Nearly six months later, Anna of Arendelle, First of her Name, Protector of the People, and Defender of the Faith, affectionately titled the Summer Queen, and her new husband, the Prince Consort Kristoff Bjorgman, the Duke of Flekkefjord, Royal Ice Master and Deliverer, made their way down the aisle to the waiting carriage outside. Elsa and Hiksti flanked the door, happily smiling at the newlyweds.

Anna had worn that white bunad, after all, embroidered with crocuses and symbols of summer and plenty, with gold medallions and a delicate, soaring gold-and-enamel crown embedded with diamonds and topaz, and Kristoff's garments matched in color and embroidering. His own hair was slicked back and a very simple crown sat upon his blonde head.

Kristoff handed his brand new wife into the carriage and put a foot on the step. Before he heaved himself inside, though, he turned to Elsa and glared at her. "You made me a duke?"

Elsa shrugged, not looking guilty in the slightest. "You're welcome."

"Why didn't you tell me?"

She laughed and pushed him, forcing him to step up. "It's more fun this way!"

Hiksti shut the door behind them. "Bye! Have fun on your honeymoon! Don't come back for a month, we've got things covered, here." Technically Anna's advisors had things covered here, but that was just semantics.

"We will!" Anna chimed, gently elbowing Kristoff out of the way and sticking her head out of the carriage window. "Elsa, I love you. Thank you for today, it was magical!"

"Just a little," Elsa said happily. She kissed her sister's cheek. "You're welcome. Now go, enjoy your husband." She waggled her eyebrows.

Blushing, Anna gave her sister a sweet smile. "You, too." Then she retreated back inside and Kristoff knocked on the carriage roof, and the driver clicked his tongue to spur the horses forward.

"Now, we wait for the inevitable news," Hiksti said.

"It usually happens within the year, right?" Elsa asked him.

"Usually," he agreed.

They'd fallen into a comfortable routine at home. In the mornings Elsa went to Ahtohallan, and sometimes Hiksti came with her. When he did, they'd look back on some of his memories and he'd explain the historical events that he was swept up in from his own point of view. They were writing a book about it together and Elsa thought it would be a best-seller - they'd agreed to change Hiksti's name to something else to preserve their privacy.

When he didn't join her she delved into other matters, and practiced her magic, honed her power, until even she was left breathless from the scope of her ability. When he wasn't with her he was usually holed up in his studio creating all kinds of inventions, many of which found their way into the cabin and into the Northuldran village.

They always met for lunch, either at home or somewhere in the forest, which they delighted in exploring with Gale and Bruni and the Earth giants. Sometimes they rode the Nokk to a nearby island where they could be alone together.

After a month of honeymooning, Anna and Kristoff came back, and four months after that, during one of their visits to the castle, Anna confessed to her family the inevitable news that everyone in the kingdom had been anxiously waiting for; that she and Kristoff were expecting a child in August. It was Elsa's twenty-fifth birthday, and that was just about the best present she'd ever been given.

Hiksti clapped Kristoff on the shoulders, grinning fit to bust. "Congratulations, man! That's amazing!"

"I know, right?!" Kristoff said, grabbing Hiksti by the ribs and dancing him around in a victory jig. "You two are the first people we've told. I mean, the royal physician knows, obviously, and Elin -" that was Anna's lady's maid, "- probably has her suspicions, but, I mean, we're so excited!"

Anna and Elsa were just hugging and hugging, both of them crying a little bit and laughing even more as their husbands danced around the room, and Olaf broke into song about his new little cousin-to-be and Sven capered - carefully - around the couch with the men.

Elsa knew that this was Anna'a dream come true - a family. Such a simple dream for a queen, but truly all that Anna had ever wanted. And now that she was building her own, Elsa knew that she could finally start putting into motion her plan.

Elsa was going to find the dragons, and bring them back to the world.

End of Book 1

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Hello, everyone, and thank you SO MUCH for all of the positive reviews that you've left! It has really motivated me to write more. As I wrapped up this story I was just very, very happy, and felt that this was a good place to stop. I wanted to write this story because I wanted to READ this story, and knowing that others out there shared my enthusiasm just made me that much more energized!

I am hoping to do a sequel story, and will probably have that in the works very soon. I can't promise that the chapters will come as fast as the ones I wrote for SN&DR, but I'll try to keep up with them.

One thing I do plan to do differently with the sequel will be to thank all the reviewers of the previous chapter at the bottom of the next chapter. I'm a little sad that so many people without accounts left reviews, so I couldn't respond to them personally. But to all of you out there who read and enjoyed my story and took the time to leave a review and/or favorite, I want to give you my sincere gratitude!

-Fluffy