It was dinner time in Arendelle, and the dignitaries had sat down along the table in the great hall. The queen and the princess were seated at the head, Elsa looking as proper and elegant as she always did, and Anna with the silliest grin on, constantly trying to disrupt her sister's calm visage. There were the usual greetings, compliments and small talk until the food arrived. Even Anna behaved well despite most of her favorite foods being set before her.
Once the food was eaten and the plates cleared away, the small talk began again, along with the praises for the meal that was given.
"Your majesties, your dinners never cease to impress me. My compliments to the chef."
"Thank you kindly," replied Elsa, "I shall pass it along."
"Yeah, it was really great today! I can't wait for dessert!" Anna bounced up and down in her seat and grinned at her sister. "We are having dessert, right?"
"Yes, Anna," Elsa sighed softly, "we're having dessert. I hope every one else has saved room." She placed a hand on her sister's shoulder, hoping to calm her down. She was just about to announce that dessert was ready when she let a small, yet barely detectable burp out.
"Oh. My apologies. It's a mark of a good meal after all." Elsa blushed slightly but the dignitaries just laughed and went about their conversation.
"Oh come on Elsa," Anna interrupted, "that's not how you do it." And before Elsa could react, Anna let out a burp that resonated through the hall.
The conversation in the room died away almost instantly, and Elsa's look was a cross between mortified and appalled, and with nothing more than a brief 'excuse us' she dragged her sister out into the kitchen.
"What on Earth were you thinking, Anna? Do you really think that our trade partners and their families want to hear that during dinner at a neighboring kingdom? It's one thing if it slips out, but that was intentionally loud and disruptive." Elsa scowled, and despite loving her sister, she was less than impressed with this stunt.
"C'mon Elsa, you're always so uptight! It was just a little burp after all. Besides, it looked like they needed a good laugh."
"If you didn't notice, Anna, no one was laughing. Do you know how often I have to cover my tracks for you? How many times I have to make excuses or explain why something is wrong or different with the kingdom? Do you ever think about the consequences of your actions? I know that you're not the one everyone expects to be proper and whatnot, but is a little grace too much to ask?"
"Elsa, I'm so-"
"No, Anna. I'm not finished. It's not like you have to be proper all that often either. A dinner here, a meeting there. Sometimes I'm just too embarrassed to call you my sister." The words had barely left her lips when she realized her mistake. "Oh, Anna I'm sorry. You know I don't mean that."
"No no, don't back-paddle Elsa. You're right, I'm an embarrassment to the kingdom and I shouldn't be seen from now on." Anna turned and started back up the stairs to her room.
"Anna, please don't go. I was just a little upset at your actions back there. Please don't take what I said seriously."
"What part of what you said should I not take seriously Elsa? The embarrassment part, or the rest of it too? Because it all sounded pretty serious to me." The princess sighed heavily and continued up the stairs. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have to make myself scarce before I cause you any more trouble. I wouldn't want to tarnish your perfect reputation.
Elsa made a motion to follow her, but stopped before she took two steps. She knew that it was probably best to leave Anna alone for the time being, and she had the dinner to go back to before more questions arose.