A/N: And here I was worried I wouldn't have time to update! I've got nothing but time!

Okay, so remember how I said that some of this story was "fluff of fluff"? Well, this chapter defiantly qualifies as such, as it really does not have much point but to fill time. But whatever. Just read and review. I promise the next chapter will be more interesting.

Disclaimer: I don't think there was ever anyone out there who thought I owned Frozen, but on the off chance that there was, I don't.

"Look, Magnus, you know I want to help you, but I don't want to send my forces into the war!"

In the king's study, about three days later, Johan sat next to his father, trying his best to remain focused and pay attention to the matter at hand.

"I understand that, Oscar," Magnus said. "All I am asking for is the supplies and weapons that we need for the war. We would pay for it of course!"

"You don't have the money right now to pay for it, though. You've used much of it on the war already," Oscar replied.

He has a point, Johan thought. Landvik was a rather poor country, and they had always known that should they be pulled into a war it would be a financial crisis.

"But after the war," Magnus argued, "if we win, we'll make Ljungborg pay reparations for all damages and financial debts that Landvik has sustained as a result of the war, which would give us the money to repay you."

"And if you don't win?" Oscar said. "God forbid it, but we must keep in mind that it could be a very real possibility."

Magnus sighed and leaned back in his chair. "Then I guess we would just have to pay off a long-term debt to you."

Oscar tapped his fingers on the desk, thinking of the consequences. "I am still very concerned that such an action would drag Arendelle into the war."

Magnus thought about this. "I don't wish to bring your forces into the war, my friend," he said, "but I can promise you that should Ljungborg declare war on you, I would see to it that my forces would protect Arendelle at all costs."

Oscar sighed as he slouched back into his chair. "But I don't wish for it to come to that."

Silence fell upon the room as the two kings pondered how Arendelle could give the support to Landvik without being pulled into the conflict. Johan looked between the two as a thought hit him.

"Excuse me, sir," Johan said quietly, addressing King Oscar. "Might I mention something?"

Oscar looked at Magnus, who smiled and nodded, before addressing the prince. "Very well, my boy. Proceed."

"Well, I understand that Arendelle has a very good navy, is that correct?" Johan began.

The king looked at the boy's father, wondering where he was going with this. "Yes, I suppose so. Our navy has always been strong. But while that would help us should we become involved in the war, how would it help us stay out of the war?"

"Well even Ljungborg's navy wouldn't stand a chance against yours, and they know that," Johan said. "I would think that they wouldn't try to bring you into the war on our side because they know that you would crush them and they would lose the war."

"That's true," Magnus interrupted. "Nothing necessarily says that they would not declare war, but they would be foolish to do so because like he said, while their navy is strong, not even they would stand a chance against you. And I would think they would not dare attack any of your ships with supplies to avoid antagonizing you any further."

Oscar pondered this. "Well," he said, "it would still be risky, but you make a good point. I will make sure it is brought up at the council meeting on this later this week."

Johan smiled as the king nodded approvingly to him. He suddenly felt very helpful.

"Now then, gentlemen," Oscar continued, "in the meantime I have work to do, if you don't mind."

"Of course," Magnus said as he stood and gave a small bow. "Thank you for your time, sir. Come along, son."

Johan stood and followed his father out of the study. They walked together down the hall.

"Good thinking in there, son," Magnus said, patting his son on the back. "I would never have thought of that."

"I'm glad to be of help," Johan replied.

"Well, you think you could join me in looking for some books on the subject in the library?" the king asked.

"Sure," Johan said, shrugging. He didn't have much else to do.

Upon entering the library, the pair saw a few books scattered across the floor, where Princess Anna lay on her stomach, reading. She looked up when she saw them enter.

"Hi, Johan!" she said.

"Hey, Anna!" the prince replied, smiling.

"I'm working on some homework I got from my tutor," Anna said, rolling her eyes. "You think you could help me?"

"Uhh..." Johan looked up at his father who smiled and nodded.

"Go on," Magnus said, "I'll just find a few books to take back to my quarters. You won't even know I'm here."

Johan shrugged and looked back at Anna. "Alright then."

The girl smiled in delight. Johan came over and sat next to her as Magnus began his search for books. Johan had been spending much of his free time with Anna, not being able to bear seeing the girl so alone.

The prince saw that Anna was reading an atlas. It was opened to a map of Scandinavia and Northern Europe. He quickly located Landvik on the map, as well as Arendelle. He also saw some of their other allies, like Corona, Weselton, and the Northern and Southern Isles. And it wasn't long before he spotted Ljungborg as well.

"I have to write a whole page on a current event," Anna complained.

"Gee, a whole page?" Johan said sarcastically. "Be glad it's not three. That's what my tutor usually makes me do."

Anna chuckled, and Johan saw his father leave the room with a stack of books out of the corner of his eye.

"Well, do you have any ideas?" Anna asked. "Maybe something you've heard about on your travels?"

"Travels?" Johan said. "This is a rare occasion for me. I don't travel much. In fact, at home I never really get out of the castle much."

"I never get out of the castle at all," Anna retorted.

Johan looked at the princess with sympathy. "How come?"

"Because they shut the gates."

The prince sighed. It had become obvious to him early on that the gates having been shut had something to do with Princess Elsa. The fact that Anna never got out was just another thing that Johan found himself blaming her for.

"Well," he said, "you could always do something on that war in the English colonies across the Atlantic. Everyone's been talking about that."

"Nah," Anna said. "She said it had to be something in or around Scandinavia." She lay her head down on the book, sighing until a thought struck her. "Isn't your kingdom at war right now?"

"What?"

"Isn't that why you came here? To get help from my father?"

"Yeah. Why?"

"Maybe you could help me write about that!" she exclaimed. "You could tell me all about your kingdom!"

Johan chuckled. The girl was more curious about what the outside world was like than she cared about writing the paper. One day, he thought to himself, the gates will be opened again, and she'll get to see the world.

"Alright," he said, "we can do your paper on the war in Landvik."

Do we want to talk about the fact that I had my history book open in front of me when I wrote this?

Read on, write on, dream on. -bandgeek63