Elsa and Thorian reached the nearest village after a couple of hours. Elsa got off the horse and cleaned up her dress which was full of dust while Thorian was trying to hold still the horse which seemed to be a bit uncontrolled.
"What's wrong with the horse?", Elsa asked with interest while approaching the wild horse.
"Every time, I came here something's wrong with her that I can't explain", Thorian replied while trying to control his horse from the guins.
"Her? It's a girl?", Elsa asked while smiling to the beautiful creature in front of her. She slowly approached it and caressed it carefully in the neck.
"She likes you", Thorian spoke finally after a couple of minutes of silence. The horse had completely relaxed and was trying to find some grass to eat.
"Her name is Winter.",Thorian said soon after he started caressing his horse in the back.
"Winter? How did you choose that name?", Elsa asked while approaching him with steady and slow step.
Thorian stopped caressing his horse and looked at Elsa's side. He stared her in the eyes and then laughed a bit. He turned his look to his horse and continued his work while saying" When I first brought her I was thrilled by her white colour so I called her winter. Besides Winter is a wonderful time of the year. It makes me think that everything will change…",the last one was said a bit whispered like something was puzzling him.
"Ohh..ok then", Elsa replied with seriousness but inside her she was feeling sorry and puzzled.
"Well tell me about you.",Thorian said while trussing Winter in a poll nearby. He approached Elsa and nodded at her.
"What do you mean to tell you about me?", Elsa stepped back feeling like limits had exceeded.
"I mean tell me your own story", Thorian replied.
"And why do you think I will open up to you?", Elsa asked him feeling her blood rising her head.
"I believe that you own me to.", Thorian replied smiling a bit.
"I own you? Why so?", Elsa lowered her tone of voice trying to conceal her anger.
"Well I talked you about me and I believe it's your turn now.", he replied crossing his hands.
"Well you believe wrong", she said and fended off him with quick steps.
"Hey where you're going? What you're so afraid to tell me?", he started laughing nervously. She watched her fending off and he realized that she wouldn't turn back despite his efforts. "Elsa come back!", he shouted and started running towards her. "What did I do again?,he was thinking while he was running to her side.
Elsa turn back and saw him coming towards her. She raised her hands and tried to push him away by saying." I'm trying to protect you!"
Thorian stopped surprised. "From what?", he asked her confused. He tried to come closer to her but she shouted preventing him from making another step.
"From me! You don't know who I truly am!", she shouted with her voice trembling.
"Yes and I want to know you better! Just give me the chance!", he shouted more confused than before.
"Just go! Leave me alone.", she said and a tear ran down her cheek.
"No I don't! Just tell , what is going on?" he said loudly while approaching her.
"Please go!I don't want hurt you!", she said while looking at her hands that were starting unleashing ice and cold. "What's going on with me?", she wishpered to herself terrified. "Why am I so afraid?, she thought ."I thought I had conceal my fear and I was ok ",she rethought and started crying silently. Although before she react Thorian grabbed her in his shoulders and hugged her tight.
"It's ok , I 'm here don't you worry .",he said calmy while caressing Elsa's hair.
Elsa couldn't help it but cry. She was never emotional with anyone ,only with her sister and she couldn't get it why she let herself cry on the chest of this man.
Thorian ,hold her head and rised it up. He looked her straight in her wet ,red eyes and smiled.
"Don't you ever try to get away from me again . I'm here for you. "he said and closed her in his arms.
Elsa hold him tight without know why. She just felt safety in his shoulders. They stayed there for a couple of minutes each one lost in his thoughts.
The clock of the village struck 2 pm. They fended off each other and walked to the village. Villagers were greeting the young prince and looking strangely the girl next to him who seemed to be royal too.
"Let's get in", she nodded to Elsa and get in a small bakery. They sat down in a table near the window and ordered what Prince was usually taking when he was coming there.
"Well how often do you come here?, Elsa asked him while playing with her fingertips.
"Once a year just to see how thing's going",he said and drunk from his cup of water.
"Well, can I ask you something?, Elsa asked and looked him straight in the eyes.
"Of course", he smiled and took her hand.
"First of all…."she said slowly looking him confused." Why you knew I shouldn't be in that bridge ?".
Thorian took a deep breath and said looking at her with seriousness." I told you that we must be honest between us didn't I?"
"Yes you did "Elsa replied looking at him feeling a bit confused.
"Well Elsa this bridge is curst. We never cross it and we always go from around. Is just a desert bridge that nobody cross ..",he said leaning his head down.
"But why? And why the guards didn't prevent me from going there?", she asked while their food was served.
"Because it's family issue and nobody else know about it.", Thorian said while fixing his cutlery.
"But why, Thorian? Shouldn't everyone know about it?", Elsa asked him with interest.
"It's not that simple.",Thorian tried to apologize.
"Explain to me then.", Elsa insisted.
"Elsa in that bridge…",Thorian tried to explain but words couldn't come out so easily. "In that bridge my brother died.", he finally said and eat a bit of his pie.
Elsa was in sock. She couldn't believe what she had just heard.
"Thorian I'm truly sorry , I didn't mean to make you feel bad..", Elsa tried to apologize.
"No it's ok", he said and kissed her hand. "I was 5 when it happened and Eric wasn't born yet. Eider was 11 and he was playing in the bridge with his wooden sword that dad had brought him. Me and Eric were standing and observing him impressed from how he was handling his sword. Suddenly we heard a loud noise like a smash. And then…in front of my eyes the bridge collapsed and he was gone….", Thorian replied and smiled awkwardly.
"I'm truly sorry..", Elsa replied and caressed him in the cheek.
"It doesn't matter anymore. I'm 27 and past is in the past.", he said and bitted some more of his pie. "What else did you want to ask me?", he continued calmly as before.
"Ok secondly, who was that man who tried to kill me?, Elsa asked while looking out of the window observing the people who were passing by.
"I don't know him and if I knew him I wouldn't recognize him with this hood he was wearing.", Thorian replied.
"Well that's can't be! He appears from nowhere and tries to kill me! Has it happened before such an incident , in your castle?", Elsa tried to understand but Thorian stayed silent.
After a couple of minutes of complete silence , a man got in wearing a black hood that left only his eyes exposed. Thorian nodded at Elsa that it was time for them to leave. As they were leaving Elsa looked from her corner of her eye the strange who seemed to stare at them with curiosity. They got out of the bakery stepping rapidly towards Thorian's horse.
"What's going on?", Elsa asked him with fear.
"What I had suspected", he replied ,as he was helping her ascended Winter.
"What did you suspected?", Elsa yelled at him this time. She couldn't understand why they had to hide.
"Please I will explain you everything when we reach the then you will do exactly what I'll told you , Ok?, he replied, staring at her with his eyes full of fear and anger.
"Ok as you wish", Elsa replied and hold him from his waistline.
They started running into the forest. Elsa rested her head on his back and looked the trees they were passing by with fury. She could only see a shadow of them. She felt lost. She wanted to go home for some strange reason that she couldn't explain. Suddenly the horse stopped and Elsa raised her head up to see what was going on. In front of them they were standing 5 men like those of the previous night.
"Run…",Thorian whispered to Elsa.
"No…", Elsa answered.
"Elsa…Go now…",he insisted.
"But..", Elsa tried to change his mind.
"There's no but..run..", he said her more loudly .
Elsa took a deep breath and jumped quickly from the horse. She started running into the forest. She could hear Thorian shouting at her to run more. Suddenly she stopped."Don't conceal,feel!",she shouted to herself and turned back. She had been followed by two of them. She unleashed her magic and started throwing ice and cold air everywhere. She succeeded to knock them down and started running towards Thorian . She went and hide behind a tree. She could clearly see him fighting with the 3 that had left behind.
"Thorian !", Elsa shouted at him.
Thorian turned his look while fighting and looked her angrily.
"I told you to run!What can't you understand!?",he yelled at her angily while trying to avoid an enemy's sword.
"I have to show you!",she shouted while entering battle's field.
"Are you trying to kill yourself ?",he yelled while trying to defend her.
"Just watch..", she responded calmly.
Within minutes a huge snowstorm was released from her hands going towards the three men. She immediately unleashed her magic and and a thin layer of ice had covered the area where they stood up. The three got blind from the snowstorm and slipped on the ice that got them knocked out. Elsa breathed with relief and turned her head back smiling to Thorian who seemed thrilled.
"That's you were afraid to tell me?", he asked while approaching her.
Elsa nodded at him and leaned her head down. Thorian approached ,and raised her head up. He looked her in the eyes and smiled from happiness.
"You're wonderful.", he replied while caressing her face.
"You too", Elsa responded with her eyes glowing .
Thorian came closer and hugged her. He approached his lips near to hers and Elsa succumbed to his charm. They started kissing slowly. Elsa's first kiss seemed impossible. "That's not true ",she thought entrained by the passion of the moment. Thorian hugged her tighter that before and Elsa felt unique. Thorian lied down near a big tree with Elsa in his arms while kissing her. He doffed his shirt slowly but Elsa stopped kissing him.
"I can't do that..", she said and fended off feeling ashamed.
"Do you think I will abandon you after this?", he asked and grabbed her from her shoulder.
"Yeah that's always happening from what I know", she replied angrily.
"Not with me" he said serious.
"Why so?", she asked looking him suspicious.
"Cause I truly love you and I won't let you down.", he answered smiling .
Elsa smiled and kiss him in the cheek. Thorian grabbed the chance and kissed her in the lips. She couldn't resist because she was feeling something near this guy. An emotion she had never felt before. They lied down in the shadow of the tree where their love was born. "Elsa's first time must be special ", Thorian thought. Nobody knew that 9 months after a baby would come. It was their moment, a wonderful moment they both were living.
Love can Thaw everything…
What do you think?I think Elsa has found a wonderful person,who truly loves her but she hasn't seen yet the beauty of him.
Reviews below(give me ideas)