Chapter 4

Anna walked the halls of Arendelle it was very quiet since the gates were closed and the attacks on the Queen announced. Most people were staying inside as the guards suggested, Anna had not been outside in four days. Usually she would walk in the gardens but now, she was staying right beside her sister.

"Anna..." Elsa began drawing a large breath "I have been I'm bed for four days now, you think I could possibly get up and move around? Would you help me."

Anna looked at her sister, still incredibly weak. "You can barely sit Elsa, you've hardly eaten a thing I think you better ask the doctors about it. They will be coming to see you this afternoon."

The sun shone in through a small crack in the purple curtains, the Queen was often sleeping so her room was dark most of the time. But Anna opened them as well as the window. "It will be nice to get some air in here, I'll close them again when I leave."

Sitting next to her sister smiling she brushed stray strands of autumn hair from her face. "I have a meeting to go to soon." She stood up her hair was in two messy braids just the way she slept wearing a black and green dress much like she wore on the day of her sisters coronation. "I have a few things to attend to before the meeting I'll be back shortly."

Anna left her sisters room and walked quickly down the hall.

"Princess Anna." The Captain looked curiously at her. "We have a lead on the attackers."

Anna looked very relieved at this news. "You found them?" She questioned.

"Not exactly, Princess we spent hours at the site you found your sister and determined she was attacked while riding and taken to the shed to be hidden."

"You call that a lead!" Anna glared slightly angry. "That's nothing what does that tell us?"

"We can assume they would be locals, or know Arendelle well. They would have to know the location nobody would attack the Queen and leave her in sight. These people wanted her dead and that's why they hid her."

Anna sighed. "I want you to gather everyone you know that lives within close proximity to the site, find out who it belonged too. I want all of them questioned lock up anyone who protests or seems suspicious."

Bowing the captain walks away. "Very well, I will have it done right away. Allow me to escort you to your meeting." Walking down the hall slowly he did not speak a word to Anna after their prior conversation. She walked into the room and only a few others sat at the table a meeting of only the most important members of Arendelles royal court.

"Princess Anna, we are faced with a great difficulty... The three neighbouring kingdoms have heard of the attack on Queen Elsa, and have grown worrisome their Royals may be a target. They have completely cut off trades with Arendelle until the attackers have been caught."

Anna was shocked she had no idea what to do, if only it was her that had been attacked instead of Elsa her sister was so much better at solving problems. The man began to speak again, he was in charge of all trades Arendelle made, sending them out, reviving them, counting stocks and supplies.

"We have enough essential supplies to last three weeks, the village has even less. In total we will have enough food for everyone and it will last just under two weeks. Tea and cloth have run out as well as flowers and plants. If we don't solve this problem we won't have anything to plant I'm the spring."

Anna drew in a deep breath 'problems problems problems problems' she thought in her head showing a face of total desperation. She knew why her sister must be so stressed, The neighbouring kingdoms cut off trades out of fear for their own safety. The attackers were still around and they were getting nowhere closer to solving any of the problems.

"Who are we still trading with?" Anna asked.

The man sighed. "The King and Queen of the southern Isles heard about your sister, they have sent a ship out with a few supplies, an apology for what their youngest prince has done. But I'm afraid it isn't much. Some fruits, blankets, candles, a few seeds and some other foods. It is only enough for a few people."

Anna was shocked her head ached from all the information and grew dizzy and sick and the thought. "My sister is sick! She needs to be cared for what about medications and herbs and whatever they are using for her!"

One of the doctors was there. "We have more than enough for her Anna, don't worry. But if attacks continue I'm afraid we may need more. But as sad as it is for the others Royalty will come first. The Queen is very important."

Only slightly relieved Anna sighed. "I want everyone that is possibly available to assist with finding the attackers I want the work to be constant no resting until they are found and dealt with. Arendelle Is In terrible danger and these threats can not go on or we will face even more challenges.

Finally Anna left feeling terrible if the attackers weren't found they would suffer, food would be in shortage, plants, crops and clothing as well. She walked into her sisters room, to find it was freezing cold. She forgot to shut the windows and snow had blown into the room. Panicking to shut them quickly she slammed them and shut the curtains. Moving towards her sister "Elsa you're so cold." Anna told her feeling her sisters skin.

"Help!" Anna called and In seconds somebody rushed in. "I want the snow gone and we have to move her, it's far too cold in here she's freezing."

Anna pulled more blankets over Elsa as they waited for help, they would move her into Anna's room. She could sleep elsewhere tonight what was important was making sure her sister was healthy and wouldn't get sick. She was still recovering from the attacks and it was worrying Anna that Elsa hadn't made much progress in healing.