Frozen 3
Fire Demon's Curse
Many things have occurred in Arendelle over the past year. The most important of these events have involved the Queen of Arendelle. Less than a year ago, Elsa had her coronation that made her queen. That would have been special enough, but what makes Elsa unique is her ability to control the cold and the snow. Initially, this ability caused some problems when it was revealed during the day of Elsa's coronation. However, thanks to the love of her sister Anna, the people of Arendelle have come to accept Elsa's powers as part of her. Since then, the people of Arendelle have come to love and even enjoy this uniqueness of their queen.
Several months had passed and Queen Elsa had shown her people many wondrous things with her magic. Every celebration had an amazing display that was always put on by the queen. The spring celebration was no exception. However, the spring celebration had also brought danger and romance for Queen Elsa.
Two men were hired to do away with the queen. One man was named Goran, while the younger man was named Kristian. Goran had intended to drive Elsa out of the village, but his plan was going to take time. So Goran had Kristian keep an eye on the queen. It was during this time that Kristian had gotten to know Queen Elsa. Then when the fateful day came where Goran confronted Elsa, Kristian sided with Elsa. It was a difficult decision for Kristian to make because it meant that he had to give up everything that he knew and the security that he had. However, since Elsa had spent time with Kristian, she had come to know Kristian. Elsa had forgiven Kristian his associations and even offered him a place to stay. Eventually, Kristian accepted the offer to stay a while.
Initially Kristian had decided to stay for a month, but that month extended into almost three. Kristian had come to enjoy this sense of freedom he was getting in Arendelle. Before, Kristian was nearly always hidden away. This is because Kristian was unique as well. Where Elsa had magic over the cold and snow, Kristian had magic over the heat and fire. It was thanks to Elsa's acceptance of Kristian that has allowed Kristian to openly live in Arendelle.
There were also other reasons why Kristian had decided to stay in Arendelle. Kristian had found friends there. Besides getting close with Elsa, Kristian had formed a friendship with Elsa's sister Anna and Anna's boyfriend Kristoff. However, the strangest friendship that Kristain had formed in Arendelle was the friendship that he made with a snowman named Olaf. With Kristian's power over fire and Olaf being a living snowman, most people thought their relationship would end badly for Olaf. Yet Olaf continued to hang around Kristian without a care in the world about the potential danger.
While this sense of freedom and his new friends where strong reasons for Kristian to stay, the emotional attraction that Kristian had for Elsa had been the strongest reason of all. Initially, Kristian had feared getting close to Elsa. After all, she had the power over snow and ice, and he had power over fire. Kristian thought that their contrasting powers would mean trouble. However, when Elsa found out about Kristian's abilities, she had a much different reaction than Kristian expected.
Despite the risk that Kristian's magic powers presented, Elsa was willing to take a risk to get to know Kristian. Elsa's willingness to take this chance eventually led to a strong and unexpected connection between Kristian and Elsa, a connection that has continued to expand for the last few months.
Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on which way you look at it, Kristian had delayed his return trip home longer than he had first planned. Now it is nearly the beginning of summer, and Kristian can't afford to wait any longer. Kristian had talked to Elsa about his need to return home, and Elsa had arranged for a ship to take him on his journey.
Now it was the morning of Kristian's departure. Elsa has always gotten herself up early, so that she could do some work in private. However this morning, Elsa has gotten up even before the sun was peaking over the horizon. Elsa wasn't about to miss every opportunity that she had with Kristian, on his final day in Arendelle.
Down in the dining room, Elsa quickly eats her breakfast, before she goes to the official state room. Once there, Elsa leads a very early meeting with members of her royal court. Elsa keeps this meeting very short and she postpones a few items on the agenda till this evening or even until tomorrow. Finally, Elsa dismisses the meeting just as the first rays of sunlight begin to reach through the window and shine against the far wall of the room.
With her meeting finished, Elsa now heads to talk privately with the royal treasurer. The royal treasurer has an office in a separate building inside the palace walls. This building houses many of the official offices of the kingdom of Arendelle.
As Elsa enters the treasurer's office, the treasurer greets the queen. "Ah, good morning your majesty. I am surprised to see you in my office so early."
"Good morning Jonathan," replies Elsa. "I know it is early, but I wanted to make sure you had the funds ready that I request."
"I was just about to retrieve those funds," says Jonathan. "If you wish to wait, I can assemble them quickly and have them ready in just a few minutes."
"That is not necessary right now," replies Elsa. "I won't need those funds for a few hours yet. I just want to make sure, that we properly pay Kristian for his services to Arendelle."
"It is quite a hefty sum you are offering this young lad, my queen," says Jonathan. "I do hope he is worth this tribute."
"To me, he is worth ten times this amount; but Kristian would not accept such an offer," replies Elsa. "Still, if you consider how quickly Kristian has helped Arendelle recover from this spring avalanche; he deserves every cent."
"Yes, I would have to agree with you there, your majesty," says Jonathan. "Don't worry. I will make sure everything is prepared before the time the ship leaves the harbor."
"Thank you, Jonathan. I will see you in a little while then," says Elsa as she prepares to leave the treasurer's office.
With her business done with the treasurer, Elsa now heads back to the palace. Once in the palace, Elsa heads to the area in the building where the palace dungeon is located. As Elsa was walking through the stone corridor, she came to a particular cell door. This cell door was partially open. As Elsa reaches this door, she knocks.
"You can come in, Elsa," says a voice from the other side of the door.
Elsa pulls the door open and enters the cell. Inside the cell, Elsa finds Kristian standing over a pack. Kristian had several things laid out on the bed and he was placing things into a pack. On one side of the cell there is a stone ledge about two feet off the floor. A fire is burning on this ledge, and from this fire a firebird's head emerges for a moment before it retreats back into the fire. This firebird's name is Mattias and he is the faithful companion of Kristian.
"How did you know it was me?" asks Elsa as she steps towards Kristian.
Kristian looks over to Elsa, and with a smile replies, "There are only two people who regularly come down here and smell like you do, and only one bothers to get up this early on a regular bases."
Elsa smiles, and then she replies, "Anna does enjoy her morning naps. With the energy she puts out sometimes, she almost needs those naps."
"Ya, sometimes I almost envy the energy that she has; just sometimes," says Kristian with a smile, as he goes back to his packing.
"I know what you mean," replies Elsa. "Sometimes Anna seems to have energy that goes on forever, but she always collapses in the end. Then it is hard to get her going again."
As Elsa was talking, she had moved to the foot of the bed to watch Kristian pack. Then with a slight sigh, Elsa says, "So I guess you are getting ready for your journey."
"Ya, but I think that was already pretty obvious to you," replies Kristian as he temporarily stops his packing to address Elsa.
"I know, I know; but I just wish you wouldn't have to go," says Elsa as she moves away from the bed and then sits down onto a chair against the far wall of the cell.
"I know Elsa, but I have to go," replies Kristian as he sits down on the foot of the bed to talk with Elsa. "I have been holding off leaving for some time now. My old mountain home contains many items that I wish to retrieve; and the longer they stay unattended, the more likely that they would be damaged by the elements."
"I know. Some of those items belong to your mother. I understand why you would want to retrieve them, but I wish that it would not take you so long," says a slightly dejected Elsa. "My one year celebration of my coronation is just over a month away. There is every possibility that you are going to miss that celebration, and I so want you to be there."
Kristian gets up off the bed and walks over to Elsa. He kneels down in front of her, and Kristian stretches out his hand to Elsa. Elsa then reaches out and places her hand into Kristian's hand. "I know there is a chance that I may miss your one year anniversary, but it is almost certain that I was going to miss something," says Kristian. "However, I will return to Arendelle. My old mountain home is safe, but I no longer wish to remain there alone. Since I have been here in Arendelle, you have given me something that I have not had in a long time. You have given me a close friend in you."
Elsa smiles brightly as she looks into Kristian's face. Kristian returns the smile with his own smile. "I'm happy that you are my friend as well, but I don't think that I am the only friend that you have found here in my kingdom," replies Elsa.
"There is no question about that," says Kristian as he lets go of Elsa's hand and stands up. Many people here in Arendelle have shown me kindness and have become friends, no one more so than your sister Anna and Kristoff."
"And Olaf?" adds Elsa with a funny lint in her voice.
"Yes Olaf too," replies Kristian with a smirk on his face. "How can anyone not make friends with that silly snowman?"
Once Kristian had finished speaking, he returns to his bed to finish packing. Elsa, who is now feeling better, stands up and moves to the center of the cell and looks around at the stone walls. "You know, I wish you wouldn't have chosen this jail cell as your bedroom; especially since there are so many nice bedrooms upstairs."
"Elsa, you know why I have chosen to live down here," replies Kristian as he finishes his packing. Then Kristian turns and looks at Elsa. He then says, "A few weeks after I started sleeping in the palace, I accidentally set my bed on fire."
"That was an accident, Kristian," replies Elsa.
"I could have set the whole palace on fire that night," objects Kristian. "If I hadn't awoken when my bed collapsed, more than just that bedroom could have been damaged. I was fortunate that night, that I was able to reverse that fire."
"The damage was minor," replies Elsa. "I would have let you stay in another bedroom if you wanted too."
"I know you would have, but I didn't want to risk doing that again," says Kristian. "I was going to move out into the countryside until Olaf suggested the dungeon. The stone walls here are the best protection against my fire."
"I am happy that you decided to stay in the palace," replies Elsa. "It has made it much easier to get a hold of you when I want to. If you were outside the village, it would have taken some time to find you."
"Elsa, it's not like I have a lot of places to go," says Kristian as he reaches down to pick up his pack and throws it over his back. "I would always be coming here to the palace."
Elsa smiles and then she says cheekily, "I guess you would have to come here to say hello to Olaf."
Kristian smiles and says, "Yes, this is the best place to find him, not to mention another important person in my life."
Elsa and Kristian look at each other with smiles on their faces. For a brief period neither one of them is saying anything. Finally Elsa's eye's go to Kristian's pack. "So have you got everything that you need then?" asks Elsa.
"I've got all my essential traveling supplies right now, and I'll pick up some food along the way," says Kristian as he looks down to the strap of the pack. "So I guess that I am pretty much ready to go."
"Then why don't we head up stairs and wait," suggests Elsa. "Your ship won't be leaving for a little while yet."
"That sounds like a fine idea," replies Kristian.
With Kristian's acceptance of Elsa's idea, Elsa begins to head upstairs. As Elsa nears the door, Kristian lets out a whistle and calls out, "Mattias!" With Kristian's call, the firebird begins to solidify into a solid shape. Then Mattias spreads his wings and flies over to Kristian and lands on Kristian's shoulder. With Mattias on his shoulder, Kristian follows Elsa to a more comfortable place in the palace.
Elsa leads Kristian up to a second floor room that is used by the royal family for casual socializing. Kristian is very familiar with this room. In fact, Kristian has become very familiar with the entire palace over the past few months. In this room, Elsa had a small table moved to the center of the room; and on this table a variety of foods was sitting.
As Kristian enters the room, he stops and stares at the table of food. He wasn't expecting to see it in the room. As Kristian stands there, Mattias flies off of his shoulder and lands on a log that sits in the fireplace. Mattias sets this log on fire and then he makes himself at home in the fireplace. "Did you have this set out for me?" asks Kristian.
Elsa had gone over to the table and she was pouring herself a glass of milk. "I knew you were going to be busy this morning. So I thought that I would make things a little easier and pleasant for you," replies Elsa.
Kristian smiles and walks up to the table. Then Kristian says, "I think you have a bit of an alternative motive here as well."
"Perhaps I do," replies a smiling Elsa as she sits down onto a couch. "Can you blame me for trying to spend as much time with you as I can? You are going to be gone for some time."
As Kristian stands at the table, he assembles a sandwich and pours himself some milk. As he does this, Kristian says, "No, I really can't blame you for doing this; but why here? Why not down in the dining room?"
"Oh the dining room is fine, but I think it is more pleasant up here," replies Elsa. "It is a better place to just sit and talk."
"So what is it that you want to talk about?" asks Kristian as he sits down on the couch as well.
"Well, it's this trip you are going on," replies a slightly hesitant Elsa. "I understand why you need to go back to your mountain. I just don't like the route that you are going to take to get there."
"I understand your concern, but I really don't think you have much to worry about," says Kristian trying to reassure Elsa.
"But you will be heading through the Kingdom of Weselton," objects Elsa. "With the stopping of trade and the permanent exile of the Duke from Arendelle, Weselton could be very dangerous for you. I wish you would take a different route."
"Well I could take a different route, but it would add two to three weeks to my travel time," replies Kristian. "Besides, the Duke and his body guards are about the only people in Weselton that know who I am."
"I do want you to return as soon as possible, but I dislike the idea of you in the center of Weselton," says Elsa.
"I don't like that idea much either," replies Kristian. "That is why I will be landing a few miles past the village itself. There will be fewer people there, and I can pick up supplies in one of the inland villages then. Once I get away from the coast, I should have no problems. Then it will be about a two week walk inland to get to my old home."
"It's going to take you 2 to 3 weeks then to get there," inquires Elsa. "And will it take you as long to get back to Arendelle?"
"It will take at least that long to get back," replies Kristian. "However, I am going to need to add a week on getting back. I'll be heading there light, but I will be coming back with several items. Those items are going to be slowing me down. Still, I hope to be back in Arendelle within seven weeks."
"My one year coronation will be in six weeks," says Elsa with a sad expression.
Kristian notices the sad tone and expression of Elsa. So in an uplifting tone, Kristian says, "Hey, you have had me for almost three months. So just how long do you want to hold onto me?"
Elsa smiles and replies, "If I could, I would hold onto you for as long as possible; but these past three months have been very rewarding. However, I still would like to have you for at least one more day, my coronation day."
"When I get back, you will have me for many days," says a smiling Kristian. "And when I get back, I will try and make it up to you for missing your special day."
"I'd say you are off to a good start already, in making up for it," says a smiling Elsa.
"So does this mean I don't have to come back to Arendelle then?" says Kristian cheekily.
"Don't you dare!" replies Elsa humorously. "I am going to hold you to your word, even if I have to hold onto you the entire time."
Kristian begins to laugh and a devilish smile appears on Elsa's face. Elsa generates a snowball and tosses it Kristian. Kristian responds by raising a hand to try and block the snowball. Kristian also generates a fire around this hand. However, this snowball glances off the lower side of Kristian's hand and it strikes Kristian in the chest with a splash. Kristian had managed to melt the snowball. Now Elsa begins to laugh and Kristian has a big grin on his face.
"So you want to escalate this then," says a smiling Kristian, as he dries his clothes with his flame.
After Kristian is done drying himself, he directs a stream of flame at Elsa. This flame is light and thin, but Elsa can feel the heat from it as the flame blows against her. The flame causes Elsa hair to blow backwards and her clothing to flap in the hot air.
"OK, OK," says a laughing Elsa. "I give in. The last thing we should be doing is fighting inside the palace."
Kristian is laughing now too. Then Kristian says, "You're right. The last thing we need is mess in here."
As both Kristian and Elsa laugh, Kristian holds his hand out to Elsa. Elsa reaches out and takes a hold of Kristian's hand. Then Kristian pulls Elsa towards him and wraps his arms around her. Kristian smiles as he holds onto Elsa and Elsa giggles a little as she rests her head against Kristian's chest. For the next several minutes, these two sit on the couch just enjoying each other's company.
Less than two hours later, Elsa and Kristian are heading out of the palace. On Kristian's shoulder sits Mattias. It is time for Kristian's ship to leave and they are all heading towards the docks. As they reach the center of the courtyard, Elsa speaks up. "Can we stop for a moment, Kristian? There is something that I need to pick up first," asks Elsa.
"Sure, but I don't have a lot of time," replies Kristian. "My ship is leaving soon."
"It won't take long," says Elsa.
Elsa begins to head to a separate building in the courtyard. As she nears this building, the treasurer is just coming out of the door. Elsa has a brief word with the treasurer and the treasurer hands Elsa a small sack of gold coins. Once Elsa has this small sack, she returns to Kristian's side.
"Here you go Kristian. I have arranged this for you," says Elsa as she hands the sack over to Kristian.
Kristian takes the sack and says as he looks inside the sack, "What's this, a sack of gold coins? Why are you giving me this? I already have some money."
"I wanted to pay you for your services to Arendelle," replies Elsa. "I figured you could use the extra money on your trip."
"This is quite a bit of money. I don't deserve this much," says Kristian as he doesn't think he really did anything.
"I think that you do," replies Elsa. "You helped repair the palace, and you helped Arendelle recover from its fires and the avalanche."
"I am also responsible for causing the damage in the first place," says Kristian. "If anything I owe Arendelle something."
"You were helping to protect Arendelle and me when all that happened," counters Elsa. "You were willing to face Goran on your own. In that one day, you did more than one hundred men could have done. Maybe you can make an argument for not deserving this money, but I think I can make an argument for you deserving more."
Kristian looks at Elsa for a moment. Then Kristian looks down at the sack of money. Finally, Kristian takes the sack and places into a pouch that hangs on his belt. "I suppose that I should be grateful that you didn't make it more," says Kristian. "I'm not all that comfortable in take this amount."
"That was my thought too," replies Elsa. "I tried to make this sum as rational as I could, so that you wouldn't be too uncomfortable about taking this money."
"I think you are trying to incentivize me in returning," says Kristian with a slight smile.
"Maybe there is a little bit of that too," replies Elsa with a smile.
Kristian starts to walk again and Elsa walks alongside. "So is there any more surprises that you have for me before I leave?" asks Kristian with a lint in his voice.
"There is, but Anna is bringing it to the docks," replies Elsa.
"I hope it is nothing major. I don't think I can carry a lot more," says Kristian.
"It's just two small items. You should have no trouble with them, and they may even help you with your journey," replies Elsa.
It only takes a few minutes for Kristian and Elsa to walk to the docks. Tied to one of the piers is one of the royal ships of Arendelle. It is not the biggest ship that the royal family owns, but it is the fastest. As Elsa and Kristian approach this pier, a familiar figure is waiting for them. This figure just happens to be Olaf.
"Hi guys!" exclaims Olaf as he waves to Kristian and Elsa. "I came to see my best friend Kristian off on his trip."
"Hey, Olaf," greets Kristian as he sets his pack onto the ground. As Kristian does this, Mattias flies off to a nearby perch. "I was wondering if I was going to see you today," continues Kristian.
"Of course you were going to see me today," replies Olaf. "I had to give you a happy farewell and good wishes for a safe return."
"I think that I will be missed by a number of people here in Arendelle," amuses Kristian.
"Of course you will be missed," replies Olaf. "You are probably the fourth most popular person here in Arendelle."
"What, I am only number four?" amusingly responds Kristian.
"Well you have to give the first spot to Elsa, with her being the queen and all," says Olaf. "After Elsa, you have to give the second and third spot to Anna and me. So the highest spot that you can possible take is number four."
"Speaking of Anna. Olaf, do you know where she is?" asks Elsa.
"Sure, she is getting things ready with the chancellor. Anna sent me ahead to make sure that Kristian didn't leave before she arrives," replies Olaf.
"The chancellor?" questions Kristian. "What is Anna bringing that requires the chancellor?"
"Oh it is something that you probably won't need, but if you find yourself in some trouble it could help to get you out of it," replies Elsa.
"Hey, here comes Anna now!" exclaims Olaf as he points in the direction of the palace.
Elsa and Kristian turn around and see Anna running towards them. Anna is carrying two items. In one hand, a roll of parchment can be seen. In the other hand, Kristian cannot quite make it out; but it looks like some kind of ribbon.
As Anna nears Kristian and Elsa, she says, "Sorry for the delay, Elsa; but it took a while for the chancellor to write up the decree." "Here you go," says Anna as she hands the two items over to Elsa.
"Thank you Anna," replies Elsa as she takes the two items from Anna.
"A decree? What sort of decree are we talking about?" asks a puzzled Kristian.
Elsa turns towards Kristian and presents the parchment to him. As Kristian takes this parchment, Elsa says, "All this states is that you are an official emissary of the Kingdom of Arendelle, and that you deserve all the respect and rights which that position entitles you to."
"Wait, you're making me a royal emissary?" asks Kristian. "I'm just going to pick up some things from my former home."
"I know, but this decree could make things safer for you in certain circumstances," replies Elsa. Then Elsa stretches out her other hand with the ribbon. "This is the royal symbol of Arendelle," says Elsa as Kristian takes the ribbon. Attached to the end of the ribbon is a metal insignia. "With that parchment and the royal insignia, you are now an official member of the royal court."
Kristian looks at the insignia for a moment, and then he says, "This kind of looks like something that I saw Kristoff with."
"Well, Kristoff is part of the royal court," replies Anna. "He is the official Ice Master and Deliverer of Arendelle. Elsa made him that last year, after the effort Kristoff went through in helping me."
"Is that really a position?" amuses Kristian.
"It is an official position now," replies a smiling Elsa. "I made it just for Kristoff, and I doubt anyone will hold that position after him."
Suddenly, a ships bell begins to ring. The ship was signaling it was about to leave. Kristian looks over to the ship and says, "I guess it is time for me to leave."
"Good bye, Kristian! Have a safe trip!" exclaims Olaf.
"Take care of yourself, Kristian. There are many people here that will want to see you again," adds Anna.
Finally, Kristian looks over to Elsa and he can see the sad look on Elsa's face. "Good bye Kristian," says Elsa quietly. After speaking Elsa drops her head slightly.
Kristian moves up in front of Elsa, and Elsa lifts her head to look at Kristian with a sad questioning look. Then Kristian moves his hand up to Elsa's face and quickly leans in to give Elsa a kiss. Elsa is startled when Kristian kisses her on the mouth. Due to the shock, Elsa's magic powers cause some snow to start swirling around her and Kristian. Then Kristian's own powers begin to react to Elsa's magic. With Kristian, small flames begin to wick up his arms and flicker off the corner of his shoulders.
Elsa quickly pushes herself away from Kristian and the swirling snow soon stops. "You know you can't surprise me like that," objects Elsa politely.
"I know, but it is still kind of fun to do it though," replies Kristian with a grin.
Then a devilish smile comes across Elsa's face. Then she says to Kristian, "Well then, you should prepare yourself for what is coming next."
Kristian continues to smile as he believes he knows what Elsa is going to do next. Then Elsa moves steadily towards Kristian and smoothly wraps her arms around Kristian's neck. Then Elsa gives Kristian a long kiss and Kristian responds favorably.
Then Elsa backs off a little and says, "There, now wasn't that much better."
"It certainly was enjoyable," replies Kristian with a smile. "Now I hope you won't be sad anymore."
"I'm still sad, but you have given me a memory that I can use to hold on to," says Elsa with a smile.
"I'm glad that I did," replies Kristian. "Now I am sorry to say this, but I have a ship to catch."
"I know," says Elsa. "I want you to take care of yourself, and I don't care how long it takes but I want you to come back to me."
"I will come back. That much I promise," replies Kristian. Then after a momentary pause, Kristian turns and picks up his pack; and then he goes to board the ship.
As the ship begins to leave the dock; Elsa, Olaf, and Anna wave good bye to Kristian. Kristian then waves back to them. As the ship begins to leave the harbor, Elsa lets out a sigh.
"I'm sure that he will be back, Elsa," says Anna. Anna is trying to reassure her sister.
"I know that he will try to come back, but I am going to miss him," replies Elsa.
As the ship disappears out of sight, a loud screech is heard by everyone. People look up and everyone sees Mattias spread his wings from his perch and take to the air. Mattias swoops over the heads of Elsa, Anna, and Olaf before he heads out to the ship. As Mattias leaves, Olaf shouts out, "Bye Mattias! Take care of Kristian!"
Elsa and Anna also wave to the firebird as he flies off into the distance. "You know something Anna. Even with everything that I know about Kristian, he still somehow always finds a way to amaze me," comments Elsa.
"I know how you feel, Elsa," replies Anna. "I feel the same way, whenever I hang around with you."