I am so sorry for this being so long for the new chapter! And I'm also sorry it's not as many words as the others but I just started school again and I'm kind of slam dunked with school OTL
Chapter Three
('Vegard' means Protection in Norwegian. Elsa is now 21 and Anna is 18.)
Today was the day. I am of age and it is now my turn to sit upon the throne, but the gates will be open. I awoke earlier than normal just so I could practice holding objects, but every time I imagined standing there in front of all the people the objects froze. After an hour of practicing one of the butlers knocked on my door to tell me breakfast was ready. Putting on my gloves quickly and straightening myself up and I opened the door, giving out a loud sigh.
"Do the gates have to be open?" I asked him quietly, trying to keep the worry out of my voice but my eyes had betrayed me. "I'm sorry your majesty but yes," Vegard replied, his face showing no emotion except for his eyes. They showed the sadness inside. "You'll be fine Elsa," Vegard said with a smile, adding a remembrance tone to my father's old words. With a nod I walked down the hall and towards the room where I would show everyone my face.
"Tell the guards to open the gates," I told my handmaidens, opening the glass doors that lead to the balcony. "Conceal. Don't feel," I told myself once more as the people of Arendelle and guests flooded the courtyard. Once the courtyard was full of people I cleared my throat and held up my head high. "People and guests of Arendelle. Thank you all for coming for the celebration of my coronation. Please come inside as it will begin shortly," I told the people, using the voice that I was trained to use as queen, hiding the nerves down in my heart.
At once people rushed through the palace doors, most likely wanting to get seats in the chapel. Looking over the people I could notice how people stared in wonder, especially towards me. Shifting slightly I turned and walked back through the glass doors, keeping them open for the warm summer air.
Walking down the halls I noticed how much brighter it was and how beautiful Arendelle was. "Your Majesty! We cannot locate Princess Anna!" I heard Vegard call as he appeared in front of me. Sighing softly I shook my head softly. "I'm sure she will come back once the bells sound," I sighed, looking out one of the large windows. "Let her enjoy the sight, she might never be able to again," I said sadly, hearing the bells sound above us. "Let us continue with today, with or without my sister," I told Vegard as I hurriedly walked the halls, hoping to get to the chapel quickly.
Once I had arrived at the staircase all I could see in my vision was colour. Women from all around had the most extravagant dress they owned, or had bought for the occasion. Standing there I felt plain and boring. "May everyone please come through to the chapel room!" I heard one of the workers yell over the noise, my mind fuzzy of who it was. People rushed towards the chapel doors, wanting to get seats up front. Once most had seated and quietened I was ushered quickly to begin the ceremony.
Walking down the aisle was harder than I had thought. Everyone was staring towards me, even my dear sister Anna. She had grown to be a beautiful young woman, even though she still had a childish vibe around her. It was so hard not to blank out during the ceremony but all I could feel was the eyes of my people and people from other countries, as if they could burn a whole through me. When it was time I went to pick up the sceptre and orb but the archbishop stopped me, telling me to take off the gloves.
Slowly I pulled them off, my hands shaking from the fear. 'Conceal. Don't feel.' I told myself, setting the gloves upon the cushion shakily. Picking up the orb and sceptre I turned to face everyone, trying to hold in the fear. Moving my eyes down I noticed ice starting to form around the orb and the middle of the sceptre. Quickly I turned back around and put them back on the cushion, sliding my gloves on as fast as possible. Looking back at the people I gave a warm smile, glad it was all over.
I'm not ready to rule.