Austrian: You should have seen me when I made the concept of Jack and Bunny being siblings. I was really doubtful, but my best friend soothed me that it was fine. I am glad that you liked the concept, I watched Frozen 2 recently, then planned and wrote this fanfiction on the same night and posted it in the morning... I guess I was pissed that my best friend began to ship Elsamaren. Not that I hate the ship. Anyway, I hope you'll continue to like this story.
Thank you all for your support. Really, it means so much to me, it is a great pleasure to write for this fandom.
CHAPTER 2: Trolls
"Son."
The young man didn't flinch due to the unexpected voice. His head was still rested on the wall of the barouche. He was watching the view of Arendelle while the horses were moving calmly.
"We will be there in a couple of minutes." his father continued when the prince didn't bother to respond. Jack just sighed, his blue eyes refused to focus on his father or the main counselor...
Sandy told them he had met the trolls, he was the most trustworthy counselor in their kingdom, that's why Jack didn't doubt him. However, could the trolls really help them? He doubted that. After what happened to Einstök... He wasn't sure if anyone could find a solution to defeat the mysterious enemy.
When the coachman halted the horses, the snow-white silvery haired young man raised his head and stopped gazing at the landscape of the mountains. He should control his excitement, he didn't want to seem like a child in front of the trolls. So, he waited for his father and Sandy to leave the barouche. Then, with slow movements, he left there too.
"We'll walk a little. The coachman should stay here." Sandy informed them while he has already been wandering.
The father and son began to follow the short, yellow-haired man. They walked for a while, Jack was getting more and more impatient within every minute... Just when he was about to ask where they were going, Sandy finally stopped.
"Pabbie! I need to see you!" he shouted, not too loudly.
They were standing on a beautiful, breathtaking valley, which was full of colorful flowers. They waited awkwardly for a couple of minutes, nevertheless, Sandy didn't repeat his sentence, simply waited for the trolls.
This time, Jack decided to completely trust Sandy's behavior even though he still felt rather a bit skeptical.
Eventually, all of his suspension vanished when he felt the ground, shaking a little. This was it, the huge trolls were coming...
The young man's jaw dropped a little due to his shock when he saw round rocks were rolling toward them. The rocks opened(?) after they arrived and now the prince was facing tiny... trolls?
"Sandy... My old friend, how may I help you?" a troll dismissed the silence, judging by the tone of his tone and the fact that he seemed more aged than the other trolls, he was definitely the oldest troll there.
"Hello, Pabbie... We need your help." Sandy immediately got the point, didn't bother to have a small chit chat.
When the old troll nodded, Sandy gestured North to continue. The king pursed his lips, then took a breath. "I am King North of Northern Island and this is my son, Prince Jack. As Sandy said, we need your help. Yesterday... Someone attacked our village. Half of the citizens were killed by an unknown power, the other half simply disappeared. My older son and I investigated the village and all we could find was... Black sand." North explained everything without hesitation.
The troll frowned a little after those words, he began to walk, drew tiny circles, was obviously too much deep in thought. "Black sand? Sounds like dark magic to me." he murmured under his breath.
As soon as Jack heard those words, he opened his mouth to tell Pabbie that Sandy had thought exactly the same. Nonetheless, a voice, probably belonged to a female interrupted him: "Pabbie? What's going on here?"
The prince turned around to see who was the owner of the voice. He found himself staring at a young woman and a young man. The young woman was strawberry blonde, she had turquoise blue eyes, fair skin and light freckles on her cheeks. The young man, he had brown eyes, was blond, taller and muscular than Jack.
"Who are you?" the strawberry-blonde interrogated them with a suspicious frown on her face.
"Kristoff!" a female troll shouted in excitement while the young trolls were jumping on the man joyfully.
"I am King North of Northern Island. This is my son, Prince Jack and my main counselor, Sandy." North greeted himself and the others once again patiently, ignored the trolls who were hugging the blond guy. "May I ask who you are, my lady?"
"I am Queen Anna of Arendelle and this is my fiance, Kristoff Bjorgman... Now, I want an explanation about why you are in Arendelle without my knowledge." the young queen ordered seriously.
"Your Highness, forgive us for our unexpected visit... We came here to consult my friend, Pabbie." Sandy answered immediately whereas he was pointing at the rock troll.
"That isn't an excuse. If I hadn't visited them, I wouldn't have seen you in the first place... How can I know you don't do something behind my back?" she pointed out cleverly, her tone was frigid and distant.
"Your Highness, do not worry. They are good people, or else we wouldn't appear in the first place." Pabbie appeased the queen, Anna of Arendelle.
The woman's features softened, a warm smile appeared on her face. "I apologize if I sounded hostile." she said politely. It was very unusual to witness a Queen apologizing but neither of them wanted to lose more time with the sudden appearance of the queen and her fiance.
"None taken." North murmured under his breath, then, they all turned their attention on Pabbie once again.
The old troll let out a small sigh which was barely audible. "I am afraid I don't exactly know what's going on either. I need to go to the village and investigate." he confessed, his eyebrows were tightly knitted together.
"We are leaving then?" Jack spoke for the first time since he had arrived at the troll valley, his voice sounded cool, but still a little enthusiastic.
"No... We are visiting someone else first," was the troll's only reply.
"So, um, so far how's Arendelle?" Kristoff let out a random question awkwardly to dismiss the uncomfortable silence.
"It looks quite peaceful here... And definitely beautiful." Jack complimented the place Kristoff has been living. He tried to sound as friendly and cheerful as possible.
"Well, you are welcomed here once you solve this... issue of yours." the blond-haired guy noted, he sounded sincere of his words.
"We will." Jack offered him a small, sympathetic smile... Nevertheless, he quickly lost his attention on Kristoff when he saw four huge rocks, standing on the grass.
Seriously, what kind of an obsession this place had with rocks?
"Fire, air, water and earth... Each of those rocks resembles an element." Anna clarified when she saw the bewildered look on Jack, North and Sandy's faces, caused them to be even more baffled.
"Kristoff! Anna! Hey guys!" a sudden male voice appeared out of nowhere. A man with light blue eyes and brunet hair was heading toward them.
"Hi Ryder!" Kristoff greeted them as the two made a special handshake. They were clearly good friends, Anna was also grinning merrily.
"Honeymaren! How are you?" the strawberry blonde basically squeaked when she saw a woman approaching them.
The woman had light brown eyes, her long, braided hair was swinging a little when she walked. She offered an elegant smile to the Queen. "I am doing wonderful, Anna. I hope everything's fine in Arendelle?" she raised a question with a polite manner while Ryder and Kristoff were having a serious conversation about... reindeer?
"Yeah, of course! These guys though..." Anna pointed at them casually with a strained laugh, "They have so much going on in their country."
"Their country?" Honeymaren popped out another question, this time she sounded undoubtedly curios. She was raising her eyebrows while Ryder and Kristoff were finally quitting their conversation.
"Well, you see, we are coming from another land called 'Northern Island'. I am-" Jack's explanation faded away when he felt a sudden... chillness. That chillness gave shivers down his spine, caused him to be perplexed, so naturally, he frowned.
Then, he caught the glimpse of the sight of a... horse. However, the horse wasn't a horse that once could see in their daily lives. It was made from... water?
Nevertheless, the horse had impressed Jack just for a second. What had actually affected him was... A woman.
She had very pale skin, a slender feminine shape. Her exquisite, really long platinum blonde hair was waving freely due to the wind, she had red rosy lips and makeup on her face. And those eyes. She had the most beautiful blue eyes he has ever seen... She was the most beautiful woman he has ever cast his eyes on.
The platinum blonde got off the horse, then patted his head lightly. She was wearing a lovely white gown... She was simply breathtaking, stunning.
He eventually realized that his jaw was dropped to the ground, so he shut down his mouth, scolded himself for making a fool of himself. He was a prince, not a stupid, horny looking man!
Nonetheless, he also realized that the woman has been staring at him too, her eyes seemed so focused that he got the impression she was also analyzing him. Besides the fact she was concentrated on him, she was also standing right in front of him, they were a bit close, given by the fact that they were strangers.
Jack slowly lifted his right hand, it was at the same level as his chest. The young woman raised her left hand almost immediately after. Hence, their hands unhurriedly got closer.
When he felt her palm touching his, he quivered. Her hand felt so soft, so soothing that made him feel he should be only holding her hand, not someone else's. It also felt...
Cold.
Jack knew how the heat felt like. Whenever he touched someone, they felt always hot, even though when people were too cold, he felt warm when he sensed their skin. However, this feeling... This feeling was the opposite of the heat. It made him shudder, his breath hitch.
"You feel cold... I've never sensed the cold before." Jack admitted easily, his eyebrows were still knitted together. He rested his blue eyes on hers, she accepted the eye contact, didn't avoid him.
"I've sensed it before. Though, it was unpleasant. But you feel..." her rich, extremely delightful voice trailed off, she averted her gaze away from him, almost in embarrassment.
"Pleasant." he finished what she was intending to say.
Now, he was glancing at those amazing blue eyes once again. "Yeah." she mumbled quietly, her lips were curled up warmly.
"I am Jack." the prince introduced himself when they simultaneously removed their hands. Instantly afterward, he felt the lack of her touch, had no choice but to ignore it.
"Elsa." the young woman replied curtly.
No formalities, no fancy titles, no unnecessarily too much decency.
"Well, this isn't awkward." Anna commented when they finally turned their attention on the others, who were witnessing their interaction for the whole time.
"Anna." Elsa called out her name to warn her.
The strawberry blonde grinned sheepishly, then took a step closer to the platinum blonde and wrapped her arms around her. Jack noticed their similarity, they look alike. Perhaps, they were sisters.
"I missed you so much!" Anna squealed and hugged her tighter.
"We saw each other yesterday." Elsa replied with a low chuckle. She slowly broke the hug, then embraced Kristoff. After that, she finally fixated her gaze on North and Sandy. "Hello, my name is Elsa... You look a bit pale. Are you okay?" she introduced herself, then asked North's condition.
North nodded, he indeed looked tired. "Yes... I am King North of Northern Island and this is my main counselor Sandy." he said the sentence for the hundredth time on that day.
"Elsa... Their kingdom is in danger because of unknown power. They've asked my help but unfortunately, their justification is not enough. I want you to come with me and investigate a village, in which people vanished or were killed. If the enemy is someone mastered at dark magic... I believe Arendelle is also in great danger." Pabbie spoke slowly to give the young woman the opportunity of digesting those words.
Elsa stared at North, Sandy and Jack one by one, then nodded with great determination. "Okay, Pabbie. I'll come with you."
"I am coming too!"
"Anna." Elsa spoke with a tough tone. "You are the Queen. You can't just leave Arendelle."
"I can't just leave my sister alone." the strawberry blonde argued stubbornly, her tone was scolding, her expression looked slightly angry.
Jack frowned at those words. As he suspected, they were sisters. Elsa was clearly the older sister, she seemed more mature than Anna. However, she wasn't the Queen... Why?
"She won't be alone." Honeymaren spoke all of a sudden while she was placing her hand on Elsa's shoulder. The two women exchanged a brief smile.
"I will be fine, Anna. I promise you. I will just investigate the area." Elsa made a vow to her sister, who was clearly extremely worried.
Those words made him remember the promise between he and Katherine.
"Be careful."
"I will."
He hoped both his fiance and his sister Emma were doing okay. Emma was on a vacation and Katherine was simply bringing back home, he doubted something bad could happen to them. Still, he kinda felt anxious.
All of his worries perished when he made eye contact with her though. Her deep, kind and lovely blue eyes...
Shit.
Here you go. I hope you liked it. Please, please review, see you next chapter!
