Elsa smiled as she watched Anna rush around, gathering the luggage for their trip.
"Let's see, we're going to need dresses for formal wear, dresses for evening wear. Oh, why did I not pack before this" Anna muttered to herself.
"Anna, we, don't need either." Elsa calmly informed her younger sibling.
"We don't?"
"Nope, I've been packed for weeks." Elsa replied.
Anna stopped, folding her arms and glaring at her beloved sister.
"Well sorry, but I was busy dealing with the delegation from Weaseltown. You know they actually tried to threaten me with trade sanctions? We buy all their products! I told them that if they were going to do that, we'd send all our business to Corona then. Never saw such a quick reversal of stance in my life. So, I forgot all about this trip. It's not easy being the sister of the queen you know and now I have only two days to pack."
"I know, That's why I had Kristoff pack everything you needed." Elsa eyes twinkled as her sister's left eye began to twitch.
"And you couldn't have told me that earlier!"
"I tried, you were too busy. After all It's not easy being my sister."
Elsa strode forward and hugged her, "Now why don't you tell me what's actually bothering you."
Anna sighed, it'd always been this way. Gentle teasing, followed by a question she couldn't avoid.
"I'm worried about you, sis." Anna said.
"Worried about me? Why?"
Anna pulled out of the hug, taking Elsa's hands she led her over to the bed.
"Me and Kristoff are happy, within the year I honestly expect him to ask you for permission to formally court me. After that, if nothing horribly stupid happens, I don't expect the courtship to be a long one. I want that for you. I want someone to look at you the way Kristoff looks at me. I want someone that will care for and protect you the way Kristoff does me. Instead what few suitors that came knocking are only interested in Queen Elsa, not my sister Elsa. The last batch was the worst of the group, so glad you introduced them to Brynhild and her little adorable friends. But you haven't exactly put yourself out there either. You only talk to me or Kristoff. Heck sometimes I think you talk more to Sven now than Kristoff does. Our people love you, you've made them the happiest they've ever been. Yet, you don't seek to find happiness for yourself. I worry that Hans' last act will have been to make you too cautious."
Elsa's face darkened for a moment at the name of Anna's former betrothed, then took a breath, dispersing the complicated feelings that the mere mention of that thing had brought over her. Shaking her head she turned from Anna, then smiled.
"I'll tell you what Anna. After this trip I'll see about taking suitors, if you can convince Kristoff to ask me to court you on this trip."
"Wait, Kristoff's not coming, he won't go anywhere without Sven. And I find it hard to believe that you'd convince him to take Sven on this one. I mean the only reason we're going on this trip is to discuss the bandits that occupy the only pass between our two countries. Which is going to be dangerous enough for us, let alone Kristoff and Sven. I mean, bandits eat reindeer."
A thumping was heard upon the Queen's bedroom door, Anna turned to Elsa, her eyes pinpricks, her feet frozen to the ground. "There's no way!"
Rising elegantly, Elsa crossed to the door of her bedroom, yanking it open Kristoff stood revealed, wearing traveling clothes and smiling broadly.
"Just got to finish up my deliveries for the day and then I can do all the last minute preparations. I have the best route through that pass all planned out. Sven is excited too, some of his family live up that way. I also have to go over the list of supplies once more and finally pack. We'll be ready to go exactly when you wished Elsa. Anna, all your packing is done, both Elsa and I figured you'd forgotten, so she had me handle it."
Elsa sent a smirk to her younger sister. "Only my way." She said simply.
Gliding form the room, she twirled and danced. Joyous at out maneuvering the matchmaking if her sister. There was no way Kristoff was going to ask Anna. He had no concept that the courtship hadn't begun officially and now Anna couldn't tell him because that would violate the spirit of the bet. Royalty had to be courted and to start that, the oldest living family member had to be asked. As he had not, Kristoff and Anna were in a relationship in limbo. In short, until he asked Elsa's permission he was just Anna's boy toy. Elsa smiled, they truly did make a cute couple, and when he asked, Elsa had no doubt of what her answer would be. Twirling again, she laughed, as she made her way to the sled where Sven stood harnessed, ready for the ice deliveries of the day.
"You understand why I have no interest in dealing with any suitors, don't you Sven?" Elsa crooned to the Reigndeer.
Snuggling his nose against Elsa, Sven snuffled his agrement into her ear. Elsa wrapped her arms arround the large fluffy reindeer and held him close, just enjoying the feel of the fur.
"You always now just what to say. Best of all, you never tell anyone anything!"
Elsa giggled, then turned from her Cervid companion. She had secured herself some time. Thinking of... finding someone the could tolerate her abilities could wait for another time. But in the meantime, she could look forward to a peaceful trip with her sister and Kristoff. Just the three of them, and Olaf and Sven of course. Nothing could possibly go wrong. Smiling she simply waited.
Anna stared at her beau, her eyes narrowing, stalking forward she poked him in the chest.
"You've got a lot of explaining to do, mister!"
Kristoff inclined his head back, fearful befuddlement on his face. "I'm Sorry?"