the abandonment of Old Corona. You walked toward the palace and as usual they were taking requests and listening to people’s issues, but it was unusually empty today. The King and Queen were back from their trip and so when faced with the royalty, you nervously propped Jeremy up on your hip.
“Your highness?” You asked gently, your voice shaky. All you could think about was Varian’s threats, but you figured maybe they were empty. You also couldn’t allow Varian to get in trouble and you thought maybe he just needed alone time.
“Yes?” Queen Arianna’s soft and velvety voice met yours.
“Old Corona is abandoned. The orphanage has nowhere to go… I’m afraid we can’t live out on the streets.”
Exchanging a concerned glance with her husband who was sitting comfortably with a cast on his ankle, he nodded.
“You’ll be allowed to stay in the palace for as long as you need.”
“Thank you so much.” You breathed with a smile. The rest of the orphans around you cheered but you didn’t feel that happy, your mind still stuck on one person.
A week passed. All of you had settled into the castle quite well and the matron was still legally your guardian but you also had maids and guards check up on all of you occasionally. Most of the time, you took care of everyone. Rapunzel, who you got to know very well, seemed not the type to throw out such an innocent person like Varian and so you didn’t ask any questions. Instead, during the time you spent together, she had organized an event to get the younger orphans loving homes. Surprisingly, they began to get adopted just like that. They were all much younger than you, and being the last and eldest, nobody seemed to really… want you. You didn’t mind much, though. The orphanage back in Old Corona was probably overgrown with those black rocks and you were pretty much your own free person now-- except for the fact that your matron was keeping you from adoption as an excuse to make you do all of her chores for her.
“Where are you going today, Y/N?” Asked Rapunzel, who ran behind you in a long hallway.
“I’m just… going on a walk in the woods, that’s all.” You smiled, lying to her. She nodded, waving off to you as you jogged on out the front doors. Excusing yourself from the guards, you avoided the people in the streets and took detours down alleys and finally made it across the bridge back into the mainland. You were traveling on foot but it was much easier now that the snow had completely melted and the weather had come to a calm.
Coming upon Old Corona, you witnessed a sight that caused your heart to sink in your chest. The entire place was ridden with those black rocks, pointed and protruding every which place. You tried to navigate your poor home town, finding the path toward the familiar mansion you recalled eating dinner in not too long ago.
Slowly creaking the front door open, you managed to wedge yourself into the house. “Varian?” You called out, looking around the room before making your way down to the basement. “Varian?” Repeating yourself, you watched a small figure turn to look at you from in front of a glimmering amber boulder. “Thank God, you’re okay.”
“You turned your back on me.” He murmured. “Old Corona is just abandoned now, why are you here again?”
“I want to make sure that you’re okay. You were so shaken last time I saw you…”
“I needed your friendship then more than ever! You said you’d always be by my side.”
“I can’t turn my back on the royal family! Why don’t you think of another solution?”
“I don’t care! Rapunzel and her kingdom have turned their backs on me.”
“Not me. Not completely, Vari.” You whispered, reaching out for him.
“Urgh!” He exclaimed, walking toward you and perching his goggles on his head. “I’ve tried everything, Y/N, I can’t free him…” He had dropped the earlier subject which caused you to believe maybe he was reconsidering it, so you continued the conversation.
“It’s just like the black rocks, right?” You said, bringing him into a hug. “You have to find something just as unbreakable.”
“Just as unbreakable…” He muttered, his eyes lighting up.
“Now, Varian, please come with me to the Kingdom. You’ll be safer there.”
“No. I have to leave for awhile.”
“What do you mean?” You frowned.
“I’ve got things to plan.”
You weren’t keyed in on a lot of things, but you kept hearing rumors around the castle. When it was you making late night errands for your matron or when you were out trying to find Rapunzel to ask her what shampoo she used, you would hear people whispering in the halls and just around corners. It could just be your imagination, but you swore you heard Varian’s name get slipped in there a couple of times. Shaking it off, you thought that maybe nobody at the castle knew he was your friend.
Rapunzel’s birthday came quickly. The day was hectic, you heard rumors about some kind of robot arising to attack Rapunzel but you recalled being out and about during the morning, so it was only a rumor to you. Then, King Frederick banished Rapunzel into a high-security tower, just like the one she had been confined to for the first eighteen years of her life. You knew he only had good intentions, but with all the rumors going around, it almost felt like… Varian was included in on all of this. All you had to do was talk to someone about it. Now, it was later that night and you had tried to corner someone about it, but nobody was in sight. You did hear small screams coming off from outside, but assumed maybe it was just some children or something.
“Queen Arianna!” You exclaimed, rushing toward her. She was pressed against a window, staring out at a fog that enveloped everyone like a sea. “What’s going on out there?”
“Listen.” She said softly, placing a single finger to her lips. You hushed and heard a loud booming voice.
“Hello Corona,”
No… Varian? That couldn’t be him… but his voice was unmistakable.
“Something dark is coming for you. Our King has refused to acknowledge it, in hopes to keep his secret-- he has lied to you and vilified me.”
He continued onwards and you held your hand over your mouth. It was too late. Varian was truthful about getting his revenge on Rapunzel and all of Corona, and you had known about it and spoke nothing whatsoever about it to anyone. Queen Arianna had a solemn face on that made your gut wrench. Suddenly, you heard wild screams emit from outside and rampaging footsteps. You listened on in horror.
“This is terrible, we need to do something.” You said to her. “We need to go out there and f--”
“You’re not going anywhere.” Said a deep voice behind you. The two of you whirled around, facing a masked person that was only your height. You immediately knew who it was.
“Varian! Please, stop this, now!” You cried, but you could see his eyes through the green glass of his mask.
“Sleep,” He calmly replied, tossing a handful of green glittery dust in yours and the Queen’s faces. Immediately, you felt drowsy upon inhaling it, and collapsed on the ground, unconscious.
Waking up, you had no idea what the time was. You were lying on the floor of a familiar place and in the fuzzy distance, you saw Queen Ariana struggle against the ropes binding her. She was already up and awake, you felt groggy still.
“You’re finally up, Y/N,” Varian said softly, helping you lean up. “Good. You’ll help me.”
“I’m not going to help you do this to Rapunzel.” You said bitterly. “What you’re doing is wrong.”
“She’s right.” Spoke up Queen Arianna.
“Be quiet, I said!” Varian shouted to her. “Listen, Y/N, you’ve been my only friend.”
“Friend?” The Queen asked, raising her eyebrows. “You were… working together?”
“No!” You said, turning to her. “We grew up together, that’s all. Varian, please, this isn’t you! You know right from wrong, you were such a sweet kid!”
“But it was you who said that we needed something unbreakable! It’s her hair, Rapunzel’s hair! Only that can help shatter the amber trapping my father.” He said desperately. “You told me to keep going…”
“Not like this.” You cried. “Varian, I liked you. I thought we were gonna grow up and get married.”
A redness blossomed on his face and he quickly looked aside, trying to avoid eye contact with you. “Lying to me won’t help you now. Both of you are going to pay alongside Corona for betraying me! I wanted someone who would listen to me and help me!” He said, turning his back on both of you.
The entire time, you were trapped beside Queen Arianna, who was chained to the floor. You were bound by rope by the wrists and ankles and you continually cried, leaning on Queen Arianna for support. The whole scene played out to Varian’s plans. Rapunzel and her father showed up trying to get the upper hand, but became trapped. Eugene and Cass were outside battling the odd music box robots. Rapunzel caved in, allowing her hair to be used to drill into the amber. You watched on in fear as Varian frustratingly attempted multiple times to get the amber to shatter, but nothing would work.
Then, Queen Arianna and the King broke free, cutting your ropes too. After a hug between the loving family, they all turned and saw Varian was gone.
“Varian?” You called out, looking around.
The floor exploded and out came a giant robotic suit, including Varian inside. He spat some threatening words before all of you ushered out of the front door, down the steps. He raced in behind, capturing Cass and the Queen in both of his palms and squeezing. Erupting from the earth came the black rocks that you dreaded, encasing Rapunzel. In seething rage, she sent them flying toward his robotic arms and managed to cause Cass and her mother to get sent back down, freed finally. Then, she controlled the rocks to impale Varian’s suit and the red light from the inside flickered off, the entire robot tumbling down.
“Varian!” You screamed, racing toward the crumbling robot parts. As soon as it collided with the ground, you were sobbing and raced to the little window, shattering it with your bare hands and quickly fumbling around inside. “Come on, Vari, where are you?”
Feeling a warm body, you tugged and tugged until you pulled him out of the little hole you made. Lugging his unconscious body onto the metal, you held him close and listened for his breath. It was slowing rapidly.
“Someone, please, help! He’s going to die!”
They all stared at you.
“I know he didn’t made good choices, but he was just scared!” You pleaded.
They continued to watch.
You bent over his body, hugging him close and allowing your hot tears to roll onto his face. You ran your thumbs across his face, your vision blurred with grief. The one person you wanted more than anything to be by your side was dying. “Come on, come on…” You choked, brushing his dirty hair out of his face. Leaning down, you pressed your lips on his innocently. Drawing back, his breath paused. Your own hitched in your throat and you suppressed your sobs, watching him.
COUGH, COUGH! He hacked suddenly, groaning in pain. Relief washing through you, you cradled him closely. His eyelids fluttered open as he batted his eyelashes, wearily looking into your sad face.
“Why didn’t it work?” He asked, tears balling in his own eyes.
“Oh, Varian, I love you.” You sighed, hugging him close. Everyone sat back and stared, allowing you two your moment before you knew his fate would only end up behind iron bars.
Varian was hauled clumsily into a carriage, still shut behind bars and cuffed. You felt awful but you couldn’t help but know it’s what he deserved after pulling a stunt like that. You watched his upset eyes scan the crowd before the horses began to trot away with him.
“Your majesty,” You said, walking up to the King, “he was just a kid. Please, don’t… don’t do anything.”
“We’ll find him some help.” He sighed.
“Thank you.” Rapunzel replied to her father happily. She glanced at you and then took your hand, leading you away from the scene.
“Y/N… I’m sorry.” She glanced down at the ground. “But Varian… his father…”
“Don’t worry, they’ll be okay. I swear, I’ll find a way to free Quirin and help his son.”