Before dawn, Estelle got up and headed to her mother's study. After she had knocked at the door, she entered the room and found her parents at the table, smiling at him.
"Mama, what's the thing you want to tell me?"
"Estelle, your Papa and I have decided that it is necessary to have a ball which is especially for you."
"Is it my marriage?"
"It is always the rule that princes and princesses of Arendelle to have engagement at this age."
"But, Mama, you didn't have engagement with Papa until you've become the queen."
"Because at that time, no one knew your Mama had ice power," explained Erik. "The other royal families would not allow their princes to be harmed by the unknown power."
"But Papa, you're also a prince."
"Perhaps I am captivated by your Mama's magic," said Erik and he smiled sweetly. "Anyway, I am sure you won't have any problem, I know you like Jonas, right?"
Estelle blushed at the statement.
"But you cannot just get engaged to him, because other royal families will question about it and it is not fair to others too," said Elsa. "So, promise me, Estelle, please give a chance to other boys, just to be fair. Is that alright?"
"Yes, Mama," replied Estelle.
"So, let's go for breakfast, I have ordered the cook to prepare some open sandwiches."
"Let me go get Erika first, she has always been sneaking off somewhere."
Erik put his hand on Estelle and the family left the room.
Erika wriggled in Estelle's arms, trying to get away and enjoy her adventure.
"No, Erika, you can't run away every time when we leave you, Mama's going to be angry."
Erika clapped and snow flurries popped out from her small palms, creating a trail of thick frost on the grass. Estelle sighed and lifted her arm again.
"Looks like someone is babysitting," said Jonas and he sat down beside Estelle.
"Humph, I don't like the word 'babysitting'," said Estelle. "I am not sitting on a baby, it's childcare service."
Jonas laughed a bit.
"What's so funny?" asked Estelle.
"You're funny."
Estelle's ears went red and she smiled sweetly.
"Have you been notified of the ball?"
"Yes," said Jonas. "So?"
Estelle had expected him to say something different. She opened her mouth but she did not know what to say.
"You'll dance with me, right?" asked Jonas.
"Oh, yes…of course," said Estelle, and her face went red.
"You can also dance with Willem, and the others."
"But I just want to dance…with you…"
"So that means I need to polish my dancing skills."
"To be honest, I don't dance, it's just Mama tells me to dance."
"Of course, we're prince and princess."
Erika clapped and the flurry in her hand shot at a shadow behind a tree. A scream rang, alerting Estelle and Jonas.
"Help!" a boy cried.
"Who's there?" asked Estelle as she walked towards the shadow.
Willem couched on the ground, crying, with frost on his uniform.
"Willem?" asked Estelle. "What are you doing here?"
"Nothing," replied Willem. "My uniform."
"I'll take care of it."
Estelle lifted her arms and the frost disappeared.
"Thank you," said Willem shyly, blushing so hard that his whole face was red.
"You're welcome."
"Your sister's power is quite…"
"Overwhelming?" said Estelle.
"Yeah?" said Willem. "She really needs to control her power."
"Mama will, once she learns how to talk and walk properly."
"Estelle!"
Andrea popped out from the entrance and ran towards her cousin, panting hard.
"Aunt…Aunt…Elsa…wants you…"
"Okay."
"I'll come with you," said Jonas.
"What about Erika?" asked Estelle.
"I'll take care of her for a couple of hours," said Willem shyly. "If…if you don't mind."
"Thank you, Willem."
After everyone had left, Willem looked at Erika in his arms, struggling if he should do it. But thinking of his father, he knew he had to obey.
"I'm sorry, little girl," said Willem. "Papa made me."
"Let's see," said Claus while putting the toddler in a metal egg-shaped capsule. "This should do."
After he had closed the capsule, he went to his high-tech screen.
"The stat…that's truly amazing…oh, I see something…that's it…got it."
Willem looked at his father, not knowing what he was up to.
"Okay, take her back, we've enough data."
"Papa, what is it all about?" asked Willem, who got hold of Erika.
"All you have to do is to obey my commands, is that clear?"
Willem looked at his father and then Erika, he did not know what to do.
"Did you hear what I said?"
Willem shuddered and his heart pounded vigorously.
"Yes, Papa."
"Good, now send her back."
Now this looks scientific now, haha, it should be quite interesting to have a country with out-of-beyond technology, right? I know my creativity is weird, but I am sure you will enjoy it if you forget that Frozen's setting is in 1845.
