Rapunzel and Anna sat on the soft windowseat, overlooking the no-longer-icy fjord. It was a warm summer day, and it was true, summers in Arendale WERE nice. Rapunzel giggled at the thought. Her and Anna had been sharing life stories, talking guys, hobbies, and all assortments of things, getting to know their newfound cousins.
"So 18 years?"
Rapunzel nodded.
"I know what it's like to be alone, Elsa and I hardly spoke for fifteen years after she froze me, oh! Accidentally of course, but she says that the trolls took away all the magic from my memories and but we didn't talk because she didn't want to freeze me or hurt anyone, but at the coronation that kinda all went awry and yeah I met hans and she got mad and she froze arendale and I went to chase her and.."
"You met the looooove of your life!" Kristoff bellowed as he threw open the door.
"Hmm, finding true love on a forbidden road trip? Sound familiar, Blondie?" The dark haired former-theif-turned-consort followed in step.
Anna spun off the bench and skipped over to her fiance and gave him a light kiss on the lips. Flynn on the other hand, sauntered over to Rapunzel and offered his hand, then pulled her into a kiss.
"Eugene!" she giggled.
"So what are you guys doing here huh huh huh weren't you out on the ice today Kristoff did you show Fly..Eugene the ice I mean you're the official ice harvester and all now?"
Kristoff looked down at Anna with the biggest, dopiest grin possible, "I was showing Flynn around the castle, but the great queen nearly froze us when we accidentally interrupted a meeting, and now we're supposed to fetch you two for dinner."
"We better hurry," Flynn grinned, "we don't want our food to get cold."
"Euuugene!"
The group slowly made their way down the hallway from Anna's room to the dining hall, the way there Anna and showed Rapunzel some of the paintings on the walls, Rapunzel took a special liking to "The Swing." Spinning onto the bannister Anna and Rapunzel raced to see who could get to the bottom first. Anna, having years of practice, won of course.
The smell of baked bread and hot soup wafted from the doors, and through the doors they went.
Elsa was sitting regally at the head of the table, as per her rank dictated. She was sipping a cup of something and giggling at Pascal and Olaf playing hide and go seek.
She looked up at the herd and said, "About time! Anna, have you been pestering our guests?" she smiled.
"Oh no no! Rapunzel and I have been talking and telling stories and all this crazy fun AMAZING stuff, did you know that ALL her hair got cut off when she was trying to.."
"Anna?"
"Yep?"
"Let her tell her OWN stories! Now c'mon have a seat sit,sit, sit!"
Anna and Kristoff sat to the right of the queen, and Eugene and Rapunzel to the right. The servers brought out an assortment of teas, wines, and other bevages for them to try along with the first soup course. Anna reached for the champagne, but Elsa stopped her,
"I don't think so"
"Oh come on!" Anna smiled and reached for the glass.
"Anna."
"Oh fine," she dropped her hand and waited for the tea to come around.
"So," Elsa began, "How do you both like Arendale? Is it treating you both alright?"
"Oh we just love it here! It's so pretty and it's so different from Corona, we don't get much snow there! It's my favorite place we've ever been outside of Corona, Eugene!"
"You've never been outside of Corona, Goldie."
"Is this your first 'political' mission?" Elsa asked, "Aren't you eighteen?"
"Yup, but don't worry it's not like I'm incompetent it's just that.."
Anna jumped in at this point, "She was locked away in a tower for 18 years! This lady, mother gothel, kidnapped her as a baby and," Elsa gave Anna a look,
"Why don't we let Rapunzel explain…"
"Actually, I think Eugene is better at telling this part of the story," she smiled up at her dark haired husband, and a mutual smirk was shared. Anna looked over at Kristoff, but his face was half stuffed with his fifth roll, and gave Anna his puppy dog eyed smile despite.
"Well", Eugene started, "this is the story of how I died…"