The people of Arendelle was in a state of panic.
After the kidnapping of Anna by the strange woman in black, the Royal Guard was put on high alert, searching everywhere for this stranger. The ships in the harbor were stopped and searched, guards went up into the mountains to look, and the citizens of Arendelle were told to take caution and stay inside their homes.
From the mountains, a reindeer came charging into Arendelle. While this might seem unusual for a normal animal to do, the reindeer, and the man who rode on his back, was hurrying to the castle. They were rushing to see the queen.
After going through the front gates, the twosome were stopped by the guards, who didn't want to take chances. After he told them who he was, he dismounted the reindeer and the guards took him to the royal chamber, where Queen Elsa was sitting in the throne, looking troubled. She perked up when the men walked into the room.
"Kristoff?!" She cried out in astonishment. She turned to the guards. "Thank you. Please, wait outside." The guards nodded and exited through the doors. Elsa took no time to rise from the throne and rush to his side.
"Elsa, what's going on?" Kristoff asked earnestly. "Everyone's locked away in their houses and there are guards everywhere. Did something happen? And where's Anna? She was supposed to meet me a couple of hours ago."
Kristoff looked into Elsa's eyes and saw her distraught and grief. Kristoff put his hands on her shoulders. "Elsa, please tell me what's happened."
Elsa broke into tears and, between her sobbing, told him what happened. Kristoff's hands drew away from Elsa's shoulders and slumped to his sides. He fell to his knees as a look of horror broke across his face. "I'm sorry." Elsa sobbed, falling to her knees as well, "I-I tried to stop her, but, I wasn't able to. I don't know what to do now."
Kristoff rose off the ground. "But I do. I know exactly what we need to do." He offered his hand to Elsa, which she took and got up. "We've got to see Grandpappy. He'll know what to do. Come on!" The two of them rushed out the chamber and outside.
"Sven! We need you!" Kristoff called. And suddenly, the reindeer came trotting back and grunted at him. "Yes, we need to see Grandpappy. Can you take us to him?"
The reindeer snorted in reply, and turned to his side so they could get on. You see, while Kristoff looks crazy right now by talking to his reindeer, the bond between them is so close that they understand each other perfectly, even with the language barrier. Kristoff leaped onto Sven, with Elsa right behind him, and together they charged off up a winding path into the mountains.
When Sven finally came to a stop, they were in a clearing in the forest. The ground was bare, and there were smooth stones everywhere of various sizes, with the largest being slightly higher than Sven's legs and moss growing on the top of all of them. Kristoff slid off of Sven's back and called out. "Grandpappy, we need your help. Please come."
If you didn't think that he was crazy talking to his reindeer, you'd probably think he's lost his marbles now that he's talking to rocks. However, the thing is, these were no ordinary rocks, as was proven by the fact that one of the smooth stones began to roll towards Kristoff. The stone opened up to reveal that it was, in fact, a rock troll. Wrinkles spread across his wizened face, showing that he was quite old, and the moss spread behind him in a green cloak.
He smiled at Kristoff, and bowed to Elsa, who slid off of Sven as well and arrived besides Kristoff. "Welcome. Now, what might be the problem."
Elsa kneeled, in order to be more level with the troll. "My sister, Anna, was kidnapped by a strange woman. She called herself Maleficent. Do you know who she is?"
The Elder troll looked shocked when she mentioned this name. "Maleficent?" he said in a harsh whisper, "Are you sure?" When Elsa nodded, he gave a great sigh. "Maleficent, my dear, is a member of the fey. She wears a cloak of midnight and carries a walking stick made from an elder tree. If what you say is true, then Anna's life is in great peril."
He took his staff and began to draw a vague map on the ground. He pointed at a spot that was surrounded by rivers and fjords. "This is Arendelle." He then traced a path through the water until the path ended at another area. "This is where you need to go. Do you recognize this kingdom?"
Elsa remembered the lessons her parents had taught her of cartography. She nodded. "We receive most of our wheat from that kingdom."
"Indeed." The Elder closed his eyes. "But, you must take care. Maleficent is a wicked fairy, and will try to harm you if you're not careful. Her magic is unrivaled."
Elsa scoffed. "We'll see about that. When you mess with me or my sister, you'll find your future to be nothing but frozen." And with that, she rose, turned so suddenly that her trawl swished behind her and got back on Sven. Kristoff started to rush back to Sven, too, but he quickly turned around and said, "It was nice seeing you again, Grandpappy."
The Elder troll smiled and nodded. "And you, too. And don't be such a stranger. Just because you're the Royal Icemaster, doesn't mean you can't come over once in a while." And with that, he rolled back up like an armadillo and became like a normal, moss-covered rock once more.
As Sven ran down the crooked pathway, Elsa was already formulating a plan. 'Don't worry, Anna.' She thought to herself, 'We're coming to save you.'
Wow, is Elsa awesome or what? I have faith she'll do it. But, the big question still has to be asked; why did Maleficent kidnap Anna?
I guess we'll find out soon enough, so just stay tuned!