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I'll be trying to make chapters longer, but sometimes you find the perfect ending somewhat quickly. So after this chapter I'll do my best to make things longer for you guys without making the plot move by too quickly.

Anyways on to Chapter 10... the double digits.

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Conceal

Elsa slowly opened her eyes as her consciousness began to return to her. It had been about two days since that dog was tested. After Anna had brought the news to Elsa, she accepted the animal even though she was still quite against it. She hadn't seen Alexander within these two days, but Elsa was fine with that. Maybe her sister was on to something with her little idea, but Elsa wasn't just going to go out of her way to look for him. If Elsa was going to give this man a chance at even friendship; she was going to let fate and a little bit of Anna decide what happens.

She brought her hands to her head and rubbed her eyes. She stared at the ceiling for a few moments, noticing every detail of it's paint.

Her icy gaze pierced every small detail of the ceiling and stared to move around the room. It was a large area of space.

The words that she had heard Anna say a few days ago were still fresh in her mind. The way she spoke of her feelings and concerns about the mental state of her sister.

Elsa could only watch the walls of her room. She's sat like this for many years now, boredom doesn't come easily. In the time that she's been excluded from the world, her observations have become strong as well as her depth in thought. She's been thinking for a long time now, and it's become a thing that she was good at, along with patients and listening to the sound of mute walls.

Elsa only watched the surrounding furniture in the room. She felt the cushion of the pillow under her head and took in a deep breath to let out a sigh.

Alexander was still a bit of a stranger to her, and she wondered what his true personality was like. He seemed like the kind type of person, a bit quiet too, but not too quiet. 'Defiantly not like Anna' she gave off a soft smile at the thought but it quickly faded away.

She blinked at the walls.

Come to think of it, she really hadn't the slightest idea of what his past was like. Of coarse it probably wasn't easy, maybe similar to hers even. Maybe the next time they were somewhere at once she might ask.

Wait what? Elsa, why are you thinking of this? Yes Anna had made good points yesterday, but you have no idea who this man is, or what his motives even are. 'Anna is my sister, and I trust her with everything.' she told herself.

She lowered her eyelids to the half way mark over her eyes and looked down at the covers that enveloped her.

'Anna may have good points... but that doesn't mean I can automatically accept him.' she sighed. Yet at the same time... She felt a connection to him. One of those weird connections. One that recognized the similarity in their lives.

"Powers.." she spoke aloud.

The word echoed inside her head, 'powers, powers, powers, powers..' she contemplated the word and recognized the sounds it was made up of.

After many minutes of trying to understand what her thoughts meant, she came to no avail, and rose from her position to sit on the bed with her feet reaching the floor. She stood up and began to get ready for the day.

She exited her room after making herself presentable and made her way to the dinning hall.

Once she opened the doors, she was shocked to see his face in one of the chairs next to Anna. He looked up to her and his face changed from a smile to uncertainty. He turned his gaze to Anna, who glanced at her sister.

"Anna... what is happening?" she asked her sister calmly.

"Oh Elsa! I've been getting to know our newest recruit pretty well during the past few days actually." she motioned towards Alexander.

"Soo, I thought I'd invite him to breakfast for today." she smiled.

Elsa glanced at him briefly before flicking her gaze back to Anna, "Very well.." she replied after a few moments.

Trying to change the subject she asked, "What is on the menu for this morning?" she asked formally to Gerda.

"Bacon and eggs with a side of pancakes your majesty. They should be ready soon" she replied with a warm smile.

Elsa nodded and looked back at Anna who was grinning, and Alexander who looked nervous. She made her way across from Anna and sat down in the chair. She unwrapped the neatly folded napkin and spread it over her legs. She sat up straight and folded her fingers over each other, resting her hands on her legs waiting for breakfast to be served.

She kept her gaze focused on the table before her, trying to avoid the gaze of either of them. Why had she been thinking of asking him anything when she couldn't even make eye contact?

Anna looked from the shy expression of Alexander to the avoiding stare of Elsa and frowned slightly. She then brought her fingers to her chin and tried to think of some sort of plan.

Elsa saw these movements of her sister from the corner of her eye and began to feel slightly scared at what she might do.

Anna soon brightened up and looked to both of them again, "So Alex," she began.

Elsa braced herself for what Anna was about to say. She felt Alexander flinch in her peripheral vision.

"I can't believe I never thought of asking you before, but where do you come from?" Anna finished with a curious expression.

Elsa looked up at her sister with a blank look before she slowly made her gaze focus on the unsure look on Alexander. He looked completely caught off guard by this question. He seemed so happy when she first walked in, why had he become so uncomfortable?

"Well.." he began after a few moments, "I come from that tiny little village of Branton." his gaze dropped to the table.

"Oh Branton! That place is nice from what I hear." Anna continued the conversation.

"Yes.. It is." He brought his gaze up to Anna with a smile. "It's a cozy little place. Not much commotion at all, unlike Arendelle." he nodded. "It was quite weird for me to leave my home. I've never been to a different village, let alone town outside of Branton for my whole life. Until I moved here, to Arendelle." he finished.

Elsa started to become intrigued.

"What is it like to live there?" Anna pressed further.

Alexander stopped for a few moments to think, "Very small. Everyone knows each other in Branton. We're all like a big family over there. There are many animals and crops. We were workers you know? Everyday the villagers would wake up at dawn to work outside and take care of all the needs of their livestock and crops." he blinked at the ceiling.

"Sounds quite nice." Anna smiled.

Elsa started to feel more comfortable with her surroundings and began to relax her thoughts.

"What is your family like?" Anna pressed on.

Alexander looked over to Anna before returning his gaze upwards, "I'm the middle child of three children. My brother and sister still live in Branton with both my parents." he responded.

"What are all of their names?" she asked curiously.

Alexander chuckled at all of her questions, "My older brother is named Benjamin, everyone calls him Ben. My little sister is named Jenny, they're twenty four and sixteen years old. My father is named Jakob and my mother is named Kari." he answered.

Anna smiled, "You think we could meet them someday?" she asked excitedly.

Alexander smiled, "They should be coming to visit me in about three days actually." he informed them.

"Really? Oh, what convenient timing right Elsa?" Anna turned to her sister.

Elsa blinked at her sister and looked to Alexander who had an unreadable expression on his face, "I suppose it would be an excellent time to get to know our friend here." she motioned to Alexander. She wasn't sure if she felt truth beneath these words, but Elsa was willing to try and become more friendly towards him.

Anna smiled at her sister with a type of relief that wasn't seen too often, as Alexander began to smile warmly at Elsa with these words. She couldn't resist the pounding of her chest at the way he looked at her like that. She did her best to contain the red that threatened to cover her cheeks.

'Conceal, don't feel.' she never imagined that she'd ever practice these words with such fear ever again.