Early in the morning, Henrik walked out off the room and started his in-depth examination of Arendelle royalty. As a start, he went to the royal library.
It was peculiar for a foreign king to visit the library, but what had allured him was the restricted section.
The restricted section's door had a bronze lock and the only key holders were Erik, Elsa and Kai. But it seemed rather impossible to get the key from any of them. Still, getting inside was difficult, but never impossible for a person like Henrik.
The library was not guarded at this time of day, so he could easily slip in and went to the locked door. He bent down and examined the keyhole closely with a magnifying glass. Looking intently, he saw the shiny gears, then he smirked while putting back his magnifying glass in his breast pocket and slightly bent his fingers and fluttered them. A wisp of red heat appeared on his palms and flew into the keyhole.
"Come on, unlock it and reveal your secrets." He whispered with malice.
The gears inside the lock clicked for a few times and Henrik quickly removed the lock and entered the forbidden and dark area. The restricted section was filled with lengthy history of royalty and country affairs books and records. One needed at least decades to read them all.
"Come on, show yourself, sweetie. Where are you?" He hushed and laughed softly at a low pitch like a witch.
"Forseti the First…Princess Fulla….No…Where could it be…. King Agðar and Queen Iðunn…Oh…There's it…my most precious treasure…"
He nimbly picked the blue leathered book out of the shelves and flipped through it. He stopped at a page, where the description of Queen Elsa and Princess Estelle was exhaustively written.
"So both of them are having the ice power….Luckily, I also have mine…And this will be a piece of cake…oh…and a castle…Marshmallow…now this is interesting…"
The door knob rattled, alerting Henrik. Quickly, he put back the book and went out, placing the lock back into its original place quietly and pretended that he knew nothing about the restricted section.
"Your Majesty?" Kai came in and asked.
"Oh, Kai. Good morning."
"Good morning, Your Majesty. This is royal library."
Henrik's eyebrow twitched, and his serious face showed a grin.
"Oh really?" He chuckled. "I thought I have entered the dining hall, I'm just wondering what place this is. Never mind, I will go out."
Henrik walked out off the room. His grin grew broader and more sinister.
"Kai, where's the dining hall anyway?"
"Shall I lead the way, Your Majesty?"
"No thanks. I have to meet my children first."
"It's seven now and there's still two hours left before breakfast. Your Majesty may choose to take a rest first, then Your Majesty can ask any servants in the castle for directions."
"Thank you, Kai. I will."
"Your Majesty, King Henrik of The Western-Isle, Prince Jonas and Princess Louisa of The Western-Isle."
They were treated as special guests as what had happened last night. Other countries' royal families had left as the party was over. Henrik, of course, had wanted to stay for his own purposes, he had been thinking of an appropriate excuse but finding it difficult to make up one. And now, he did not need to think about it anymore.
Elsa nodded at them and invited them to sit down. Estelle was rubbing his fingers nervously, she was told to make an apology, but what had made her uncomfortable was the tense atmosphere, and frost began to crawl onto the ground and to the table. Andrea and Fredrick looked guilty and kept staring at their plates, with my-mama-and-papa-scolded-me-last-night appearance. Anna and Kristoff pretended that everything was fine and smiled as if they were trying to soothe the uneasy situation.
Erik entered the hall and sat down quickly.
"Sorry for being late, I had an early meeting with the ambassadors." Erik said.
"It's nothing, Erik. We all knew you are the busiest in the country. There's no need of apologizing for that." Henrik laughed.
"But there must be an apology made this morning." Elsa began. "We are very compunctious for what had happened last night in the portrait room, with our daughter Estelle created fear to Jonas and Louisa. For this, we deeply apologize."
"I'm sorry, Uncle Henrik." Estelle told Henrik. "Please don't be angry on us. I promise I won't do that again."
"That's really nothing!" Henrik laughed loudly. "It is surely astonishing to see the power, but of course, it is truly remarkable. Right, children?"
Jonas and Louisa nodded in unison.
"I think it's cool!" Jonas said. "And unbelievable."
Estelle's pursed lips turned into a small smile. She was relieved to hear that they did not mind about her power. At once, the frost melted and disappeared, not leaving a trace to be found. She smiled back at her mother, who was also relieved to hear Henrik's reply.
"As the party has ended—" Erik began.
"As Arendelle is our largest trade partner, it would be excellent if we can stay here for a month or two for getting to know Arendelle. Of course, if possible, we would like to invite you all to our country in return."
"Thank you, but my wife does not like travelling." Erik declined his offer kindly. "But of course, you may stay, we have vacant rooms for three. And I am sure that children would also want to stay."
"Yes, Uncle Erik. I want to play with Andrea and see the towns outside the castle." Louisa said eagerly.
"We can accompany you two, and may even take you up to the Northern Mount—" Fredrick gleefully said.
"Fredrick!" Anna glared at them. "You must never ever take our guests to such dangerous place."
"Sorry. But Aunt Elsa—"
"Fredrick!"
"Okay. Okay." Fredrick grumbled.
"Then I will leave my children in your capable hands." Henrik told Elsa. "And meanwhile I would love to have some nice chats with Erik and even the queen for improving our diplomatic relations. And possibly, it will be also discussed when we are having meals—"
"No. And certainly not." Elsa refused immediately. "I wish to keep business out of the table. Anywhere but not in the dining hall. I hope you understand our practice."
"Certainly, my lady." Henrik replied with modesty. "Certainly."