*This is the sequel to my The Queen Elsa Legacy story. It is not required reading but it will help you understand a lot of what takes place in this story.*
Chapter 1: Busy Morning
It was rather warm when King Hogler woke up early in the morning. The nightmares that had begun haunting him less than three months ago were getting even more real and even scarier. Hogler could not just sleep through them any more. He had to wake up!
The sun had not yet risen over Arendelle's sky when the king looked over at his wife, Queen Elsa, who was still fast asleep. In the nine months since the couple had their double wedding with Princess Anna and Prince Kristoff, Elsa enjoyed the few hours of sleep she managed to get. Being queen of one of the most important kingdom in your geographic area was a very demanding job after all! Hogler thought she looked more peaceful on that morning than she had been for a while. The king laid down again, but could not get back to sleep or even get his mind off of what he had seen in the nightmare he had just seen.
This particular nightmare was significantly more terrifying than the ones Hogler had grown use to. Hogler felt sharp shots of ice emitting from his finger tips just thinking about it. He had to be careful to make sure this ice did not hit his wife.
In this dream Hogler was all alone on the kingdom's fjord near the docks- a place he loved to visit on a regular basis. Everything was peaceful. The bird chirped and the children of Arendelle were playing games. He looked to his left and saw Olaf the snowman, and then to his right Hogler saw a large fruit stand that was selling the best Arendelle had to offer. If the dream had ended there it would be all most perfect- but it did not. It kept going. Out of the fjord came a big troll- someone Hogler easily identified as "The One Who Is to come". The troll picked up Hogler and the entire kingdom and threw it into a black hole laughing the entire time. That was when Hogler woke up. He could not stand to even think about possible meanings to the dream. It was all so real.
It was not for sake that Hogler was scared but for everyone else's sake. This was especially true in the case of Elsa, his wife. Hogler had learned that being a king meant you had to make yourself everyone's servant. You had to put others before yourself in order to make good decisions for your kingdom.
Queen Elsa began to move. The sun also began to show its face. "Are you all right, Hogler," Elsa asked as she climbed out of the bed. "Me? Oh, yes. I am fine-now that you are up," Hogler said trying to hide his fear. Elsa could tell he was hiding something but did not want to ruin her husband's seemingly good mood so she decided to keep quiet for now. Wanting to change the flow of the current conversation Hogler asked, "So what do we have on today's agenda." "Well, it is busy as usual. We have to review several documents and then this afternoon the prince and princess of Corona are coming to visit," Elsa said. "That's right! I forgot that was today. Wow! I have not seen Rapunzel in a long time," Hogler said. "They requested that Anna and Kristoff be there, and Olaf," Elsa said. "How'd they know about Olaf," Hogler asked. "I do not know. It seems he is the most famous snowman of all time," Elsa said. "Are you sure having him at a royal meeting when Corona has not been to Arendelle since the great ice incident is a good idea," Hogler asked sounding concerned, but not concerned about Olaf's presence in a royal meeting. "It has been requested and arranged. I think if one kingdom wants it, I have no problem supplying it," Elsa said, "He is a part of the team, after all." "I can not argue with that," Hogler confessed smiling.
Meanwhile, in the next room over Princess Anna and her husband, Kristoff, were waking up slowly. "I do not wan to get out o bed today," Anna said. "Well, you have to. It's a part of life," Kristoff said. Anna threw one of the soft royal pillows at him but missed and hit one of the old paintings that Anna's great-great grandfather received as a seal of some peace treaty from Arendelle's war days. The royal couple looked at each other and laughed. "I love you, Anna," Kristoff said. "I love you, too," Anna echoed. Then Anna got out of the bed and prepared for the ay that was sure to be full of excitement, as usual.
In the breakfast room Elsa led a meeting For Hogler, Kristoff, and Anna. "Today is a big day," she started, "Princess Rapunzel and Prince Eugene are coming from Corona." "Yes! So ready for this," Anna exclaimed. Everyone turned around to look at Anna and the princess began to blush. "As I was saying we are not sure of the reason for the visit but have been told I has diplomatic purposes. We need to help in any way possible. Next to Lakish, Corona is our biggest ally and they have been very influential upon our culture for decades. I need all three of you, and Olaf, at the docks this evening to be a greeting party," Elsa finished. "Speaking of Olaf," Kristoff said as a snowman walked into the large room. "You were speaking about me? What are we talking about," Olaf asked. "Yes, Olaf we were and we were talking about how you need to be at the docks when the ship from Corona arrives this evening," Hogler answered. "Ohh, how exciting. It has been forever since anyone royal has visited us," Olaf observed. "About ten months ago and it was me," Hogler said. "That's right," Olaf agreed, "So why are they coming?" "We do not know which means you better be on your best behavior!" Elsa warned sternly. "I will be; do not worry," Olaf promised.
After everyone had finished eating only Elsa and Anna were left at the table. "I know something is bothering Hogler but he will not tell me what. Just this morning there was a layer of ice on his side of the room," Elsa told her sister. "I have noticed that he has been acting a little grumpy lately but there's a lot of stress that comes with being king, I am sure," Anna said trying to sound regal for her sister. "That may be true but it seems to go beyond stress," Elsa said. She was genuinely concerned, and Anna could tell by the ice droplets forming around her sister's fingers. Anna almost noticed a tear falling from Elsa's eye but it ever developed. "Well, worrying will have to wait. Right now, there is work to be done but first I need to talk to you guys," Elsa said sounding confident and colleted.
Elsa entered into the throne room to see Kai going through papers- letter, trade proposals, and law requests. Hogler was sitting on the ground helping sort these huge stacks of paper into a proper place.
Elsa took a deep breath. "Kai, can I ask you to leave for a few minutes," she asked. "Yes, your majesty," Kai said bowing respectively. "Can you please tell Anna, Kristoff, and Olaf that I need to see them and bring Sven," Elsa asked. "Are you sure you want a reindeer in the throne room, queen," Kai asked. "Yes, I am," Elsa answered. Kai left the room.
In a few minutes, everyone was in the throne room. "Guys, I have an announcement," Elsa said looking at Hogler's eyes.
