Elsa and Karen strode down a cobblestone path toward a built-in pond in the garden talking to each other to their hearts' delight as if they were long-lost best friends. Elsa was intrigued of the life Karen and her sister, Kirsten, lived with their parents at their castle in Denmark. It seemed so much more desirable to Elsa especially the family aspect. She was grateful for having Anna in her life, but she knew that they could have been better off if she didn't isolate herself and if their parents had died. Elsa still regrets the moments when she accidentally struck Anna with her magic twice. That's partly why she was interested in helping Karen control her powers. The platinum blonde haired queen saw her helping the Danish princess with her magical powers as an opportunity to further improve on her own control and will of her powers. Elsa realized that she had gotten much better at controlling her powers but she wanted to make sure she could keep them under complete control for Anna's sake, for her safety. But she didn't need to burden Karen with such heavy information unless she asked about her relationship with Anna. If and until that moment came, Elsa would not mention about her striking Anna with her powers by sheer accident.

The next moment came soon and the two young women found themselves in front of the pond. The water glistened under the translucent slip of golden sunshine. Flowers popped to life with vibrant colors from above the soft grass spread out like a blanket against the flat soil. Elsa stepped closer to the edge of the pond and Karen followed her lead like a younger sibling would follow their older sibling. She wanted to make sure she stayed close enough to Elsa so she could catch every word of wisdom from the queen's lips about how to control her magic powers.

Karen was excited to be tutored by Elsa since she could help her and she knew what it felt to have magic powers. She loved her older sister, Kirsten, very much but their bond as sisters were limited in certain areas of their lives for the simple reason that both of them did not have the same abilities. Karen had water and ice powers while Kirsten was a normal human being. It was THAT simple. Beyond that significant difference between the two sisters, Karen deeply loved and cared for her older sister. She admired her. But then again, she had Elsa and she was like Kirsten only better. She had magic powers similar to hers. After contemplation, Karen did wonder why Kirsten couldn't be more like Elsa despite not having powers. Elsa was perfect in her own unique way. She was polite, patient, wise, kind, intelligent-all these traits Kirsten had only Elsa displayed them better.

The brunette haired girl turned toward her gracious and beautiful tutor. She caught a glimpse of Elsa's mesmerizing eyes. Blue like ice. They had a tingling coolness to them. Not bitter cold but warm tingling. Karen's lips curled upward on her face like flower stems curling up and around window frames.

Elsa studied the water before her thinking of how to start tutoring Karen. She knew that it would very helpful for Karen to start practicing with water first and then she could give the younger princess on how to use her ice powers. The young, platinum blonde monarch considered how she should treat her tutee while softly chewing the inside of her cheek like a child chewing a piece of meat. On one hand, she could treat Karen as if she was pretending to help Anna with her newfound powers-like tutoring a little sister. On the other hand, Karen was a guest and Elsa was required to show a certain level of professionalism and so she was tempted to treat Karen as she was treated by her tutors-strictly professional. Elsa debated on her approach on how to help Karen control her powers and leaned toward a more personal approach with a hint of professionalism. With her mind made up, she turned to the young Danish princess and gave her a smile as soft as the first ray of sunlight in the early morning almost being mistaken for star light.

"Do you want to practice using your powers now, Princess Karen?"

"Yes, Queen Elsa. But may I request a small favor before we start?"

"Of course. What is it?"

"May we be on a first name basis as we are in a private setting?"

Elsa stood frozen with confusion and sweeping stupidity. She blinked a couple of times before gathering her thoughts from where they had disappeared from her head momentarily. She wasn't sure how to respond. Frankly, she wasn't sure if she was okay being on a first name basis with someone else other than her sister. But Elsa looked into Karen's sweet, begging eyes and knew that there could be no harm in being so casual with her newly appointed pupil since no one else was around them. It was just the two of them in the garden.

"Of course, Karen."

Karen's eyes lit up brighter than a fire. "Thank you, Elsa."

Elsa's smile grew a tiny bit bigger. "Now, are you ready to show me what you got?"

Karen nodded. Elsa gestured toward the water in the pond.

"What can you do with your water powers?"

Karen lifted her hands up in front of her face and concentrated on the mass of water in front of her. The blob of the liquid slowly rose and departed from the pond and gradually floated up higher and higher in the air. Karen kept the water suspended a few inches above her head and then pulled her hands apart elongating the water into a thin staff-like shape. Karen pulled her elbows closer to her body and the water staff hovered toward her. Once it was close enough to her body, Karen took hold of her creation and held it firmly in her hands as if it was solid wood. She turned toward Elsa and placed the butt of the water staff on the grass. The water did not splash against the soft ground, it pressed against it like a real staff would. Elsa looked over Karen's handiwork. Her smile grew bigger.

"Excellent. That's very impressive, Karen. Can you turn it into ice?"

"I actually have a problem with turning water into ice. I can make ice and I can manipulate water, but I have trouble turning water to ice. Could you help me?"

"Of course…Watch how I use my ice powers."

Elsa swirled her hands around as tiny snowflakes and frost swirled around in a ball until it morphed into a ball of ice. It sat neatly on Elsa's flat palm. Karen leaned in to look at the ice in Elsa's right hand.

"Wow…."

Elsa made a fist around ball of ice in her palm and then released it revealing a perfect cube in place of the ball.

"Oh my…"Karen looked up at Elsa, "How did you do that?"

"I channeled my thoughts and energy into the cube of ice. I imagined the ice turn from a ball to a cube. Now you should try with your water staff."

Karen looked at her staff and tried to imagine it as ice. The tip began to freeze over and Karen felt hopeful that she could turn her water into ice, but she forgot to concentrate and the frost melted back into water. The young princess frowned. Elsa dispersed her ice cube and placed her cool hand on Karen's shoulder. The young girl looked up at the Queen of Arendelle and saw a reassuring smile etched on her beautiful face.

"Don't worry, Karen, you'll get the hang of it."

Karen could feel her heart warm from Elsa's encouraging words. She smiled at the young queen and in the slightest moment she wished Kirsten was more like Elsa or, even if she didn't want to admit it, wanted Elsa to be her older sister instead. But she was getting ahead of herself. She had to remember that Elsa was only helping her control her powers. All Karen knew was that anything could happen from the tutoring session. She was hopeful that at least by the end of the session, she and Elsa would be good friends. Her heart was filled with hope and joy so much that all Karen could do before Elsa slipped her hand off her shoulder was smile.

To Be Continued…