Payback

Queen Orianne's parents were found killed and her sister was nowhere to be found. No one knows who did it they never found out. Some say it was the sister, some say the fire kingdom and some doubt people from the earth kingdom was jealous…."

"Why would they be jealous?" she cut in between unable to understand.

"Well they wanted to rule too because the rule was only under fire and ice kingdoms" he replied as if it was obvious. She nodded in a deep thought.

"Anyways and then the Queen took princess Idalia with her and returned to the ice kingdom to rule her own people and again they divided. "

"Didn't the king do anything?" she again questioned.

"If he had tried to stop, it would have made him the suspect so he let his daughter go. It's such a sad love story" he dramatically placed a hand at his heart and looked at her and she chuckled.

"Ok then go ahead" she prompted too lost in the story.

"There were no wars after this because none of them wanted to hurt Princess Idalia. Then few years later the king had to remarry and then came our fathers. Prince Carter and Prince Sebastian my father" And the family tree was complete.

"Where are your fathers by the way?" She hadn't seen them anywhere.

"They live on the borders while we take care of the inner city. They used to live in the palace before but after Princess Idalia went missing they left the palace. They were very close to princess Idalia that's what my mother told me. Princess Idalia ran from the ice kingdom and came to the fire kingdom."

"How did she get lost then?" she wanted to find out why her mother was sent away why wasn't she allowed to live here when she was so loved.

"It's a secret I am telling you but don't tell anyone It old you" he slid closer whispering.

"Fire kingdom had one of the greatest general from the Earth Kingdom. His name was Victor. He once…."

"Are you exposing secrets to a stranger" They both jumped startled as Ian's voice came from behind them.

"N-no" Karl stuttered as if caught stealing. "I was just telling her about the kingdoms"

"That's all you know after all. How to talk" he mocked Karl walking back inside the palace a white rose twirling in his hand as if noticing her stare, he burnt the rose with a spark of fire in his hand.

"Ignore him. He just knows how to hurt people" she spoke to Karl but looked directly at Ian.

"I heard that" he pointed a finger in warning going inside.

"Don't worry he can't do anything to you anymore he has got a warning from King" he assured her.

"I am not afraid of him" she stated as a matter of fact she was really only angry at him.

"He just want people to accept him as superior. When he took you away he wanted you to beg him to take him back and when you fought him instead he tried to hurt you. He just likes to cause trouble." His eyes were dim as he spoke about Ian the excitement of all the story telling had vanished from his eyes.

"Why was he nice to me when you all found me in the pool?" she couldn't understand his weird personality.

"You were helpless at that time about to drown and you took his help right. Before you appeared out of nowhere he was plotting how to ruin grandfather's court assembly so he used you but it didn't go as planned. That reminds me how did you appear in the water?" his curiosity made her realize they all must find her still peculiar she appeared suddenly in the water and became the King's special guest. They had no idea she was their cousin.

"That's a story for another time. Tell me right now how do I take revenge from Ian" she stood up dusting presented a hand to him.

"He could kill us" Karl warned taking her hand he too stood up his sword clanking against his armor.

"He won't kill me" she smiled mischievously. "Tell me what can we do"

"We'll have to get Lucio's help" he gave a thoughtful look walking towards the palace and she followed him right behind. It was payback time.

When they knocked on Lucio's door he opened the door and then seeing them shut it in their faces. Karl pushed open the door entering in Lucio's room. Lucio stood in the middle of the room shaking his head. "I don't like that look on your faces it speaks trouble." He clearly rejected them.

"Come on. Ian can't be the only one always causing trouble he should be the one paying too for once." She tried to convince him putting on the most innocent look she could ever pull off.

"Come on brother. Aren't we the best of friends" Karl placed a hand around Lucio's shoulder hugging from the side and the latter clearly seemed grossed out by the action.

"Fine" he pushed off Karl giving in. "But I don't want any name in this"

"No one's name will come in this" Audra assured him promising.

"What do you have in mind?" he asked them "I won't kill him though no matter how much you both beg me"

"Seal his powers"

"Seal his lips"

They both spoke simultaneously. Audra hated how he showed off his powers.

"Fine then" Lucio nodded giving them a thought. "Give me this" he snatched the bracelet on Audra's wrist. It wasn't hers the lady who came to dress her everyday with different clothes had given her this saying this looked pretty on her. She wasn't used to being all dressed and she had found it weird every time the woman had appeared.

"audi et opus in Audra potestate" He whispered to the bracelet "The bracelet would now only do what you tell it to" he explained to Audra returning it to her. She took the golden bracelet from him seeing no change. "Now when you place it on Ian say 'Potentias hauriendum'" she began to say it and Lucio quickly placed a hand on her mouth. She looked at him peculiarly shoving away his hand.

"Do you have powers?" Lucio asked him.

"I don't know" she replied remembering the moments in the forest.

"If you have the bracelet will take it away if you say that word right now and if you don't it will kill you" Lucio warned and she but her tongue.

"Say this when you put it on Ian" Lucio explained and she nodded. "only you can remove the bracelet and when you want to return the powers say 'effugium'"

"What if she doesn't want to?" Karl asked clearly happy to get revenge from Ian.

"That is why you should have taken the spells classes attentively your brother will get harmed" For the first time she felt like Lucio was more sensible than he let off.

"I would remove it after he learns the lesson" Audra clasped the bracelet securely.

"And you just have to say 'silentium Ian'" Lucio told Karl.

"Thanks" they thanked him and Lucio shooed them away.

They reached Ian's door and Karl sparked the door's lock and the door opened. Audra pushed it entering and finding Ian sleeping under the cover. The room was the same structure as her but it was decorated in black designs it was darker than hers.

"Ian is a sound sleeper he won't notice if we do it fast" Karl gave her a signal and she cautiously removed the cover's from near his feet by the bed and placed the bracelet on his ankle" I am done" she gave a thumbs up to Karl as she whispered. "'Potentias hauriendum'"

Karl began to whisper his spell when Ian suddenly sat up and caught hold of Karl's arm. "I knew you both would do something like this" Audra stood up taking a step back startled. Before Ian could say more Karl said his spell. "'silentium Ian'"

They all saw him as Ian's lips stuck together he struggled to open up but he couldn't and no voice came.

Karl pushed him freeing his arm as Ian took out his hand to probably use his powers but nothing happened. HE tried again and failed. His eyes widened in realization and he looked at audra with a threatening glare but he couldn't do anything and Audra doubled over in laughter.

"That's what you get for fighting with me"

"I have got to say she is one brave person" Karl further provoked Ian knowing he was now harmless. Ian threw away his covers and before he could get off Karl pushed Audra. "Run"

And so they ran with Ian chasing them.

"Don't look back he may not have powers but he is strong" Karl warned pulling her along.

But she looked behind and laughed.