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It’s so cold out here, it’s been cold for a long time. A large gust of wind chills me to my core, I keep walking. I will make it over this mountain. I will. I’ve been travel for a while now my feet ache but there is someone waiting for me over the other side of this mountain. Not just someone but her, Pandora, my Pandora. Crown princess of our great kingdom. She is everything, the wind, the sea, I see her in everything. Her name is fitting; she truly is a curious soul. Always asking every question that pops into her mind, I admire her curiosity but also her intelligence. So, she is what is I must make it home for, so I will keep walking. You might be wondering at this point who I am, my name is Lily Evans, and I have been traveling with Barty crouch jr. and others for the past five years. And a long and hard five years it has been. We left an army and will be returning with under one hundred men and women. I hear the cold snow crunch beneath my feet as I rub my nose, red from the cold. “Feeling the cold Rudolph?” I hear Barty call after me. “Oh, shut it crouch your not looking too much better.” I call back. He catches up to me walking at my side now, we make eye contact and burst out laughing. “You ready to see Dora, it’s been a while?” He inquires. “Yeah, what about you, ‘recon Evans missed you?” “Oh, I know it Red!” He exclaims a grin spreading across his face. I’ve known Barty since before the war, he and prince Evan were just beginning their courting when we left. We have had no way to contact any loved ones the little amount of parchment has been used to send updates to the king. “Barty look, you can see the kingdom from here!” I look down and see the massive castle with intricate turrets and jaw droppingly beautiful gardens. I love the gardens, whenever I think of them, I think of Pandora, which I guess doesn’t mean much, since I see her in everything. It reminds me of hot summer days when we would spend hours in the garden watching the world pass by as we talked and laughed about nothing and everything at the same time. “Woah, you can really see everything from up here, can’t you Red?” He asks. “Yeah, you really can.” I sigh taking it all in.
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I sigh as I wander around the halls of the castle, the whole place feels emptier without Lily. It has been a whole five years since I saw her face. Now she is all I can see all the memories, all this thinking has made me feel disconnected from other people. Like I won’t truly be me again until she’s here to. I know it isn’t exactly the healthiest option but gods, it’s so much easier to reminisce. Especially considering my situation. “Pandoraaaa, quit sulking and help me.” Evan says snapping me back to reality. “Oh, don’t be such a baby Ev.” I sigh out. There is really no reason for him to stress we aren’t even sure if our soldiers will be returning today. Unfortunately, Evan is hopelessly smitten with a certain Barty Crouch Jr. Personally I don’t see the appeal sure he’s funny but over all an insensitive prick. He has no awareness of other people’s emotions and sometimes even his own. “Dora, for someone who’s girlfriend might be arriving today, you seem more brought down than anything.” He’s right I should be excited and I am! Kind of. The situation Im currently in is not one I wish to be welcoming home Lily to. “You’re right Ev, Im sorry Im just nervous.” He laughs “you Pandora, nervous?” I scowl, what does he want me to do? Of course Im nervous the love of my life is coming home and i don’t know if she’ll still want me. The thought of her never wanting me again makes me want to cry and lock myself in my room for eternity. “So…stop moping and help me pick an out for!” Evan cries. I sigh but oblige this time. We eventually decide on a green tunic matched with black pants. The green tunic was beautiful with an intricate design and pattern. If that wouldn’t impress Barty I don’t know what would. We make are way down to the entrance where members of nobility are already lined up and waiting. Someone announces us “Prince and Princess Rosier.” Our parents had already been announced previously. We take our places by their sides as the large doors open. My heart pounds Im my chest as a group of soldiers march in uniform lines into the castle. I scan the crowd looking for her. I almost cry out when I see a flash of red hair and those green eyes. But just as soon as I have seen her I am just as quickly ushered away to the banquet hall, for a feast in their honour.