Once the two Princes left, Prince Jokul scowled at Elsa. "This isn't that difficult! I don't know why you're having such problems with your powers! They are a part of you, controlling them should come almost naturally to you! Why do you fear your powers so much?! Surely you've used them before without this ridiculous fear of yours!" Just then Anna burst into the room,
"Prince Jokul! I was looking for you! Lord Kozmotis is turning all of the officials against you and my sister!" Prince Jokul facepalmed and groaned,
"I hope Princess Aiko gets here soon. I'm not cut out for all this political bullshit." Anna looked confused, but Prince Jokul didn't even stop there, "Listen Queen Elsa, Princess Anna, I'm gonna head out for a bit. You two...four can talk or whatever. Your highness, whatever you do, I forbid you to put your gloves on. They aren't useful unless you're handling a predatory bird, or even birds in general." With that he near stormed out of the room, frost trailing after him. Eugene frowned,
"Think we should go after him?" Rapunzel shook her head,
"I don't think that would be a good idea." Prince Aster came back into the room frowning,
"Did one of you piss off Prince Jokul? He came out of the room looking quite furious." Anna shrugged looking slightly fearful,
"I don't know. I came in and told him about the situation with Lord Kozmotis, he groaned, and then announced he was heading out." Elsa muttered,
"He also forbade me to wear my gloves." Prince Aster scratched behind his ear before sitting down, with a bit of a sorrowful look on his face.
"I think there are somethings you should know about Prince Jokul. First of all, he hates being called by anything but his title. Second of all, he had a bit of a rough childhood. He, too, was blessed by ice at birth. While he didn't exactly have problems controlling them, he did have a temper problem, hell he still does. From what I've heard, and what he's told me himself, he's frozen the kingdom over more than once." Prince Aster looked away for a moment before lowering his voice,
"I know neither of you have seen Prince Jokul's sister or any of his family, but they were all originally brunette. King Shuang's hair is silvery white with age and his sister Princess Aiko's hair is a pretty oaken color. The reason Prince Jokul's hair is white, is because at a young age he saved his sister from drowning in an ice-cold pond. He was naturally immune to the cold, but the water drained away the color of his hair. He was only about ten years old, Princess Aiko being eight. He is more than aware of the destruction and danger his powers hold, his father taught him that at a young age, but his father also taught him what fear did." He returned his voice to normal, "Prince Jokul does not know how to teach others. He is frustrated because he does not know how to help you." Prince Aster closed his eyes, "Prince Jokul is always trying to help others and as long as it isn't teaching, he is always successful." He opened his eyes, "If I'm to be honest, Prince Jokul has always been a bit distant with everyone he knows, the only exception being his sister." He looked directly at Elsa, "He too, fears hurting those he cares for." His gaze hardened, "However, he has never let that fear stop him from having fun with his sister." Elsa whispered,
"But I nearly killed Anna." Prince Eugene spoke up,
"But you didn't." Princess Rapunzel nodded fiercely,
"It's true. The circumstances were horrible, but you two are still sisters." Anna wondered quietly,
"Almost killed me?" Elsa turned away as she explained,
"Once you knew about my powers. You would beg and beg to build a snowman with me and for me to use my powers. One day, you were jumping too fast, and I simply couldn't keep up. As you were falling, I shot some ice towards you, hoping to cushion your fall or give you another pillar to land on. My aim was off and instead it hit your head. You were almost frozen, but luckily Father knew what to do. He found a book with a map to the trolls' home. The oldest, Grand Pappie, managed to heal you. He removed your memories of me using my magic, but kept the 'fun' as he called it." She stroked Anna's strand of white hair, "That's why you have this. Afterwards our parents locked up the castle to protect everyone from me. Grand Pappie had shown us a vision, how my powers were beautiful, but how fear would also destroy me. Father tried so hard to teach me how to control my powers, but I was terrified I would hurt him. Slowly, I began to turn away from you, scared that I would hurt you again if I got too close." Elsa stared at her hands, "Conceal, don't feel, don't let them show." Suddenly the door banged open and everyone jumped. Prince Jokul stood in the doorway, his face hard,
"What foolishness. Your father only encouraged you to fear your powers. No wonder you never learned to control them." He shook his head, "And to think, once upon a time our kingdoms were one and shared powers." Everyone in the room stared at the Prince in shock, none of them had ever heard him sound so cold and callous. Then a girl in an ice blue lacy dress skipped into the room and smacked Prince Jokul over the head,
"Now brother, that is hardly any way to teach the Queen on how to control her powers." Prince Jokul's eyes hardened into ice shards,
"Lord Kozmotis of the Northern Isles is going to take over Arendelle." The girl rolled her eyes,
"Don't be a fool brother. As long as you are here King Kozmotis couldn't take Arendelle if he tried!" Prince Jokul's lips lifted up into a snarl before he stormed out of the room. The girl curtseyed to Elsa, "Your Majesty. I apologize for my brother's rudeness." Elsa frowned,
"Excuse me, but who are you?" The girl straightened up with a pretty smile,
"I am Princess Aiko Frosti of the Arctic Norse Kingdom, younger sister to Jokul Frosti. My brother has requested I come and help with damage control along with teaching you." Prince Aster smiled,
"You're here earlier than expected." Princess Aiko tucked some hair behind her ear,
"It took me a single day to get here, and I'll admit it was a faster voyage than normal. I expect that the Wind helped us out." Princess Rapunzel recognized that something important was about to happen and dragged her husband out of the room.
AN: I don't own Frozen, Rise of the Guardians, any of the settings, or characters, but I DO own Princess Aiko and King Shuang.
