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Roy: Greetings from Thailand! A few more days and we're home!
Jake: Roy just somehow manages to type this whenever we go to bed. Guy doesn't know what sleep is apparently.
Roy: Sleep is for the weak!
Twista: Keep saying that and you'll find yourself sleeping for days when we get home.
Jake: Anyway, as we stray from our story, here's a new chapter of Warm To The Touch!
Twista: We would like to thank the reviewers and here are our replies:
Tilpop: Ikr, Roy just had to be , what an asshole right? Haha just kidding Roy.
PurplePenguin13MI: Well Edgar is a very…honest person. We'll see more about our mysterious OC in this chapter and his talen wont be revealed YET.
Roy: Once again, please enjoy! Took me last night to this morning to write this. Enjoy!
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Chapter 3: Mission
Elsa 3rd Person POV
"My name is Edgar," said the red head as he narrowed his bronze eyes and continued "and who Kaiser is to me is none of your business."
Elsa stared in shock at the rudeness of the man's word and immediately she felt some dislike for him but being who she was, she refrained from lashing out with her emotions.
The Captain narrowed his eyes and said "Watch your mouth boy this lady here is the Queen of Arendelle."
The snow haired princess was once again surprised as the red head mocked shock and said "I disrespected someone of royalty, how will I ever live?"
Kristoff immediately grabbed him by the shirt and said "See here you ungrateful little prick! Queen Elsa is who saved your life! You owe her! So tell us what you know!"
"Let go of me," said Edgar as he met eyes with Kristoff,
"Make me!" said Kristoff,
"As you wish," said Edgar as he gave Kristoff a solid kick to the chest that sent the blonde to the table that had one of his rapiers on and the sword flew off the table when Kristoff slammed into it and in a blink of an eye, Edgar was standing on the bed as he held the obsidian rapier to Kristoff's neck and he said "Well then? Any counter?"
"That is enough!" said Elsa as she sent a powerful gust of wind that made Edgar sit and the man looked mystified to what happened as she said "You know I do not appreciate rudeness."
"I don't appreciate control freaks either." Said Edgar as he glared at Elsa,
The tension was felt throughout the room as the two glared at each other but then Olaf said "Hey! Why are we fighting?"
Edgar's eyes widened as he said "What in blazes are you?"
"I'm Olaf!" said the jolly snowman opening his arms, "and I like warm hugs!"
"Trust me," said Edgar, "You wouldn't want a hug from me, especially a warm one."
"No way!" said Olaf, "I like hugging everyone!"
Edgar looked at Elsa and said "The heck is this?"
"He's Olaf," said the Captain, "a living snowman."
"I'm not even going to ask." Said Edgar as he sheathed the rapier,
He got up and said "Where are my other belongings?"
"Hidden for now," said Elsa, "You won't get anything unless you answer our questions."
"Not unless I take it," said the red head quickly drawing his blade to hold it to Elsa's throat but then he was pushed back into the wooden wall pinned by frozen icicles. Edgar's eyes widened as he said "How'd you do that?"
"A special skill of mine," said Elsa as she scowled and said "Now will you tell me who Kaiser is and what happened?"
Edgar whispered "You're like me…"
Kristoff who had recovered got up and said "Come on! Talk! Anna is in trouble!"
"Who is this Anna?" asked Edgar,
"My sister," said Elsa, "She was kidnapped by some person called Kaiser from what Kristoff said. Who is he and what do you think happened?"
The bronze eyed man looked each of them in the eye as he said "Fine, since I too would worry if my sister in that position I'll talk but first release me."
"How can we trust you?" asked the captain,
"Only as much as I trust you," answered Edgar nonchalantly with a bored expression,
Elsa looked at Kristoff who was looking very desperate while the Captain was looking grim and unsure. Olaf was looking back and forth as if he was watching a game of ball that was being passed back and forward.
The queen dropped her hand and the icicles melted away as Edgar felt his wrists and said "Kaiser is the man who wants me dead."
"He wants you dead?" asked the captain, "but why?"
"I won't say but all I can say is that the kingdom I'm from, Herrendon, wants to keep a secret and that secret is me. I escaped months ago for reasons I won't say."
"Why did you run away?" asked Olaf,
Edgar felt his sword and said "It doesn't matter but I'm guessing they saw you all take me in and they didn't want anyone to know about their secret so they sent mercenaries to capture me."
"Why did they take Anna then!?" asked Kristoff,
The red head looked out the window and saod "I'm guessing the help Kaiser got weren't that bright and they misjudged your friend Anna as me."
"I knew this would be trouble," said the Captain, "why would Herrendon's kingdom go so far to keep that secret?"
"It's because I'm dangerous captain," said Edgar, "You can see that yourself."
The man closed his knuckles and said "I never did get your names."
Elsa then said "My name is Elsa, the man is Captain Ross of out Royal Guard and the blonde is Kristoff, my sister's fiancé."
"Not yet," said Kristoff, "I was going to propose last night before it happened."
The captain then said "What is it we will do then?"
Kristoff then said "Those mercenaries look familiar, I've seen then before in my years in the mountains. I remember that they stay at the Brawler Cabin on the other side of the mountain."
"We'll find Anna there?" asked Elsa,
"Hopefully," said the blonde, "We can get there now."
"How about the kingdom my lady?" asked the captain, "It is a few days travel even on sled."
"You will return and say you left us on the palace to be picked up in a few days." Said Elsa, "No one is to know what is happening especially the council. They will most likely get involved with Herrendon."
To Elsa's knowledge, Herrendon was a kingdom a few days on boat from Arendelle and that kingdom was a powerful one in terms of trade, politics and of course, military strength. The ruler, King Brandon, was known to be a iron ruler but was fair and just.
Edgar looked around and said "If that is all I will collect my items and go."
Just then, Elsa was a bit torn, the Captain who was a legitimate fighter, would be returning to the kingdom while she and Kristoff would head on to the Brawler Cabin but she knew it would be dangerous without someone who could defend them since she did not want to spread the rumor of her ice powers.
Later, as soon as Edgar put on his grey cloak, he felt his pocket and said "Where is it?"
"Looking for this?" asked Elsa holding a golden torch pendant in her hand,
"Yeah," said Edgar, "Give it to me please."
"Wait," said Elsa, "Considering this is partially your fault as well, we need you to help us, we need you to help Kristoff and I get to the Brawler Cabin and get Anna back. Then after that, I'll give you the pendant and you're free to go."
Edgar scowled and said "That is a dirty trick coming from someone of royalty."
"I will do anything for my sister," said Elsa seriously,
"As would I," whispered Edgar, "Fine, I'll help you but you better not get on my nerves."
"I will try," said Elsa,
Kristoff was waiting outside with Sven who was eating carrots once more while the Captain stood ready with one of Oaken's rented horses and said "Good luck my queen, please return safely."
He gave Edgar a sharp look that the scowling red head returned in kind and he said "You know captain, if you have something to say then spit it out, don't glare at me like a wolf."
The captain narrowed his eyes and said "My lady your aid is untrustworthy in my eyes, I suggest you keep an eye on him."
Elsa nodded as Olaf cheered and said "Let's save Anna!"
Kristoff, Elsa, Edgar and Olaf rode the sled while the captain rode off. Kristoff who was looking very determined nodded and said "Let's go Sven!"
The reindeer nodded and ran as Elsa and Edgar steadied themselves in their seats. The red head was silently looking at the distance while Elsa was thinking about how her sister was.
Edgar coughed as Kristoff said "I don't trust you by the way."
"Neither do I," said Edgar, "being on your own for most of your life does that to people."
Elsa could relate as she was alone for most of her life inside her room even with her parents there. The cold emptiness increased when they died and all she could do was cry to herself with no one to comfort her.
Olaf smiled and said "I trust Edgar!"
"I don't think that's smart buddy," said Kristoff eyeing Edgar,
"Listen to your friend Olaf," said Edgar,
He shivered under the cold since his clothes were sort of light and not that good for the cold as he said "I hate the cold."
"It never bothered me," said Elsa, "the cold is normal for me."
"I second that," said Kristoff, "being a mountain man I got used to it."
"Are all Arendelleans like this?" asked Edgar.
Elsa shrugged as Kristoff said "Hey what's that?"
The four looked into the distance to see a rabbit caught by the leg in a trap. Sven came to a stop as Elsa said "The poor thing, we must help it."
She got off the sled while Edgar looked around and said "Wait! No!"
A soon as Elsa brought the rabbit free, a loud ringing was heard as bandits ranging from big brutes to skinny ones dropped from the surrounding trees and they counted to about seven.
Kristoff calmed Sven down as the bandits drew their weapons and then a skinny tall one who had a wolf head as an helmet gave a toothy grin and said "Look at what we've got here!"
Edgar cursed silently as he hopped off the sled and said mockingly "It was obviously a trap for poor saps like you lady. Use your head next time."
Elsa held the rabbit in her arms as she silently thought that she thought that she was doing the right thing to help the rabbit but it was just a trap. She held it close as she said "I didn't know."
"Pretty obvious Queen Elsa," said Edgar,
Kristoff watched as they closed in and said "Stop judging her, what do we do?"
"For now we talk," said Edgar, "apparently you don't know how to handle this kind of situation mountain man."
Kristoff looked away as Edgar approached them and said "Greetings my friends, how can we help you?"
A bandit grinned and said "You could start by handing over all your belongings."
Edgar gave a laugh and said "I'm sorry but this isn't going to happen."
A big bandit held a mace and said "Why won't it huh bub?"
Edgar scanned left and right and said "I count seven of you and three of us."
"Yeah," said a bandit, "we outnumber ya and the lady there prolly don't know how to handle anything."
Edgar chuckled and said "Hey mountain man, you know how to fight?"
"A little," said Kristoff, "I think I can hold my own."
"Thinking in battle will get you killed." Said Edgar, "I guess it's just me then."
"You against all of us?" said the wolf head bandit, "You're crazy."
"Maybe a little," said the red head as he drew both his rapiers and said "Well then?"
"That's some fine blade you got there," said a bandit, "It would be worth a pretty sum after I pry it from ye'r dead body."
"Try me," said Edgar,
Elsa couldn't believe what she was hearing, Edgar was going to take these seven on alone. She had to do something since she didn't want to risk anyone's life so she said "Wait! We'll give you anything as long as no one gets hurt."
Edgar shook his head and said "You three sit right there and enjoy the show, its free of charge."
Kristoff wanted to help but he was weaponless and he had not much experience is a fight so he held Elsa back while two bandits charged with their weapons while Edgar gracefully ran forward and spun to evade and in one swipe of each blade, the two bandits went down.
"I didn't kill them," said Edgar, "Arendellean's value life don't they?"
Elsa was silent was the other bandits ran and Edgar merely danced with his blades parrying, deflecting and tiring out the bandits slowly as the red head calmly dealt with them.
As soon as bandit number six fell, the last bandit which was the wolf head one nervously stepped back and growled as he said "Who are you?"
"Just a traveler," said Edgar with a small smile,
He ran forward as the man tried to run and he slashed behind the man's legs causing him to crumple on the ground and groan in pain. Elsa was speechless as Edgar sheathed his rapiers and said "Now that's over, can we move now? I don't really like wasting time."
Kristoff shakily nodded on how Edgar dealt with it while Olaf was saying "Wow! Did you see that! He was all woosh! Clang but Edgar was all boom! Slash! Yah!"
The red head silently got back on the sled and said to Elsa as she held the rabbit "Innocence can hide terror Queen Elsa. Remember that."
Kristoff then said "Thanks, I don't know what would have happened if you weren't here."
"I guess its fate then," said Edgar,
Elsa nodded and said "Yes, thank you."
"You hesitate when there is need for conflict," said Edgar stoically, "I tend to avoid conflict but when I have to, I fight, That is my way."
The queen mysteriously looked at him and said "You didn't kill them right?"
"I didn't," said Edgar, "I feel you are not one to enjoy seeing death."
"Truly I do not," said Elsa, "As Arendelle's Queen, I rule with ideals of peace, not violence."
"Then some could learn from you," whispered Edgar,
"What?" asked Elsa as they jumped a bit from the bump on the road,
"Nothing," said Edgar, "Hey mountain man, how long till we reach the side of the mountain?"
"A few hours," said Kristoff, "best you two get some rest."
"How about you Kristoff?" asked Elsa,
"I'm afraid I can't rest until Anna is safe Queen Elsa," stated Kristoff stiffly,
"That's stupid," said Edgar simply,
"What?" asked Kristoff angrily,
"It sounds stupid," said Edgar, "not because of the sentiment, I have no time for that but because on how stupid it sounds. Being sleepless and tired? You'll kill yourself before doing anything for her."
Kristoff growled but then went silent since he wanted no argument with Edgar. The red head leaded back while Elsa said "Why did you escape Herrendon?"
"None of your business your majesty," said Edgar mockingly,
"You know if you're going to be insulting and disrespectful then just call me Elsa." Said the queen with a small frown,
"I'm not being insulting," said Edgar, "just honest."
"Honesty is the best policy!" said Olaf happily,
"See?" said Edgar, "He understands"
"I do as well but I think there's a fine difference from honesty and being rude from what my parents taught me," said Elsa
"Parents huh?" asked Edgar, "I had those at one point."
"What happened to them?" asked Elsa,
"As I said," said Edgar narrowing his eyes before turning away and saying "none of your business."
AN
Roy: How was that? Hope you all liked it!
Jake: So next chapter they start at the Brawler Cabin and we'll see what happened to Anna.
Twista: Read and review guys! So now you guys know SOME things about Edgar but there is still a lot lot lot more about him we will soon find out about.
Roy: Time for another sleepless night, later guys! Read and review!