Talia led Elsa to a cave in the deepest part of Arendelle. It's a place Elsa admitted she never traveled, it was deep in the woods, dark, and creepy, not a place a Queen like Elsa had any business travelling to. But yet here she was, the Queen of Arendelle travelling with a complete stranger she met only a few hours ago, someone who promised she would help teach her how to protect her kingdom. She didn't know for sure yet if she could trust this woman but if there was even the slightest bit of chance that she was being truthful then she had to trust her.

"How much farther?" Elsa asked, her feet getting tired from walking for so long.

"Not long," Talia replied as they reached the cave "There is a staircase down in this cave that leads directly to the League of Shadow's current base of operations."

"Current?"

"The league operates wherever it is needed at the moment, as long as it has a Lazarus pit."

"A what?"

"A magical pit with the power to heal any and all wounds as well as raise the dead."

"Okay, I have magical ice powers and I even find the idea of the dead raising far fetched."

"It's true, that's how our leader has been able to live for more than six centuries."

"Okay, now I'm starting to question if your really a pack of highly skilled warriors or a cult group."

"Silence," Talia replied raising her hand, "We are arriving." As the two reached the stairs neither one of them said a word as they walked slowly down the many flights of stairs. Once at the bottom there was a huge doorway guarded by two female warriors armed with swords.

"Let us pass," Talia ordered. The two warriors didn't say a word as they opened the door. As Elsa followed Talia in there was more warriors both male and female standing in the middle of the hallway, each standing at attention with their swords raised as Talia and Elsa walked pass them. Elsa admitted to herself being a bit freaked out by all of this, but it would all be worth it should she get the training she needed to stop Scarecrow.

That's when Elsa saw it, the so called "Lazarus pit." A man was bathing in it as Talia arrived, Elsa could smell the stench of the pit from where she stood and it was enough to make her want to gag.

Stopping right in front of the pit Talia bowed to this strange man, not wanting to offend the league Elsa also bowed.

"I have brought her father, as you requested."

"Excellent daughter." The man replied, stepping out of the pit. Elsa nearly gagged at the man's exposure, this man clearly didn't know how to act in front of a queen. Two warriors quickly brought to him a robe to wear as he walked up to Elsa.

"Arise dear child."

"Child?" Elsa replied offended "I am the Queen of Arendelle and you will address me as such."

"I am quite aware of who you are," the man replied "Some call you the Snow Queen, wielding the power of ice and snow at your fingertips. But you have trouble controlling it at times do you? That is why you came to me isn't it?"

"I know how to control my powers just fine, I came here because my kingdom is being threatened by a psycho path, and I heard you could train me."
"You heard correctly," the man replied "For I Ra's Al Ghul am the head of the League of Shadows. Everyone of these warriors you see before you I have trained myself. We are a highly skilled class, masters of every single form of martial arts known to man, our enemies shiver before us. When I am done with you, whoever is threatening you, will soon be at your feet, begging for mercy, but first…" Ra's Al Ghul snapped his fingers and soon four warriors ran up and surrounded Elsa. Elsa immediately got into defensive position not wondering what was going to happen.

"I need to know what you are already made of." Ra's then turned to his men. "Try to rough her up a bit, but don't kill her, this is just to see what her skill level is."

The warriors then picked up some wooden spears and charged Elsa, Elsa quickly made a wall of ice to try to block the warriors attack, but they were able to quickly break through it.

"Defense if good, but it will only last so long," Ra's replied as he examined Elsa's moves. "You must learn to fight back otherwise the enemy will eventually wear you out."

Elsa made some icicles in her hands and then chunked them at two of the warriors, they grazed by them, scraping their shoulders causing them to bleed and grab their injured shoulders.

"Behind you," Ra's called out. Elsa quickly turned around and had to quickly form a shield with her ice to prevent being struck with a staff.

"A great warrior must know who is in front and behind them at all times to avoid being taken by surprise. This is one of the many things you will learn while in my care."

Elsa formed a ice staff to try to fight back against the two currently attacking her. She was able to block a few blows but eventually the other two warriors were able to start getting the upper hand.

That was when Elsa pulled out a trick under her sleeve, stomping the ground she formed a patch of ice under the two warriors and caused them to trip, allowing Elsa to slam her staff into their chests, knocking them to the ground.

"Not a bad move, but remember what I said earlier about knowing who's behind you."

Elsa turned around and gasped, a warrior ran up and slammed her staff into Elsa's face knocking her off her feet and causing her to hit the ground hard, scrapping her shoulders and her elbows.

"You can't be taken by surprise."

Elsa moaned as she struggled to pick herself up off the floor. Ra's walked down to her and helped her to her feet before leading her to the Lazarus pit. Ra's then dipped a goblet into the water and poured the liquid over Elsa's scrapes. Elsa gasped as she watched her injuries magically disappear.

"The magic of the pit?"

"Is real," Ra's replied "Stick by me, and you won't just know how to defend your kingdom, you will also have access to the secret to eternal life. I have been alive for centuries, pledge your loyalty to me, and you and your family, will too."

Elsa was in shock over what Ra's was revealing to her, could all of this be true? Could this Lazarus pit really keep her and her family alive for centuries to come? If so then she could keep Arendelle safe for generations to come, be their savior, their guardian. Elsa didn't know for sure, but she wanted to see more of what the league had to offer her.

"You want me to do what Bruce?"

While Batman was searching the streets of Gotham for Scarecrow, While he was searching for Scarecrow he had time to think over what to do with Elsa. She really wanted to train to keep Arendelle safe and he couldn't blame her, the situation they were in with Scarecrow was a frightening time. But he also knew he didn't have the time to train her at the moment and Scarecrow was not going to wait until Elsa was trained to make his next move.

That's where Batgirl came in, his former partner now member of the Birds of Prey. With a team made up of all females, one a metahuman herself, they could give her the training she needed to defend her Kingdom while he dealt with Scarecrow.

"Barbara you spent the most time with Elsa when she was in Gotham, she trusts you. This situation with Scarecrow has her feeling like she can't protect Arendelle. She needs someone to take her under her wing. Someone who can train her."

"And you can't?"

"I'm going after Scarecrow. Elsa is far from ready to being in the line of duty."

"Well I'm kind of dealing with something on my own Bruce, Two Face is hitting up banks in Gotham owned by rival gangs in order to weaken them and take over. We Got a weal gang war going on in the streets and me,the Birds, and Nightwing are the only ones able to handle it since you and Robin went to Arendelle."
"Barbara, I know you have your own team now, and I'm happy for you. I also know you have your hands full. But I'm asking you as a friend to do this for her. She is feeling helpless and needs someone to take her under their wing. Being a team of females and with a metahuman you will give her the confidence she needs right now. I wouldn't be asking you to help if I didn't think you could handle it."

Barbara sighed. "Fine I'll do it, but you owe me for this Bruce. Let me know when she will be in and me and the girls will start her training."

It was right then that Bruce got another call, this one was from Tim.

"What is it Robin?"

"Anna went to check on Elsa this morning to see how she was feeling and she wasn't in her room. No was has seen her since she stormed off last night. She's gone missing Bruce, Queen Elsa is missing.
Last update until after Christmas. Next week to mark the new year I will be also publishing the fourth and final installment of my long running Batgirl Saga "Batgirl: Legacy" so keep your eyes open for that.

Till we meet again, Merry Christmas and Happy New year.