hamster-inside asked:
How about this for a prompt: Kai and Gerda meet Honeymaren for the first time Or just Honeymaren visits Arendelle castle

"And… This is the portraits room."

Honeymaren couldn't believe her eyes, and stared all around with a dropped jaw and an awe smile.

Gerda saw her emotion and discreetly cleared her throat. "You don't have portraits in the Northuldra culture?" She asked politely.

She found the brunette's reaction surprising, but also was curious about her people's lifestyle. She never traveled to the forest - Anna had insisted many times for her to come along, noticing her interest, but Gerda kept saying she preferred to wait for her retirement.

Honeymaren looked at the walls while she answered. "Oh, we draw portraits of people as well. Only, they're way less fancy. Without those golden frames, that's for sure. Ours are sketches, often drawn with charcoal. Ryder's good at it. He learned from Yelana."

"I see." Smiled Gerda.

She suddenly gasped.

"Oh, Your Majesty! I hadn't seen you!" She exclaimed, rushing to bow to Anna, whose head had just popped from the couch a few meters away.

"Waow, I didn't see you either." Said Honeymaren.

"It's okay." Chuckled Anna, sitting up. "I was just laying down meditating. And also listening to what you were saying."

"Do you come in this room often?" Asked the Northuldra, who, despite its beauty, started to find it oppressing with all those painted eyes staring.

"You have no idea." Said Anna and Gerda at the same time.

The two giggled, and Honeymaren was happy to see how close they were. It's just like Kai had said: they know each other since Anna's birth.

"Where's Elsa? She's not with you?"

Honeymaren smiled. "As if I would come without her."

Anna had a sigh. The brunette perceived some relief in it, just like her previous questions were filled with disappointment and worry.

"She's in the big room." Continued Honeymaren.

"The Great Hall." Corrected Gerda gently.

"Oh, yes, sorry."

"'The big room' was understandable enough, don't worry." Smiled Anna, who was close to consider re-naming it that way.

Now that she was Queen, she allowed herself quirky decisions that Elsa would never have dared to do. But this one maybe was a bit meh.

"She's chatting with Kristoff. When Gerda started to make me visit the rooms, I think they were talking about… Ice density?"

Anna chuckled. "They talk about ice ninety percent of the time, I'm not surprised."

Honeymaren smiled. "Has Elsa talked to you about the ice decorations for the wedding yet? I couldn't make her stop talking about it for a week straight."

"Of course she did", snorted the redhead. "She even put drawings with all the details in her letters. My desk is covered with them. When I told Kristoff that our wedding would have an ice table, he practically sobbed of happiness."

They both laughed, and even Gerda couldn't hide a smile.

"Have you finished your tour yet?"

"There's only the armors corridor left." Informed the servant.

Anna bit her lip. "Oh, there's no need to show her this part. I mean… It's not really that much of a… Big deal, and…"

"What have you done this time?" Asked Gerda, knowing that tone very well and holding a sigh.

The Queen cleared her throat. "I, uh, I may have made one or two armors fall on the floor this morning."

Gerda put her hands on her hips.

"How many time did we t- advised you to not slide down the stairs ramp?"

"I was late for my meeting!" Groaned Anna, reproaching that fault to herself but also pouting like she was genuinely scolded.

Honeymaren simply stared at them, not understanding a single part of their conversation.

"I'll take care of it." Said Gerda, and she sighed on her way to the door, hoping it would not be heard.

It was heard, but Anna wasn't angry. The servant was right, and the Queen took the mental note to slide slower next time.

"So, royal portraits, uh?" Asked Honeymaren.

"Yep", smiled Anna with pride. "Oh, come see over there. Elsa's coronation portrait is awesome."

"It's in this room? I'm surprised it's not elsewhere in the castle. I mean, with Elsa's sense of extra… You know her more than me."

Anna cackled. "I agree, but no, she's not extra for that. Also, we decided to put ours here, we prefer to have family portraits in the corridors. Oh, did you pass by the one with our parents?"

"Where you're super young? Yesss, Elsa is so cute on this one!"

The redhead laughed with a nod. Honeymaren continued.

"I like that you put it next to the more recent portrait of you with Olaf and Kristoff, and, oh Spirits I don't even know how you did it but… You managed to put Sven in there too. Reindeers aren't very patient for human stuff."

"He actually was the one who stayed the more still for the whole painting process. It took days to do the portrait, and he was always in advance at the appointments. Kristoff kept moving because he didn't know what pose to take, Olaf kept joking around, I obviously kept coming in late, and Elsa was so nervous the whole time I thought she was about to explode. First time in a long while we make a family portrait, you know…"

The brunette nodded. Elsa's emotional stress was a known fact.

"Hey, do you wanna eat?" Suggested Anna. "We received tons of samples from cooks for the wedding's buffet, and goodness they're just insanely tasty."

"Okay." Chuckled Honeymaren.

As they walked out, they bumped on a smiling Elsa.

"There you are! I knew that if you weren't in your room, it only meant that you were there."

"Good deduction." Chuckled Anna, approaching to hug her.

"I missed you, like always." Sighed Elsa on her shoulder.

"You're gonna stay for days for the party and all, and it's gonna be loud and I'm gonna be loud, so you'll probably change your mind afterwards…" Joked Anna.

"Never." Chuckled the blonde.

They parted the hug, and the younger had a teasing look. "Wait, you went to talk with Kristoff first and foremost when you arrived. That's a bit rude."

"I had to tell him about the ice sculptures! I've been thinking of an ice swan. Or maybe an ice lion. Both would be great. Did you know that–"

"Here she goes again." Smiled Honeymaren with a sigh.

Anna turned to her. "Yep."

"Are you listening?" Frowned Elsa, who didn't stop talking despite their exchange.

"Not at all", admitted Anna. "You're very talkative about it, uh? Look, I prefer to keep the surprise, okay? Don't tell me what you're going to create."

"Not even the ice pillars?"

"No, not even– Hey, stop, I really don't want to know anything."

"You're only saying that so I stop talking."

"That's half true."

"What?"

Honeymaren cleared her throat. "Speaking of surprises, Anna, how is the wedding dress going?"

The redhead beamed, stars in her eyes. "It's done. And gorgeous. Well, it's only missing one final thing…"

The Sami winked. "I brought what you asked for. We sewed it for the special occasion."

She opened her satchel and took out a Northuldra belt, brown and orange, with traditional motives.

Anna let out a gasp, and her eyes filled with tears. "It's…"

"Gorgeous?" Guessed Honeymaren.

"And it will perfectly highlight the color of your hair." Smiled Elsa.