Reunion at Sea

Seer

"Hector could be Cassandra's dad?" Rapunzel gasped. "This would be so great if it's true! Then all my best friends would be related to each other in some way!" She twirled on her feet and followed them out eagerly.

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"Varian, get back here!" Cassandra said, running after him, Rapunzel right behind her.

"Whoa, guys, where's the fire?" Eugene asked as they ran into the dining hall.

Varian ran up to Andrew. "Andrew, can you get in contact with that Seer guy?"

"Varian!" Cassandra protested.

"I need him to find out who Cassandra's dad is. Can he do that?" Varian went on.

Andrew raised an eyebrow. "Should be able to, but what's this about?"

"I want to confirm something, a theory." Varian nodded firmly. "If I'm wrong, then we can drop the matter."

Andrew shrugged, pulled out his mirror and headed out of the room.

Lady Caine chuckled. "What's this about, hm?" She rubbed the back of Varian's head affectionately. "Gonna leave us in suspense?"

"It's just a theory." Varian smiled at Cassandra. "I won't say anything until I know for sure."

Andrew came back in. "He can check it out, but we'll have to take a detour. That alright, Rapunzel?" He looked at her.

"Yeah, I wanna know, too!" Rapunzel nodded eagerly.

Cassandra groaned. "I'm regretting telling you..."

Eugene raised an eyebrow.

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Their detour took them to a tall cliff not too far from Tirapai Island, which couldn't be accessed by land or sea. They docked their airship and Juniper walked over as the ramp as lowered. "I'll go get Kline, no need for anyone else to leave the ship and scare the locals." She smirked at them and headed off.

"What is this place?" Rapunzel asked Andrew.

"Well, it's where we Saporians escaped to after the massacre, after General Shampanier was taken captive by Herz Der Sonne. The Royal Family took anyone they could with them and they fled, and here's where they settled down. We call it the Caves of Saporia, and it's an impenetrable fortress."

"It's not so bad, if you don't mind living in a mountain for generations." Clementine remarked, walking over to them. "We would prefer to have our old lands back, though."

"Once I am Queen, I will see it that that happens." Rapunzel nodded.

Ruddiger hopped up onto the railing next to Varian, who was leaning in it, and stared at the mountain silently before he nuzzled Varian and scampered off. Rapunzel watched him go, blinking. "I'm still floored that he's...you know...not a normal raccoon."

"Yeah, well, I could take him being a transformed human, but who he used to work for? Yeesh." Andrew shuddered. "He seems to be a decent guy, though."

Varian nodded. "I wish he could speak human."

They heard footsteps and looked over to see Juniper had rejoined them with a man. "Alright, let's get this show on the road. Cassandra, this is Kline. He's going to be doing your paternity test."

Cassandra blushed furiously. "So, uh...what do you need for this test?"

"A private room, for starters." Kline said calmly.

"I'll take you to mine." Cassandra walked off.

"And room to draw a magic circle." He went on as he followed her.