I don't own Frozen or any characters. This is a continuation story from my other story Valkyrie of Arendelle. People and events from the other story are assumed that you have read it first.
Chap 1
Anna was lying in bed next to Kristoff looking at her left forearm. "Do you think they are ugly" Anna asked.
Kristoff ran his index finger along the scar "No you will never be ugly"
"What about this one" Anna lowered the right shoulder of her nightgown showing the circular scar of a crossbow bolt.
Again Kristoff ran his finger around the circle of the scar "It doesn't matter what they look like. You have scars and an amazing story to go with them. If any scar is going to be ugly it is going to be the one at your left side. Wait what I um" Kristoff stuttered for a second. Anna fake slapped Kristoff on the shoulder and then laid her head down on his shoulder.
Than a knock came at their door and someone yelled through it "Your Highness if you are up to it the Queen requests your presence in the library". Anna sighed, gave Kristoff a kiss, rolled out of bed and rang her bell to let Shasha know it was ok to come in. Anna walked behind her changing screen and pulled her cloths over her head, gave her body a quick scrub with hot water then pulled on the dress that Shasha handed her. Anna could hear Kristoff doing the same behind his screen next to her screen. Anna sat down and started to braid half her hair and Shasha began braiding the other half.
In just a few moments Anna and Kristoff where walking through the halls to the library. Anna knocked and then walked through the library door. Anna saw Admiral Regar, Queen Elsa and two other people that Anna didn't know. Anna walked in and curtsied to the Queen as is proper in front of strangers. "The Queen called for me" Anna said.
"Your Highness this council has come to an impasse" Admiral Regar stated as he looked at the map. "Admiral Westerguard and Major Chorak want to attack Weselton or Southern Isles".
The only man in the room that didn't have gray in his hair turned toward Anna. A stout man with long red hair like Anna's, a mustache that closely resembled that of General Lars, eyes like emeralds stared at Anna with aww and then bowed lower than he should have for Anna's station. "Your Highness I am Major Chorak. I am replacing General Lars. We have won a great victory and both Weselton and Southern Isles have depleted their war resources and couldn't possibly repel our attack. Our Navy could destroy Weselton's coastal cities crippling them. Our Army and Navy combined could overcome any defense Southern Isles would put up, and we have you and your battle prowess has already spread far and wide".
Anna couldn't believe what she just heard; but before jumping to conclusions Anna decided to hear the others option. "And what is the other option" Anna asked.
"The Queen and I think we should have one of our allies host a peace summit and have another act as a neutral party" Admiral Regar explained. Anna looked toward Elsa who just nodded her head that she agreed. Anna then walked forward and looked at the map on the table of the lands surrounding Arendelle.
"Should we have a civilian in this war council where we discuss such sensitive information" asked the only man left in the room that Anna didn't know. Anna looked at, who she could only assume was Admrial Westerguard, the balding man that would be a tall man if he stood at his full height. It must have been all the years on ships that gave him a hunched look. His brown eyes were locked on Kristoff who was standing at Anna's right shoulder.
Anna went to speak but it was Elsa who spoke up "Kristoff is allowed here on my order". With those few words the Admiral simply nodded and looked back toward the map.
"First I just have to ask. Did we confirm that it was Weselton and Southern Isles that attacked us" Anna had spent the last week asleep and didn't know much about what happened after the battle ended.
"Yes we were able to capture several officers from the Army and the Navy. They didn't tell us much but they confirmed where they were from" Elsa answered Anna's question.
"Ok then, I understand both points of view. After all the men that died defending this city we first have to think about our people first" Anna just kept talking even though everyone in the room looked oddly at her except Admiral Regar. "A peace summit is a good idea but we have one problem. Arendelle has leaks that need to be plugged" Anna then looked down to the map and started looking at the surrounding area while she kept talking. "The enemy forces knew that the Queen was not in the city. Now we have been rather laxidasical on our security because of all the years of peace. We don't announce to the whole city that the Queen leaves from time to time. However when she accidently turned the throne room and front court yard into an ice skating rink it wouldn't take a genius to know she would be leaving soon. Especially after I began calling myself Regent and attended every single meeting for the city".
"Your Highness even if they knew how could they move all those forces so quickly. It takes a week at least to get from Weseltown to Arendelle" Admiral Westerguard said.
"Your are right Admiral which means that that they must have had a forward operating base that was a mere two days from Arendelle. Here" Anna pointed to a couple of fjords that was near Kristinasund island but someone at Kristinasund couldn't see into then very well. "Here someone could hide a fleet and an army from the base at Kristinasund but could watch the coming and going from the base. From here you could move a navy at night past the island without being detected"
"Impossible. No one could hide in those fjords without our knowledge" Admiral Westerguard spat with clear annoyance.
"Remember who you are talking to Admiral" Admiral Regar said in as stern of a voice Anna had ever heard from him. The tone must have shocked Westerguard enough because he simple bowed his head and slouched once again.
"If at all possible I believe we need to send land scouts to these fjords. They are the only places that you can land and keep troops and a navy hidden until your enemy's ultimate weapon is confirmed to have left. Then all you have to deal with is a girl that hasn't even come of age yet. Then you bait half of the navy out by attacking a merchant fleet that moves in and out of the enemy city like clockwork. After the shield fleet has left you move at night and in two nights twenty ships can show up on the enemies door step none the wiser" who ever thought of it was good Anna thought after she stopped talking. Anna then realized that no one was saying anything and she looked around the room. The looks at her varied from pride from her sister, contemplation from Admiral Regar, anger and disbelief from Admiral Westerguard and could it be aww from Major Chorak.
"If the Queen approves I shall have scouts sent to the area's immediately to confirm or deny her Highnesses suspicions" Major Chorak asked.
Elsa just nodded her head before looking to Anna. "What do you think then; a third option" Elsa asked
"Yes first we plug our leak then we do what Admiral Regar had hoped they were doing to us" Anna then turned to the bigger map below the one they were currently looking at. "If Weselton didn't commit anything but the army that means they simply have three frigates to stop our navy and nothing else. We send the Spirit of Anna and two to three frigates destroy any navy they have left and hold their main coastal city Aston hostage. It will cripple their ability to trade and we could even recover some of our losses done to our merchant fleet. At that point we call for a peace summit. We leave Southern Isles alone but pressure Weselton to turn on Southern Isles. We get Weselton to pay us a lot of gold, resources and land for compensation for their attack and we will withdraw our fleet" Admiral Regar smiled at Anna as she finished.
The Major and Admiral nodded their heads by the end. Anna than looked to Elsa thinking that maybe Anna over stepped herself a little.
"I think my sister has the best plan yet. Major send scouts to ensure our boarders are safe and Admirals you make sure we have the ships ready if we need to attack a forward operating base if there is one in those fjords. That will be all gentlemen" Elsa then nodded them off. Anna started to leave when Elsa said "Anna please stay" Kristoff kind of hesitated then Elsa continued "you can stay to Kristoff". After the three officers left Elsa then waved Anna over towards some chairs. "Do you think there are eyes and ears are in the castle" Elsa asked.
"I couldn't tell you. There could be but it could simply be a merchant that comes to meetings" Anna shrugged while she spoke.
"What do you recommend we do to solve the issue" Elsa asked again.
"I don't know. Maybe we need to start a rotation that we trade certain meetings one week a month. That way no one can tell if you are out of town or not, also I hope I didn't over step myself back there did I" Anna was concerned with the way Admiral Westerguard acted.
"No I think you did wonderfully" Elsa responded with a big smile. Anna hugged Elsa and headed out to enjoy a day with Kristoff.