A/N: Hope everyone had a good holiday season and are starting the new year off well!

Chapter 4- General Ottosen's RSVP

Elsa and Anna were right to worry about General Ottosen's reply not being received. The respected old general was always one of the first replies they got. However, this time the general was busy with diplomats in the east so he replied later than usual. His RSVP reached Arendelle the morning of Anna's engagement. It was the same morning that Hans and Jack arrived in town.
Hans knew that Arendelle simply wouldn't let him in so after stealing some clothes from a laundry line, he took on the appearance of a fisherman with his little boat.
Jack walked beside him swinging his staff while Hans was on alert in case a guard might recognize him.
Hans knew that there were some cheep old houses located more on the outskirts of Arendelle so they decided to make their base there. On the way they passed through town.
"Now," Hans said as he dragged his side boat behind him, "the sorceress and her sister live inside the castle-"
"Obviously." Jack sighed as he swung his staff.
Hans gave the younger man an annoyed look before continuing. "The sorceress hardly comes out. Wherever she is so is her sister. "He looked toward the castle as they passed."All we need to do is get inside and we'll have 'em."
"So how do you think we'll get inside?" Jack asked. "Is there like a back door we could use or a secret passage somewhere...?"
"I don't know."
Jack stopped. "You don't know? You told me you lived in that castle your whole life! You gotta know someway in."
Hans quickly thought up another lie. "Well, uh, yes I did live there my whole life but, uh, I never really did explore much. I was busier with my studies." Hans continued walking with Jack following dubiously behind.
"So how are we gonna get in?" Jack asked again.
"Paper, paper! Big headline, Arendelle hosts annual July dinner once again!" said a boy as he crossed Jack and Hans' path.
"Over 'ere boy!" Hans said with an accent that made him sound like an old sailor.
The boy stopped and held out a paper to him. "That'll be ten." He said.
Hans motioned to Jack. "Give the boy 'ere his gold."
Jack rolled his eyes as he pulled two silver coins out of his pocket worth five each.
"Thank you sirs!" The boy smiled before he handed Hans the paper and continued on his way.
"I'm almost outta money you know." Jack said as Hans turned to the page about the July dinner.
"We'll use the rest to buy a fishing net. With the fish we sell we'll have some cash. Ah, now here it is."
They both read the article about the dinner. "Sounds like lots of important people are going to be here in a few days." Jack said.
"No doubt the sorceress will be there." Hans kept skimming the page. "We must get inside."
As if Lady Luck was helping them plot or as if she had a bigger scheme of her own, a mail cart came rolling past them towards the castle. Jack noticed a letter falling out of the back and rushed to pick it up.
"Hey!" He called to the cart but its driver was too busy talking to the man riding shotgun to notice. "Hey, you dropped a letter!"
Jack was getting ready to run up to them but was stopped by Hans. "Hold on, don't you want to see what it says?"
Hans took the letter from Jack and almost gave a cry. The letter was General Ottosen's RSVP that was to be delivered to Queen Elsa stating that unfortunately he was too tied up to make it to the dinner this time but he sends his regards. "General Ottosen must have been at war or something. He hardly ever uses the public delivery service." Hans said as he tore it open.
"Do you know him?" Jack asked.
"Of course. He's one of the most respected generals in these lands. He used to help my father from time to time when it came to war strategies." That part was true. General Ottosen did help Hans' father here and there but he was never as close with Hans' family as he was with Elsa and Anna's.
"So what does the letter say?" Jack asked.
Hans looked up at him with joy. "It's Ottosen's RSVP for Saturday's dinner. This is our ticket in!"