Keahi slammed open the door to the castle and stormed down its halls, desperately looking for everyone. She grit her teeth so hard a muscle in her jaw ached.
She should be with Elsa. But she was wrapped around her finger and couldn't refuse what Elsa was asking. She understood the request but the need to be with her was overwhelming.
She stormed into the throne room where Anna jumped in surprise and Kristoff stepped in front of her instinctively. Sven let out a grunt while Olaf hid behind Anna's leg.
Pips, however, didn't hesitate to run at Keahi who swept her up and didn't falter in her strides towards the group.
Behind her, Jarrah and Saphire rushed into the room.
"Honeymaren and Ryder are out there helping Elsa and trying to get the rest of Arendelle evacuated." Jarrah breathed out in a rush, sweat glistening on his skin.
Saphire had a smear of dirt across her forehead as she let out a tired sigh.
Keahi turned to Anna and Kristoff, "We need to leave, now. There's an army of Draugar at Arendelle's door." Keahi hugged Pips more securely when the girl wrapped her arms hard around Keahi's neck.
She probably felt the tension in the air. It was so thick you could cut it with a knife.
"Draugar?" Anna asked, but Kristoff ushered her towards the rear of the room.
"There's a secret passageway towards the back—" Kristoff started, a low rumbling enveloped the room.
Near the throne, black wispy shadowed flames swirled like a portal, and with one heavy step, Crow materialized from its confines. Keahi didn't hesitate as her heart sped up. She squeezed Pips before handing her off to Anna, who took her gingerly.
Tears started in Pips' eyes as she held out her hand to grasp for Keahi, but Keahi had already turned and blasted a wall of blue and purple flames. They didn't burn, and no smoke rose from the flames as they danced along the carpet.
But when Crow tried to pass, he hissed and reeled back, holding his steaming hand. "You've gotten stronger, sis."
"Yeah, the key is to not be an asshole," Keahi growled, turning to look over her shoulder. "Get everyone out!" She yelled.
Kristoff nodded and ushered for the group towards the hall.
But another portal of black flames swirled in their path and three Draugar stepped from its constraints.
"You didn't honestly think it'd be that easy, did you? If you don't surrender, the pregnant one and the child are dead." Crows gravel voice flitted over the flames.
Sweat dribbled down Keahi's chin and she flicked her wrist as her flames extinguished.
She promised Elsa she'd get Anna and Pips out of here safely. Her mind raced, trying to figure out what to do. If anything happened to any of them, she didn't know what she'd do with herself. She couldn't fail this task.
"Fine." Keahi whispered, she heard the shuffling behind her and the cuffs and chains that were being put on the others.
As Crow stalked his way over, she flicked her wrist behind her back, mimicking the way Elsa's magic flowed in beautiful lines of blue. Her own magic started to wisp in flowing lines of purple-orange, surrounding Pips, Sven, and Olaf. The ground outlined in red, the ground below the trio erupted into sparkling flames that didn't burn as the floor collapsed.
Pips squeaked and Olaf shouted as they fell.
Just as Crow got to Keahi, Anna, Kristoff, Jarrah, and Saphire.
Crow glowered and backhanded Keahi across the face. "Are you stupid?"
She winced as her head clacked back at the force of the hit. Blood oozed from her nose and her tongue flicked out to the cut on her lip.
"Find them!" Crow shouted, the Draugar hesitated before marching out of the room.
Keahi just smirked and leveled her gaze back at Crow. "Good luck." Somehow Olaf had an uncanny ability for getting out of tricky situations.
Crow rolled his eyes and pulled back to give Keahi a hefty punch to the gut.
"Ki!" Anna cried out just as Keahi's vision wavered and she spit out a mouthful of blood.
Crow grabbed a handful of her hair, jerking her head back so she was looking at him. "When I rule Arendelle, you'll see just how powerful I am. You'll regret it, Ki."
Keahi swallowed past the metallic tang of blood gushing in her mouth. She smiled, the blood staining her teeth. "You're weak and afraid, that's all you've ever been." She watched as his nose wrinkled in disgust. "You're just like dad."
That pushed him over the edge and he hit her so hard, her ears rang and her vision started to fade.
She just grinned through the pain. Crow had a one track mind, if she could keep him angry at her.
The rest were safe.