Frozen, a tale of Two Blizzards part 11
Book 2,
(A.N this set of chapters will go through Elsa's first visit to the Western Kingdoms and the romance between Tommy and Elsa reaching its climax)
Elsa POV
It had been several months since the great winter and things in Arrendelle had gone smoothly so far. With Arrendelle's new fleet of aircraft courtesy of Tommy and the Western kingdoms, new trade opportunities in far flung places were being opened. Wesleton had made repeated attempts to re-establish trade but I wouldn't give in. Arrendelle had even started to build up a small air force made up of Gladiator Biplane Fighters and Swordfish Biplane torpedo bombers. This would deter any attacks by any kingdom wishing to harm Arrendelle in any way.
Tommy and my romance continued to grow and it was no longer a secret that we loved each other. Kristoff and Anna were already engaged and I was happy for my younger sister.
Tommy was managing things back in the Western Kingdoms which some people in Arrendelle called the United Kingdom, England or Great Britain. He had told me through his frequent Peppermint scented letters that his father, the king was gravely ill and close to death.
I felt saddened by this news and I said this in my return letters but Tommy kept telling me to keep calm and carry on. This bit of Tommy's sense of humour kept me going strong. All the while the faint sound of aircraft engines in the distance came and went as the airfield sent out and returned planes.
I continued to listen out for the sound of Papa Tango's twin 14 cylinder piston engines in the hubbub of piston and turbine engines.
I signed another piece of documentation and looked out over the horizon again. But then all of a sudden someone knocked on the door to my chambers.
"Your Majesty, a letter has arrived from the Western Kingdoms, it looks pretty important!" the person on the other side of the door.
I stood up and walked gracefully over to the door and opened it.
One of the servants was standing there and he passed the letter over to me.
"Thank you, you may go back to your duties" I said.
The servant nodded and walked smartly off.
I then walked back into my chambers and closed the door.
I looked at the letter, it was from Tommy as it had his peppermint scent on it but it had a small inscription in red saying "For the Queen of Arrendelle's eyes only"
Curiosity now flooding through me, I opened the letter and it read "My dearest Elsa, I am writing to tell you that my father died yesterday on July the 26th, he has passed the crown to me and I will be crowned king on the 12th of August, this letter is an invitation for you to come to the Western Kingdoms and watch the coronation. I will send a Steamer to bring you over and I have a surprise for you when you get here.
Signed your one true love, Tommy"
At that exact moment, I grabbed another piece of paper and my pen and I began to write my reply
"Dear Tommy, I am sorry to hear about your father's unfortunate passing, I would be honoured to come to the Western Kingdoms at last and I will be coming alone as someone has to look after Arrendelle whilst I am with you in the Western Kingdoms. I will see you on the 12th of august and my heart longs for you every second we are apart, hopefully we will not be apart for long. Love your one true love Elsa"
I then sent the letter down the postal chute where it would be loaded onto the first flight to the Western Kingdoms.
Smiling to myself, I walked over to the book case and searched through the volumes. I finally found the book I wanted and opened it.
It was a scrap book of Tommy and My adventures. The first picture was of Anna, Kristoff, Sven, Olaf, Riley, Tommy and I standing in front of Papa Tango just after I had unfrozen the eternal winter.
Tommy had taken the picture using something called a "Camera"
I smiled as I looked through the memories, some from when Tommy and I first met which included a small fragment of Papa Tango's metal body which had fallen off during a heavy landing. Another was of Tommy and me standing in front of the ice castle and my favourite, Tommy and me sitting at the Controls of Papa Tango, in flight over the north mountain with both of us turning to smile at the camera.
I put the book into my travel bag and filled it up with all of the things I would need, clothes, Toothbrushes, Toothpaste, shoes and all sorts of other things.
Anna I knew would want to come but someone had to look after Arrendelle whilst I was with Tommy in the Western Kingdoms.
Once packed, I raced off to Find Anna who was chasing Olaf round the courtyard.
"ANNA!" I shouted.
No answer from Anna, so I conjured up a snowball and threw it at her which hit her in the face and sent Anna whirling around to face me.
"What was that for?" Anna demanded.
"I am going to the Western Kingdoms for a couple of days, Tommy is going to be crowned King and he invited me to come along" I replied.
"Can I come?" Anna asked.
"Sorry but someone has to look after Arrendelle whilst I am gone" I replied.
Anna looked sad until I said "I'll bring back a souvenir"
Anna then gave me a huge hug and said "I'll take good care of Arrendelle!"
"I know you will" I replied.
After I had prised Anna off me, I ordered several servants to bring my luggage down to the docks where sure enough, a huge steam ship was waiting for me.
As I boarded, Anna, Kristoff, Sven and Olaf stood on the dockside to see me off.
The whistle blew just as the last supplies were loaded.
"See you soon Elsa!" Anna shouted.
"See you soon!" I replied as the steamer slowly backed away from the dock, turned around in the harbour and set out for the Western Kingdoms. A long ocean crossing of several days awaited and my world as well as everyone else's would be rocked to its foundations by the time I set foot back in Arrendelle again.