Chapter 6 – Oaken's Trading Post

As Gram and Svalinn were scouting around the woods, in case any other wolves were around, Rati was explaining to Fredrik why they were in the forest.

"Years ago, Elsa was born with great magical powers, and with her gift, she could create and control ice and snow, but one night, Elsa harmed her sister, Anna with her powers by accident…"

As he spoke, the troll conjured up an image of a younger Elsa in the sky, with her father, her mother, and Anna meeting the troll king.

"…the king and queen of Arendelle then came to our home to find Pabble, to take away the cold magic that was inside Anna… as well of her memories of her having magic… he then told Elsa that her power will only grow, there is beauty in it, but also great danger."

Rati then conjured an image of the older Elsa, surrounded by beautiful snowflakes. Then the snowflakes turned into sharp spikes. The spectre of a crowd joined Elsa in the sky.

"Fear, will be her enemy." the people used the icy spikes as weapons, attacking Elsa's glowing effigy. Fredrik gasped at this horrid sight. "No! I can't let this happen, I won't!" Fredrik vowed as Rati soon noticed that one of his yellow crystals then suddenly began to light up in a strange bright golden glow.

He then called Svalinn over to him quietly so Greg wouldn't notice him as Rati was whispering to him about the glowing crystal… and placed in his bag to keep safe so Fredrik wouldn't the glow. Greg was close behind Gram, as he climbed up some branches off a tree, on lookout for that black wolf.

"See anything?" Fredrik whispered to him. "Nah, no wolf… Just smoke." Gram pouted hoping for another round with that wolf. "Smoke? Where?" Greg jumped with bit of joy for sign of some warmth. Gram then pointed to small building downhill.

As they reached the porch of the building, reading off the wooden sign saying: WANDERING OAKEN'S TRADING POST, AND SAUNA.

As Fredrik was about to walk inside, the three trolls then came to a halt. "What?" Greg asked oblivious for the fact that they're trolls as they gave him a long stair.

"Oh, right! Um… maybe you guys should wait out here while I'll try to find some… stuff to keep warm, okay?" he asked them, Gram then answered sarcastically. "Gosh why didn't I think of that?" as they walked back in the woods and waiting for Fredrik.

Svalinn then said to Fredrik. "And remember… you didn't see any trolls, right?" he asked insuring their secret to Fredrik as nodded his head, agreeing with him as he then hurried inside.

The little shop was stocked with summer supplies… after all, it was technically still summertime. He gazed at the goods, looking for warm clothes.

"Hoo, Hoo!" called a large blond man with blue eyes, sideburns and a moustache behind the counter wearing a bright sweater, Who Fredrik can only guess his name to be Oaken.

"Big summer blowout," he said hopefully. "Half off swimming suits, clogs, and a sun balm of my own invention, ja?" he said, holding his bottle of his sun balm.

"Um, thanks," Fredrik said looking around the store. "But would have any, um, winter clothes… gloves and all?"

"That would be in our winter department." The man said in a thick accent. Fredrik darted toward to only a pair of snowshoes… than saw the last rack of warm clothing on a high shelve above a little one.

"Um, you would have happened to anyone else wondering around here, could you?" As he stepped on a small stool, so he could reach the high shelve and brought chocolate brown boots, forest green cap and coat with white fur trimmings, chocolate brown gloves, and black pants to the counter.

"Only one crazy enough to be enough to be out in this storm is you, a big fellow, and a pretty girl." Oaken said in a pleasant voice. "Pretty girl?" Fredrik repeating what Oaken just said, wondering if he'd seen Elsa. "White hair and blue dress?" Fredrik asked with a small smile.

"No, blond hair and green dress, over there." Oaken said pointing to a door, next to the sauna on its right. He then realised who else could have been here, as he walked toward the door and reached for the handle.

"Oh, wait a minute!" Oaken was calling to him, as he soon saw the girl's bare back as she took off her black bodice, and let out a small scream.

"Oh, boy!" was the only thing Fredrik could say before being punched in the nose by her fist, and shutting the door. Fredrik then stumbled backwards to the floor. "That would be the changing room, Ja?" Oaken was telling him, as he was still groaning over his nose.

The changing room door soon opened, as the furious girl was now wearing a medium-length, dark blue dress with a black bodice, light blue blouse, and black boots. She also wears a detachable magenta cape with a matching magenta cap.

"What's was that about, Creep!" she said furiously.

"Anna?" He asked while rubbing his nose, as his thoughts to who was here were true. Anna's anger suddenly dropped, as soon as she realised who she just punched in the face.

"Fredrik?... You're alive? You're still ALIVE!" she shouted with joy as she bent down to give him a nice warm hug. Anna thought that she would never see the cold and sore-nose prince again.

"Oh, I'm so, so, so, so sorry I punched you like that." Anna said, apologizing to what she just did. "What? No, no, no, it's all right, I'm fine…"

"You're bleeding." Anna interrupted him "…Wait, what?" He shrieked as his nose started to lightly bleed. Anna pulled a small handkerchief to help clean him off… as she soon noticed the cape Fredrik was wearing and reminded her, who they we're looking for.

"That… That's Elsa's." she said, as Fredrik soon took off the cape, and gave to Anna. "Did you find her?" Anna asked hoping if he did… only for Greg to shook his head, meaning that he didn't.

Anna's spirit started to sink low, but soon gave Fredrik a small warm smile, for at least finding her cape and that he was safe. "Well then, I think I know where Elsa could be, and I think I can us a ride, there too." She said with a positive smile. "Really? How?" Fredrik asked surprised and then confused.

Anna stood up and went to the counter to carry a sack of heavy supplies… a bag of carrots, to the front door. "Just get changed into something nice and warm, and I'll be right back." She said, just before hurried outside to the cold winter.

Fredrik then paid for the outfit and boots, and walked to the changing room, to get ready for this ride.