Elsa POV
after the close call in the chapel things went much smoother, she visited many dignitaries that afternoon and had a weeks worth of private meeting s with them later in the week so she was meeting a new face every two minutes it seemed. the banquet went fairly well and she enjoyed some of the finest meals Arendelle had to offer and with her sister to boot had put her in a wonderful mood that evening. she loved to hear about her sister sharing her misadventures around the castle growing up but she noticed she was a bit distracted, not that it mattered to much considering she had even more guests to talk to.
as time went along soon everyone congregated to the ball room where lively music and good company filled every corner. as she made her grand entrance she was pleased to see that everyone seemed to be having a good time, she almost giggled at her sisters entrance, she had obviously arrived much sooner and ran up to the front of the room next to her, only to have Kai rearrange her to her proper spot.
"Having fun?" Elsa asked with a knowing look on her face
"i would be perfectly happy if this coronation never ended, the food the music and the people! i cannot remember the last time i had so many conversations with so many people in one day!"
"take it easy Anna, life isn't about balls and parties. this is all payed for by us and our money comes from taxes. and the only way we all remain happy is with good harvests, good trade and many allies."
Anna had a very happy smile on her face "papa and mama would be so proud of us, thinking about others before yourself"
"if it were otherwise i wouldn't be fit to rule Arendelle."
Anna nodded sagely "you know you don't have to do it all by yourself, i could use something to do besides wandering the castle for another decade"
Elsa grinned "and what would you do?"
"i dunno, public stuff. check up on merchants, visit nobles, play with orphans, greet people at the harbor. im sure you could think of something"
Elsa nodded and turned her attention to her guest who were all dancing to music or talking with friends and drinking from Arendelle's finest cellars. part of her wanted to quit being queen if only for an hour to just dance with a stranger and let her worries wash away, there were no shortage of handsome dancing partners who caught her eye already, which reminded her.
"Anna, have you had any proposals yet?" she asked
"only a half dozen, mostly nobles I've never heard of, you?"
"i stopped counting after fifteen, there is a whole drawer that is stuffed to the brim with letters of marriage that i am ignoring until i have time to sort through them"
Anna nodded "there are a number of singles here, any of them catch your eye?"
in fact there was, one that stood out was a young man about her age with auburn hair and a dashing white suit, while he was quite handsome she had a feeling he would marry any queen or princess who asked him. another man was probably the most simplest dressed, but he had a aura that seemed to capture her attention, though she didn't know why. he was exotic, well built and was something of an enigma, he didn't belong here nor did he want to be here. but the last man caught every woman's attention, even married ones. he was tall and lean, a count from Denmark if she remembered correctly. he had a white suit with elaborate gold accents and coat with thick wavy locks of brown hair and clear golden eyes.
one thing she was sure of if she danced with him that night she would almost certainly have lust filled dreams that were already making her face burn.
"just a few, go on and enjoy yourself. i'll be here all night if you need me"
with that Anna made a b line to to the first man who caught her attention and began dancing away like her life depended on it. she made a mental note to have one of the guards keep a close eye on her so she didn't get into any trouble.
several hours later Elsa began to feel her energy leaving her, she would have to track down Anna so she could call it a night before she became too tired. but however Anna managed to find her first with the man she was dancing with earlier in tow.
"Elsa! um we would like your blessing for our marriage!" the two happily asked Elsa decided she should stop drinking for tonight and go to bed after this as she felt her brain twitch.
"im sorry im confused, im not sure i heard you right"
"Elsa he proposed! this is wonderful! i mean sure there is alot to get done, buy the rings, make the invites, prepare another banquet but its like a dream come true!"
Meanwhile on the other side of the room (Connor POV)
Connor was thrilled to find that Arendelle had been serving coffee, his fellow assassin Caleb introduced him to the beverage and he indulged himself whenever he could since. but something struck him the almost made him spill his beloved drink. his 'sight' automatically turned on and he looked through the crowed to see what disturbed his unique senses, the action didn't go unnoticed
"Something the matter Connor?"
"i don't know, it almost feels like the greatest of taboos has been broken" he said as hes eyes fell upon the couple talking to queen Elsa
"you can feel that?"
Elsa POV
"Hold on now, just slow down. you just meet right?"
"Well this morning.."
"Then no marriage"
"But"
"Look its late, im tired, i have dozens of meeting this week, we can talk about this later. if he loves you he can rent a room in the inn" Elsa said as she began walking away and asked her guards to stop the party and escort her guest to the gate.
"Come on Elsa, you weren't tired too long ago, just be reasonable"
"not everything happen here and now Anna, it can wait until later"
"no your just going to come up with excuses, like why you locked yourself in your room for years!"
the room temperature seemed to drop several degrees
"enough Anna"
"no that's all you ever do these days, hide in your room an make excuses, for once i though you were going to become a queen who wasn't afraid of anything thing, just like mama..."
"i said ENOUGH!" she said turning sharply and suddenly she felt herself give off a repulse of cold magic. when she opened her eyes everyone was sprawled on the floor covered by several inches of snow, all of them with astonished faces
the duke of weaslton was the first to recover, namely by pointing his finger accusingly at her "monster!"
she felt all the blood drain from her face, and her heart and her stomach felt like they dropped to her feet. before she gathered her wits to cut and run like a spooked rabbit someone else had recovered and placed himself between the duke and Elsa, the exotic man from earlier
"before someone else does or says something we will all regret lets just hold on a moment" the mood seemed to lighten and Elsa didn't want to run so badly, someone was defending her
"i know this is all a big surprise, i myself am still gathering my wits after that. but let's assume for the time being that there is some explanation to this"
"how can there be any any other explanation other than she is a sorceress? how are you so calm?" the duke demanded
"in the colonies there are many strange things, i once saw a man with no head who was on a murder spree just last year"
"we don't have time for savage fairy tails, she is powerful and dangerous!" he exclaimed getting into the stoic native's face
"so am i"
"prove it!"
the man took a step back and waved his hand in front of the dukes face and his wire framed spectacles went flying off, leaving the room speechless for the second time in two minutes.
"there are many strange things in the world that i have seen. but one thing doesn't change" he drew his sword and brandished it in front of the duke "Commander Washington sent me here to negotiate with queen Elsa, so if i have to protect her from simpletons dressed as nobles to meet with her than so be it"
the lean handsome young man from earlier stood by the native also brandishing his sword
"i concur, i at least want to hear her side of the story before anymore insults are given" he glared at the duke, though it was less frightening than the natives.
A/N: by show of reviews does anyone want this to be a romance between Connor and Elsa?