"There you are!" A woman's voice is heard from down the hall, "If you two are done here, I need your help." Gerda is suddenly standing with the group oblivious to the moment.

"Excuse us, Your Majesty." Ralic bows and smiles, "Duty calls." He takes Lily's arm and the two follow after Gerda.

"I wouldn't say it was a disaster on any scale," Lily laughs as they walk down the halls.

"That's because you weren't the one who fell into her." He tries to push the memory away.

"I think you were too busy being mortified to notice, but she didn't look like she minded you being that close to her." Ralic adamantly shakes his head.

"No, don't you start. The secret is out." He sighs, "Can't we just leave it there and move on?"

"But why?" Lily complains, "Maybe she." Her brother cuts her off with a glare,

"We are dropping this," He answers, trying to end the conversation, "I'm not going down the what if road. I'm leaving this alone and you should too."

"And when she doesn't?" Lily counters. She's not giving it up that easy, not knowing what she knows, and she won't let him either, "She obviously"

"I'm not playing this fucking game, Lily. Drop it."

"I said and when, not what if?" She resists the urge to outright tell him, knowing he wouldn't believe her anyway. Gerda stops them before he can respond.

"Ralic, Lily," She begins, "Meet Prince Jon and Princess Elise of Onro. Take them to their rooms and be sure to make them feel at home." They nod and she leaves.

"This way," Ralic states, and he and Lily lead them to the rooms they had prepared earlier that day.


"So, what now?" Anna asks her sister. The two are sitting in the study, giving their guest time to settle before going to see them. Much like Lily, she is determined to see this through.

"Well, first I will take care of business." When the redhead shoots her a look, she smiles, "About Ralic, I'm not sure." Which is true, the idea is foreign to her. After so many years shut away, she cannot even begin to comprehend what should happen next.

"After you finish attending to all your duties of the day, you should go talk to him," Anna suggests as if it were the most obvious thing in the world, "Who are our guests anyway?" She is certain she has never heard mention of them before now.

"Potential trade partners," Elsa answers, "With Weselton gone, I am seeking ways to fill the gap." Anna nods

"Well, I am certain they are settled by now. We should go see them." Anna stands and stretches.

"You don't have to go."

"Of course not, but I want to." She grins before turning to walk out the door, "Besides, Ralic and Lily were told to attend to them, they might still be there." Elsa smiles at the possibility and follows her sister out.


Ralic and Lily open their respective guest's room allowing them to get their things settled. Once the two are done they all conjoin in Jon's room.

"Is there anything you'll require?" Ralic asks wanting to make sure they are fully comfortable before moving on to the rest of his day.

"Food and drink I think," Jon answers glancing to his sister who nods, "We are quite ready to taste something that is not mixed with the salt of the sea."

"We will return shortly." He and Lily bow, then exit.

"Those two are totally related," Lily declares as they move toward the kitchens, "You cannot just leave it where it is." He glances at her,

"I thought we were dropping this." He says, unwilling to have her press the matter.

"Fine." She sighs heavily when realizing that now is probably not the best time to be pushing him anyway. He needs to be in a pleasant mood until after they finish with their visitors. There will be plenty of time for pushing after they are done. Once they arrive and collect what they need, the pair return to the Prince's room. They begin getting the food and drink ready for consumption.

"Welcome to Arendelle, Jon and Elise." Elsa's voice floats across Ralic's ears, "I trust you have been well taken care of." He and Lily continue getting everything set up.

"So far yes," Elise answers, "We look forward to the rest of it." The servants finish what they are doing and await their next instructions. Lily and Anna exchange glances, while Ralic watches Jon approach the Queen, the look in his eye giving Lily's hesitations in leaving everything alone more valid.

"Queen Elsa," He gives a bow and takes one of her hands, placing a kiss on it, "Tales have spread far and wide, but none live up to what I see." Anna stifles a giggle, while Lily watches as her brother tries to mask his emotions.

"Are you okay?" She asks him, the conversation prattling on around them. He glances at her, and she can immediately tell he isn't. Anna also catches the look, but receives a shake of the head as she directs her gaze to Lily.

"Well, we look forward to staying and working something out," Elise responds to whatever was said. Then trying to ease the sudden, unexplained tension in the room. "But a drink first. To toast for good tidings."

"Of course, your highness." Lily answers, gently nudging Ralic to get him moving. They take glasses off the stack and proceed to fill them. They hand off a glass to Anna and Elise, and go back to fill two more,

"I've been hearing talk that Arendelle is in need of a King." Ralic proceeds to busy himself in the pouring of his next glass, as Anna does a mini spit take into her own. Elsa looks a little uncomfortable with the question.

"Some may feel we are, but we have more important things to take care of before I worry about that." She gives a quick glance in Ralic's direction finding him far too engrossed in the glass he is holding. Prince Jon leans over and kisses her cheek,

"Should you change your mind I" A shatter cuts his sentence off and all eyes turn to Ralic. The drink he was holding is no longer in his hands.

"Shit." He mutters, looking at the glass and reddish liquid on the floor. Looking up he sees everyone staring, so he grabs his shirt and presses his hand against it, "Sorry about that." He gives an apologetic smile before walking out of the room, utterly upset with his reaction.