I became the Queen of Arendelle after my coronation ceremony at 21 years old. While the party itself didn't go over too well the overall aftermath was worth it. I'm still the Queen Regent of Arendelle as we have no king; my sister is blissfully in love with an ice trader and while things are peaceful on the outside there's turmoil I try to keep hidden. Not with my powers or anything but relations with other countries. Weasleton was our biggest trade partner and we've cut ties with them completely and our economy has suffered from it. The Southern Isles has been willing to help in the hopes of repairing our ties and while I'm open I remain wary of their intentions should they be as deceiving as their youngest heir. I often wonder what my mother and father would have done if they were here. It's hard not to compare yourself to your predecessors; your parents. I wonder what any of them would have done in the same situations. I bet every young ruler does. The pressures of ruling a kingdom are known only to some and ignored by the rest but it's not just that. I think the future is the scariest thing but the unknown is even worse. We hope and try to work for the best but sometimes there may be something else out there trying to do the exact same thing and maybe they don't have the same hopes and dreams you do. Maybe they conflict. I know we have to anticipate things like this sometimes and I know this will sound especially strange coming from me but I don't think I'm ready to face something out there that I don't completely understand.

-Diary of Queen Elsa

A knock at the door broke Elsa from her writing. She put her head up and her pen down.

"Come in"

Upon her approval the door opened and a servant entered.

"Your grace" he said "It's time for the council meeting. They are awaiting your presence"

"Oh of course" Elsa said shakily with a smile as she picked herself up, grabbed her diary and walked out of the room after the servant closed the door behind her. They walked through the halls before entering another room with a long table. At the table sat many other attendants each waiting for the Queen. They rose when she entered and bowed for her.

Smiling she walked over and sat herself down at the table. She observed each of them happily before realizing that one of the seats was empty.

"Excuse me" she cleared her throat "Before we begin I would like to know" she paused as they leaned in with anticipation "Where is my sister? Where is Anna?"

They looked to each other before looking to her.

"Your grace" one man spoke up "You sister had asked for one of us to inform that she will be unable to attend the council meeting today due to some…"he paused "activities in the town"

"What kind of activities may I ask?" she said intrigued

They looked to each other with shaky eyes "She's pig hunting you grace"

Elsa rolled her eyes. Classic Anna.

"She insist we continue without her" another spoke up.

Anna would likely spend all day pig hunting, pie eating or whatever crossed her mind at the time. Then she'll go to the edge of the kingdom to wait for Kristoff to return from the fjord.

Sighing a content smile Elsa was prepared to move on "Then let us begin. What is the first topic?"

They began to discuss in great detail the kingdom of Arendelle; the state of affairs, the economy, foreign relations as well as upcoming celebrations. All of which Elsa already knew about and she was bored and tired of hearing it all day after day after day. Seeing no signs of anything new she decided to act on a drastic thought that entered her mind while one of them rambled on.

"So it would be best to-"

"I'm sorry, excuse me" she cut one of them off

"Oh no apology needed your grace I will happily hold my t-"

"None of this seems to be new information" she told cutting him off again "I have been up to date on all of these things for many months now" they leaned in to anticipate her next words "So, if there is no new news. I shall like to retire for the day". Silence was her answer "If there nothing else" she nodded to them "Thank you for your time" she stood up

"Oh your grace, one more thing" one of them spoke up. Elsa turned to him with a smile.

"Yes what is it?"

"Just some reports from the outskirts of the kingdom"

"Reports? What kind of reports?" The council member in question looked around nervously to the others who looked back with similar expressions. A silence overtook the room. "Please, speak your mind" Elsa said reassuringly before sitting back down.

The council member looked to his queen with new found confidence and prepared to speak.

"There have been sightings on the outskirts of the kingdom"

"Sightings? Of what?" Elsa questioned

He stammered "I do not know your grace. Nobody can make them out. They're staying in the shadows, trying to avoid contact and being seen"

"What is?"

There was a long pause before she got her answer "Nobody knows"

Elsa's eyes flickered from one council member to the other reading their expressions.

"Perhaps" one of them spoke up "They are just seeing a large animal like a bear walking through the woods" the others nodded

"That would explain their petrified reactions" the original spoke "They all seemed shaken up when asked about it" As did the rest of them.

A smile reformed on Elsa's face, this was likely nothing to worry about "Well" she said placing her hands on the table and picking herself up "For the time being we will have the guards on the edge of the kingdom keep a closer eye on our borders" she now stood at her full height "If there is nothing else to be said…" she paused to allow them to speak "then good day" she said before turning to leave hoping to enjoy one of the "days off" Anna talked about so often.

"Your grace" one of them called getting her attention again and she turned back to them "What if these sightings continue?" he asked nervously

Elsa observed each of them as she seriously contemplated her answer. "We'll deal with that when we must" she said.

The sun passed through the sky over the kingdom and soon darkness crept over the land. The council disbanded, the citizens prepared for a good night rest and Anna remained at the gates waiting for the official ice master and deliverer to return to her.

Far away from the castle, through woods and mountains was the fjord. It lay under a starless night sky and was surrounded by the towering mountains. Small traces of light flickered at points across it due to the torches planted in the ice but they were few and spread apart. In between them lies darkness.

Standing by one of the torches was the only remaining ice deliverer and was in fact the one who would keep Anna waiting tonight. By his side was his trusty reindeer and their sleigh.

Kristoff swung down breaking the ice with his pic, and then he did it again and again. He let out a breath as he realized the wind had died down. He lowered his mask from his face and let the cold air meet it.

It was awfully quite. But not so much that it annoyed him or even warranted his attention.

Sven snorted and nudged him as he trotted in place.

"Easy buddy, I'm almost done" Kristoff chuckled as he picked up the ice and walked it over to the sleigh "I know I know, we got a pretty lady waiting for us" He placed in on the sleigh with all the others. There was no wind blowing and the silence was unnoticeable, unless disrupted.

Then he heard it; the crunching sound. The sound of snow crunching under something, something big and strong. He raised his body up from the sleigh and looked out into the distance, into the vast darkness of the fjord. He could hear the crunching in the distance.

Then suddenly Sven jolted up and bucked madly. He snorted and neighed as he bucked about in the light. Kristoff rushed to his side in an attempt to calm him down. He grabbed a hold of his neck trying to restrain his frantic actions.

"Hey hey easy" he groaned as he grabbed him. Why was he doing this? Kristoff looked out into the fjord. Something was out there.

"Hello!" he called out. He received no answer. He knew they were the only ones here since all the ice harvesters left some time ago. So what was out there now?

Making sure Sven was at ease he slowly let go and stepped forward to look out deeper into the darkness. He remained in the light of the nearby torch but whatever else was out there was not. He looked and listened.

He heard the crunching sound echo through the fjord. He looked out to the torches that illuminated other parts of the area but they all remained still. Then he saw something. 2 torches down from where he was something passed through the edge of the light. He caught it at the last second and tracked it as best he could before it disappeared back into darkness. Whatever it was it was big. The stomping of its feet matched with the crunching of the ice beneath it and that's what he followed. He listened and leaned forward as if it helped him more.

That's when the sound stopped.

Kristoff stood in the light of the torch as darkness surrounded him. The hair on the back of his neck stood up and his eyes shakily surveyed his surroundings. The silence was deadly. Now the silence caught his attention and it frightened him. They were in the middle of the fjord, there's no way it was gone already. He felt like he was being watched. No, he knew it.

Trying to contain himself through the silence he calmly backed up slowly to Sven, guided him to the sleigh and put the reins on him. Looking around once more he hopped into the sleigh with a lantern in hand. Without giving a command Sven ran off away from the light and out of the fjord and back to Arendelle.

He looked back at the fjord as Sven raced forward. In the distance he could hear a crunching sound.