Anna laid on the pile of snow and began to form a angel. "Well, that was very nice of Eugene."
"Yes, it was," sais Elsa thinking of the man. "And why do you only call him by his name?"
"Because he ask me to," answered Anna as she moved her arms and legs back and forth.
"Really, why?"
"He said he doesn't like being called Ambassador all the time, and prefers to just be called Eugene."
Elsa sat on the snow next to her. "You seem to like him a lot."
"He's a very nice guy," said Anna sitting up. "Did you know, he was the one who found and rescued Princess Rapunzel of Corona?"
"Yes, I did know."
"But did you also know he also loves her?"
Elsa's eyes grew big. "What, how do you know that?"
"I guessed by the way he talked about her, and when I asked him, he confessed he loves her and is planning to marry her after he returns from Arendelle."
"Really?" Asked Elsa as she thought about this. "That is surprising to hear."
"Why is that?"
"Because, she's a princess and he's a thief."
"Ex-thief," Anna reminded Elsa.
"But still, he is a commoner."
"True. But he's already become an Royal Ambassador. And he told me once he returns with all the ice Corona needs, he will have won the King's favor and hopefully, his daughter's hand."
Hearing all this about Eugene, Elsa was now starting to understand the man more. "I see. So that's why he wanted me to make more ice."
"Yes!" said Anna excitedly. "Now he cane return to Corona and marry his true love, all because of you. Isn't that great?"
"Yes," said Elsa as she laid down on the bed of snow, looking at the ceiling. "It is."
"Well done!" said Pabbie. "You have certainly gotten better since last time."
"Thank you," said Elsa as she smiled at her work.
Instead of making snowmen, she was now created life size sculptor of the people she knew. From the citizens of Arendelle, to the visitors from the other kingdoms.
"Wow, they looks so real!" Elsa looked down to see it was Olaf that had walked up and spoken.
She had been just as surprise to first see him as the trolls. Pabbie said it must have happened because her had created him with love and that her love was her greatest power of all.
Olaf pointed at one sculptor. "Who is this?"
"That's my sister, Anna."
"Uh huh. And who is this?"
"Kia."
"And this?"
"Kristoff."
"And what's this funny looking bird with the long beak?"
"That's the Duke of Weselton."
"Now tell us Queen," said Bulda, Pabbie's daughter. "Who is this handsome man?"
Elsa saw that the one Bulda was standing next to, was an sculptor of Eugene. the reason she had made him was because she had run out of people to make. However, she realized that when she made him, she had added the cocky grin he sometimes had.
"That is just a man from another kingdom," Elsa explained.
"Just another man?" Bulda cried. "Girl, what's wrong with you? This perhaps one of the most handsome men I have ever seen, besides my son. I mean, just look at that smile of his."
"Bulda," said Pabbie as he joined her and Elsa. "I think it is time for the Queen to return to her home now."
"Yes," Elsa agreed reluctantly. "I'm afraid I must. My sister's trail is tomorrow."
Pabbie, nodded. "And we are al hoping she will be found innocent tomorrow. Goodbye child."
"Goodbye. And are you sure Olaf will be alright without me?" Elsa asked.
"Don't worry child. My magic will keep him from melting. Farwell."
"So, you're the only citizen of Arendelle who knows the secret to making Troll's Bane?" Eugene asked the Royal Physician in his house.
"That is correct sir," the old man nodded. "I had hoped that the secret to such a terrible poison would die with me. however, the formula was sold to a foreigner before my time, and is now exists all over Europe."
"I see," said Eugene as he studied all the plants, herbs, bottles and medicines the man kept in his house. "Tell me, is it very difficult to make Troll's Bane, or is it quit easy?"
"Oh, to find the ingredients is not so difficult," answered the physician. "But to combine them correctly, is near impossible. It must be mixed precisely or it won't work at all."
"Hmm," Eugene wrote that down in his report. "Now tell me honestly, do you think making such a poison is possible for Princess Anna?"
The man's eyes narrowed. "Most certainly not! She could never mix anything right!"
"Thank you sir," Eugene said satisfied with what he had. "I will leave you now. Sorry for disturbing you this late."
Eugene exited the physician's house and stood in one of the streets of the village in Arendelle.
Although he was no longer wearing his royal uniform, the cloths he now had, were of fine quality, especially his dark vest. (like what he wore at the end of Tangled) At his belt, he had his saber strapped there.
Now that it was late into the night, he decided to return to the castle, and review what he had learned today, for the upcoming trail.
Usually, after returning from the trolls at the Valley of the Living Rocks, Elsa would return to the castle. but this time, she wanted to visit the village and explore her kingdom, since she never did before, and was curious.
Which is why instead of wearing one of her own dresses, she borrowed a common dress and cloak with a hood, from one of her handmaidens.
In her disguise, she left her horse outside the village, and walked alone through it. Because it was night out, the streets were deserted, and only a few houses still had lights on. However, music and singing could be heard from the taverns and inns, as well as from several ships at the docks.
Elsa decided she wanted to see the ships up close.
While she was walking on the docks. Elsa then saw several men, all soldiers from Westergaard, guarding one of their ships, were crowding around a small person and Elsa realized it was a boy.
"Hey kid! Just what to you think you're doing, stealing from our ship?" demanded one of the soldiers as her grabbed the boy by is arm.
"Sorry sir" the boy said, trying to sound brave. "But I think you have made a mistake."
"A mistake?" said another soldier as he reached for the boy's pockets and pulled out a few coins "These are Westergaard coins you have. Where did you get them?"
"I found them laying on the ground." said the boy innocently.
But the soldier slapped him. "You thieving liar! You think you can steal from us? We'll let us show you what we do to thieves."
Two soldiers then picked the boy up, and were going to drop him headfirst into a barrel of water. When Elsa ran up to them.
"Stop!" she cried. "You can't that!"
The soldiers paused and looked at her. None recognized her dew to the hood covering her head.
"Be on your way peasant girl," snared one soldier. "This doesn't concern you."
"You can't do that to him," pleaded Elsa.
"This boy was stealing from us. And now we are going to punishing him," said the soldier.
"No, you will not," said Elsa defiantly.
"Oh yeah? And who are you, the Queen?"
Elsa held her head up. "Yes I am!"
All the soldiers laughed. Then one said. "Get out of here! Or we'll dunk you in to."
The soldiers were about to stick the boy in.
"Stop!" Elsa cried, but they wouldn't and she didn't know what she could do to stop them.
Suddenly, something hit the back of one of the soldier's head. "Hey!" he shouted and they all looked to see Eugene. his legs crossed, leaning against one of the dock's beams, holding an apple in his hand.
"Please gentlemen. Let's show more respect in the presence of a woman."
"And who are you?" asked one of the Westergaard soldiers.
Eugene walked up and stood next to Elsa, facing the soldiers. "No one special."
Staring at Eugene, one of the soldiers pointed at him. "Hey! You're that man from the tavern. You broke my nose with a frying pan!"
Eugene nodded. "Yes, and trust me, it's an improvement."
The soldiers put the boy down on the docks and forgot about him as they now approached Eugene and Elsa.
'You've got a lot of nerve coming here alone," said one soldier.
"Alone?" asked Eugene. "Who's alone, I've got my special lady friend here to protect me."
At first, Elsa thought he was talking about her, but when she glanced at him, she saw his hand resting on the saber at his belt.
The soldier laughed as he and the others reached for their swords. "HA! You think you can beat all of us?"
Eugene thought a moment. "If I recall, I already did beat you with a frying pan. Now, just think what I will do to you with this if you don't clear out of here now!"
Eugene's stare was so steady, yet so threatening, that even Elsa felt a shiver in her spin.
The intimidated soldiers backed away from him while one said. "You want the thieving whelp? Fine, you can have him!"
The Westergaards then cleared out. Once they were gone, Eugene knelt besides the boy who sat on the docks, rubbing his bruised cheek.
"Are you alright lad?" Eugene asked but the boy looked away from him. "Are you from the orphanage?"
That mad the boy jump up and try to run away. "I don't need you help. Leave me alone!"
"Whoa, hold on a second," said Eugene grabbing the boy and holding his apple to him. "This is for you. And this, is for you and your friends," he held a gold coin with a blazing sun portrayed on it. "Corona gold, the finest in Europe. Take it, and use it wisely."
The boy stared wide eye as he took the coin, then left without another word.
Eugene then looked at Elsa who had been watching him. "Well Queen Elsa, may I ask what are you doing here at the docks?"
Elsa gasped. "How did you know it was me?"
Eugene pointed at her gloves. "Only one person in this kingdom wears gloves like those."
Elsa looked down at her hands. "Oh yes. I suppose I should have changed these for some other ones."
"Or you could have left them behind," Eugene suggested as he walked towards her.
"I can't. the gloves help keep my powers under control. If I don't wear them, I could freeze anything," explained Elsa.
"If you insist," he now stood before her and looked around. "Now, where are your guards?"
"Ah, I don't have any," Elsa felt a little embarrassed. "I wanted to explore the village alone."
"Alone?" Eugene looked surprised. "In that case, I feel it is my duty to accompany you back to the castle." he held out his arm for her to take.
The gesture took her off guard, but she eventually slide her arm into his. "Al…Alright. But first, we must retrieve my horse. I left her near the village."
They walked together through the empty streets of the village to where she left Buttercup.
As she walked next to him, Elsa couldn't help but ask. "What made you ask that boy if he was from the orphanage?"
"Because I could tell he was," Eugene replied.
"But how could you tell?"
Eugene faced ahead. "Because I was raised in an orphanage. I knew that look in the boy's eyes. It was the same look I had once."
"Oh," Elsa turned away from him, regretting asking the question. "I'm sorry to hear that."
Eugene sighed. "Yes, and I'm sorry for your and your sister's lost."
She turn to him. "Thank you," then look straight ahead again. "may I ask, why are you in the village?"
"I came to gather information concerning the murder," Eugene then smiled. "Since I couldn't do anymore research because the whole library got frozen."
"Sorry about that," said Elsa, but she couldn't help but smile. "I was with my sister Anna, as you recall. By the way, thank you for what you did."
Eugene shrugged. "I just don't think, family should be apart."
"No, I mean, thank you for suggesting I use my powers," Elsa had stopped walking so she could look right at him. "What you did, it changed everything for me. Everyone used to be afraid of my powers, but now, they're not.'
"And what about you?" Eugene then asked her. "How do you feel?"
"Me?" Elsa thought about it. "I…I'm not sure. I just feel so different, so…'
"Free?"
"Yes."
Eugene nodded. "Good, I'm glade to hear it. Shall we go?"
When they reached her horse, Elsa got up on it. "What about you?"
"Don't worry about me your Grace. I'm used to walking alone."
"Alright. Bye," she rode off towards the castle, however, just as she was out of sight, Elsa looked back and saw Eugene staring after her until he no longer could.
Anna sat alone in her bedroom, brushing her hair before retiring and humming. When she heard a voice from her bared window. "Anna!"
She turned and was surprised at who she saw. "Kristoff!" she ran towards him, and saw he was standing on the edge of her window seal, several stories above the ground.
She gasped when she saw how dangerous it was for him being so high up. "What are you doing?"
"I wanted to talk to you."
"How did you get so high up?"
"I climb mountains for a living," Kristoff replied casually.
"What is it you u want to talk about?" Anna sat at the window looking up at him.
Kristoff breathed deeply. "First, I want to admit how selfish and stubborn I was before, and I want to apologies. Second, I wanted you to know I still want to marry you and raised a family wherever you want."
"Kristoff!" Anna tried her best to hug him threw the bars. "But I thought you said we couldn't be together because I'm a princess."
"I know, and I'm sorry," said Kristoff as he stuck his hand through and touched her cheek. "But I love you, and I'll find a way for us to be together."
"But how?"
"I don't know yet, but I am already Arendelle's Ice Master and Deliverer. Maybe, I can be knighted or something, then we can be together."
Anna's eyes widened. "You really think so?"
"well, I'll admit, it's a long shot. But I promise I wont give up until I marry you."
"Oh Kristoff!" they kissed as best they could.
