Chapter 25 Almia Princess Elsa

While Samuel and Blaine decides to make some changes in the plan regarding the Ruin exploration in Fire Paradise island. This exploration was a plan set by the league to call out the rogue organization which target the young trainers.

So most of the operation of the ruin exploration was handled by low level members of the league. Through them, the information of the trainers was passed on the rogues.

Some people were surprised by this sudden change of plan but didn't put much thoughts on it. As most of them didn't know much about the members of the group, but the last addition to the group, Elsa Reid was pretty popular among the League officials.

It is because of the fact that she was a royalty from Almia region which is under the Pokemon ranger organization, one of the sub organization under the Pokemon league.

Although the royal family has passed on the ownership of the region to the league, but it doesn't mean they were weak. Every generation of the Reid has an elite four level trainer among them, which made sure that their dominance in the region isn't completely extinguished.

As such she herself, is strong compared to most of the people her generation. Her father the current king, although only in name and title, has made sure she herself become a member of the group for he wished she can get to meet some of the people of her generation.

Location: Almia castle, Almia region

Almia castle is the residence of the royal family of Almia. It has a lake, Ice lake situated in the North direction from the tower. This castle was surrounded by moat around it. The most was at least fifty metres wide and the only way of entry except for flying would be the large gate which lowers itself to allow entry into the castle.

The castle has thick walls around it with a twenty feet long passage for the two rows of guards to stand together.

As for why one cannot swim through the moat, if anyone dares he may become food for the school of carvanha residing in the moat.

As for the courageous people who dare to enter the castle via flying, they can be shot down by the ten tall looming towers from where guards could take them down. Of course there are also some of the flying pokemon which flew around the castle continuously making sure to stop any illegal trespassers.

After one entered the castle gates, he can see the streets were wide and had many shops and houses around. Before the league completely controlled the area where humans reside, the people used to live in the castle for they were much safer in it than outside.

After passing straight through the wide street you can reach the main castle building in which the royal family reside. This building has additional five towers which has much stricter guard who stood vigilant than the castle walls.

The reason for their vigilance was that the lack of league protection. Because the Almia royal family have up the sovereignty of the region on their own without any conflict, the Pokemon league granted them certain level of autonomy around the fifty miles radius of the castle.

But, for this autonomy they must protect the area themselves and the league would not spend extra on guarding the place. The kingdom doesn't possess enough trainers to curb down the wild pokemons residing around the area completely.

Which leads to occasional attacks from the wild pokemons. Although the Pokemons aren't as savage as the ones in the Badlands, they are more aggressive compared to the ones normally found in the places in the inner parts of the league territory.

The pokemons here are smart, although they hurt the humans they never kill them for the consequences would only lead to the annihilation of their own group.

Anyways, in the inner parts of the castle building where the royal family resides, a fierce fight was going on between two people of the royalty - they were the current princess of Almia, Elsa Reid and the King of Almia and the father of Elsa, Escanor Almia.

" I do not agree to this. I will not do as you asked." The princess shouted at her father.

The princess was a pretty blonde girl who was entering her teenage years. She has wavy blonde hair with a few strands hanging around her face. She has beautiful blue eyes which seem to encapture anyone who look into her.

She has rosy red lips and a sharp nose with soft snowy skin. She was as white as snow. If one looks at her, he would think of her as Snow princess for she looked like a female reincarnation of the snow.

She wears long blue frocks with sparkles on it and a silver pendant with a white stone glittering around her neck.

" I told me many times and I am saying once again, you will be joining the ruin exploration team I signed you up for, and there will be no more discussion." The older man yelled back at her.

Escanor was a average sized man with red hair styled like flame and a rigged face. He has green eyes in constrast to his daughter who has blue eyes.

He and his daughter has no similarity in terms of appearance and most would never consider the two to be father and daughter by blood had it not been for the fiery temper which both possessed.

Something which Escanor always cursed as he has encountered much troubles due to it and his daughter would too if her temper wasn't curbed. He tried much over the years but none seem to do the trick.

Elsa wasn't too happy and wanted to argue more but she can infer from her father's looks that he wasn't willing to hear anything else on this topic.

So she did the only thing she could use to convince her father, she turned to the woman who was sipping her tea while looking at the fierce discussion between the two father and daughter with amusement. She was asking for her support,"Mother, tell father to thing rationally. How can he send me off so deep into the league territory. Didn't he worry something might happen to me?"

Elsa was smart and decided to use her mother's protectiveness for her to make her mother back her in this context.

When she tried to win over her mother's support, her father, Escanor just said dryly,"you don't need to waste your breath, Elsa. I have already convinced Sophia before I tell you this decision of mine and she agree to my plan."

Elsa was shocked by this discovery and she looks at her mother, now discovered as Sophia. She didn't speak anything but nodded.

This was too much for the young princess and she ran away from them without any word. As she ran away, someone came from the door she rushed out," I take it that the talk didn't go too well. "

"No, Sebastian. It did not go well." Sophia sighed at this.

The newly arrived Sebastian himself sighed at this and asked his king,"Is it really necessary to do that to her? She is one of the strongest in Almia and there is no need to let her take unnecessary risks."

Escanor just passed on a sheet of paper with names and their birthplace on.

Sebastian took the paper and looked at the names, and asked" what is this? What does these names mean, your highness?"

" You are my trusted friend and advisor, Sebastian. You have followed me loyally for years so there is no harm for me to tell you, the secret.

Although she is one of the strongest in Almia, she doesn't hold much standing in the world. The people here believes that under her they may free themselves from the constraints that the Pokemon League set on us but they are too small to see the League.

Those five name are the trainers who are the strongest among their generation in their own region. Each one of them possess a pseudo king Pokemon.

Tell me, Sebastian does she hold any chance against these monsters?" Escanor asked his shell shocked advisor.

" I .... I... I am not sure, your highness. Maybe these are tricks that the league use to prevent rebellion among the places which are discontent about it's sovereignty. You know exaggerate their strength." Sebastian tried to think that all of these were just exaggeration and nothing more, he hoped it was what he thoughts. But Escanor next words destroyed all his hopes.

" I am sorry to disappoint you old friend, for the strength that league revealed to us regarding them is true. In fact, I think the strength that they possess is still a hidden. " Escanor said.

" But your highness their strength is already too unrealistic how can they be even more stronger. " Sebastian asked in confusion.

The answer to his doubt came from the queen instead," Because the strongest of them all is the undisputed leader of this generation. None of the top five even dare to threaten his supremacy over them.

The second and third rankers possess pseudo Legendary pokemons yet they are lower than him, means only one thing that he has not one but two pseudo kings.

So tell me Sebastian does Elsa whose pokemons are only at elite level can compete with them?"

Sebastian was quiet for some time and finally spoke," So what do you wish to achieve from this, your highness?"

" I just wish that she knows just how big the sky is instead of being a Magikarp of the well. If she can turn their pressure into a motivation then I think she won't have a problem in the future, even from him." And the last moment Escanor's face turn dark.

Sebastian and Sophia were uncomfortable themselves for they know the threat he possessed towards the royal family.

Sebastian decided to change the topic and said," I still find it unbelievable that such people live in the same world we live in."

" They aren't people, Sebastian but monsters who are destined to be above the rest and look down on us pitiful mortals. I guess it is people like them who make sure that the reign of the league remains uncontested." Escanor said his thoughts about them.

He then ordered," Prepare her things along with some guards and let some forces be on standby in case her life is in peril. I dont want any mistakes in there "

Sebastian bowed to Escanor and Sophia and left the room to prepare for the travel.

After that, he signed," I hope she can be safe and sound. I wish I could always protect her the woes of the world, but in the end I am not strong enough. " He mumbled to himself.

A soft arm was placed in his shoulders which comforted him," Don't worry. She is your daughter. She can handle everything just fine. Trust her. Now sit down and rest for a while ."

Escanor did as she asked him to do and sat down and closed his eyes to rest while his wife massaged his forehead.

Escanor mumbled," That's why I worry. She takes too much after me in getting into trouble. I don't know what she may face now."