Elsa opened her eyes to stare at the door. She was in her office, and had fallen asleep. Again. Elsa peeled her cheek off the desk as she sat up. She yawned, then stretched. Her nights had been long and hard. There was a bunch of work to get caught up on. Elsa looked at the window just as a bird flew by. Elsa smiled, then went back to her document. It was yet another marriage proposal. Elsa pushed it aside and opened the next envelope. As soon as she saw the first three words Elsa groaned and pushed it aside. She hated those three words, 'You are invited.' They were the worst words ever. For a year, Elsa had been attending parties and signing documents. For a kingdom with a queen that would be normal, but Elsa hat to catch up on 3 years of work. WHen her parents died Elsa wasn't of age yet. She couldn't take over that work yet. There was a knock at the door and before Elsa could let them in, the door burst open.
"Elsa you have to come see this!" Anna shouted.
"See what?" Elsa could already see the adventurous sparkle in Anna's eyes. This was going to be good.
"Just come!" Anna grabbed Elsa's hand and pulled her out of the room. Elsa laughed and followed Anna out of the room. Anna still hadn't let go of Elsa's hand. She felt a bit uneasy. She may have control over her powers, but Elsa still never felt comfortable touching people. Especially Anna.
Elsa followed Anna through the winding halls of the castle until she realized where they were going. They were going to the east hall. That hall where Elsa's old room was. Elsa had been moved to another room after she became the queen. She had left that room and her worst memories with it. Elsa wanted to keep away from that room. She wanted to never see it again. That happened to be unavoidable, because Anna led her right to that door.
"Why are we here?" Elsa could hear the discomfort in her own voice. Anna smiled weakly and squeezed Elsa's hand.
"I know that you've had some tough times in this room, and we won't be long, but I found something really interesting in this room." Anna took a deep breath, then opened up the door. Elsa was a bit startled when she saw the inside of the room. Everything was neatly pushed aside to make room for a portrait of a bunny. The bunny was made of fresh snow and it glowed when Elsa stepped into the room. Anna smiled and turned to stare at Elsa. "I think it was made for you."
Elsa didn't answer. All she was thinking was how? No one else in Arendelle has winter powers. It was only Elsa. DId someone manage to get through the guards and place it here? It was the middle of Spring, so how did they get the snow? Something flashed through Elsa's head. It was a memory of when she was 8. She was playing with… a snow bunny? At that time she didn't know how to make the snow live. There had to be someone else. She tried to remember, but she couldn't Anna tapped elsa on the shoulder.
"Are you alright?" Anna asked. Elsa nodded.
"Thank you for showing me. I'll take care of this matter. Please let me be alone to think." Elsa tried to dismiss Anna in the nicest way possible. Anna hated it when Elsa went queenly on her. This time Anna just nodded her head and left the room, closing the door. Elsa got closer to teh bunny and started to examine it. It looked like it wasn't just snow. I was also frost. Frost. Elsa tried to remember where she'd heard that before. A name was spoken. The last name was frost. Where had she heard it? Elsa turned toward the window and spotted a piece of parchment. She stalked across the room and picked it up.
If you want to know where this came from,
come to the northern mountain at midnight
on the next full moon.
Elsa stared at the end of the letter. The person looked like they intended to leave a name, but they didn't. Why the northern mountain? Why midnight? Why the next full moon? All Elsa had were questions. Questions that she couldn't answer. Elsa read the letter again. It didn't say that she had to come alone. But would Elsa really want to bring someone along? No, she would go alone. She could protect herself. Elsa would arrive expecting a fight.
Elsa walked out of the room and went straight to Anna's. After one knock the door flew open and Anna appeared. She still had that adventurous spark in her eyes as she waited for Elsa to tell her everything. Only Elsa wasn't going to tell her everything.
"When's the next full moon?" Elsa asked. Anna always knew what day the cycle of the moon would be at. Anna just stared quizzically at Elsa before answering.
"Tonight, why?"
"Thank you. No reason." Elsa turned and started to walk away, and as expected, Anna followed her starting to ask questions. Elsa answered in the best lying way she could. If she told the truth than Anna would want to come along. Elsa didn't want Anna to come along. If it turned into a fight Anna wouldn't be able to protect herself. Anna finally seemed satisfied and left Elsa alone. She went back to work while Anna went back to cleaning.
Elsa's mind wasn't on the documents. It was on getting the materials she need to go up the mountain. She wanted a horse, some firewood, just in case she had to wait, and some rope. That was everything that she would need. Elsa didn't want to admit it, but she was excited. Elsa had no clue what she was up against, and that gave her chills. She was prepared for a fight. She wouldn't be prepared for what she finds.