"What is the first task?" Elsa coolly demanded. Anthrax smirked and lifted her by the chin.
"Keep your filthy hands off of me, you animal!" Elsa said while smacking his hand away, knowing her family was under the protection of the contract.
"Wow….what do you know. Your backbone just grew ten sizes!" Anthrax snidely remarked.
"Well, I'm waiting" Elsa said, annoyed.
"Ok if you're so bent on being a joykill, your mission is to head for the caves. There you will find a talking lizard named Allan. You are to kill him, the method I leave to you…but he must die! I should warn you, he cannot be trusted." Anthrax informed Elsa, who doubted the last sentence.
"Anything else, I should know?" Elsa demanded.
"To be frank, I don't even expect you to survive. You would be wise to do everything to succeed, for your daughter's sake." Anthrax truthfully revealed his hopes of the Queens demise. Elsa sighed and looked at the map provided by Anthrax, searching for the location of the so called caves. Elsa walked out of the castle and lifted her head to the blue sky. She eyed the horizon sadly, assuming she had no real chance of triumph. She mounted her horse and took off in the direction off the cave. She needed to make every second count as she only had a few days to complete these tasks. A thought crossed her mind.
"No doubt that this Allan is an enemy of Anthrax. Would it be right to kill him, even if it's to save my family?" Elsa thought. She steeled her nerves, and prayed that the lizard would forgive her.
"Elsa! Wait up!" A voice called from the distance. The queen instantly recognized the person behind it.
"Anna what are you doing here?" Elsa asked. The princess grinned.
"I'm coming with you." Anna chirped.
"How did you escape?" Elsa inquired.
"Weeeellll" Anna began.
Flashback
"So then Kristoff and I had oatmeal, of course Sven didn't want any cuz he's a reindeer. I never knew just how much he liked-" Anna talked on and on until Anthrax reached the boiling point.
"When I get my hands on you-"Anthrax was interrupted by the princess yet again.
"Nope, contract!" She mocked and blew a raspberry.
'What will it take to shut you up?" Anthrax growled.
"Let me go with my sister" Anna demanded.
"I don't bargain with inferior beings!" He snapped in reply.
"Let it go! Let it goooooo-"Anna deliberately sung off key.
"Fine deal." He sighed, desperate for some peace and quiet. He undid her binds and she rushed to Rosetta.
"ok, we will be back, sweetheart, I promise. If I find Kristoff, I'll send him here to keep you company. Don't be scared" Anna soothed her.
"Auntie Anna, please don't leave me. I want to go with you! You won't come back!" Rosetta sobbed desperately. Anna knew that she was right. They probably would never see each other again and if they died, Rosetta would be in the hands of Anthrax.
"Fine you both can go….But know this, I cannot guarantee your survival if you leave. Put on these necklaces. Listen carefully, if you and the others try to flee, the choker will strangle you. If you do anything funny, it will strangle you. If you try to kill me-"Anthrax was finished by Anna.
"it will strangle us, we get it" Anna scoffed. She carried her little niece to their steed. With Rosetta in front, they took off to locate their Queen.
End of flash back
Back at the palace
"Nigel….make sure they do not finish the quests. You can do anything you wish, short of harming the wannabe princess and the idiotic sister. Use more…subtle methods." Anthrax said to his minion and with that, sent the cockatoo flying after the three royals.
"You sneaky sister…But you can't come it's too-"Elsa was cut off by Anna
"No sis, if these are the last days we have alive, then we want to spend them with you" Anna told her sister. Elsa nodded and with that, she moved Rosetta to her horse. The three continued on to the caves.
"Mama, what if you can't do the stuff that man's making you do? What's gonna happen to us?" Rosetta whimpered while hugging her adoptive mother. Elsa kept her eyes on the reigns and road ahead but her mind was on her little girl.
"I don't know sweetie…But you won't have to find out, I promise. Have I ever broken a promise, dear?" Elsa asked while momentarily looking down at the frightened child. Rosetta giggled and shook her head. Elsa was overjoyed that the former was no longer upset. The fact that she was the cause of this only made her happier. The queen and her loved ones finally reached the cave. Elsa made a sword and shield out of ice.
"If I'm not back in an hour….run away from the palace, and don't look back. Anna, please protect my little girl from Anthrax." Elsa calmly ordered. Anna shook her head and showed the chokers Anthrax made them wear. Elsa frowned and her head drooped in despair. If she failed, then there would be no escape from the wicked tyrant. Failure was exactly what Anthrax was counting on.
Elsa slowly stepped into the cave. She once again steeled her nerves. She was certain that she had the ability to kill this lizard. She decided to focus on this rather than the valid but moot point that she did not morally have the right to.
She found the lizard in the cave. It was about two feet tall. It was actually a frilled lizard that Elsa learned about in her studies. It had an umbrella like frill surrounding it neck. Elsa silently crept towards the oblivious creature. Tears streamed down her cheeks as she realized what she was doing. She would rather be locked up in her own room for a thousand more years than take an innocent life. She cautiously pointed the blade at the back of his neck. For his sake, she wanted his death to be quick and painless.
"You think your pretty sneaky, don't you? You realize that Anthrax will stab you in the back right?" Allan said without looking at her.
Author's notes: is Allan a foe for Elsa? A friend, or just a bystander? A shout out to bigby, we all know how you just LOVE CLIFFHANGERS {just kidding} but don't worry the next chapter will be ready by tomorrow…..hopefully. Take the time to review. {bigby, thanks for the review's so far, please review this chapter in a detailed manner when you get the chance}