Anna's family

Beauty and Bravery

Note : This story is a work of fiction.

After conversing with his cousin, Tarzan gone back to chamber he was sleeping in where he found Jane, sitting and examining a particular jewellery...
She was curious if he learned anything that'd help him...
He wasn't certain if he can tell her everything but decided to try...
Jane - Wait, wait... they have a genie locked in a cage?
She heard genies were in lamps usually...bottles, or jars too.
Apparently a jail cell works here.
Jane - And involuntary visions of places you never known...
Tarzan - Rapunzel said I'll learn to control it as time passes... something about emotional clarity...
Jane - Oh, right.
She visibly tightened her hand on the amulet in her hands.
She sighs
Jane - Well, I guess we both had a nice day of discovery...
Tarzan's hand was on her cheek, he looked concerned.
Tarzan - Did something happen?
He alone had trouble adjusting to this, Jane perhaps isn't any different...
Jane - You have no idea... or maybe you do but... it's better you hear it yourself.
Earlier with Jane
After leaving Adira, Jane felt frustrated at the Fireplace...
Jane - 'Take a rest' she said...
Jane sighs, also feeling a bit dizzy.
Jane - I can do what I want with my time... who cares about exhaustion...
Faith - You clearly didn't sleep much didn't you Frau Porter...
Surprised Jane tripped this time.
Faith - Guð minn góður, I'm sorry I didn't want to scare you!
Jane rubs her head as she looks over at the tea set in Faith's arms.
Jane sighs
Jane - Whatever...
She just resumed watching the fire...
Kai, Gerda, Olina all spemd time helping around the castle...
Kristoff is off somewhere... discussing next course of action against Hans.
Professor tries keep Jane grounded...
Professor - Jane, she probably said that because you didn't sleep for days now...
Jane - Papa please... that's the least of my worries...
Faith - Heilagur demanitus, I swear you are just like her majesty when she's doing a lot of paperwork...
She puts down hot tea she made for them...
Professor thinks 'Jane is still sad that her mother's tea set got left behind in Arendelle... it was very precious to us'
He tries not to remind of that as to not add insult to injury.
He then noticed a knife visible on Faith's belt.
Professor - My my I see you take security measures seriously.
Faith looks at her knives.
Faith - Oh this, we all have to. It's not as safe anymore... especially for me.
Professor first looked at Jane still staring into flame, then at Faith.
Professor - While I was here, I decided to look over some information... my hand is broken but my mind can read.
He sips a cup of tea before asking
Professor - It resembles Icelandic and Norwegian language...
Faith eyed him, surprised and a bit alerted.
Faith - I... I see...
Professor - My dear, neither of us are here to hurt you... well, Jane isn't in mood for that either...
Jane ignored that
Faith -... listen, I admit its part of reason why it's dangerous for many of us here.
Professor - Yes I noticed, you are ethnic Saporians?
Faith slowly nodded.
Professor - I can see why stigma is growing.
Faith - Let me clear that I'm not siding with separatists. I swear. Me and my father Feldspar simply wanted to talk our own language too...
She almost sounds pleading...
She can still painfully remember his last breath because of those vandals...
Jane -... Then you really should get all knives you can.
'Jane can you hear me?'
Jane again looks back at them.
Jane - What is it this time?
The two look confused.
Faith - We didn't say anything this time...
Jane eyeing them both for a prank, then turned back huffing.
Professor - Jane, are you sweating?
Jane - So what?
Faith - You can take a bath if you want. Thanks to Varian, we have a hot running water here.
Professor was eagerly waiting to meet the famous Royal engineer tomorrow. Might as well learn some more things from this whole ordeal.
Jane - I don't want to do anything right now.
She didn't want to feel anything either.
Professor - Do you wish to embarrass yourself tomorrow? You may catch a cold too...
Jane sighs, rolling her eyes.
Jane -... Fine, but just so you know. I don't feel like having a festival.
Faith - Pardon me, but you may want to attend actually. For example, you and Herr Oldenburg can even write down your names in Day of Hearts Journal... surely you'd want to leave your mark on history in there...
Jane - When I require your advice, I'll ask... bit I'll think about it...
Jane left annoyed... didn't care currently how they took that response.
Her father still view her like a child, well he shouldn't forget that even kids can be bad and troublesome.
Walking to their room, she felt like someone was whispering to her...
She dismissed it as wind at first...
But then was she hearing wind blow for a while now?
Sounded like someone calling her...
She thought someone from afar was talking so she heard voices.
But when she heard them in private alone... she grew suspicious and worried if stress or psychosis is getting to her brain.
She hurried to take a bath, showering off all the sweat...
She then dressed up quickly and warmly...
She breathed in and out, in, out...
She now tried to understand what's happening... before it may become inconvenient...
At first Jane was too distracted to pay attention... hearing people that were not there was one thing, but then she starts having weird dreams, even nightmares.
She vaguely remembers dream she had last night...
She could see a silhouette of a woman, with a long hair tied in a low ponytail, calling her name...
The rest? What she wanted? What were they doing there? No idea.
She needs to find out what is going on, of this is somehow similar to Tarzan's whispers... it may prove crucial.
She eventually found that yes, it was.
She followed the sound through the corridors, the way she sees it : The louder the voice is, the closer is she.
She had to avoid anyone seeing her, just in case. She doesn't want them telling her 'go to sleep'
She is NOT crazy. And she's lucky old asylums are gone by this Era.
She followed the voice
'I am here, I am here'
It let her to a rather unknown wing of the castle.
'Come to me my little dandelion'
She wasn't concerned of getting caught however. Not this time.
Eventually she made her way down to a secret passage. They have one even here apparently.
What she found wasn't what she expected.
It wasn't dusty or old... it was looked after well.
It looked more like a underground museum than a basement.
She began looking around.
It contained numerous artifacts and frames like the medieval spinning wheel, some strange wizard hat, the black cauldron? The heart box...
There were also shelf of scrolls.
She was about to read them...
And then... she gets tackled.
Jane - Wha?! Hey get off!
"Not until I am certain!"
Jane tries pushing her away but she's quite heavy.
Jane - Certain of what?!
The one on her is a girl with red hair and greyish-blue eyes.
She looks chubby with buck teeth.
"That you are not some sort of street smuggler!"
She said, staring down at Jane with her owl glasses.
Jane - If I were, I'd be looting already!
She corrected Jane there.
"You mean 'you'd steal something already'"
Jane rolled her eyes
Jane - Yes yes whatever... who are you even?
"Nuh uh first thing's first. Your majesty?"
She followed her eyesight, and was surprised to see Arianna and Frederic standing nearby.
"You can let her go, Calliope... Jane is close to us"
Calliope - 'Close' you mean like friend, loved one, family?
Jane grunts
Calliope quickly backs down allowing Jane to stand up.
Calliope - I'm so sorry. Being the keeper of the Spier can make one paranoid! Verzeihen Sie mir!
Jane - Alright, alright, alles ist vergeben! You happy now? And what Spier or Spire you mean? This place is underground...
Calliope - Key word 'Is'. It wasn't always like that...
A few years after the previous Spyra Keeper passed away... She was now responsible for all the relics here. From Great Tree incantation scrolls to The eternal library, a reality where there are endless rows of books and artefacts that can answer all your questions on magic and alchemy.
Calliope - I almost thought time came to burn it down...
Arianna understood what she meant, in case castle is ever overrun... none can be allowed into here.
Frederic - Our engineer Varian usually comes here... I am sorry you and your father weren't told of this.
Jane - That varian again... alright anyway, if this was a secret... I'm not gonna tell anyone your highness.
Calliope corrected "Won't tell anyone' you mean"
Jane - I think you KNOW what I meant alright.
Calliope - Scio, scio. Sorry it's my usual habbit. I like to be accurate.
Arianna then steps forward towards her.
Arianna - Actually, we came down here after hearing their voice.
Jane's eyebrow raised.
Their voice? So it's true, they were real.
Arianna then reveals a particular necklace in her arms...
Jane - An amulet?...
Arianna - A maruvian amulet of Avalor... it ended up in the Royal Jewel Room once... but one day, new queen Sofia the First found it. She helped many with it's aid for years... but one day she had to hide it due to it's connection to Eternal Library... a place of great knowledge.
Maru's followers are same people responsible for their granddaughter's kidnapping plot.
Frederic - Too much knowledge, and dangerous one for anyone to wield.
Varian's mother was a good example of how even good intended individual may become obsessed.
Jane - I see but why do you tell me this?
Arianna - This amulet possesses that bestows upon its wearer magical powers.
Calliope - According to book of magic, 'With each deed perform, for better or worse, a power is granted, a blessing or curse depending on their deed'
Frederic - It contains much knowledge... and essence of people from age long passed. Different princesses of light as they are called.
Jane - That is... a lot of people then.
Calliope - No, no. Not THAT many. Somewhat of hundred...
Arianna clears her throat
Arianna - Indeed. One or two of them may have a connection to you... it looks like they felt your presence nearby and wanted you to follow it's voice.
Arianna places it in Jane's hands...
Jane - Are you sure I can be trusted with this?
If what they say is true, she finds the necklace fascinating... Mass knowledge in one small object... like an entire library in a palm of her hand.
Her father would love to take a look... that is if it'll even be allowed.
Arianna - This amulet is very important to us, it is a family secret. I think it's better we keep it that way... if amulet called you, then it appears to trust you.
Jane found that part confusing, looking around amulet for any possible mechanism...
It trusts her? What people may be inside...?
Unless...no... but can it be?
Jane puts it on, wondering what happens...
A bit nervous if anything may happen to her brain or body.
Nothing did for a while.
She was somewhat relaxed...
But then she was getting impatient...
Calliope - Hmm maybe she needs to say a magical word?
Jane giggled a bit, at least something made her smile this time.
"It's please, chérie"
But then she gasped.
A person appeared before her out of nowhere...
Jane - Where did you come from !?
The figure giggled.
"Pardon, pardon. I didn't mean to scare you... then again, that's a normal reaction."
That very person from her dreams...
The same village style blue dress.
Except this time she sees her face clearly...
It looked familiar to Jane... especially her hazel eyes.
It was similar to her mother, Evaline.
She stepped closer to Jane, looking her in the eyes.
"It's a shame we never met like this in real life. I wish I could've been there to see you growing up"
Maternal affection can be felt there.
Jane - I'm sorry... but do you know me? Have we... met?
"No, I wish we have. But now... you wouldn't be able to know your grandmother by just a look..."
Jane blinked a few times. A bit stunned and wondering if she heard correctly...
Jane - ...Grandmother?... but that...
"You do have my face. Then again, your grandfather had stronger Greek ancestry... so it's no wonder you have his ocean blue eyes"
Jane didn't know what to make of that.
Jane - I... I don't believe you... even if true, my grandparents died long ago.
" yes... we really did. But you see, universe has it's way of aligning fates...my own mother was enchantress though me and papa didn't learn about it until we learned she cursed our entire village"
(References to village in a time loop theory)
Her ancestor an enchantress?!
Now Jane feels light-headed.
"I think we should stop there... let's try again"
She holds her skirt while lowering her chin.
"My name is La belle enfant, or Belle. I was once just like you... a commoner then married into royalty. I was once princess of Eastern Alsace before la révolution..."
Jane was at loss for words.
Jane - W-what was my mother's middle name...
If it was really her, she should know this.
Belle - Mary, Rose Mary. Fitting for my little flower...
Jane -... H-how...
Belle noticed she was tearing up.
Belle - Part of me is in that amulet, like many others. Some who came before, and some of those who have yet to come like Tiana, Ariel, and your friend Alice...
Jane was surprised to hear her old friend's name pop up here...
Belle -... All to help one amulet is on. That's how we met Sofia once back in the day.