That evening, Elsa decreed that none of the royals could go anywhere alone, without a guard, something that annoyed Kristoff, Rapunzel, Eugene and Anna more than anything else. She had also sent for two military soldiers to go to the valley of the living rock, to find the trolls, and request an audience with them at the castle, which did diffuse some of the tension in the air. Eugene and Rapunzel were both absolutely thrilled to be able to get the opportunity to meet the infamous trolls, while Kristoff was excited to see his family again, and Anna simply adored their company. Elsa was the only one who had doubts, for they were not known for their calm, quiet personalities, and she was unsure as to whether the castle was the correct place for them. She was quickly reassured though by Kristoff, teasing that if the palace could survive thirteen years of a bored, reckless young princess, one night with the trolls would be a breeze.

This earned him a rather red cheek from his wife's well placed slap. Anna was lovely, but she really didn't know her own strength. For a princess, she was in no way refined and regal, not like Elsa was (when she wanted to be - in truth, even the Queen had a playful side to her personality too), and Kristoff was starting to doubt Anna's claims that she had, indeed, taken classes in refinement. She was never intended to be heir, after all, anyway, and while the mountain man was still not completely knowledgable in the royal ways, he did know that families usually only trained the heir to the throne in the Kingly, or in this case, Queenly ways.

As it turned out, something he discovered later on that evening when talking to Eugene, Rapunzel didn't know her own strength either. Kristoff laughed for hours when he found out the ex-thief, the notorious Flynn Rider, had been knocked out by the princess of Corona with a frying pan. Not that she'd known she was royalty then.

When the group all met in the great hall for lunch with the villagers, who had had a very busy and tiring day building houses, Elsa was a little worried at the glances Anna, who was currently feeding Mia while she ate her own meal, kept sending her. Rapunzel also seemed to be in on whatever secret mission the Princess of Arendelle had set herself, which concerned the Queen even more. There was no doubt the pair was planning something.

Retiring to her bed room that night, Elsa went to bed and quickly fell asleep, unaware of what Anna and Rapunzel were plotting.

The next morning, Queen Elsa was awoken by a few quick knocks on her bedroom door, and tiredly, she got up stretching and slowly climbing out of her bed, walking over to her snowflake decorated vanity.

"Who is it?" She asked, as she sat down and began to brush her hair. Unlike her sister, Elsa's bed hair was never too severe, although the state of it today was easily the worst it had been in months. Using her powers to help her tame it, she soon managed to get it soft and straight, as it normally was.

"It's me, your Highness." The servant said, and Elsa recognised it as Kai. "I have a letter here, and it is marked as being of the utmost importance." Using her magic to twist her hair into a plait, that rested over her shoulder, the Queen got up from her vanity, and quickly fashioned herself a new dress whilst she made her way to the door, opening it to see Kai standing outside.

Taking the letter, Elsa thanked the man and went to sit on the edge of her bed, opening the envelope and pulling the letter out from inside. Unfolding it, she quietly read through it, and frowned.

I'm sure I recognise the writing from somewhere... Elsa thought, as she folded the letter up again and placed it back in the envelope. Sighing, she rose from her bed and called a servant from outside over, requesting that they tell Anna that she would not be present at breakfast. The maid nodded, a slight smile tugging at the edges of her lips, and left for Anna, Kristoff and Mia's room, as Elsa headed down to the docks, two guards following her, where a small ship was waiting.

Taking a deep breath, the Queen walked over to the boat and boarded it, slightly nervous, and she asked her guards to wait outside for her, and to come in if she called. Walking over to a door, above which was a sign saying 'Captain's Cabin', Elsa knocked three times, a little nervous, and the door opened, although there did not appear to be anyone opening it. Flexing her fingers, a few sparks of ice materialised and she then clenched her fists. She wasn't sure about the situation, but she had both two guards, and her own ice powers as well.

Stepping inside, she saw someone sat over on the other side of the large couch, and she cleared her throat.

"E-Excuse me?" She said, and the man jumped a little. "I got your letter about," Elsa paused, nervously, "About our... Courtship, and I..."

At the word courtship, the man spun around quickly, and Elsa blushed when she realised it was not who she had expected sitting there.

"O-Odd!" She cried out, in surprise, "I... Uhh..."

Indeed, Odd looked just as puzzled and confused as Elsa was.

"I'm sorry!" He quickly called out, fiddling with his fingers, his brown hair covering his face. "I received a letter saying to wait for someone in the Captain's cabin, but I guess... I guess it was just a mistake..." Raising his head, he combed his fingers through his hair awkwardly. "I'll just... I'll just be going, and..."

A little calmer, Elsa shook her head.

"No, stay, please." She requested, her speech still a little faster than usual, but not too much so. Odd nodded warily, and the pair sat down on the seat together.

Elsa was unsure what to say, for she still felt a little awkward at what she had said, but when she opened her mouth, she noticed something, and frowned. It was strange, as if she could hear giggling, but the noise quickly ended. Looking around, she couldn't see anyone, and then she realised something.

Putting her finger to her lips, she beckoned for Odd to follow her, and he walked at her side, confused. When the pair came to a stop in front of a large painting of lights in the night sky, Elsa smiled, and waved her hand, moving the picture to the side and revealing Anna and Rapunzel, who were hidden in a small space where the painting had been.

"Oh, hi, Elsa!" Anna said, looking everywhere but her sister. "Fancy seeing you here! I thought you were meeting a King wh-"

Rapunzel nudged her, eyebrows raised, and Anna quickly put her hand over her mouth, realising that she had just given the game away, although Elsa suspected her sister by now anyway.

"So..." Elsa said, crossing her arms. "I'm guessing this was all in good fun?"

Nodding, Rapunzel smiled. "I have to go back to Corona, today," she said sadly, "Because my parents are missing, obviously. So... I thought I'd leave you with a good memory."

Elsa raised her eyebrows.

"So, are you trying to say that I like to embarrass myself?" she queried, and Rapunzel giggled.

"No, no, no." She replied, "I mean, a happy memory. Not everyone being sad, but us all laughing and being together."

Elsa could tell that by 'together', the Princess of Corona wasn't referring to the royalty, but rather Odd and The Queen together. It was a nice thought, but honestly, there was no way that it could happen. It was unheard of enough for Anna to marry Kristoff, but for the Queen to marry someone of no status? Elsa sighed - she would have liked to marry for love, but in the end, it would undoubtedly come down to marrying for position and upholding the proper rules of being Queen.

Rapunzel and Eugene left for Corona at lunchtime. Within three days, a notice arrived to say that their ship had gone down.