The reindeer-drawn wheeled sled rolled through the peaceful Arendelle countryside. Kristoff loosely held the reins and enjoyed the ride. He was well aware that Sven knew the way and he let the reindeer set the pace. Kristoff looked at his new bride next to him. Anna was leaning up against him, her head resting on his shoulder as she snoozed soundly. Even as she snored with a bead of saliva slowly working its way from the corner of her gaping mouth towards her chin, Kristoff still couldn't help but think that she was the most beautiful sight in the world.
They were approaching Wandering Oaken's Trading Post and Sauna, and Kristoff pulled on the reins to signal Sven to slow down. The sled hit a bump and the jostling woke Anna from her slumber. She yawned and rubbed her face.
"Are we there already?" Anna asked, unaware of how long she had been asleep.
"No, not yet," Kristoff replied, bringing the sled to a stop. "We're at Oaken's. I need to pick up some more carrots for Sven."
"Oh, okay," Anna said. An idea popped into her head. "Well, maybe while we're here, we can finally try out the sauna," she said with a mischievous grin.
"Ohh," Kristoff said, leaning in to kiss her.
"Ooh, a sauna!" Olaf said excitedly, suddenly popping up from the back of the sled between Anna and Kristoff. "I have no idea what that is, but it sounds amazing!"
"Olaf!" Anna said in surprise. "What are you doing here?"
"I stowed away in the back of the sled so I could come with you!" Olaf replied. "Isn't that great!"
"Yeah, great," Kristoff said with a sarcastic tone that was lost on Olaf.
Anna and Kristoff exchanged confused glances. Neither of them was sure what to do about their uninvited passenger. Anna knew they couldn't just sit there, though. They would have to talk, but not in front of Olaf.
"Come on, Kristoff," Anna said. "Let's go inside."
"I'm coming too!" Olaf announced.
"No, just wait here, Olaf," Anna said. "We'll be right back."
"Okay," Olaf said disappointedly.
Anna and Kristoff climbed down from the sled and went toward the trading post. Anna opened the door and went inside first. Oaken was sitting behind the counter and was excited to see her.
"Hoo hoo, Princess Anna," Oaken said. "It is good to see you again."
"Hi, Oaken," Anna replied. "It's nice to see you too."
Kristoff followed Anna into the trading post. Oaken's demeanor instantly changed.
"Oh, it's this fellow," Oaken said dryly.
"Are you still mad about that?" Kristoff asked. "I said I was sorry."
"Can't you just forgive him already, Oaken?" Anna asked. "For me?"
"All right," Oaken said reluctantly. "For you I will forgive him."
"Thank you," Anna said.
"Now, what brings you here today?" Oaken asked.
"We just got married, and we're on our honeymoon!" Anna said with glee.
"Congratulations, dear," Oaken said. He placed a jar of fish on the counter. "Have a quart of lutefisk, on the house."
"Oh, thanks," Anna said.
"So you are on a romantic getaway, yah?" Oaken asked.
"Well, it was supposed to be," Kristoff said.
"So, what do you want to do?" Anna asked as she casually looked through the items on the shelves. "Should we turn around and take Olaf back home?"
"No, we're already more than halfway there," Kristoff said. "I guess he'll just have to come with us. I'm sure my family will be able to keep him occupied."
"And, maybe he can keep them occupied too," Anna said with a smile, "and then we can have some time alone together."
"I hadn't thought of that," Kristoff said. "This might work out even better than we expected."
"Hey, Oaken, what's this?" Anna asked, looking at a shelf full of dark glass bottles.
"Ah, that is a new drink of my own invention," Oaken said. "You should try it."
Anna picked up a bottle and pulled out the cork. She hesitated for moment, as there were no glasses to pour the contents into, and she was a princess, after all. Then she shrugged and took a sip straight from the bottle.
"Mmm, it's sweet," Anna said, "and it has bubbles in it." She handed the bottle to Kristoff. "Here, try it."
Kristoff sniffed at the bottle suspiciously before cautiously taking a drink.
"Yeah, it's good," Kristoff said.
"What's it called?" Anna asked.
"I call it Oaken Cola," Oaken replied.
"We'll take two," Anna said, picking up another bottle. "And maybe on the way back we can stop and get some for Elsa. I'm sure she'll like it too."
Anna and Kristoff made their way up to the counter where they set down the two bottles and a bunch of carrots. Kristoff handed Oaken some coins as payment.
"Thank you, and come back again, yah?" Oaken said as Anna and Kristoff gathered up their purchases into bags and headed for the door.
"Oh, we will. Thank you, Oaken," Anna said over her shoulder on her way out the door.
Outside the trading post, Kristoff took the back of carrots to Sven. He pulled out one of the carrots, took a bite himself, then gave the rest to the reindeer.
"There you go, Buddy," Kristoff said to Sven. He took the bag with the remaining carrots and put it in the back of the sled before climbing up into his seat.
"What took you guys so long?" Olaf asked.
"We weren't in there that long," Anna replied as she climbed onto the sled.
"Well, it felt like a long time out here," Olaf said.
"I'm sorry, Olaf," Anna said. She took out one of the bottles of Oaken Cola and pulled out the cork. "We got this inside; try it," she said, handing the bottle to Olaf, who then took a long swig from the bottle.
"It tickles," Olaf said, giggling. " I like it!"
"All right," Kristoff said. "Are we ready to go?"
"I think so," Anna said as she took back the bottle, recorked it and put it back in the bag.
"OK, Buddy, let's go," Kristoff said, picking up the reins.
As Sven got the sled underway, Kristoff held the reins with one hand and put his other arm around Anna. She snuggled up close to him with a blissful smile on her face. For a few minutes, the two newlyweds enjoyed the tranquil serenity of simply being together. The peaceful moment didn't last long, however. The sled was barely out of sight of Wandering Oaken's Trading Post & Sauna when Olaf spoke up.
"Are we there yet?"