"Majesty!" Kai rushes to our side with Gerda right beside him, as Elsa helps me to my feet. I suddenly start reeling from the blow to my head, Elsa catching me as I stagger into her, having to support me before I can fall back to the floor.

"Majesty, shall we send for the medics?" Gerda's concerned voice rings in my ears, my hand subconsciously holding the side of my head.

"No," Elsa responds, "this isn't a case for the medics to handle." She looks at me with eyes full of concern and apprehension, taking a deep breath to calm herself, and her powers swirling inside. "Fetch some cloaks, and prepare a horse, but tell no one of what is happening."

I hardly register Elsa's words, the strange sensations washing over me once more as my head pounds from the guard's unintentional punch. Kai and Gerda look like they want to argue, or question their queen, but they know better, nodding and bowing before dashing out of the room.

"Guards, you are dismissed." Elsa's voice sounds far away, her guards leaving the room, the one that hit me lagging behind.

"Majesty…I offer my deepest regrets, and apologies for harming her highness… It was not my intentions at all…" He bows deeply before us, ready to accept any punishment Elsa offers to him, knowing he full well deserves it.

Elsa however just smiles at him, "It was an accident, and her current state is not a result of your attack. Return to your post, and know that you are not at fault."

"Yes, highness." The guard merely gives us a regretful gaze, before leaving the room as well, leaving myself and Elsa alone.

Elsa returns her worried gaze to me, taking my head in her hand while trying to turn it so she can look into my eyes. "Are you ok, Kendra?"

She can tell by my unfocused eyes and the dazed look on my face that I'm still feeling the effects of the blow to my head, as well as whatever odd things are happening to me otherwise. My voice comes out in a soft mumble, almost sounding delirious. "Elsa… What's…happening…to me?"

My friend merely wraps an arm around my waist while pulling one of my arms over her shoulders, gripping it with her other hand, and supporting me as she starts leading me to the door. "I'm not a hundred percent sure, but I have a pretty good idea… I hope I'm wrong, but there's only one way to find out for sure…"

I can feel her cold touch emanating from anywhere we're touching, her fingertips a little icy against my side despite the layers of shirts. Whatever is happening has her quite scared, and she's trying so hard to keep her powers in check. I lean against her more, relying on her to help me stagger into the hallway and down the corridor, wishing I could ease her worries, but unsure of what I can do in my current state.

We hardly make it to the end of the corridor before another sensation slams into me like a cannonball, Elsa barely managing to support my entire weight as I nearly drop to the floor with a cry of surprise. "Kendra!"

"I…I'm fine…" I pant out, feeling exhausted already. "Just…another attack…" My heavy breathing worries Elsa even more, her hand cold to my arm that's draped across her shoulders and upper back, ice struggling to leak from her fingertips and dance across my clothing, but she's able to keep her powers in check enough to prevent that from happening. Somehow, I can sense her fear, her life-force, and somehow I'm able to understand that that's what I'm feeling. "Elsa…I don't understand…what's happening to me…"

Elsa's hold on me tightens as she carefully ushers me on, hugging me close to her as we slowly make our way further to our destination. "Don't worry, that's what we're going to find out."

As we reach the main corridor in front of the main entrance, Kai and Gerda are already waiting for us there. They rush to us, arms carrying some kind of folded linens and cloths. "Majesty," Gerda begins, "here are the cloaks you wanted."

"Thank you Gerda. No one must see us, or be able to recognize us." She nods to her headservants, and they in turn nod back to her.

Elsa carefully releases her hold on me as Gerda in turn holds onto me, while she takes the cloak from Kai and throws it around herself. The dark fabric is thick and warm, the large hood remaining limp against her upper back, as she fastens the material around her to prevent it from flying off. Meanwhile, Kai assists Gerda in helping me get my cloak on, the thick material making me smile as soon as it's wrapped around me. "You look wonderful, highness," Kai compliments, returning my smile as I feel the material between my fingers.

"Thank you, Kai. I've never worn a cloak before, so this is nice." My voice is still slightly strained, but my breathing seems to be back to normal for the moment, the sensations having given me a reprieve.

As Elsa pulls her hood over her head, concealing her hair and face quite well, Gerda pulls my hood over mine. "Now just be careful out there dearie," her kind words echo in my ear, a gentle smile on her face as well.

I nod back as Elsa takes me back into her arms, leading me towards the large doors. "We'll return as soon as we can," she informs her two staff, as they open the doors for us. They bow respectfully as we exit the castle, carefully making our way to a nearby horse being held in place by a guard.

When we get close, it's then that I'm able to recognize him as one of the guards I just sparred with, his green eyes speckled with a little gold dust around his pupils. He bows to us with only his head, knowing that it's us, despite our cloaks completely masking our identities. He helps me to carefully mount the horse, confused as to where Elsa is taking me, and he helps me stay stabilized as Elsa climbs on right behind. She wraps her arms me as she grips the horse's reins, leaving me no choice but to lean back against her, though I've got a blush on my face as I mumble to her. "Are you sure around this…?"

She leans right against my ears, her words mumbling a soft reply. "In your condition, I feel safer taking you like this, rather than risking you on your own horse. I don't want you getting hurt…"

I smile with a soft exhale, closing my eyes as the cloak obscures my view above the horse's head. "Point taken… So…where are we going anyways?"

I feel Elsa nod to her guard, before urging her horse forward at a natural walking pace, whispering her reply right into my other ear. "I'll tell you once we're out of the castle."

"Ok…" I weakly respond, feeling as if another attack is threatening to overcome me. Elsa's grip around me tightens as I rest against her completely, gently urging her horse forwards into a brisk walk, almost like a slight prance. "Elsa, are you sure it wouldn't be easier if rode behind you, rather than this way?" I'm worried about how well she can lead her horse like this, I mean I can just as easily hold onto her from behind.

She immediately squashes the idea with wise words, making me realize she has a point. "If we did that, then what if you had an attack? Would you be able to hold on then?" As if on cue, a wave crashes over me again, almost mockingly so, further proving her point. "See?!" She urges her horse to begin galloping, her arms tight around me to prevent me from falling off, leaving me in for the ride of my life.

The entire ride, Elsa has trouble keeping her powers hidden, worried for my sake, concerned as these attacks continue without warning or explanation. I'm exhausted when she finally starts to slow the horse down to a trot. "Kendra…how are you holding up?"

"Ok…I guess…" I pant out, feeling weakened on so many levels. It's been a while since I've ridden a horse, not since the summer, but I've never galloped on a horse before. Add these strange attacks on top of that, and I'm nearly dead on the horse with exhaustion.

Elsa hugs me from behind, "Well just hang in there. We're almost to the trolls."

"Trolls…?"

"Yes. I think they may be able to shed some light on what is happening to you."

I smirk weakly. "Of course they would. Smart thinking Elsa."

After another length of time passes, we finally arrive in the Valley of the Living Rock. Elsa pulls the cloak's hood from her head and dismounts her horse, but has me remain on it for the moment. I look around, seeing nothing but stones and boulders everywhere, but I know that most of them are the trolls from seeing the movie. "Please," Elsa calls out to the rocks, "my friend needs help. We have travelled a great distance, seeking guidance from the elder, Pabbie."

At first there's no response, the area just as silent as it was when we entered. Though after several moments, the rocks suddenly start rolling towards us, converging in a radius all around us before stopping in place. Then all at once, the trolls themselves pop out of their rock-like states, eyes blinking as they gaze confusedly at us. Then one suddenly gasps, pointing at Elsa. "It's the queen!" Those words suddenly start to echo amongst repeated whispering, as the other trolls see who their visitor is. It isn't long before another, slightly larger rock rolls towards us, the trolls stepping aside to give it a direct path to Elsa, before it too unrolls, revealing the very shaman troll we journeyed to see.