It was generally assumed that royalty must never curse. Elsa, in fact, didn't even know where she learned the word from; however, that was inconsequential. The point was is that when she was hit, she did end up swearing. And a very shocked assassin almost tripped over his feet when he heard it.
It didn't make matters any better when he proceeded to call her out on it.
"Hey, if I have to act like a gentleman, why shouldn't you have act the part of a lady?" Of course, his reward was a bundle of snow hitting him in his face.
"Edward, I thought you wanted to build a snowman, not wage a snowball war?"
It took him a moment to respond as he was busy clearing the snow from his mouth, "I wanted to do both, but some bossy spoiled princess doesn't want to have fun."
Elsa scoffed and settled for rolling a snowball, "I'm not a princess, I'm a queen. And there are things that need me to take care of them. I can't be playing all the time. If I did that with Anna then things would never ever get done." She didn't realize her slip and the stealthy assassin smiled as he found a new hiding spot. He had made it in the nick of time to. Elsa had just finished making her snowball and was looking for a target to unleash it upon.
"Oh, Edward. Where'd you go now?" Elsa sounded disapproving as she shook her head back and forth.
"Not telling."
She spun around searching for the location of the voice but saw nothing.
'For a figure dressed all in black; he sure know how to hide. You'd think I'd be able to easily spot him in the snow!'
She was walking forward and began to feel a little unsettled. He was still an assassin sent to kill her and she was still the Queen to a kingdom. Her thoughts were turning sour but were interrupted when suddenly a heavier dusting of snow landed all around her. Looking up she spotted him in a tree; he was shaking the branches causing what had settled down upon them to land on the royal below.
"Let the storm rage on."
"Because the cold never bothered you anyway?"
"Exactly."
Elsa cupped her magic together in her hands; letting them swirl as they collected together into an energetic sphere in her hands. Throwing her arms out the frosty bundle shot up into the air and exploded in a shower of snow above the tree Edward was in.
He tried to take cover underneath a branch of pine needles in the tree he was in but it only covered so much. His back had been spared but his feet and legs were not. After it had all settled down to the ground he began to shake the tree more vigorously in an effort to cover Elsa in more snow.
With a wave of her hands, she was hiding in a translucent ice cave.
"Not fair."
"This is a war. Your lucky its just me here; we're not back at Arendelle's castle where the soldiers and castle guards are. since you've directly attacked the Queen of this land, your assault against the leader of this nation has declared you an enemy of the country."
"Is it to late to call truce?"
"This will not end till there's a clear winner."
"In that case," He dropped out of the tree and ran away into a thicker patch of trees, "I demand the right to sovereignty as well as the right to run this area as my own Kingdom."
"You do know that the area you are requesting will not do you any good."
"Queen Elsa, are you refusing the right to my sovereignty? Fine, then I'll official emancipate myself and this land from your Kingdom."
"And how are you going to trade or survive? Without me here, the snow will melt. This will leave you with no water, no food, and you'll be left vulnerable to attack from marauders and other countries."
"I'm sorry. This is a free nation over here; I'll have to ask you to leave and set up an official appointment if you want to talk to the King."
"I suppose you could export lumber; that's assuming you can get past my armies." Elsa blinked and smiled when she finally caught what he said, "Oh, so now you're a King?"
Edward had climbed a tree and waved to Elsa from the top of it, "Why of course! I'd have to be in order to court the Queen of Arendelle."
"It's only a suggestion but courting usually works a lot better when you're not waging war with the Kingdom your desired mate rules."
"I suppose it does help, doesn't it. Let's say we call a truce?"
"Not yet."
Elsa formed a slippery dome surrounding the tree he was in using the finest ice she could conjure. She brought it far above the tree until she was certain that he couldn't escape. Part of being the Queen to a Kingdom was patience and she thought he could do with learning that. Elsa turned heel and walked back to her Palace to get herself an early lunch. This left the newly ordained King stranded.
She wasn't a complete monster. Elsa would bring back some food after she was done eating.
He landed on the ground, the impact stinging his feet, and walked forward. Edward found himself completely enclosed in a well-made bowl of ice. It was slippery and milky white all the way through; he couldn't see anything outside. Not even a full minute had passed and yet he was bored out of his mind of this place.
To make matters worse he didn't have any of his supplies to help him escape from here; instead, he would have to wait for Elsa's return. And that could take a very long time depending on how she was feeling. He could only wish she'd be lenient.
He cut some of the pine branches off the tree with a cleverly hidden dagger and made himself a mattress to wait on. Surprisingly, it didn't take long for her to return.
"Are you willing to meet my demands for surrender?" A feminine voice trickled from the other side of the wall. He chuckled and bobbed his head.
"Yes, a few minutes stuck in this place has cleared my head. My lady, please excuse my rashness I've shown with declaring war against Arendelle and, instead, put it all behind us in the past. Our countries would do well to ally with each other in peaceful unity. My country, rich in lumber, could supply you with a large quantity of wood. We are also rich in squirrels and acorns."
The woman laughed, "I do believe Arendelle doesn't get enough acorns. Why haven't I thought about allying my country with this country of yours earlier. Oh, that's right! This land has always belonged to me; it was you who took it."
"And now I propose an alliance." He stood up just as the barrier began to melt away. The Queen looked slightly amused as she tossed the pack of food at his feet. Edward picked it up and began to sort through its contents.
"Here," he said tossing a piece of chocolate at her, "a toast to our new found allegiance."
"You sound like an old councilman."
"With the job of an assassin, I've run into my fare share."
"And how many have escaped with their lives."
"Oh, all of them. They paid me far better than the people who wanted them dead ever did." He raised a piece of reindeer jerky to his mouth and took a bite out of it, but not before wagging an eyebrow at Elsa.
