Chapter Three: The Unexpected

The man just sat there and stared in the direction the other man went, in disbelief of the previous events that took place. Three wagons stopped in front of his, each with about three to four men all wearing black pants and jackets with white gloves. The first wagon's door opened to reveal a short old man wearing the same clothes as the rest of the men, except more fashionable.

"What happened?! You're suppose to meet us in Arendelle before the Fall Festival this evening!" the old man yelled at him. The one in shock looked at the old man as he stood up.

"I-I ran into some complications on the way, as you can see, sir Duke," he said, gesturing to his flipped wagon.

"Oh, yes how unfortunate, but you do realize we have a mission to complete!" the Duke yelled.

"Y-yes sir, I know of our mission and I promise it won't happen again sir," he said. The Duke sighed in frustration then snapped his fingers.

"Men, load this into the second wagon, we are already late," he said as he got back in the first wagon. Once inside he smiled to himself as he thought of what was to come.

"Oh, Queen Elsa, we're going to put an end to you and your sorcery and take your riches for Westleton," he said to himself.

About a mile up the path, the titian was walking at a slow pace, wondering about what would be ahead of him in the future, when he heard someone scream from the far left. He stopped mid step and turned to the direction the screaming came from. Then he heard someone scream help me in that general direction.

"What the hell is with all that racket? Should probably check it out," He thought as his curiosity overcame him and he walked in the direction of the screams. As he walked he picked up the scent of blood as the wind slightly picked up in the trees. His curiosity quickly turned to predatory instinct and he began to move faster. He spotted water in the distance, and then a sight that completely pissed him off. Two men towered over a little girl who he assumed was unconscious at the moment.

He knew very well that was a human child and how defenseless they can be without their parents, even though he probably killed plenty in his lifetime- but this was a brutal side of humans he couldn't stand. And since he was stuck in his cursed human form, he might as well try to fit in somehow until he got his freedom back. He began to walk in their direction with full intentions of causing them pain. Once he was in range he put most of his weight in his right leg and stomped his foot into the ground and caught their attention.

"Hey, get out of here, this doesn't concern you," one man said as he walked over to him.

"Big mistake," the titian thought as the man stopped in front of him.

"So, you think you're a tough guy, then take this!" he shouted as he punched the titian's chest, only injuring himself as he did so. He stood back and shook his injured right hand.

"The hell are you?" the taller man asked.

"Hey Don, what are you doing? Take him out already!" the other man next to the fallen girl roared.

"I-I'm working on it, Alex," the man called Don stuttered.

The titian growled impatiently and roared at the two men. He quickly backhanded the one called Don and he slid a few feet away from him. He turned to the other called Alex and slowly made his way toward him.

"G-get away from me!" he yelled as he started to back up away from the girl as the titian approached.

"Y-you want money here take this, it's all I have I swear," he pleaded as he pulled a small bag and tossed it to him. He walked passed the bag and towered over Alex.

"Please, have mercy," Alex begged.

The titian paused for a moment then lunged his head forward and clamped his jaws on the man's right shoulder. Blood slowly oozed out in between his teeth and the man screamed in pain. The titian curled his left hand into a fist and swung it at the man's head silencing him immediately. He let go and watched as the man's limp body fell to the ground with a thud.

He then remembered the girl and turned to her direction. He began to walk toward her with caution. As he approached he began to look at the girl's condition. It appeared her clothes were torn off, she had bruises all over her arms and legs. He couldn't see the face because of her red hair laying in front of it. He stopped, looking down at her to further observe her. What happened next completely surprised him as the girl lunged up and hit him at some unknown spot that apparently hurt like hell to him as he growled in pain and fell to his knees. The little girl crawled away from him in fright and for once he actually felt guilty for scaring her.

He got a good look at her, she had a cut on her forehead a bruise on her left cheek. What caught his attention was her eyes they were colorless and unfocused. He tried to stand up but the pain was too much for him.

"W-what do you want from me?" the girl asked. The titian didn't know how to answer her question since he couldn't speak human he just gave a slight grumble in response. The girl looked confused by his actions and decided to let her guard down for a moment.

"A-are you the one that emanated that roar?" she asked.

"Do these humans always ask so many questions?" The titian thought, then roared in response then tried to get back up again. He manages to stand on one knee and looked at the girl in case she tried anything.

"Are you okay, I didn't hurt you too bad did I?" she asked as she stood up, only to fall to the ground again. The titian saw this then became worried about her current state and made another attempted to stand so he could reach her.

"Wait, why should I care about this human, she can take care of herself if she could bring me to my knees." he thought grudgingly as he finally stood up and examined the girl's state. He didn't know what those men did to her, so he decided to help this kid until he reached this Arendelle, and let the people there to take care of her. He walked over to her and tried to help her up to her feet.

"Aww, my leg!" the girl shouted.

The titian quickly set her down and looked at her confused then looked at her leg. It wasn't broken just heavily bruised in one spot below the knee. A grumble emanated from his throat as he looked at the girl"s face.

"How bad is it?" she asked in concern.

"Oh, great, now I have to carry your sorry ass there," he thought as he put his one arm under her legs and the other around her back and lifted her up.

She yelped in surprise as he began to walk back toward the woods.

"P-put me down now!" she yelled as she started to pound his chest. The titian growled at her and she immediately stopped. The moment between them was quiet until the girl decided to break the silence.

"M-my name is Alice and I'm sorry about earlier," she said quietly as she put her head on his shoulder. He looked down and looked at her and noticed her eyes were still the same, colorless. He wondered if there was something wrong with her eyes but it didn't come to him.

"Do you have a name?" she asked him. When he didn't respond she decided to give him a name, since he probably didn't have one.

"I'll call you Mathias, is that alright?" she asked. He looked down at her with a confused look than nudged the top of her head with his nose.

"Alright, Mathias it is, then," Alice said as they finally reached the trail that leads towards Arendelle.

Meanwhile in the castle of Arendelle, the royal family prepares for the Fall Festival. Elsa stood in the castle gardens putting up the last touches before the festivities begin.

"I want those candles hanging from the castle walls to give the right amount of light here," she ordered her servants. An older man in green walked up to Elsa and bowed.

"Your Majesty," he said. Elsa turned her attention to him.

"Yes, Kai, is there something wrong?" she asked. Kai looked up toward her.

"No your majesty, but may I suggest taking a break, you've worked since this afternoon and we don't want you tired during the festival, like last year," Kai said. Elsa gave a sigh of relief.

"Alright, but if you need me I'll be in town taking a little walk," she said before walking away.

"Of course, your majesty," he said and gave a slight bow before turning away to get everything ready.

Elsa calmly strolled out of the castle gates and into the town where everyone was preparing for the Fall Festival this evening. She didn't notice the three wagons that were left on the left of the town square and the group of men watching her.