Warmth...
The subtle scent of winter's frost...with a hint of something sweet...and another hint of nature itself...
Everything is...so dark...and yet...I feel so safe...
I breathe in the scent filling my nostrils...slowly feeling more awakened from a daze as my consciousness returns to me.
...Something is...wrapped around me...
...No.
Someone, is holding me.
I slowly crack open my eyes, my vision blurry and foggy. I still feel so very tired, and the colors and shapes swim together as my vision tries to focus.
Am I sitting on something? Leaning against something?
My eyes finally regain focus, and they spy rocks and logs and quietly conversing trolls in the background. It only takes a moment before I remember where I am, and remember what happened.
That spell Pabbie did, whatever he did, was one heck of a doozy...
I then move my gaze down, and finally see the pair of arms snaked around me. 'So I am sitting on someone...but who?' I notice the cloak that was obviously wrapped around me at some point, but has slid off my upper body, revealing those arms wrapped around me.
I slowly tilt my head up, realizing that it's resting against that same person's chest and shoulder, and my forehead presses into their neck with the movement. I spy a familiar platinum blonde braid lying across the other shoulder, and my nose fills with that subtle scent again.
I pull my head away enough to confirm my suspicions, and can't help but smile.
Elsa.
She looks so peaceful...sleeping while sitting against something I can't see. Her warm arms are wrapped securely around me, holding me to her during my state of unconsciousness, cradling me in her lap, and comforting both of us as we rested. I softly blush while feeling very warm and fuzzy inside, at the realization that Elsa kept me with her after the ordeal, refusing to let me go or leave my side.
Noticing that somehow my arms are on either side of her as well, I snake them around her body, hugging her in return while nuzzling more against her neck and shoulder, which causes her to begin stirring.
Elsa subconsciously tightens her grip around me, ever so slightly, not yet realizing that I've regained consciousness. Her chest stretches as she takes a deep breath, feeling good after her little nap. I can tell she's awake by her movements, though she's being careful not to disturb my slumber. She leans her head more against mine and starts running her fingers through my hair, causing me to emit a soft sound of enjoyment against my will.
Elsa immediately gasps as the unexpected sound, her hand freezing in place as she lifts her head off mine. "Kendra...?"
She's shocked but happy when I remove my head from her shoulder, showing that I am indeed finally awake. I smile back at her, still a little tired and dazed, but otherwise perfectly cognitive. "Hey, Elsa."
Her eyes get a little teary as we share a tight hug, speaking softly into my ear. "I was so worried about you... You were out for a while... I'm glad you're ok though..."
Without thinking, I plant a kiss on her cheek. "You kept me safe, thank you." My eyes immediately go wide as my face turns red, realizing what I just did. "Oh god! I, I-I'm so sorry! That was so inappropriate of me!"
Elsa however, just takes it in stride, laughing as she takes my head in her hand, planting a loving kiss on my forehead. "But that's what sisters do, right? They give each other affection."
I feel relieved as she realizes that it was merely affection being shown to a dear friend and sister figure, and didn't mistake it for something it wasn't, blushing softly as I chuckle with her. "Y-yeah."
"Ahh good, I see you're finally awake." I turn my head to the source of the voice, gazing with Elsa at the elder troll approaching us.
"Grand Pabbie," I speak with a sheepish smile, "thanks for helping me. I'm only sorry I was so out of it to hardly even realize what was happening then..."
The wise troll merely chuckles as she takes my hand in both of his. "It was beyond your control, but there is nothing to worry about now. Your powers have been awakened, and now you must learn to control them."
My face falls in shock, as if this is news to me. "Wait, powers? As in...I wasn't imagining things when I heard you say I was developing my own magic here?"
Once again the wise troll nods with a warm smile. "That is correct. I merely helped awaken them so your body would stop reacting like it was doing, but now you must learn to utilize and control your powers. Elsa will be there to help guide you of course, and I'll see what else I can do here; but the rest, is up to you."
I nod with a smile of understanding, Pabbie chuckling as he senses my excitement over having powers. His hands glow slightly, and I immediately start feeling more alert, realizing he's healing me of my current state. It only takes him a few seconds, pulling his hands away from mine as I turn back to grin brightly at Elsa, who giggles while ruffling my hair.
After Elsa and I get to our feet, the other trolls swarm us, determined to get a better look at me and check me out. I laugh with a little nervousness, knowing how Anna felt when Kristoff brought her here, except they were trying to marry them off then. What I'm dealing with, is extreme admiration over being the chosen one, and Elsa is making no attempts to rescue me as I'm pulled away, showing that mischievous snicker she wore when she tricked the Duke of Weselton into dancing with Anna at her coronation. Like Anna did then, I smirk back at her, before the trolls spin me around and continue with their pampering and admiration.
I gotta admit, this attention is kinda nice, although the trolls have their own strange way of doing it. But I can definitely feel myself warming up inside from all this laughter and fun. Perhaps that's an effect of my awakened powers.