I de gyldne efterårsfarver af Frederiksborg Slotshave gik Emil langs den snoede sti.

In the golden autumn colors of Frederiksborg Castle Gardens, Emil walked along the winding path.

Bladene knitrede under hans fødder.

The leaves crackled under his feet.

Han trak vejret dybt ind, og den friske luft fyldte hans lunger.

He took a deep breath, and the fresh air filled his lungs.

"Er jeg klar til dette?"

"Am I ready for this?"

tænkte han.

he thought.

Det var længe siden, han havde set sin søster, Karin.

It had been a long time since he had seen his sister, Karin.

Langt derfra stod Karin ved søens kant.

Far away, Karin stood by the edge of the lake.

Hun kastede små sten i vandet og så ringene sprede sig.

She was throwing small stones into the water and watched the ripples spread.

"Jeg må gøre noget," sagde hun til sig selv.

"I must do something," she said to herself.

Hun ønskede at rette op på de gamle sten i deres forhold, men vidste ikke, hvor hun skulle begynde.

She wanted to mend the old stones in their relationship, but didn't know where to start.

Da Emil nærmede sig hende, følte han en oldtid indeni.

As Emil approached her, he felt an ancient feeling inside.

"Hej Karin," sagde han stille.

"Hi Karin," he said quietly.

Hun vendte sig og smilede lidt.

She turned and smiled slightly.

"Hej Emil.

"Hi Emil.

Tak fordi du kom."

Thanks for coming."

De begyndte at gå langs søen.

They began walking along the lake.

Solens svage stråler spejlede sig i vandet.

The faint rays of the sun reflected on the water.

Emil følte sig tung i sindet, men kuriositeten trak i ham.

Emil felt heavy in spirit, but curiosity pulled at him.

Hvad havde Karin at sige?

What did Karin have to say?

"Emil," begyndte Karin, "jeg har tænkt meget på os, på familien.

"Emil," Karin began, "I've been thinking a lot about us, about the family.

Jeg ved, fortiden har bygget en mur imellem os."

I know the past has built a wall between us."

Emil nikkede, hans blik rettet mod jorden.

Emil nodded, his gaze directed towards the ground.

"Det har ikke været nemt," svarede han.

"It hasn't been easy," he replied.

Karin stoppede og så ham i øjnene.

Karin stopped and looked him in the eyes.

"Jeg forstår.

"I understand.

Men der er noget, du ikke ved.

But there's something you don't know.

En hemmelighed, som vores forældre aldrig fortalte os."

A secret our parents never told us."

Overrasket kiggede Emil op.

Surprised, Emil looked up.

"Hvad mener du?"

"What do you mean?"

Karin tog en dyb indånding.

Karin took a deep breath.

"Da vi var børn, kæmpede far og mor meget med penge.

"When we were children, mom and dad struggled a lot with money.

Mange af de beslutninger, de tog, var for at beskytte os, selvom det ikke altid virkede sådan."

Many of the decisions they made were to protect us, even though it didn't always seem that way."

Emil stod stille.

Emil stood still.

Ordene ramte ham som bølger af fornyet indsigt.

The words hit him like waves of renewed insight.

"Så alle de valg, vi blev vrede over, handlede om det?"

"So all the choices we got angry about were about that?"

Karin nikkede.

Karin nodded.

"De gjorde deres bedste, Emil."

"They did their best, Emil."

Han lod dette synke ind.

He let this sink in.

Bitre minder svejede rundt i hans sind, men nu med et nyt lys.

Bitter memories swirled in his mind, but now with a new light.

"Jeg vidste ikke det," mumlede han.

"I didn't know that," he mumbled.

De gik videre og talte om minder, både de gode og de udfordrende.

They walked on and talked about memories, both the good and the challenging ones.

Langsomt, med hvert skridt på den knasende sti, følte Emil noget ændre sig indeni.

Slowly, with each step on the crunchy path, Emil felt something change inside.

Han så på sin søster og mærkede en ny begyndelse bryde frem under den falmende efterårssol.

He looked at his sister and sensed a new beginning breaking through under the fading autumn sun.

"Jeg vil prøve," sagde han pludselig.

"I’ll try," he suddenly said.

"Jeg vil gerne starte forfra."

"I want to start anew."

Karin smilte bredt, tårer glitrende i hendes øjne.

Karin smiled broadly, tears glistening in her eyes.

"Det er alt, jeg ønskede, Emil," svarede hun.

"That's all I wanted, Emil," she replied.

De fortsatte gennem haven, omgivet af den stille skønhed af efteråret ved Frederiksborg Slot.

They continued through the garden, surrounded by the quiet beauty of autumn at Frederiksborg Castle.

For første gang i lang tid følte Emil, at han endelig kunne lægge fortiden bag sig, parat til at møde fremtiden med sin søster ved sin side.

For the first time in a long while, Emil felt he could finally leave the past behind, ready to face the future with his sister by his side.