A/N, This will have a small crossover section. You have been told.
Chapter 11: The night before the ball
Elsa was not too excited for the ball, mainly due to the fact that she only just finished healing her leg and the fact Ticf had told her who some members of his family were. She had staff on a 24 hour routine for preparations for the ball. Kai and Gerda both were in charge of the music and dress code. Ticf was put in charge of monitoring the setting up of the ballroom for the ball. Gordon was put in charge of training the guards, just in case of another attack. Susan was put in charge of the food providing, so loads of hunting and gathering and buying and trading at the markets. The council members were in charge of sitting arrangements. Elsa sent out invitations to royals all over Europe and Asia. The kitchen chefs were put in charge of the food recommended for the night. It was only the week before the ball that Elsa received the replies of the royals, all except one saying they will be there. Ticf found it odd that Elsa asked so many royals, for just a ball but he knew not to ask Elsa about it. After all, he needed to see if the night went smoothly. Just one day before the ball, Elsa's German cousin and her husband arrived. "Elsa" a young brown haired girl screamed when she entered the gates, running to her beloved cousin.
Elsa smiled at the young girl, "nice to see you, Rapunzel and you too Eugene."
A man walked through the gates as Elsa said his name. The first thing he noticed was that the head guard was talking to a hooded man. "Hey Elsa, how's it going" he said comedically.
"I am fine, but it is sad that the ball tomorrow is only one week away from the anniversary" Elsa sadly stated.
"It's okay, remember we will be here for a few weeks after that event, so if you need someone, come to either me, Eugene, one of your trusted friends or servants" Rapunzel said reassuringly.
Soon Gordon walked up to the trio, "Rapunzel, Eugene, good to see you two again." Rapunzel moved slightly behind Eugene still abit afraid of Gordon's quarter-skull head. "Still abit uneasy about my face I see, don't worry, I won't hurt you."
"Not funny" Rapunzel replied, angry at Gordon's comment, "why did you leave that guy over there by himself." She gestured to the hooded man.
"Oh yeah, Queen Elsa, Prince Ticf has requested that you forget your royal duties today, he personally said he will take those up for you so that you can spend time with your extended family" Gordon addressed the queen.
"Tell him, I accept but only if his little secret doesn't happen again" Elsa answered.
Gordon nodded his head and ran to the hooded man and told him what Elsa wanted, Gordon ran back, "he would like to know which one, your highness."
"Last week, he will know what that means" Elsa told him.
Gordon again ran to the hooded man. This time the man nodded and walked into the castle and shut the door behind him. "So who exactly is that, I know Gordon said his name is Prince Ticf but, who exactly is he, what's the name of his kingdom and what is his secret that you don't want anyone to hear" Eugene asked his cousin in-law.
Elsa looked at him and sweetly spoke, "I think it wise that he tells you that information himself, at dinner tonight."
Rapunzel laughed at her husband as he made a strange face saying he didn't want to wait.
The intire day went by fairly quickly. Elsa spent time with Rapunzel and Eugene while Ticf and Anna's spirit did Elsa's royal paperwork. Soon dinner time arrived, Elsa and her extended family walked into the dinning hall to find that Ticf and Gordon were talking at one of the walls, Elsa only made out one word, "Mockery." She wondered at what he ment by mockery. She shrugged it off and walked to her respective seat, Rapunzel and Eugene did the same. Soon Kristoff entered the hall with his daughter and Olaf. They sat at their seats and waited for Gordon and Ticf to sit. He didn't find it strange that the head guard was dinning with them tonight, he knew what happened last week, he knew that Elsa didn't feel as safe as before but Rapunzel and Eugene didn't understand why Gordon was with them. "Elsa, why is Gordon dinning with us" Rapunzel whispered to her cousin.
"Remember the scar I showed you, I got it last week and Gordon is only acting as a bodyguard until time figures out what it wants, as Ticf would put it" Elsa whispered back.
"Oh, so the scar had something to do with Ticf as well then" Repunzel couldn't help but ask.
"Yes but it wasn't him who caused it" Elsa answered. Both Elsa and Rapunzel, sat up straight as soon as the servants brought out the food they were having for dinner. Elsa noticed that Ticf was still wearing his hood, "Ticf could you please take your hood off, it is only polite to eat with out any form of head wear unless you are like Gordon."
Ticf laughed under his breath. He removed his hood and Rapunzel and Eugene were surprised that Ticf was a dark skinned man. "May I say, your highness, but it is also rude to talk about someone behind their back, remember I have near perfect hearing, I can hear what you whisper in another room without missing one word" Ticf reminded Elsa calmly.
Elsa only now remembered some of Ticf's gifts, he has beyond human hearing, pyro magic abilities, healing magic abilities and Necro magic abilities. "Sorry Ticf, I forgot about that ability of yours" Elsa apologised calmly.
Everyone soon started to eat. It wasn't at the most 2 minutes before Rapunzel spoke, "I hope no-one minds me asking but, Prince Ticf, why are you in Arendelle?"
Ticf looked at the girl and knew that once she had natural healing powers but now that was gone due to that he can see a pale green aura surrounding the young princess, this was the same with Elsa but her's was a pale blue colour. "Princess Rapunzel, I am here due to treaties and my family's code, I came here to sign a magic treaty and other treaties and I am only staying for longer due to my family rule of staying in the area of a treaty signing for at the least 3 months and I personally didn't know about the anniversary of Queen Elsa's sister, I only arrived only at a bad time, I would of liked a better placed time but atlas time doesn't like anyone, we only come when it wants us to arrive" Ticf joyfully answered.
Rapunzel immediately went quiet, she wasn't expecting such politeness from a stranger, yet alone a black man. "You are very polite Ticf, tell me, are you always like this or is it because you want to be rude" Eugene asked.
"Well, Eugene, I usually swear like a sailor so yes I am not trying to be rude but I am also making sure the baby doesn't hear such words until she is old enough to know how rude they are" Ticf responded, kindly.
"Ticf, while we are on the subject of you, can you tell me exactly what happened last week with Elsa, she has a scar on her leg and she said you had something to do with it, do mind telling us what that was" Rapunzel asked, finally finding her voice again.
"I have to see if the queen will let me, Elsa will you let me or will you tell them" Ticf replied, smoothly.
"Yes but leave out what you told me and what Gordon somehow already knows, I do not want to be reminded again of it okay" Elsa replied.
Ticf nodded and began as it would start, "basically, Elsa was attacked by three intruders and if me and the servant Gerda didn't show up, Elsa would either be dead or still bedridden for the rest of the month."
"How did you and Gerda stop the attackers" Eugene asked, curiously.
"Well Gerda helped by catching Elsa and I helped by my magical ability" Ticf answered.
He made a small fireball appear in the centre of the table and with a wave of his hand, lit the candles that were unlit on the table. Both Rapunzel and Eugene were impressed with the display of Ticf's magic.
"I must say, I was not expecting that" Eugene complimented on Ticf's show.
"Okay, stop showing off, Ticf and let us finish eating" Kristoff kindly spoke to the man.
Everyone did as Kristoff asked and finished off their meals. While they ate, they didn't realise that there was someone else in the room, hiding in the shadows, unseen and unheard. After they chatted after their dinner, everyone went to their rooms. Rapunzel and Eugene got a spare guest room not far off from Elsa's room, only a corridor away. The extra unknown guest, observed the rooms that the group's members went to. It soon disappeared into flames as he was called back to hell.
A/N, Next chapter out soon. That is all I have to say right now.