3rd person POV
The group had been traveling all day. They were now at the edge of The dark forest nearing Taran, from Taran they could easily reach Erabithia a day's travel since the two kingdom's palaces were practically neighbors.
A fog had settled over the forest, leaving them to not rely on natural light but their supernatural strong eyesight. "Shh... I heard something" spoke nonother than Ben as he halted in his steps.suddenly he was dangling in the air inside a net.
"Nobody move! This place is booby-trapped, one wrong move and who knows what's next" warned Aaron, but no one had seen the mysterious group of warriors that were catching the guards one by one.
Soon enough the only ones that were left were Sapphire, Aaron, and Violet.
"mom, what's going on? " Violet frantically whispered, afraid that whatever was out there would hear her then come for her life.
" get behind me "ordered Aaron.
Sapphire hesitated but then agreed to it stepping behind violet putting her life out before her daughter's for whatever was attacking to go through her first. Two darts appeared out of nowhere and hit both Sapphire and Aaron leaving Violet frantically searching for the direction danger, her eyes scanning the forest madly as she realized her mom's absence.
Feeling a presence she turned around and before she could fight against the giant frame she was darted and fell asleep like a snow crystal.
*******
They all were tied into three separate poles, the guards had been taken to the cells. Slowly Aaron and Violet returned to consciousness.
" Where are we?"Violet asked warily
"Shut up prisoners" barked a buffy guard from the group that attacked her. Feeling a powerful aura she lifted her eyes only to be faced with familiar gold orbs.
"Why are they tied?...release them at once"
The trio is instantly released with Sapphire gaining her full senses.
Sapphire looks up, eyes connecting with those of the queen.
"mom" she choked out followed by a muffled sob, as Hilda held her so tight it was bruising.
"Omg! you.are.my.grandmother!!"
Hilda pulled apart from Sapphire and embraced Violet "I can't believe you're here, we thought you were_"
"Mom where's Gunther? He was supposed to get back up but we never heard from him again"
"He'll be here soon, he had been attacked on his way here and had lost too much blood. He was in a coma for six weeks, and in that time span so much had happened we thought we were too late"
"Sophia!" Sapphire looked over to the man at the door addressing her in her middle name something only Prince Percy and her best friend did. He had jet black shoulder-length hair, grey eyes, pale skin of Erabithian people, and a six-foot four frame.
"Gunther!" They both met each other halfway and embraced the life out of one another. When they pulled apart Sapphire was grinning like mad.but that's before the man asked a dreaded question.
"Where's Prince Percy?"
Hilda's POV
I watched as Sapphire's face morphed into pain and regret, but as quickly as it had come it was gone.
"Enough about me, why did you take so long to come here!" my Saph chastised Gunther, by the way, his posture and smile didn't falter I figured he hadn't noticed her relapse and avoidance of his question.
My little girl always the protector trying to keep everyone smiling although I could see that behind those eyes lay pain and yet as her eyes flickered to who I assumed to be my granddaughter a surge of hope surfaced.
"Hey! I didn't know it was you who the guardians caught!, I do have other responsibilities other than checking if my perceived as a deceased friend was caught trespassing on Royal land"I saw his lip twitch for a smirk, I melted as the room filled with angelic laughter belonging to nonother than my granddaughter...my granddaughter. Now that brings a smile to my face.
"Mom?"I looked up to the golden eyes I had missed so much, a contrast to my green ones, one would wonder how we are mother and daughter.
Her hair was so dark brown it almost looked black symbolizing her calm and yet calculating personality, in fact, most people who know her from afar think its black but my hair was the color of blood red symbolizing my feisty personality. My six foot four frame was taller than her six-foot frame but her slightly tanned skin and oval-shaped face proved our resemblance with my skin being tanned and face oval as hers.we were a goddess beauty.
"Yes" I answered her as she played with her fingers something she did when she was nervous about telling me something.
"This is my daughter, Violetta"
She gestured to the young beauty that had come to stand by her side.same oval-shaped face lips full as ours, golden eyes as her mother but golden hair...golden hair!! Could she?no no that's impossible, she's a dark one's daughter!! Then again the prophecy did say th_
"Oomph-"I was cut off my trail of thought by an embrace from Violetta, my granddaughter. "be careful, you're zapping me" she quickly let go.
When goddess rank astrapi touch it is essential that they keep their power in check or else the other may zap you instantaneously feeding off of your power or if you are shielded their zap will give you harmless electric tingles which are uncomfortable if you ask me.
"This calls for a celebration gather all the men and women, tonight we celebrate my daughter's return to life and the discovery of my granddaughter".