So what happened to uploading once a week? Well, last week I was in Rome (go there if you ever have the chance, it was amazing!), moved back to my own apartment the same weakened I got home and this week I have started working on my second job which I work with during my semesters at the university. So it was crazy week and there wasn't much time for anything else. Tomorrow a new semester will begin (yay!) but most importantly I'm finally done editing this chapter!

So I realized editing that this it is a bit of a filler, but it builds up for the big meeting so it is important, also it introduces some new characters and answers some of your questions.

Laidyx: Haha well I have to create some heartache at some points, otherwise I am doing a bad job ;D

Noctus Fury: Haha I agree with you, some of the pairings are just... well... special ;) Oh all will be cleared out in this chapter and you will see who comes with him, also there is a reason for everything Hiccup do as he will explain himself :D

Guest: Thank you for your review, once you have read this chapter, tell me what you thought of Hiccup's choices, I'm curious to know!

Also a big thank you for my beta, Zharlee, who edits my chapters, you are a rock! Any faults is all me as I have a tendency of changing my mind million times haha!

4.

Elsa and Anna spent the rest of the day together. At first Anna had insisted that she did not want to keep Elsa from her duties, but Elsa had said that if the kingdom could not handle her taking one afternoon off to spend with her sister than she did a very poor job at running it.

So the two sisters had gotten out of the hectic castle and taken their horses to ride up into the mountains. At Anna's request they had stopped by the graves of their parents and left a bouquet of flowers each at their stones before continuing their journey. Around them spring was in full bloom, the birds were singing and the trees were starting to fill with leaves after the long winter.

They had eaten lunch by the small river which flowed down into the fjord, laughing as Anna recalled that it was the same river that she had fallen into when Elsa had covered the land in snow. Anna even did a very accurate imitation of how she had been forced to waggle around after her skirt had frozen.

They had ended their day with taking the road which led them through the mountains to the troll's home. Here they stayed longer than they had expected since the trolls were very eager to get every detail on the wedding. Anna had chatted happily with them for a long time, while Elsa had kept in background and talked to Grand Pabi. It wasn't until it was already starting to become dark that they rode back to the castle.

Upon their return Elsa had sent Anna straight to bed, while she herself had sought out Mrs. Tomson to make sure everything was in order for the following day. Therefore it took two more hours before she could return to her own chambers. By then she was so tired she didn't even bother calling for her lady's maid, instead she simply fell onto the bed and fell fast asleep.

The next morning Elsa was awoken at six in the morning by her lady's maid, Brigitte. The older woman for once looking sad to awake her at such an early hour. Still despite being more asleep than awake as Brigitte helped her to get dressed, Elsa felt happy each time she thought back on the time she and Anna had spent together the day before.

As Elsa left her room to go down to the dining room, her midnight blue dress flowing beautifully behind her, she knew that things were about to change. Sure Anna would remain living inside the castle, but she would also be married and Elsa knew after marriage it was never too long before the echoes of children were heard in a family.

As she entered the small dining room, Kristoff and Anna was already there. They were sitting next to each other, talking quietly and were completely unaware that she had entered. Elsa therefore cleared her throat as she walked to take her seat, the couple separating with sheepish looks on their faces at her smug smile.

"You know, I simply fear that one day, I will walk in on you two doing something other than simply whispering." Elsa said as she sat down, holding back her chuckle as she saw the couple turn equally red on the other side of the table.

"Elsa that is not something to… I mean it's not like… it's not done… you know…" Anna stammered while Kristoff was looking anywhere but at his fiancée.

"I have no idea what you are referring to." Elsa winked at her sister and Anna relaxed a little knowing she was off the hook. "For I hope Kristoff is gentleman enough to never put to you in that position." She added with a pointed look at Kristoff, while some frost danced around her fingertips.

Kristoff nodded fiercely towards her as a response, still not daring to look at Anna.

"Good." Elsa said leaving the subject while Anna and Kristoff threw each other a look of relief.

The two young footmen, who was in the room serving breakfast, was doing their best to conceal their smiles at the scene. One harsh look from the butler Mr. Karlsson however caused both of their smiles fall. Elsa, in return, sent Mr. Karlsson a knowing look, the butler saying nothing but looking very pleased with her obvious approval.

"So I spoke to Mrs. Tomson and Mr. Karlsson last night and everything is still running smoothly. I also spoke to Mrs. Andersson again and she felt confident everything should run without trouble in the kitchens as well." Elsa said, changing the subject as she sipped on her coffee, feeling how some of the fatigue washed away as the caffeine entered her system.

"That's great!" Anna said with a huge smile on her face which had returned to its normal color.

"It's actually a miracle nothing has happened, not yet at least. But I suppose we will have to deal with it if it occurs, which it shouldn't. Now Kristoff, are you feeling ready to great all of our guests today? I hope Anna has told you of all the basics about…." Elsa paused as she caught Anna's sheepish look, her sister looking very uncomfortable.

"Yeah well about that…" Anna said with a small nervous laugh as Elsa stared at her. "I might have forgotten that part."

"You might have forgotten that part?" Elsa said with disbelief. "How can you have forgotten that part?" Elsa added, feeling how the annoyance rose within her.

"Well it's not like Kristoff doesn't know how to behave, he wasn't raised in a barn." Anna said slowly, trying to see how angry Elsa was going to get.

"Yes he does, on less formal occasions! But not when it comes to this! This is a different matter entirely! And even though he was not raised in a barn he was still raised by trolls in the woods for God's sake! No offence Kristoff." Elsa directed the last part to the young man who simply shrugged his shoulders.

"None taken." He said, knowing very well that what she said was true. After all Kristoff highly doubted any of the guests would appreciate if he began digging a hole in the ground for them to stay in which was custom among the trolls when they had visitors. Elsa, he knew for a fact, most definitely wouldn't.

"Well I can teach him now directly after breakfast!" Anna said, going on the offensive.

"There is no need…" Kristoff began but was interrupted as the two sister stared at each other. Elsa looking tired again and Anna stubborn.

"No one can learn every single quest in a matter of hours Anna." Elsa sighed.

"But I already…" Kristoff began once more.

"Well he will be with me all the time so I can tell him who they are and…"

"Guys!" Kristoff finally said loudly enough to draw the two sister's attention, both of them staring with him in a way that clearly told him they weren't done, ignoring it he said: "I am sitting right here and I know our guests."

"You do?" Elsa asked looking a little shocked, but he could also see relief wash over her as her shoulders relaxed.

"Wel,l I kind of figured that I would have to great the guests to my own wedding. So I learned all of them, not that I ever want to see one of your crazy family trees again." Kristoff said, remembering all the old papers he had gone through with horror.

"Oh well then that is wonderful! It's perfect even! Well, I will see you both down in the throne room in an hour then." Elsa said with a huge smile before she rose from her chair, her food barely touched. "And I can only agree with you when it comes to the tree, it's a terror." She added with a smile before walking out of the dining room.

When Elsa had left Anna turned to Kristoff with a calculating look, staring at his innocent face. Then she looked at Mr. Karlsson who looked very innocent as well, staring at the wall opposite of him. Fighting back a smile Anna once again turned to her fiancée.

"Mr. Karlsson forced you to learn the guests, didn't he?" She asked trying to sound harsh but failing miserably.

"I would never admit to it, but it might be closer to the truth." Kristoff answered and Anna burst into laughter which he joined. He could see Mr. Karlsson holding back a smile as well, for once giving Kristoff an approving glance and in return and for once, he gave Kristoff an approving look.

Perhaps listening to the cranky old butler at times was not so bad after all.

"If I have to smile one more time..." Anna said and Elsa simply sent her sister a compassionate look.

It was late afternoon and since nine in the morning Elsa, Anna and Kristoff had welcomed what seemed like an endless stream of guests to Arendelle. To Elsa's great relief, Kristoff had been doing great all day. Everyone who had met him had at first looked a little surprised at his flawless manners, before leaving with smiles on their faces.

Elsa felt very proud that Kristoff exceeded their expectations, but also slightly offended that they seemed to think that she would have allowed Anna to marry some kind of caveman.

"Announcing the arrival of Crown princess Rapunzel of Corona and Prince Eugene of Corona." The servant by the door announced, and for the first time since lunch Elsa felt how some of her tiredness washed away. As the very handsome couple walked through the doors, both with huge smiles, Elsa genuinely smiled back at them warmly, feeling happiness spread through her at the sight of them.

Rapunzel was Elsa's and Anna's cousin, but since she had been kidnapped as a small baby because of her hair, which once had possessed healing abilities, the sisters had only known her for the last six years. Still the three young women had bonded immediately, and today it was almost as if those missing years had never happened.

Of course Elsa and Anna knew everything about how Rapunzel had found her husband, or more how he had found her. Therefore they were also aware of the trials the two had gone through. Still Elsa was certain this was the reason how they could still be as in love as ever even after six years of marriage.

"Rapunzel, I am happy to see you both, welcome back to Arendelle!" Elsa said giving the slightly older woman a hug which was fiercely returned. As they smiled at each other Elsa could see that a few wrinkles had started to show by Rapunzel's eyes. Somehow they only made her look even more beautiful.

"I am so happy to be here! And for a wedding! Who would have thought we would get another wildcard into the family? It is so wonderful and Anna you look so beautiful!" Rapunzel exclaimed as she threw her arms around Anna who was just as excited to be reunited with Rapunzel, the two of laughing as they began talking about the wedding.

Kristoff shook his head, looking at them with amusement before joining Elsa and Eugene, shaking hands with the other man.

"It is a good thing you three are only cousins, one kingdom would not be able to survive all of the beauty and craziness." Eugene said with a grin which could have made any woman swoon. He was after all almost ridiculously good looking.

"You are probably right." Elsa chuckled as all three of them looked at Anna and Rapunzel who were laughing and gesturing widely. "Did the journey go well?" She asked.

"It went very well, the weather was beautiful and the ocean calm. To be honest this will be a very much needed brake." Eugene said, and Elsa noticed the bags under his eyes.

"I can imagine the twins are quite a handful indeed." She said with a mix of compassion and amusement.

"O, you have no idea! They have seem to have an endless amount of energy and every single day they seem to get into trouble. When we told them they could not come with us here they tried to change our minds for a week and still we found them on the ship the day we were traveling. I swear I have no idea where it comes from!" Eugene exclaimed as Elsa and Kristoff shared a look.

"Well, let's think about it. They are six years old, their mother is one of the most energetic persons I know. She, alone, took down a strange man and then made him take her to go and see the lanterns she had dreamed about her whole life, on the journey battling guards, thieves and a crazy woman. Their father on the other side, is a former burglar who, if I am not misinformed, was very creative in his profession." Elsa said, looking thoughtful for a moment before adding: "No you are right, I have no idea where it comes from."

"You just had to break my bubble hadn't you?" Eugene said dryly as Elsa smiled and Kristoff laughed.

"I don't think there was a bubble to begin with buddy." Kristoff said, patting Eugene on the shoulder.

"Well, you can't blame a man for trying to can you?" Eugene said, as he sent Kristoff a mischievous look. "Besides you will soon know this yourself, I will gladly welcome you to the dark side."

This time it was Kristoff who looked a little pale while Eugene patted him on the shoulder, sending Elsa a wink as she simply shook her head at them.

"I will pretended I never heard that." She said instead. "But you do know the twins are more than welcome to visit. You all could come for a month or two during the summer. I know Anna misses her godchildren. Besides if anyone has the energy to keep up with them, it's her."

"She won't have to, both Victoria and John adore her, they will do anything she says!" Eugene said.

They all enjoyed each other's spoke for a few more minutes before Rapunzel and Eugene had to head to their rooms. Rapunzel giving all of them one last hug before ordering her cousins that they had to catch up despite the tight schedule.

"You know Eugene really only gets more attractive each time I see him, which is quite amazing considering he is getting older and older." Anna said as she slipped up next to Elsa and Kristoff.

"Then I am happy he is already taken, otherwise I would have felt threatened when I heard this conversation." Kristoff said as he wrapped his arms around Anna, giving her a teasing smile as she hit him on the arm lightly.

"You jealous?! Still you just wait till you see their twins! God those two are so cute they could melt Elsa's ice palace in a minute!"

"Yes, but they are also two little devils disguised as angels." Elsa said, the warmth in her eyes showing that she didn't mean it. "My biggest concern is how their father will once again cause all of our maids to walk in a daze for as long as he is here. Last time one of them fell down the stairs and broke her ankle."

"How did she manage that?" Kristoff asked with disbelief.

"She was staring at him when he was walking up the stairs and she missed the stairs herself. Luckily Eugene caught before she fell all the way down. However when she noticed who had saved her she fainted." Elsa said dryly as she remembered the episode while Anna was hiding a smile behind her hands.

"It almost sounds like he should wear a warning sign." Kristoff said chuckling.

"You know that might not be such a bad idea." Anna said with a huge smile as a young page boy ran up to the announcer, whispering fiercely in his ear. The announcer then swallowed before declaring clearly:

"Dragons have been spotted near the northern mountain, your majesty."

For a moment Elsa didn't know how to react, a knot appearing in her stomach. Telling herself she was being silly, that nothing would happen, she collected herself and composed her features.

"Well then we must go out and greet them." She said, before she started walking out of the castle, wearing a mask Anna knew very well, for it was one not even she could read.

The Snow Queen was ready to greet her guests.

Hiccup PoV

"Are we really not there yet?"

"It should be just around an hour's flight left." Hiccup called back to Astrid who gave a deep sigh and muttered something under her breath.

"Had I known we would have to fly for more almost three days, I never would have come." She called louder with a sour ton. This only caused Hiccup to smile a little as he shook his head and decided that it was safest not to say anything.

"But you did know Astrid, Hiccup told you." Fishlegs called to her confused from her left. Astrid answered by sending him a glare which probably would have even made Thor to run in the different direction.

"You know what, right now I can't stand either of you!" She called angrily as she and Stormfly flew ahead of the two male Vikings.

"I see you still have that charm intact." Hiccup grinned.

"I really don't want to talk about that." Fishlegs said as he turned red, looking in a different direction.

Hiccup looked at Astrid and Stormfly as where they now flew a few meters in front of them. It had not been easy to persuade her to come with him, in fact it had been bloody difficult.

Fishlegs had been more than happy to come for the same reason which had caused Hiccup to choose him as head of relations with Arendelle. His endless interest to learn as much knowledge as he possibly could about the subjects that interested him had done that he quickly had learned vital information about the foreign kingdom.

Also Eret was already too busy working on their relations with the other clans and Hiccup had not wanted to increase his workload. Besides, Fishlegs was the least likely to pick a fight with anyone.

So it was for these same reasons Hiccup had asked him to come with him to the wedding, an opportunity which Fishlegs had been extremely eager to accept. Since they left Berk, Fishlegs had spoken of nothing but Arendelle's customs and etiquette. At least he had until Astrid had threatened that she would place one of Stormfly's spikes in his sleeping bag.

Astrid on the other had taken quite some convincing to say yes. Hiccup had talked to her countless of times since the invitation had arrived and she had not said yes until he told her that he wouldn't leave without his most trusted partner to have his back.

Astrid had, however, had a condition of her own. Hiccup would not allow anyone to try and turn her into some kind of obedient lady. Hiccup's first comment: "As if anyone ever could succeed with doing that" had earned him a new bruise on his arm and a death threat to go with it. Only after he had assured her that he would stand up for her should anyone question Berk's traditions and customs had she looked a little content and started packing.

Since having accepted the invitation to the wedding, for the first time since their partnership began, Hiccup had had some kind of correspondence with the queen of Arendelle. Sure over the last year they had at times sent a letter or two to each other to which the other had replied. But as they had discussed the arrangements for their stay they had had a more regular contact.

If three letters back and forth could be seen as a regular correspondence.

However the few letters had reveled something about the queen. Despite writing that the Queen of Arendelle was looking forward to finally meet him in person, Hiccup had during their correspondence taken notice to the correct, impersonal and almost cold language the queen used in all of her letters. The writing was always almost too perfect and when he had shown the letters to Astrid and Fishlegs, Astrid had simply said that the queen seemed as dull as a dead fish.

Hiccup himself had to admit that he didn't really know what to expect from the queen. When Princess Anna had spoken about her sister, it had been with a great fondness and respect. To him she had painted the picture of a loving and caring person, the opposite of the picture Hiccup had now gotten.

Then it was the information which Hiccup had gotten from the tradesmen.

The Vikings who traveled with goods to Arendelle always shared as much information they could about the foreign ruler, one story more strange than the other. They had told everyone how Queen Elsa was mostly referred to as the Snow Queen and that the citizens of Arendelle seemed to adore their ruler. But they had also heard strange rumors about how the queen needed cold and snow to survive and that she was colder than ice itself.

Only once had they managed to catch a glimpse of who they thought was the queen. It had been a late afternoon, as they were about to sail from the docks that they had seen a huge group of people had descend from the castle. The group had come down to the docks to inspect a new ship which had just been built and in the middle of the group the Vikings had spotted a tall woman with white hair and, despite this, a straight back which had not seemed troubled by age.

The Vikings had however never gotten a better look at her for they had been forced to navigate out of the bay and head out into open water.

This information however had not given Hiccup much more to go on, in fact it had only made him more confused. For while the queen seemed to be loved and adored, she, at the same time, seemed distant and unlikable. Perhaps she was a dull, demanding and uptight woman in her forties who at times showed acts of kindness? For now that was the best conclusion Hiccup could make.

After all which ruler was called the Snow Queen if there wasn't a good reason name?

As he pondered over this, the landscape underneath him had started to change as they flew in over new land. Mountains grew high into the sky, snow still covering the tops. The ground beneath them was hidden under huge forests which were mix of leaf trees and fir trees. Here and there, small rivers could be seen making their way from up the mountains and through the landscape to reach the ocean.

"Wow!" Astrid said they flew over the forest, having seemingly cooled off a bit since she had rejoined them once more.

"It's definitely different from Berk." Hiccup agreed as he took in the beautiful landscape.

A mist had started to flow down from the mountains and cover the ground beneath them, sweeping around the trees as if giving them a soft embrace. Toothless gave a sound which voiced his approval as they continued to fly towards their destination, flying closer to the mountains and readying themselves to climb higher.

"We need to hold this course north, which means we will have to fly over the mountains." Hiccup called to his two companions after having looked at his compass and the map he had fastened to Toothless' saddle.

"So what are we waiting for? Race ya!" Astrid called out before Stormfly took a huge sweep with her wings and the pair disappeared into the clouds.

"Come on bud!" Hiccup told Toothless as his dragon roared back happily as they took up the chase on Astrid and Stormfly.

"Not fair you guys!" Fishlegs called from behind them as Meatlug, his Gronkle, picked up her speed as well, but the couple was already far behind.

Hiccup laughed as he and Toothless climbed higher up into the sky and over the mountains. The air was getting colder, but compared to the cold on Berk it was still nothing. None of them even bothered to put on their thicker furs. Their cloths and armor were after all designed to protect them long into the winters on Berk.

It was hard to see clearly as they flew into the thick clouds, but they all relied on Toothless tp lead them right with his strange ability to see through sound.

As the three dragon riders flew on they called out insults to each other as they laughed and allowed their dragons to chase each other. For a while they forgot all about the fact that they were in a strange land about to meet and engage with people who were going to be very different from themselves.

For a moment they were all just young adults who were having a great time messing around with their best friends.

Then the clouds started to part as they climbed up above them and the afternoon sun came into view. It threw an orange-red light over a landscape of glittering snow. The snow covered all of the mountains which glowed like golden peaks.

"This is amazing!" Astrid called out as they all took in the landscape around them, their games forgotten as they all stared at the world of snow and ice which surrounded them as they kept on flying. It was almost bewitchingly beautiful.

Then suddenly Hiccup saw a shape that rose high against one of the mountain sides.

"What is that?" He called out, pointing towards the shape which reflected the sunrays in a way that created a glittering display of different colors, the light almost blinding them.

"It appears to be ice." Fishlegs said with awe as they flew closer.

"Only ice does not take that shape." Astrid said sounding cautious, sharing a confused look with Hiccup.

"No, it doesn't." Hiccup replied, a bad feeling settling over him as they flew closer.

The ice grew high above them as they neared, towers rising high into the sky. With wonder they realized it was a palace, one that seemed to have sprung up from nothing and by a coincidence decided to land on the mountain side.

The ice itself was unnaturally clear and seemed to pulsate with a strange, soft blue light which didn't come from the orange sun. Instead it seemed to come from inside the ice itself. It almost felt as if the ice was alive, pulsing with life as it rose eerily by the mountainside.

"It's flawless." Hiccup said with disbelief as they all hovered in the air a moment to look at what seemed to be impossible. In front of the palace was a huge canyon which meant that unless a giant lived in the palace, no one would ever be able to reach it.

"But how was it built? I mean, it seems to be built out of one block of solid ice but that should be impossible. Besides even if it were there would be traces of axes. How was this created?" Astrid said them with worried eyes.

"I don't know." Hiccup said, for once unable to even begin to understand how this was possible.

"Guys, there is something moving inside." Fishlegs suddenly whispered with fear as he pointed towards an enormous dark shape which could be seen moving thorough the ice-walls of the palace. Toothless gave a low growl, tensing up.

"I know I don't like it either bud. Come on, I think we should just leave, something about this place isn't right." Hiccup said feeling uneasy as he took in the lonely palace.

"Won't argue with you Hiccup, let's go." Astrid said as the three of them flew away, leaving the palace behind them.

Hiccup only looked back once at the palace which seemed to have been plucked right out of someone's imagination only to be put right onto the mountain side. Why would anyone build something so grand only to abandon it?

For some reason Hiccup then came to think about the fact that the Queen of Arendelle was called the Snow Queen. Could there be more to the name than he had originally thought? It seemed impossible, idiotic even, but still there had been Princess Anna's reluctance to talk about her sister. Had she been afraid to give something away?

After all if it was something his dad had taught him it was that all people held secrets, leaders in particul…

The pain hit him with the force of a Gronkle running into him as he remembered his father, and what had happened the last time he had not listened to his advice.

For a moment the pain was all he was aware about, the dark thoughts he always kept buried alive and filling him with guilt, pain and sorrow. It wasn't until Toothless did a small spin and cooed softly that Hiccup managed to break out of his dark thoughts, turning his focus forward just in time to see the mountains open up into a deep valley. A wonderfully green landscape with a huge fjord surrounding most of a small city with a huge castle in the middle came into view.

Taking a deep breath, he allowed his racing heart to calm a little as they flew in over Arendelle. It was time to meet Queen Elsa, the Snow Queen, and finally find out who she really was.

So some of you may wonder why I decided to enter Rapunzel and Eugene, the answer: I am a history nerd. Back when the monarchy and royal families were still strong in all of Europe, marriage between the royal families was very, very common. It was a way of securing peace and to strengthen bond between countries. Of course this didn't always work, but most of the times it was extremely effective. Therefore I think it makes sense that Rapunzel, Elsa and Anna could have been related.

So now what do you think? And most of all what do you think will happen in the next chapter? After all we have three (four?) dragons, three Vikings and a queen who can throw ice from her hands, what could possibly go wrong?

Until next time!

/Lysistrate