"Hello mother" Artemus responded sighing deeply turning away from the witch a soft hint of embarrassment rushing over him.
"This place is a mess, and I haven't seen you in years" she sneered giving the castle another look over the grass returning to its natural green around her "the least you could have done was clean up" her smoky voice lifted the plants around the courtyard in quick succession "and you must be Anna, come give your auntie Cecilia a hug" she walked forward her arms closing around Elsa gripping her tightly a sly smile forming across her lips "do be a dear and go grab Elsa I wish to see my grandbaby" she sighed waving Elsa on to the door.
"Yeah Anna go inside" Artemus voice carried a taut feeling as he ushered her to the door "go and" he began before the left side door opened catching against his face.
"Dad" Elsa shouted dropping to her knees.
"Elsa" Anna shouted gripping Elsa's hand.
"Anna" Cecilia shouted as she stepped closer to the group.
"Elsa" Artemus shouted placing his hand over his nose.
"Dad" Anna questioned looking down at the wounded giant.
"Elsa" Cecilia shouted giving off a confused look.
"Olaf" Olaf shouted drawing everybody's eyes along with some confused looks, Kristoff reaching up for the little snowman his fingers sinking into the small snowman's body pulling him back to safety.
"Enough of this" Cecilia shouted creating a ball of fire in her left hand tossing it up into the sky the castle square quickly shifting the cold air into heat the sun dissolving the snow along with the grass and plant's around "Artemus are you alright" she shouted treading over to him placing her hand over his nose her slender fingers cracking his nose into place.
"Now I'm not" he groaned slamming his clinched fist into the dirt the sudden shout brought him back to Elsa's attention her finger creating an ice cube only for it to melt from the miniature sun "can everybody just sit still for like an hour" Artemus pleaded as Anna looked down quickly running her hand over his nose before snapping it left ushering another painful grunt.
"Anna" Elsa shouted gently slapping Anna's hands away.
"It looks crooked" she retorted as she reached for Artemus's nose once more causing Elsa slap her hands away.
"Dears, your giving grandma a headache" Cecilia interrupted "Now would you both be dears and run along" her face gave a pained look as she summoned the flaming sphere back to her hand Anna still trying to line up Artemus's nose.
"Yeah, go inside" he whispered hiding his nose from Anna.
"I'm glad that oaf Agnarr isn't here" she added drawing an angered Elsa stood a ball of ice forming in her hand "I remember he use to swing his little sword at me, I loved watching it melt" Cecilia finished her thought shifting back to meet the angered Anna and Elsa.
"Elsa that won't work she's a summer solstice witch, Fire beats Ice" he sighed as his head fell back gently on the near burnt ground his body stretched out amongst the dirt.
"What is going on" Anna shouted as Elsa glanced hesitantly at her.
"Don't worry, I'll be blunt children shouldn't be running a Kingdom" she whispered her heals clacking as she approached the three her blue eyes scanned the now open throne room the staff cowering inside the site drawing a smile across her red lips her fingers snapped the vine tugged. Artemus reached to his belt pulling the axe from his belt slamming it down on to the vine that was wrapped around Elsa's heel with his own vine dragging him into the air the axe falling with a thud against the stones below.
"Dad" Elsa shouted lunging forward freezing the vine in place with Artemus's leg included.
"Yeah, this is way better" he mouthed holding his shirt up his other tools fell to the ground nearly messing Elsa.
"I am a fair woman" Cecilia shouted with everyone giving her a confused look again "you know what I want, or I can burn this little castle to the ground" she cackled her laugh filled the castle hall echoing into the sky above Arendelle.
"So it may just be the blood rushing to my head. But that seems like something you shouldn't want to do" Artemus asked swinging back and forth.
"As well as everyone in it" she chided in again.
"Can you give us like a day or two to get, oh I don't know acquainted before you obliterate us" Artemus shouted bashing his hand against his new icy prison "you owe them that much I mean I knew who you were she still didn't know you were her grandmother and you kind of owe her for oh I don't know killing her mother" he groaned giving up in his escape attempt.
"Wait you mean Eleanor, sweaty what kind of person do you think I am" she asserted once again drawing everyone's confused stare's "A thieving rat deservers to be a rat" Cecilia countered as she walked into the hall brushing the snow from the throne. The moon hung over the courtyard with Artemus staring a hole in the older woman's head before pulling off his right boot throwing it at her the boot dropped just a few shy of his mark.
"You let me live with that for seventeen years" he shouted flailing back in forth "hey snowman bring me that axe" he demanded as Elsa unfroze the vine dropping him on his back his fingers snaking around the grip of the axe Elsa grasping his arm "Elsa move" Artemus breathed heavy the axe still held tightly in his hand.
"I am sure I kept her around the house" she asked herself reaching into her sleeve pulling a small rat out by its neck "you're not Eleanor, are you" she asked looking into the rats eyes before shoving it back into her sleeve "Nope that was Hans" she hummed as she pulled out another.
"Anna, get over here" Elsa mouthed her hand still holding Artemus's arm with Anna running over to the three a look of deep confusion nearly permanent on her face.
"What are we going to do about the crazy lady" Anna asked as she padded Artemus back "and will someone please tell me what is going on" she asked again as Cecilia pulling another rat from her other sleeve.
"We don't have time" Elsa whispered cautiously with Artemus waving off the comment.
"No, we have time" He responded motioning for her to come closer "Anna I am your godfather, wish it were under better circumstances" he waved rolling forward pressing on his knee to lift himself up "actually its funny you don't have any recollection of me" he laughed lightly patting Anna's head.
"I really don't" she answered pushing his large arm away "so what do we do with crazy" she looked up to the towering giant her eyes watching the man's fierce stair a stalwart look carried across his face his axe still clutched in his left hand his right hand on the hilt of the one still hooked to his belt "I want you to get those people out of there" he pointed to the Kristoff and the others who still sat huddled in the corner to afraid to movie.
"I was way ahead of you" she replied giving him a salute.
"I'm sure" he chuckled causing her to look back.
"I was" she shot back glaring up at him.
"I know" he answered giving her a soft smile before waving her off looking down at his belt counting the three axes still left in his small arsenal his hand sliding down to the bottom of the hilt rearing his arm back adjusting his sight to the empty throne next to Cecilia "ah Eleanor" Cecilia shouted looking over the small snow white rat "see the family's all here" she chuckled tossing her forward. Artemus seizing the opportunity launching the axe in his hand the blade smacking dead center of the throne toppling it as he jumped forward grabbed Eleanor placing her in Elsa's hands before ushering her off "aw couldn't bear to hurt your dear old mum" she responded a small sphere of fire filing her palm catching Anna out of the corner of her eye a sinister smile forming on her ruby lips changing her target.
"Anna" Artemus called flinging the second axe colliding with the ball, the burnt hilt falling where they both collided. "What a shame" she laughed sending another fire ball. Artemus shot toward Anna his hand resting on the third axe pulling it from his belt throwing it at the impeding fire both colliding with small explosion sending the metal shards shooting into his chest as he stood blocking Anna from the fallout the shards causing him to wince yet not enough to topple him "Artemus move" Cecilia commanded as she ready another shot a look of annoyance on her face.
"Kristoff help" Anna shouted drawing him from cover with Olaf tucked up under his arm.
"I think we may need some more time apart" Cecilia waved, a small rift opening up under Anna and Artemus dragging both through closing before Kristoff could reach them "I do love playing with portals" she laughed sitting back onto the throne. Kristoff and Elsa joined the group running toward the castle gate "now where did my granddaughter runoff too" she questioned looking around the scorched room.
The rift opened sending the two plummeting to the snow below "come on" Artemus screamed pulling himself from the snow a small puddle of blood left where he landed. "Anna" he shouted looking through the trees with Anna nowhere to be seen a sense of dread coming over him as he searched his hand gripping the torn fabric leaning against a tree to catch his breath "great Elsa's going to kill me" he spoke softly setting against the trunk closing his eyes.
"Why would she do that" Anna asked hanging from a branch above him.
"Gee I just don't know" Artemus scoffed as Anna rolled her eyes letting go from the branch landing in the snow below. The moon passing through the branches illuminating her blue eyes "hang on to this for me" he stated tossing a ring on forehead drawing a confused look from her as he stood sloshing toward the frozen river.
"Alone this light is fragile" she read from the inscription as she ran trying to catch up with him "what does it mean" she asked patting his back nearly toppling him onto the frozen river.
"I could tell you but that would destroy the mystery" he whispered back to her as he punched the Ice the causing it to crack "you wouldn't want that" he mocked as he splashed the water on his chest Anna continuing to look over the gold ring "please don't lose it, and don't put it on" he shouted glancing back to the stream.
"Why not" she inquired holding it up to the moon the soft sheen of gold reflecting down into her eyes Artemus pushing her forward "Is it cursed" she asked looking up at him as he panted his right hand clothing his side "is it magic" she inquired again Artemus's brow furrowing under the weight of her questions "Will I turn invisible" she asked skipping ahead of him.
"No it's not that ring" he answered eyeing the current under the ice "the ring has an Identical match, however the Inscription can only be read if both rings are worn by lovers" Artemus shrugged as he continued walking quickly coming up to where Anna stopped the two looking over Arendale from a distance "I guess about two, three days" Artemus yawned taking a seat against the tree closing his eyes leaving Anna to gather her thoughts the ring clutched in her hand "don't think on it to hard, Eleanor has the other one" Artemus answered tossing his under coat too her.
"Eleanor has the other one, which means she could give the other one to Elsa or Kristoff" she thought feeling her face burning "wait Elsa is still my sister, I'm sure there's no way she's the one" she whispered laying back the coat fit around her with ease.
"Things aren't always that clear cut" he replied sliding further on his back his eyes looking over the blood on his hand "Ironic" he thought closing his eyes his hand falling beside him as he drifted off.
"She still thinks of me as her sister right, she didn't approve of Hans, and she did save me" she thought as the coat grew warmer around her cheeks turning a sharp shade of red.
"Maybe if it is Elsa the ring will let you disappear" he jeered a thin smile forming on his lips causing Anna to hurl a snowball at him causing him to laugh.