Chapter Two
Alice held onto her father, Isis keeping her close as he stepped down off the carriage. "Brother!" Isis waved to his sister, Alice turning her head. "Aisha"Isis greeted. Aisha stared at Alice, her eyes widening. "Alice.."Aisha says stunned by how much the girl looked exactly like Cecelia. "Auntie"Alice stared her eyes starting to sparkle. "Isis, you're back!"A white haired woman smiled coming over. She froze, staring at Alice. "Alice, that's your grandmother.. and here comes your grandfather"Isis smiled. "Empress Iris and Emperor Elris"Alice says staring at them both. Elris stared at Isis, Isis staring back at his father silently.
"She's my daughter"Isis sighed passing Alice to Elris. "She's my granddaughter"Elris smiled holding Alice in his arms. He held her up in the air, Alice staring at him stunned. "You're a pretty girl little Alice, you got your mother's looks..."Elris smiled. Alice smiled back, Iris laughing happily. "OH SHE'S SO CUTE!"Iris beamed Elris passing Alice to her. "Hi sweetheart!"Iris beamed. "Hello"Alice giggled Iris pressing kisses to her cheeks. She reached for Isis, getting a small smile from her father. He held her close to him, a hand gently rubbing her back as she wrapped her arms around his neck, resting her head on his shoulder.
She had always been teased by some of the maids in Willows household, and was even injured a few times. Willow of course fired them and made sure they were properly punished for what they did. But...her father loved her, the way he was holding her made her heart flutter with happy relief. Her father wanted her, and she was loved by the rest of her family as well. A roar pierced the air, a large bear running over. Isis quickly passed Alice to Aisha and laughed the bear tackling him down in a happy bear hug. "HEY KODAK! YOU'RE HEAVY BUDDY!"Isis laughed letting the bear. Kodak licked Isis's face, letting out happy grunts and quiet roars. A black wolf padded over, covered in war scars.
"Hey Mako"Isis greeted petting the wolf. Mako barked, Alice staring at the wolf curiously. She perked up, seeing little white lights around her, causing a small smile to appear on her face. She had told Rosy about the white lights that appeared randomly and her nanny had informed her that she may have inherited her mother's ice spirit. Alice perked up, noticing her father's hands being held out to her. Aisha passed her back to him, Isis carrying her inside. "Papa, what's that?"Alice asked pointing towards an area with many flowers. "That's the garden, we can go there later if you want"Isis smiled. "Yeah! I want that!"Alice nodded giggling.
He chuckled, smiling at her. "This is your new room"Isis says opening the room door. He set her down, Alice staring at her room stunned with how beautiful and big it was. Isis smiled, rubbing the back of his head, wondering if he had went overboard with the room, having wanted everything to be perfect when the day came he could go and get his daughter and bring her home. "Do you like it? I can set up a different room somewhere else here if you don't like it"Isis asked. "No, I like it Papa! It's so big and pretty, but it can't rival Papa's beauty!"Alice says quickly grabbing her father's pants leg. Isis chuckled and walked around her new room with her.
Alice climbed up onto her bed, surprised with how soft it felt, her eyes sparkling. A gasp of shock came from the door, Rosy standing there with Rosette looking stunned. "WHAT IN THE WORLD?!"Rosy yelled stubbed. "Nanny Rosy, isn't this room pretty!"Alice beamed. "Are we even in the right room?!"Rosette demanded stunned. Isis laughed and nodded. "This is Alice's room"Isis chuckled. "Oh my...his Majesty really spoiled Young Alice..."Rosette muttered. Alice ran over to the room window, looking out of it curiously, spotting new knights training below, Bion overseeing them. "Daddy.."Alice says looking up at him.
"Yeah, what is it?"Isis asked. Alice froze, noticing her father's eyes turned a dark red, but they changed back to lively green. "Where did those animals come from, the bear and the wolf?"Alice asked looking back out the window, spotting a guard training Kodak and Mako, using a dummy to pose as the enemy, training the two to attack on command and stop when told to. "The bear was your mother's pet, it shocked me when I first saw the little guy but he was the sweetest thing, he's gonna be trained to fight beside us, but he's still a kind bear"Isis smiled. "The wolf appeared at your mother's meeting with other noble ladies and a duchess, he was trained to protect her, he's a sweetheart"Isis went on.
He looked at her, then picked her up, carrying her out of the room down to the training knights. "Your majesty!" The knights bowed to him, Isis making his way over to Mako. Mako barked and got up. Isis set Alice down, the black wolf sniffing her. "From now on Mako will be Alice's personal guard!"Isis announces as Mako placed his paw on Alice's palm when she held it out to him. Mako barked, standing beside Alice protectively letting out a small growl. Poseidon walked over, muttering something to the Crowned Prince. "Mako, escort Alice to her room boy"Isis ordered. Mako barked and started to stalk away. "Daddy?"Alice stared.
"I will be done in a moment, I'll meet you back in your room with snacks"Isis smiled patting her head. Alice nodded and walked after Mako, Isis talking with Poseidon and Luminas, Bion joining them after being called over. Alice walked into her room, and looked around, finding this a bit much but loving it because her father chose this for her. She climbed up onto her bed, Mako padded over using his head to give her a hand, lifting her up onto the bed. "Thanks Mako"Alice smiled. She yawned, rubbing her eyes, feeling tired after all the excitement. She laid on her side, falling asleep. The sound of walking feet awoke her, her eyes opening finding Isis there.
Isis smiled down at her, before gently patting her head, setting the snacks he brought down. "Papa"Alice smiled. "Go ahead and sleep"Isis smiled. He pressed a kiss to her forehead, Alice drifting off into a peaceful slumber. Isis stared, Alice gripping his index finger, causing his eyes to water. Mako laid by the entrance to the room, asleep yet alert and ready to defend Alice with his life. "Rosy"Isis called. Rosy came in, Isis beckoning to the curtains. Rosy closed the curtains and turned the light off, before bowing and leaving the room. Isis laid beside Alice, smiling at her tiny hand gripping his finger as he fell asleep. Cecelia smiled, sitting at the end of the bed, watching over her lover and her child.
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