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Chapter 11
Elsa
They were a hit with the students. Sure, teaching children wasn't the first thing that came to mind when she thought about helping Stian control his powers, but when he with the students, he was so carefree.
"Queen Elsa, the officials from Great Bay are here to meet with you." Gerta said. Elsa had been reading up on geography to teach the students. The Great Bay was south of Arendelle, what people were now beginning to call Denmark. What was the year again? Elsa couldn't remember for the life of her.
"What year is it, Gerta?" she asked. The woman looked a shocked.
"Do you not know?"
"Sorry. I've just been studying for a while." Elsa said, rubbing her temples.
"No shame in that, Miss. Would you be headed down to meet with the dignitaries, hm?" she asked.
"But I have to teach-"
"No need, Miss. I've hired somebody so you and the King don't get distracted from your royal duties." she said matter-of-factly.
"You what?"
"No need to thank me, dear." Elsa was heartbroken. Now that she and Stian couldn't escape Castle life, she had to find a new way of keeping his powers under control.
"Can I still visit the schoolhouse during my free time?" Elsa asked.
"Of course, Your Majesty. Why not?" she asked. Elsa didn't answer, and instead made her way down to the library where she found Stian sitting over a book.
"Stian, we have an issue." she said.
"I'll say. I can't figure out what a Vector Laplacian is for the life of me."
"A what?"
"Never mind. What did you need?" he asked.
"I uh… Greta just informed me that… We can't teach anymore." Elsa said.
"Wha-? Why not? It's only been a day, and the kids love us!" Stian said, standing up from the desk he was at.
"I know. We can still go down during free time, though. Stian, I hope this doesn't upset you as much as it seems." she said. Stian looked downtrodden, but regained his happiness quickly.
"I'm fine, Elsa. We just need a different way to focus my powers, right?" he asked.
"Yes?"
"Exactly. Here's what I was thinking. Your Ice Castle."
"What about it?"
"When you left Arendelle last year, you built it. You had complete free reign of your powers up on the North Mountain, right?"
"Right."
"When you were up there, did they ever get out of control?" Stian asked. Elsa's eyes widened. She'd never realized it before. Other than one… Terrible accident her powers hadn't flared up once while she was up there.
"You need an outlet." Elsa said.
"Exactly."
"But what kind of outlet? We couldn't just hike up to the North Mountain every time we feel like it."
"The Garden?" Stian asked. Elsa wasn't too sure. She loved the Garden, and freezing it would definitely kill the flowers and plants.
"How about the attic of the castle?" Elsa suggested. It was from the attic where they could reach the roof, and nobody ever went up there.
"Perfect." Stian agreed.