Fate - Chapter 5: " Ambush "

I burst the doors open, and I hear the men shout my way. Running on the snow, I see Marshmallow roar as Hanah grasps a sword from a lingering soldier and swings it at Marshmallow's leg. It's cut off, and he falls down, into the depths of the cliff.

" No! " I cry out, my voice ringing throughout the clearing. A few soldiers look around, as if they heard something.

" Hanah, did you just scream, 'no'? " A large thug walks up towards the woman, and she shakes her head. In anger, I create a snowstorm, that pulls against their coats and Hanah's dress. She trudges through the snow, sinking deeply into it. I glare at her as I force snowflakes to fall onto the group of trespassers.

" T- that's foolish. Now, get back in position. " She pulls herself onto a horse, and yells against the fierce wind, " Everyone! The King is not to be harmed, do you understand that? " A few soldiers nod, except for three men. One is extremely short, with graying hair, and he's shivering madly. The other two share a look as the little man whispers something in their ear.

I smirk, and glance at the group coming towards me. I run towards them, letting out a battle cry as I jump over them. Looking behind me, I see Elson looking on in horror as I make eye contact with him. He shakes his head, and I tilt my head in annoyance. I bend my fingers into claw-like formations as I blast frost on one of the thugs getting close to the castle. I grab his shirt from behind as I knock him out with my powers. I jump off the guy, and I try to forge an ice minion to scare them away.

I close my eyes, and serge up all my energy. My magic seeps out of my hands, and into the sky. It creates a myriad of blue frost as it shapes into an ice wyvern. The creature glares at the group of people, and roars at them. I slump on the ground, deprived of my power and energy.

The horse Hanah was on gets startled, and kicks Hanah off her horse, and forwards. She comes straight at me, and I stare up at her in shock. I cover my face with my arms, only to have her pass right through me. I stand up shakily as she gets up and dusts the snow off of her dress.

" Someone go after Sitron! " She commands, waving her hand behind her and turns around to look directly into my eyes. I smack her in the cheek as she lurches backwards. Her eyes turn cloudy as she looks at me bewildered. The ice wyvern scares some of the soldiers off, but a majority of them still stay standing. A few shoot some arrows at it, and it shatters into several pieces. I curse under my breath, wishing I had my staff or that my powers were stronger.

" Hey, when did that girl get there? " The little man calls out, and I start to back away.

" Um, hi. " I wave at the crowd weakly, and Hanah glares at me. Hatred fills up her eyes as she points at me.

" That woman just smacked me in the face! Someone grab her! " My eyes widen as I turn around, and start to sprint away from the group of people, my braid flailing behind me.

I'm only a few feet away from the doors as I feel two hands grab at each of my arms. Elson is on the other side of the room as he starts to run towards me. I struggle against the hands keeping me captive, but they're too strong.

" Run! " I scream, pleading for Elson to get somewhere safe. He's the king, if he dies, then Hanah will be able to marry Andrew. That would be even more worse if the summer stayed frozen! Elson stops, and stares at me in terror. Hanah is too busy to focus on me, that no one notices Elson is right next to the door. The two thugs holding me down bring me over to Hanah. They force me onto my knees as Hanah leans close in my face.

" Who are you? " She asks, her gaze intimidating. I roll my eyes, and look away from her. Hanah grasps my chin, forcing me to look upon her hypnotic gaze. " I said, who are you? "

" What's it to you? " I spat back at her, trying to get free. She looks behind her, smirking.

" Well, well, well. We got a feisty little one, eh? " She says, loud enough for even Elson to hear from the castle so far away. The group of men laugh as I narrow my eyes at her.

" Did you make that ice dragon appear out of no where? " Hanah inquires at me, and my lips form a straight line.

" It's a wyvern, actually. There's a huge difference. " I smirk up at her as she stares at me, dumbfounded.

" She's a witch! Let's kill her now! " The little lemon head man yells from across the clearing. I gaze at him, my eyes wide. My head snaps back up to Hanah as she rubs her chin.

" Well, maybe. Or, we could keep her alive and make her tell us what she knows about Elson... " Hanah goes on, her eyes filled with thought. I close my eyes, and hang my head.

" Aw, what's the matter? Is she actually scared of us? " Hanah teases, going on one knee to be eye to eye with me. I look up at her smiling, and she leans back, gasping. I blow ice at her, and she gets blown across the snow clearing. She falls in a pile of snow as I smile innocently at her. My head suddenly starts buzzing in pain, and I go limp. The feeling is over as soon as it began, and I shake my head at Hanah.

" Try me. " I snap at her, and she stands back up. Hanah walks back over to me, and looks at the palace.

" I know how to get the King out of his hiding place. " She announces, and I peer up at her. She grasps a sword out, and motions for the men to lift me on my feet. They do so willingly, and she places the blade at my neck.

" Elson! If you don't come out, this little girl here dies. " I snap my head to look at her as she shares a look with me.

" Don't even bother he's not in there. " I say, pleading for him to of already left. I can see a piece of his platinum blonde hair as he walks out confidently.

" Let her go, Hanah. " He says, his voice reaching the clearing loud and unafraid. She smirks, and keeps the sword at my neck.

" I can not believe you fell for that trick, Overland. " She says, her voice filled with amusement. Elson narrows his eyes, and gets close enough to touch her.

" You let her go now, or I'll make you. " He threatens, his eyes meet mine, and I shake my head. He closes his eyes, and looks back at Hanah. He meets her stare head on as she starts to dig the blade into my neck. A stream of crimson blood runs down my neck as I close my eyes in pain. Elson's eyes are longing to help me, but he stays where he is. I nod at him in understanding, but his head lowers a bit.

" You can't do anything to me, because if you do, Andrew will never forgive you. " Hanah declares, and she raises an eyebrow at Elson. He looks up at her, and she knows she's won. In a flash, Elson grabs the sword away from Hanah, grasps her neck, and pulls her to him. She struggles, and he places the knife at her neck.

" You don't deserve him. " He hisses into her ear, and the soldiers raise their arrows at him. His eyes are clouded by anger as he glares at the crowd. My eyes widen, and I struggle against the hands holding me down. I have to do something.

" Elson, stop! " I cry out, my eyes filled with fear for him. " Just let her go. " His eyes go wide as he looks at Hanah, then me. " It's alright. " Elson looks at the sword and drops it on the snow. He nods slightly, and the soldiers start to surround him.

" Wait! " Hanah shouts, placing her hands in front of Elson, blocking the soldiers. " Remember, we promised no harm shall come to him. And none shall. " She looks back at him, her eyes filled with a devillish plan. " But, I never said no harm shall come to his little friend here. "

The soldiers laugh mockingly as Hanah grasps my neck in her hand. " I think I'll save that time for another day. " She promises, and lets me go. Elson and I share a look of fear as the guards drag us away from the palace, and towards Arendelle.

So much for finding Pabbie...