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Chapter 1: Strangers From the East

The soldier's hurried footsteps echoed through the empty halls of the castle. He abruptly stopped in front of a large white door with intricate designs of blue and purple snowflakes, the Queen's private study. After a quick knock and curt invitation to come in, the soldier swiftly entered and stood straight in attention with a salute. Then he proceeded to deliver the urgent news, "Your Majesty, I apologize for this rude interruption, but there are some men at the front gates requesting your immediate audience. They claimed to come from the Far East, traveling non-stop for several days with pressing business."

Behind the stacks of papers on her desk, the queen sighed and replied, "You may send them in. I will meet them shortly in the throne room." And with that the soldier saluted briefly before leaving the queen alone. After signing a few more papers the queen slowly rose from her chair and prepared to meet her mysterious guests. She let out a frustrated sigh, feeling disappointed that her plans to finish early and spend some quality bonding time with her sister Anna later would have to be delayed.

Four men garbed in tan travel cloaks conversed in hushed whispers among themselves after the guard ushered them to the throne room, "My lord, please calm down. I understand that the queen is our last hope, but the first impression is critical if you are to persuade her." The young man nodded in response and proceeded to take several slow deep breaths in an attempt to settle his nerves.

Then a sudden sound of open doors disrupted his meditation as a servant announced the queen's arrival, "Presenting Queen Elsa of Arendelle!" Immediately the young man kneeled down in one knee with his head bowed and the other three men followed suit behind him.

Queen Elsa regarded the four men before her. They all wore the same loose fitting beige cloak, the only aspect that unified them as a group. Glancing at the man to her furthest right, she marveled at his jet black hair pulled back and expertly wrapped into a tight small bun. She glimpsed at his sword on his hip hidden underneath his cloak. Instantly she recognized them as those adorned by samurais from a few Japanese texts in the castle's library.

Then she observed the man in the center and deduced the man to be of African descent based on his dark colored skin. Unlike the samurai to the African's left, the African man wore a simple cream colored tunic with a black rope tied around his waist under his cloak and his head cleanly shaved off.

Next she shifted her attention to the man at her furthest left. She noticed his blonde hair similar to Kristoff's hair but cut short, barely covering his head. He wore a long white askew collared shirt with repeating patterns of red swirls lining the collar and the end of the sleeves, perhaps Russian garments.

The diversity among the men astonished Elsa, but she found the younger man kneeling in front of the three men most intriguing. His shoulder length jet black hair indicated Asian ancestry like the samurai but his skin complexion tanner than the samurai and the Russian man. Underneath his cloak, he wore a metal armored vest of a Persian warrior and nothing else covered his arms. Elsa wondered if the young man felt cold at all. It was the end of December and Arendelle was experiencing its coldest winter in history.

Suddenly a voice jolted Elsa out of her thoughts as the young man upfront spoke, "Your Highness, please forgive us for our sudden intrusion but we have traveled a long way seeking your help." He paused and took a deep breath as if to gather his nerves before continuing, "We ask that you journey with us back to our homeland that has suddenly been plagued with a devastating and mystical drought."

Queen Elsa reeled by at the audacity of his abrupt request. She raised an eyebrow in amusement and asked, "Where exactly is your homeland? To whom am I addressing?"

The young man rose up and stared intensely back at Elsa, "My apologies for not introducing myself first, your Majesty. I am Prince Ali of Persia."

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