Ok, people. I think if you'd read the last chapter, then you'll remember that village that got destroyed by that robed figure, and just before it happened, Daniel had said he needed to go somewhere. Is he the one responsible for what happened? Or could it be someone else? Well, I'll let you know one thing. With the queen, and her not getting any answers from him, let's just say it's not gonna end well. Let's find out what else happens.

At dinner later that day, it was 6 at the table in the dining room.

There was King Adgar and Queen Idun, Elsa, Anna, and Kristoff, and their guest Daniel.

On the table, there was a big, roasted brown pig in the middle, it had an apple stuffed in its mouth, and vegetables all around it. It was roasted to a dark brown and had its eyes closed, and it was carved up.

The queen was at one end of the table, while the king was over at the other end. Elsa and Daniel both sat on the queen's left of the table, while Anna and Kristoff were on the right.

Daniel was just sitting there eating, not paying attention to anyone or anything. He wasn't even looking to Queen Idun, who was staring mysteriously at him. She had a bad feeling that he was up to something, or that there was something he wasn't telling them. She was worried he might be a criminal or something. But what she was really looking at was his left, gloved arm.

The king looked up and saw that she was staring at Daniel. "Is something the matter?" He spoke out, and then took a sip of a red wine next to his right.

The queen turned her attention to him. "No. I'm just a little concerned." She answered to him.

"What is there to be concerned about?"

"It's personal."

King Adgar then stood up. "Excuse me. I need some fresh air." He walked up to the doors of the dining room. He stopped at them and looked towards Daniel. "Son, can you come with me. I want to talk to you."

Daniel pushed his plate aside and walked over towards the king, then they both left the room.

The king and the magic man went into another room, where there was a balcony with a view of Arendelle, and the two stood there, watching as the sun went down over the horizon.

"So what'd you want to see me about, Your Highness?" asked Daniel.

"I don't think you noticed, but I looked and saw Idun staring at you in a strange way. I didn't like the way she was looking at you."

"What did her expression look like."

"She looked like that she didn't want you around. That she didn't trust you or something."

"I don't get why that is."

"Maybe it's because she was surprised at what you showed us. That magic book, and all its power."

"Maybe. I guess it was a little too much to take in at once."

"Could be. So has that book come in handy for you at all?"

"More times than you think. You have no idea how many of those goblins I'd faced in my past. I've most likely used every defensive spell in that book I could find."

"Could you show me?"

"I don't see why not."

Daniel walked back a little bit, and he stood straight. "Okay. Here's one that can literally blow an enemy away." Then he put both his hands in front of him, then crossed them over his chest. And then he lowered them, and he started to spin, really, really fast.

"What is this one?" asked the king.

"Step back!" Daniel said to him, and the king quickly moved aside. Just after he did, Daniel stopped spinning, and he shot a blast of electric blue light straight into the sky, out the balcony doors.

"What was that one?' King Adgar asked again.

"That's one I like to call the winds of iron. That blast hits you like 100 pounds of metal all at once."

"Anything else?"

Daniel's body then burst and turned to gray smoke in an instant, and that cloud of smoke moved through the air, and he flew over to the edge of the balcony, and then the smoke cleared and he was back in his original form, standing on the balcony's edge.

"Impressive. Very impressive."

"I call that one smoke escape. It works by turning my whole body to gray smoke, and lets me fly through the air."

"What else do you got?"

"Here's one of my favorites." Then he raised his right fist into the air, and it started to glow silver, and then a big, giant, silver sphere emerged and surrounded him. "Shield of light. A completely unpassable shield, works against any enemy fire." Then he made the silver light fade, and the shield vanished.

"Whoever sent you this book, must have wanted you to do great things."

"I've been thinking that same thing for years."

"I know you're gonna held a lot of people out there with all this magic."

Daniel smiled, but then he looked out towards the balcony, and his smile faded. Because he saw smoke coming from out of the town. "What is that?!"

He ran over to the balcony, then King Adgar followed, and he saw the smoke, too. "Oh, my God." He ran towards the doors of the room, and Daniel followed close behind.

Back in the dining room, Queen Idun, Elsa, Anna, and Kristoff were all still eating, and then the doors bust open.

"What's wrong?" asked Elsa.

"There's smoke coming from out of town!" the king exclaimed.

"What?! Smoke!" the queen jumped from her seat. "Anna, go get the guards! Elsa you and your father come with me!"

Then Elsa got up and she and her father followed the queen back out of the dining room.

"I guess I'll just stay here," said Daniel.

Out where the destroyed village was, Elsa, her parents, and a group of a dozen guards arrived. There they found only horror.

The whole village was destroyed. All the houses torn down and burnt up. Dead people and dead crops lay everywhere.

Queen Idun stepped forward towards the village, and she looked all around, shocked and saddened at the sight of all of this. "Who could've done this?" she asked herself. And then she looked down saw someone still moving. It was he man who'd been interrogated by the cloaked figure before. He crawled towards the queen, and she'd come over to check him.

"I- It was unspeakable horror," the wounded villager stuttered. "He ca-ca-came without warning."

"Who did this?" the queen kneeled down and spoke, and then Elsa and King Adgar came up from behind.

"I di-didn't see his face. He said he was looking for a young man. He wore a black robe, and kept..." the villager started to pant heavily. "...Kept his hood up." And then the man started to pant heavier and heavier, until he stopped breathing completely.

"A robed man?" Elsa spoke out.

Then Queen Idun looked up and glared angrily. "I knew that little sneak couldn't be trusted!" She got up and walked back to where her horse was.

"Idun, wait!" King Adgar tried to stop her. "I'm sure there's a perfectly good explanation for this."

"You're right. Your new friend, Mister Personal, is the one behind all this!" She got onto an all white horse, snapped its reins, and it took off back towards the castle.

"We have to stop her before she does anything crazy," said the king. "Guards! Clear out this place. Elsa and I have to stop the queen."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" one guard spoke out.

Both he and Elsa mounted on their horses. Elsa's was white as snow, while King Adgar's was light brown, with a few white spots on its sides. They both took off after the queen and rode back to the castle.

Back at the castle, Daniel was sitting in the castle's library, where the chair was right next to the fireplace, and in front of the big windows. He was sitting there, quietly, minding his own business, reading a newspaper, with a bottle of his homemade wine on a round table next to him.

He just stared into the black and white of the newspaper, and not even looking around. And then, the sound of the entrance doors being pushed open was heard.

"Hey!"

He threw down his paper, and saw the queen walking towards him, with an angry expression on her face.

"I don't know what your deal was out there, but I'm gonna tell you, I don't like it! Why did you harm all those innocent people?!" she snapped at him.

"What are you talking about?" asked Daniel standing up.

"Don't play dumb with me! I know it was you who harmed those villagers!"

"Idun, stop it!" King Adgar and Elsa came into the room, along with a few servants and maids.

"What do you mean? I didn't harm any villagers!" Daniel spoke.

"No? Then who did?!" the queen asked with a louder tone in her voice. "One of those villagers said it was a man in a black robe who attacked them. You wear a black robe."

"Oh. So just because I wear a black robe automatically makes it me?" He came up to the queen. "Just because you're queen doesn't give you the right to accuse me."

She glared angrily at him, then she raised her hand and slapped him across his shaved haired face. She hit him so hard, that it made Daniel fall to the ground.

He tried to get up but then Queen Idun grasped him violently by his neck and pinned him down. "Don't you ever talk to me like that!"

"Idun, stop this, right now!" the king yelled pulling her off, along with a guard's help.

After they pried her off, Elsa kneeled down and helped him up. "Are you okay?" she asked.

"Yeah. I'm all right," Daniel replied and then looked towards the queen. "What is the matter with you?!"

"Me?! What's the matter with you?!" she snapped at him again. "You're the maniac!"

"I'm not the one going around attacking people for nothing!"

"Tell that to those dead villagers. The ones you killed."

"I didn't kill anybody. I already told you that! What does she even mean, dead villagers?" he asked the king.

"That smoke was coming from a destroyed village," King Adgar answered. "It was all burnt up and destroyed. One of those villagers said that a man in a black robe was the one responsible."

"You've got a lot of explaining to do. Come on!" said the queen.

"Just come with us, son. We're just gonna ask you a few questions is all."

"All right. I know I can trust you," Daniel said while he followed the king out of the room, and a few guards kept Queen Idun away from him.

In another room of the castle, Daniel sat at one end of a long table, where there were a few shelves of books, and multiple big windows, like in the library. On the other end, Queen Idun sat there, staring angrily at him. While, King Adgar, Elsa, Anna, and two guards standing behind Daniel.

"Now, tell me. What was going through your mind, when you thought it was a good idea to go and kill all those innocent people? Tell me!"

"For the last time, I didn't kill anybody!" Daniel raised his voice.

"Don't lie to me! I told you that the villager said a man in a black cloak was the one who destroyed it. If not you, then who else could it be?!"

"I don't know. There could be other cloaked figures out there. Maybe hundreds. I didn't even know it was a village that was causing all of that smoke. Me and the king were standing and looking at the view of Arendelle, and I saw the smoke."

"What about when you left earlier? Tell me that!"

King Adgar the walked up to her. "I'll take over for now." Then the queen moved and King Adgar sat down. "So, just tell me, son. When you left earlier, where did you go? Just answer me that."

"I went to collect my wine barrels."

"Wine barrels?" asked the queen.

"He makes his own wine," the king answered for her. "So you left to collect your barrels? How many do you have?"

"I have at least a dozen of those barrels scattered around and hidden the best I can all over this place. I went to gather them and take them to the cabin I'm staying at. Make sure nobody gets them."

"And after collecting your wine, was that when you attacked those villagers?! Is it?!" the queen spoke out loudly.

"What part of I didn't kill anyone don't you understand? I didn't know about any of this! I didn't destroy any village!"

"I don't believe you."

"Well, I do. Idun. If he says he didn't kill anyone, then I believe him."

"Open your eyes, Adgar! He's got you all manipulated! He's lying through his teeth! He's the one responsible for that!"

"Don't you think if I did do it, then I'd be covered in the ash and rubble of the village houses? Ever think about that?!" Daniel said annoyed.

"Guards, examine him," the queen ordered.

"Stand up, boy," said one of the guards.

Daniel did so, and the guards started to examine him. They checked all around him, underneath, his robe, his boots, his pants, and inside of his robe.

"He's clean."

"See. If he's not even covered in the rubble, it couldn't have been him," King Adgar went on.

"Wait. What's this on your neck?" asked one of the guards pulling a small, gold object from under his shirt.

"Hey! Don't touch that!" Daniel raised his voice.

"Bring that to me," said the queen.

The guards took it off of his neck, and then took it over to Queen Idun.

"A locket?" she looked back to Daniel.

"Don't mess with that! That's personal."

"Not here." She opened it up, and there was a picture of Daniel's parents, and his mother holding him as a baby, wrapped in a cloth. "You keep a locket?"

"Yes. And it belongs to me. Now I suggest you return it to me."

"Why do you have this?"

"It belonged to my father before me. It's a family heirloom. It's private. Now give it back!" Daniel raised his voice even more.

"You don't have any privacy here. Not in my kingdom."

But then someone grabbed her by her wrist.

She looked and saw it was King Adgar.

"If he says it's private, that means its private," he said through gritted teeth. And he took the locket from her. He walked over to Daniel and gave it back to him.

"Thank you."

The queen went and sat back down. "It's obvious right now that I can't prove you guilty for that incident. But until we find out who the culprit is, I'm not taking any chances with you. You are not to leave the castle grounds. Understood?"

Daniel looked to the king.

"It'll only be for a short time, son. I'll have a room set up for you. We're not gonna throw you in the dungeons. Are we?" he looked sternly to Queen Idun.

"Very well. He can have a room. But until further notice, I'm confiscating your book and your sword," the queen tapped the table. "Lay them down."

"Idun!" King Adgar snapped at her.

Forget about it." Daniel sighed then unhooked his sword from his belt, and slammed it on the table. Then he reached into the folds of his robe, and tossed his book onto the table.

"You can go now," said the king to Daniel.

Daniel got up and left the room.

"Guards, take his items to the storeroom," Queen Idun ordered.

The guards were about to pick up his items.

"Guards, leave them. You're both dismissed," the king gave his own order.

The guards left the room as well.

"Idun, we need to talk. Elsa, Anna, get Daniel's room set up."

Elsa and Anna left the room, leaving their parents alone with each other.

"What is your problem?!" the king snapped at his wife.

"What do you mean?!"

"Your behavior was completely unacceptable! You slapped him and you pinned him to the ground! What's your problem?"

"He's guilty I keep telling you!"

"He is not guilty! He's a kind, honest, and trustworthy man."

"He's manipulating you! Can't you see? He wants you to think he's good, so he can try and take over our kingdom. If you keep trusting him like this, he'll kill us all!"

"He's not manipulating anyone. Everyone else here trusts him. They can all see him for who he is! The only one who can't is you."

"And how do you know that? We haven't known him long. He could be an assassin for all we know!"

"I don't care what you think of him. You may be queen, but that doesn't give you the right to invade on his personal belongings. Don't you remember what Elsa and Anna said? They may have been happy to be reunited, but they were miserable without us. He fixed that for them. He brought us back."

"He obviously wanted something in return!"

"This whole time, he's been here, have you ever heard him ask for something, even once?"

The queen just stayed silent.

"I didn't think so." King Adgar turned to walk to the doors, but stopped at the end of the table, where Daniel set his items down. "I'm returning these to him. And don't even try to take something of his again." He picked up Daniel's sword and book and left the room.

In another part of the castle, Elsa and Anna had Daniel with them, and they were taking him through the hallway.

"Our father was able to set this up for you," Elsa said to Daniel, and they stopped at a door. "I hope you like it." She opened the door, and inside was a big room. It had a bed fit for a king, a few big windows with a view of the whole town, a another door that lead to the wardrobe, glass doors that went out to the balcony, and a desk across from the windows, and next to the bed.

"Is this really for me?" asked Daniel surprised.

"You bet it is," Anna answered.

"Maybe not being allowed to leave here won't be so bad."

"That's what our father is trying to make it for you," Elsa replied.

"So do you like it?" came another voice.

They all turned to see King Adgar standing at the doorway.

"I love it. Thank you," Daniel thanked him.

"You're welcome. Make yourself at home while you're here. Come on, girls. Let's leave him alone for a little while."

Elsa and Anna left the room, and as she was leaving, Elsa turned back to Daniel and winked at him. She closed the door behind her, and Daniel stayed there, amazed at his room.

He went and laid back on the big bed, and it was a lot more comfy than the old couch at his cabin.

"This is nice. I could get used to this."

He looked to his left, gloved arm, and just stared at it.

"Should I?" he asked himself. And he put his other hand at the bottom of it, and was about to take it off. "No!" he stopped and left it. "I can't let them know. It's too embarrassing."

He reached under his shirt, and pulled out his locket. He opened it up and stared at the picture of baby him, and his parents. He stayed there for a minute or two, then he clamped it in his hands and closed his eyes. And from his left eye, he shed a single tear.

Well, now you know he's hiding something. And not just one thing. What does he have under that glove, and what's he not so happy about? When the time comes, you'll know the answer to these questions. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter. I told you it wasn't gonna end well with him and the queen. She's a crazy broad. Attacking him for no good reason. But at least someone defended him. Please read, review, and enjoy.