Elsa was exhausted from talks and negotiations with foreign dignitaries all morning long but it was necessary. After word got out about the events of her coronation she did her best to remain on good terms with the other kingdoms, most of whom were afraid of her power. Her final order of business was with the Duke of Weselton. Her fuse was immediately cut short at his unexpected arrival. The duke had a blatant and insulting disregard of the queen's authority instead trying to force his own. The queen remained calm, the only indication of her annoyance being a slight chill in the air.

"...and you must understand! The king is threatening to replace me if I don't straighten things out! Any kingdom who has not canceled their trade contract with Weselton have jacked up their prices to spite me; at this rate, my people will be starving by spring!"

The duke finally ended his monologue nearly breathless and forced a stance of brave regality in an attempt to stifle his frightened shivering. He knew he had not experienced the whole of the queen's wintery wrath. Elsa took a few seconds to collect her thoughts and used her silence in an attempt to unsettle the duke, a technique she was taught when learning to deal with hostile negotiators.

"Sir duke, the attempted murder of a monarch, me being the victim, is quite an egregious error. I feel nothing but sympathy for those other kingdoms who canceled their agreements. I do hope the king replaces you because that is the only way I shall grant another audience to negotiate a new trade agreement with Weselton."

Elsa hated being so cold in her words but she reassured herself that she had the right to be, this was the man who almost killed her.

"Begone, sir duke, your presence is no longer welcome here in Arendelle."

The duke turned to leave but had one last remark.

"You underestimate the power of a desperate man."

"Is that a threat, sir duke?" Elsa's words were sharp like the biting chill of an arctic wind.

"It doesn't have to be."

With the duke gone, Elsa massaged her temples in an attempt to calm down; the release of her frustration caused it to snow in the room.

"Ahem, your majesty," Kai had entered the room, "may I get you some tea to help you calm down?"

Elsa realized what was happening and quickly waved away the weather but a cold chill remained.

"No, thank you." She said.

Elsa took a few minutes after court had ended to change into her ice blue gown that was actually made of ice. Upon figuring out where James was, she entered the library unnoticed by both Anna and James, they seemed to be getting along.

"What's your favorite color?" Anna asked.

"Blue."

"What's your favorite food?"

"Hmm, if chocolate counts, I would definitely have to say that, especially dark chocolate."

Anna wrinkled her nose. "Dark chocolate? That stuff is bitter!"

"Yeah, that's the best part. The bitter offsets the sweetness of the chocolate."

"Alright, that makes sense, I guess. So, how about your favorite thing to drink?"

"Sarsaparilla."

"Sas-a-what-a?"

James let out a chuckle. "Sarsaparilla. You may know it better as Root Beer."

"Oh, Root Beer, I do know that but I have never tried it. What does it taste like?"

"Oh. I really don't know how to describe it but, I promise, I will get you some when I have the chance."

"Okay, deal."

Anna then sat up and began looking around the library.

"Come on, Elsa, you can stop hiding now."

The Queen emerged from one of the aisles of shelves surprised.

"Anna, how did you know?"

"Oh please, the temperature drops ten degrees whenever you are around. I assume you are here to retrieve this fine young guy so you two may do "business" I presume?"

Anna made quotations with her hands around the word, business, causing James to wring his hands in unease.

Elsa also seemed to show a bit of color. "Anna, lets just talk about this later, okay?"

"Okay."

As Elsa and James left the library, Olaf called out. "Bye James!"

"Good bye, Olaf."

Once the doors closed, Elsa quickly apologized.

"I'm sorry if Anna was a little...you know."

James cracked a small smile. "It's alright, she actually reminds me a lot of my sister. We read most of the time but any longer and she would have figured I was hiding something."

It was then James noticed the guards assigned to him were no longer around. He inquired and Elsa told him they had been dismissed as she led him to her personal study.

"The captain does not like it when I go outside the castle without a guarded escort so…"

Elsa picked James' sword off of her desk and set it in front of her, from the tip of the blade to the end of the hilt was the height of her shoulders, the scabbard was wrapped in a black cloth, and the sapphire upon the golden hilt shone brightly in the sunlight peeking through the nearby window.

"...I am offering you to be the queen's personal guard."

James was shocked. "Why do you trust me like this? I burned down your forest and you barely know me."

"Don't worry about the forest, you only burned a few acres, they will grow back in a few years. This may sound a bit unbelievable, but, when I look at you, I see who I used to be."

Author's Note: Heyo, it's me. I apologize for the long delay, I had a lot of issues with transitioning from the end of Elsa's court session back to the library. Turns out All I needed to do was watch Frozen two more times. Anywho, I don't plan on updating again until after the new year but I may surprise you. :D