It took Anna about five minutes to finally emerge from here room. Her green hoodie and jeans had now been replaced with a green dress which was dark at the top and lighter at the bottom. I couldn't help but think she looked beautiful in it. We walked down the hallway which led to the spiral staircase. I escorted her down until we reached the entrance hall. There I linked up with Ice Detail and we all went into the ballroom which was in front of us.
A large table lay at the back of the room. Four seats were evenly spread alongside it and a combination of China, glasses and cutlery were laid out neatly by each chair. The Queen and two men were already sat at the table. Anna quickly rushed over to the empty seat, shooting an apologetic look towards her sister.
I moved myself over to a space which was directly behind where Anna sat. Clearly everyone in my squad was now on edge as they all stood within close proximity to the Queen. The room became eerily silent, only the sounds of cutlery hitting plates kept me from going insane from the lack noise.
Eventually one of the men from the Southern Isles began to speak. Judging by his regal attire, I suspected this to be Prince Hans.
"I didn't come here just to sit in silence all night". He said across the table.
"You're lucky to be here at all". The Queen responded. "I only lifted your ban after your parliament made threats of invasion".
"To be fair Your Majesty". The other man said. "You did treat him harshly".
At this moment Anna flared up before the Queen could put another word in.
"Treated him harshly"! She yelled. "He left me to die and was going to kill my sister. He's lucky he wasn't executed".
The Prince laughed.
"Oh Anna. I forgot how angry you could get".
I noticed a sudden drop in temperature of the entire room. The Queen was obviously starting to become angry with the Prince. I think everyone else in the squad noticed it as we all started to look at each other nervously.
"Enough Hans". Elsa said. "I have banished you before and don't think I will do it again".
"But if you do that you will face hostilities between our two nations". He replied with a grin on his face.
"Do you think the UN would turn a blind eye on an unprovoked invasion? What allies do you have that would back you in that situation? You are in no position to be making threats against us".
Hans leaned forward in his chair.
"Where has this new found courage come from Elsa? You certainly weren't like this four years ago".
"After your attempt on my life, I have found means to protect myself and my sister"
"What? You mean your special unit of bodyguards". He laughed as if he told himself a funny joke.
He proceeded to stand up and walked in my direction. He stopped when he was at least one more step away from me. I could feel my heart start to race and my blood beginning to boil. The fact that I couldn't lay a finger on him unless he harmed either the Queen or Anna made me want to hurt him even more. He looked at the two patches on my sleeve. One was the unit insignia and the other was the flag of the United Kingdom, my native country. He sneered and looked at me dead in the eye.
"So what is a person like you doing in this unit"? He quizzed. I didn't respond. Obviously annoyed, he moved in closer until he was directly in my face. I heard Anders over my radio.
"Don't do anything stupid".
"I said why are you here". Hans repeated. I still gave no answer. "I'll rephrase my question then. Why are you bothering to risk your own life to protect people who only just he you as disposable"?
"He doesn't take orders from you". The Queen said to him. "Only I or Anna can give him orders. If you want a reaction out of him you will have to do something really stupid".
It seemed as if Hans was defeated. He stepped away from me and began to walk back to his seat. I breathed a sigh of relief. The rest of the night went pretty quickly. Words were shot back and forth and the Southern Isles delegation finally left to the rooms which they had been given for the night.
Anna finally stood up from her seat and kissed her sister on the cheek and said goodnight. She gave me a wave to get her to follow her. We went back up the long staircase and along the hallway before we reached her bedroom.
"I'll be standing guard outside until I go off duty". I said to her as she stood in her doorway.
"Thank you". She said back to me with a smile. "I'll see you around".
I gave her a smile back as she closed the door.