My Hidden Power
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Let's get back to Arendelle and our friend's nice dinner together…
This palace is ridiculously huge! I mean I've been in here before a few years ago on work agendas but that was only really to the gates, I never actually entered the palace for a meal! I'm actually pretty nervous for this dinner; I spend a lot of time with Elsa as it is now that me and Anna are finally together, but every now and then it kind of hits me that she IS the Queen of Arendelle. As comfortable as I am around her I do need to make an impression today, on her and the palace servants. That's a thought, how do I use the servants? I've never so much as had a single item of food made for me by anyone else, yet here I'll be having meal after meal prepared for me! What do I do if I need the bathroom, or if I don't like that food? Actually that's unlikely, everything is bound to be delicious.
I can however, take comfort in the fact that the tailor me and Anna went to see has done wonders with my outfit! He has apparently taken inspiration off of my clothes that I left with him; he has crafted a charcoal grey jacket out of fine linin with red trimmings and lapels, and a soft pair of grey pants, that are still made of the same linin on the outside, but they have a really nice, soft inlay so that they are comfortable to wear. I always keep my hair in a kind of thick, wavy… well mess, as Anna calls it, but Philippe recommended I put this strange waxy product in before the meal, and it's sort of locked my hair in its best state of waviness! He's really pulled out all the stops for this one; I must remember to thank him for this later. I wonder if he'd appreciate any free blocks of ice.
I'm in Elsa's study right now; even her study is as gorgeous as the palace! From what Anna has said she spent thirteen years of her life in this very room, doing goodness knows what; maybe she was working on how to control her powers? The first think I noticed was the enormous stained glass window in the centre of the back wall, shrouded with beautiful red and blue drapes. I can't help but think how much better it would have looked with ice instead of glass. I've also never seen so many books before! We had a few back at the Valley of the Living Rock, Pappie used to read some to me growing up, but nothing like these ones. They're very thick, with so many words in them and no pictures! What kind of book has no pictures?! What possible use can one person have with all these? I must admit that Elsa is remarkably intelligent; I think she can speak in a completely different language! Maybe it is because of her reading all these books in her solitude for all that time. Speaking of Elsa, she and Anna said they'd come and collect me when they're ready to go down, and even though Kai has been relieved of his servant duties, he stayed with me to help prepare.
"I think it looks marvelous! The royal family have always relied on Mr Philippe to supply the finest clothes from across the country!"
"You're not wrong there Kai, this is unlike anything I've ever worn!" I reply. I've been getting to know Kai quite a lot since we've been getting my suit ready, turns out he comes from an entire family of servants, but serving Elsa, he said, has been the greatest job he or anyone in his family has done. But I can't help but wonder one thing:
"So Kai, what's the deal with you and Gerda?"
"Deal sir?"
"Yeah! Deal!"
"I don't follow." He said, but he must know what I mean.
"Are you and her an item?"
"No, unfortunately servant law prevents such relationships between colleagues in the palace."
"Unfortunately? Ha! So you have thought about it?"
"Me and Gerda?"
"Yes, we are talking about you two aren't we?" he's really avoiding the question now!
"Ah I see what you're implying; but no we are purely friends, very good friends I may add."
I feel a little saddened at this unveiling, "Aww that sucks, I really thought you and her were a couple!" I said, truthfully.
"You wouldn't be the first!" he said as he adjusted my lapels and gave my hair a quick pat to test the integral strength of the wax, and my hair sprang back to its frozen, wavy self. "Wow, Philippe can sure pick out a good hair medium!"
I have no idea what he's talking about, seems to be a regular occurrence now, so I just nod and say "Mmm" in agreement.
I hear a noise behind me and the girls swoop in in their normal gracious way. Elsa is wearing a dress not too dissimilar from her signature blue ice dress she created up in her mountain castle, I think to myself, how has that thing still not melt- but my thoughts are immediately interrupted by Anna.
Anna seamlessly floated into the room after her sister and her baby blue eyes meet mine, I am instantly locked in her gaze, she is wearing a Green Summer dress, like the one she was wearing when we first met at Wandering Oaken's Trading Post (and it had a sauna!) but this one had pleats from her waist, contouring down to just below her knees, giving a dazzling display of green on the outside layer, and yellow waving from the inside. It came up to a V style cutaway, bordered with a light brown pattern with yellow buttons every now and then. In a strange way it reminds me of summer in itself. This border stops just above her chest, displaying very little of her bosom, still more than she'd be comfortable wearing before I knew her. Her luscious, rich strawberry Blonde hair is tied in a bun with a piece of green cloth, delicately tied so that it drapes down to her upper back. I've never seen her in this light before; she's always been so timid and shy with her clothes and her movements, eccentric as they were, always felt quite hesitant if that makes sense. Not any more though, now she's more alive and loud with her emotions, I'm pretty sure I saw Kai's jaw drop as well. She literally radiates with beauty; she's the exact definition of what the perfect girl would look like to me. She is perfect.
And she's in love with me?
10 minutes before…
"Ooooooh I'm so excited! You realise this will be the first time we've ever had a dinner date together!"
"Really Anna? I thought you two dated last week at the diner near the harbour?"
"Not me and Kristoff silly, us, our family, You and me, Kai & Gerda too!"
I know I'm right; Elsa and I hadn't done anything together since our confinement, which was hard considering we were inseparable from each other when we were younger. But that was a long time ago, and there's only so much time sisters can spend apart; I think 13 years is long enough!
"You're right!" I know… "Our first real dinner date! But Anna, as much as I wanna chat with my beloved sis, I wanna hear more about my beloved sis's new squeeze!" she teased. It's true though, she has greatly accepted Kristoff into our, very unique, little family but she really doesn't know much about him at all!
"I am really happy that you were so welcoming to him Elsa, I thought at first you'd be hesitant as I did meet my true love whilst engaged to Hans…"
"I was at first if I'm honest, but I quickly realized what it was he was doing for you when I was up in the castle, but believe me, any doubts I had went out the window when he tried to wallop that little worm on the boat!"
"Yeah that was really admirable of him; no one would DARE assault a prince!" these words made me realize exactly how bad it could have been for Krissy. "Oh gosh I'm glad I got in the way of him…" I said, my mind still there on the boat with us.
"Why?! Why'd you have to stop him?" she pleaded, "Be realistic, look at the size of Kristoff compared to Hans!"
"He is pretty big isn't he…" I dreamily side tracked, "But I was thinking how it could have turned out for him, you know legally! He could have been in a whole lot of trouble!"
"How? He just wanted to beat the man responsible for plotting to kill the Queen and Princess of Arendelle to a pulp! I was in the position of authority as queen, and I was fine with it, trust me!"
Darn it she's right, no bad could have come of letting my Krissy having a bit of a 'play' with Hans, argh I shouldn't have restrained him!
"Ah well, it's done now" Elsa noted, "Now enough about him, lets figure out what to do with you tonight" she quizzed as she looked me up and down, like she was scanning my entire body for problems she could fix.
"Isn't what I've got on now okay?" I asked. I was just going to wear a cute red gown with a picture of the sun knitted into the back and over my left shoulder. Pretty casual attire I would wear around the palace when I was lounging about.
"Oh yeah, this is your first date so you won't have a clue will you?" she teased with a wink.
"Oh so suddenly you're a love expert? Gosh you sound just like Kristoff before he took me the see his trolls because of th-" I stop myself there, I don't wanna go back to that thought, but I can tell Elsa was finishing my sentence in her head. "Sorry…"
"Don't apologize" she said with a bite, "Nothing that happened was your fault, there's no need for any apology."
"Got it" I said, now desperate to change the subject, I go back to my outfit "so what did you have in mind?" I said, waving my arms to display her canvas.
"I know!" she said after much thought as she took off into my wardrobe, it's a walk in by the way! I start to get a bit nervous, she's definitely planning something.
After a few long seconds she finally returns with a dress I didn't actually recognize, "Where did you get this from?" I query as I examine the green folded dress she is holding.
"I sent word to Philippe that I needed a seriously cute dress for you to wear on a date with Kristoff, and this is what he sent back!" she said with a lot of excitement, "what do you think?!"
It's absolutely gorgeous is what I think! But it seems a little too revealing for my liking, "It's really nice Elsa, but don't you think it's a little, you know, short?" I say, pointing out the short leg length and instinctively folding my arms I front of my chest at the sight of the very wide and low V-neck.
"Oh Anna come on! You're not a little girl anymore! You are a grown woman and a princess, and you have a grown man out there that you need to impress!"
"Impress? I thought Krissy liked me anyway?" I reply, now I'm really nervous, how do I impress someone?
"Of course he does, anyone can tell that! He's absolutely obsessed with you! But you need to flaunt a little, in case you haven't noticed you're a little on the super-cute size!" she commented, referring to my chest. REAL NERVOUS now, and feeling slightly awkward… Is this usually what sister's talk about, boys and each other's chest girth? I know we've been apart for so long but it really doesn't seem right.
"Elsa, I don't know if I'm comfortable with this" I admit as I take a seat on my bed. "It's just not me, I wouldn't feel right in that" all this revelation was starting to get to me now. I even consider calling the whole thing off I'm that nervous.
She drapes the dress on my bed, sits next to me places one arm around my shoulders, "Sorry if it's a bit much, I'm just trying to help. Kristoff already finds you absolutely adorable; you're perfect in his eyes and mine, I just think you should have a little fun this evening with your outfit?"
Maybe she's right, I'm definitely not 7 years old anymore; I'm nearly 19! I need to be more confident with my body, I'm pretty sure Kristoff would appreciate it! "Okay, you're right!" I finally disclose "Let's try it on".
"Yaaaay!" Elsa's face lights up "I know you'll love it when it's on you!
It takes about 5 minutes to actually get the thing on me. "So, what do you think?" Elsa asks ecstatically as she rushes me over to the mirror, where my jaw drops. I have such a slender figure anyway, but this is so tight around my waist. It stops at the end of my shoulder, right where my arm begins, and follows a V shape and meets just halfway up my chest. I don't like it. It is way too revealing, but I promised Elsa I'd try it on. The skirt section of it folds over itself as it drapes down my front, creating a flurry of yellow and green colour as I walk, ending just below my knees. That's okay; I'll be sitting down most of the time anyway. Elsa is putting my hair in a bun using a green piece of fabric that is too long. I can tell as it does drape down to my shoulder blades, but it does add a sense of creativity to an already 'loud' dress. I decide to kid myself; other than how revealing it is, I really do like it.
"It's, it's really cute" I eventually manage to get it out. "I just don't know about, all this!" I say, making an oval shape with my finger around my now very exposed torso.
"Anna, I promise you it will be fine" she reassures, "Kristoff won't be able to keep his eyes off of you! Listen to your big sis!" she begs. I can tell she is desperate to have me wear this, and I think of all the effort Philippe must have done getting it ready at such short notice.
"Okay, I do like it" I admit, only slightly kidding myself. "It's gorgeous!"
"Good! Only the best for my beautiful sister!" she says, giving my cheek a playful squeeze. "Now let's go surprise Kristoff!"
Mission accomplished! He can't look away from her! He's completely bewitched by mine and Philippe's creation; he didn't do too badly on Kristoff's attire either it's worth pointing out. I bet he feels so silly wearing fine clothes like this, but there's no way I was gonna let him wear his normal, grubby outfit, goodness knows when they were last washed! But it's paid off, and they both look absolutely gorgeous. I subtly wink at Kai, who returns mine with one of his. We've been planning this for a while now him and I; getting Anna all dolled up, and Kristoff looking sharp. It was Kristoff that broke the silence first.
"Anna… you look… amazing…" I give a little weep of triumph, and my sister goes ruby red.
"Thank you…" she giggled in her usual, sweet and innocent way, "You look… amazing too…" Both of their jaws still hung open as they remained locked in each other's stare, this couldn't have gone any better!
I'm doing this because every now and then I remember that she had lost a great deal of her life because of me. Being locked up in a castle for thirteen years she never got to experience having a crush on anyone, or being able to slip out of the palace late at night just to be with the one she loved. It's these thoughts that remind me how much I have really ruined her life in my own selfish way; what I thought I was doing to protect her was actually crushing her from the inside, and it makes me sick to the stomach to think that I let it happen.
"Are you okay your majesty?" said Kai interrupting my train of thought, apparently I had begun crying. It also snapped Anna and Kristoff out of their trance.
"Yeah… yeah I am, sorry! Let's head down shall we?" I say, covering my emotions from everyone, I decide that the tears were because I am so happy and proud to see how far my baby sister has come, from being a bored little girl roaming around the palace (I'm pretty sure I heard her talk to a painting of Joan of Arc once), to this beautiful, fully grown woman that I have suppressed for so long up until my coronation day. And now we're on a date with the man of her dreams, and our best friends.
We're a strange little family, but perfect none the less.
The main hall looks amazing. Alongside its usual wooden floors, green wallpaper, and green tinted wooden pillars, it has been complimented by a small area (though still pretty big) that Kai had sectioned off for us, consisting of curtains to cut out the rest of the outside world from us while we dine. There is a small round table in the centre of this area, decorated using green dinner mats, fine silver cutlery and crystal glasses, one for each of us, even the snowman... Apparently, he hadn't followed my order about NOT working for tonight as he has clearly still played a big part in all this. I think the smaller table was a good choice; I wanted tonight to be a more intimate affair for Anna and Kristoff. It couldn't possibly have worked with them sitting a shout away from each other! I'm sitting closest to the wall, with Olaf to my left, and Anna to my right. Following the table around, sitting next to Anna is Kristoff, and from him Kai & Gerda, another reason I chose a small table was so there wouldn't be enough room for Kristoff to bring in that smelly reindeer of his!
"You realise this would be the first time we have dined in the palace as guests!" starts Gerda, referring to her and Kai.
"Really? You never eat with the royals?" Kristoff queried, his and Anna's finger's intertwined in an embrace.
"Oh no," said Kai, shocked at Kristoff's lack of knowledge of the royal servant's way of life "as servants to the royal family we are tasked with preparation of the meals, ensuring that all upholstery is cleaned and linin is fresh, as well as daily maintenance of the palace."
I can tell that a few words in Kai's remark stumbled Kristoff so I try and summarize, "They look after us very well!" I said with an appreciative smile "It's another reason I invited you guys, to give you a break!"
"Aww you don't work us that hard that we need breaks sweetie!" said Gerda.
"And let's not forget you guys have been our best friends for our whole lives growing up!" Anna jumped in; she does have a point there!
"Well we did have quite a substantial amount of fun didn't we, children!" he said in that accent! Oh my gosh, It's been years since he's used that voice! Anna and I burst out laughing, and just got weird looks from Olaf and Kristoff. Some explanation might not go amiss here!
"Basically, when we were young, Elsa and I would come to this very room late at night and, she'd turn it into a winter wonderland! We'd go Ice skating, have snowball fights and just mess around in the snowfall! One day this old head servant heard us and she'd shout out "Children!" all the time and we'd run away, leaving the hall frozen over!" I had to stop to take a breath; Anna and I are in hysterics over this!
"So wait- were you guys here when that would happen?" asked Kristoff.
"Oh we'd join in with the girls! Of course we'd have to clean up the aftermath but it was always worth it, but this one always cheated!" Gerda chuckled, referring to me; I'd always create enormous boulders in a matter of seconds to hurl at the other team using my abilities, I did have a slight advantage there.
"Oh I can imagine that! Did you make snowmen like me?" asked Olaf, with a really excited tone.
"Actually, I made you a few times Olaf, but only up in the mountains did I have enough power to sustain you." It's strange talking about him like this.
"Wait- so you made loads of little me's? Do I have snowbrothers and snowsisters?!"
"No, sorry Olaf, but you do have us!" Anna said, in such a sweet voice it could cheer anyone up, and it clearly worked.
"Daww I love you guys!" he said, wrapping his twiggy arm around me and Kai.
"We love you too Olaf!" Kristoff said, reaching over and giving his head a scratch, making little flakes of frost float onto the table. I decide now is the best time to ask.
"So Kristoff, Anna tells me you were raised by a surrogate family?" I questioned, being careful in choosing my words.
"Yeah that's true, from a young age I was mining ice with the ice pack, but they were all fully grown men and me and Sven were just babies compared to them. But it was actually you that led me to them Elsa!"
I give a quick look of confusion, "I did? When did I do that?" I am very confused now.
"Yeah, one time I was walking with Sven and we saw the King and Queen hurry past with you and Anna was curled up in their arms. I followed with Sven and watched Pappie do something to Anna's head and one of the trolls just, took me in there and then! I know it doesn't balance out what happened with you sweetie," he said as he cupped Anna's cheek, "but if it wasn't for you guys, I wouldn't have a family! I probably wouldn't have an ice business and-" he changes his gaze to meet my sister's, "I would never have met you Anna. I love you!"
"I love you too Krissy!" Anna replies as she nuzzles his arm with her face. These two are just so adorable. She eventually rests her head on his shoulder, and in return he rests his head on hers. This got an "Awww" from our guests. Such a romantic gesture is rare to find in this palace, and I wasn't about to let anything interrupt-
"So when's the food ready?" said an impatient Olaf. Does he even eat anything?
At that moment the servants slipped in through the curtains with our food and a large jug of wine.
This has been one of the best nights of my life. Dinner my family, our family. It has consisted of general chit chat between Kristoff and me, and Olaf trying to understand that yes, he is alive but no, he doesn't need to eat. The main topic on everyone's lips is listening to the stories of the Ice Master. Everyone wants to hear about my true love's life and background; Elsa has been especially keen on finding out a bit more about him. I love the fact that she is showing such an interest in him! The food was absolutely gorgeous, and I'm sure the company made it taste better. The night before Kristoff leaves on his journey couldn't have gone any better.
"Phew! I'm stuffed!" Kristoff said.
"Same…" I replied.
"I couldn't muster another bite!" said Kai, with Gerda shaking her head in agreement.
"You guys are such lightweights!" Said Anna, I'm not surprised. She was always a big eater and the last one to finish any meal, not because she was a slow eater by any means, but she always had so much food on her plate.
"How on earth can you stomach all of that Princess?" Kristoff says, in amazement at Anna's capacity for dinner.
"It's MY hidden power!" she said in a kind of 'obviously' tone while glancing at me!
"Anna has been like that since she was a wee child!" Said Gerda, rubbing her full tummy. "Never an ounce of food was wasted for dinner was it?" she turned to Kai.
"Well… if there were any leftovers from Anna, I might nibble on them after." He admitted to the shock of Gerda, I knew this already and found her reaction quite funny, as did Anna and Kristoff.
"You ate them?"
"I did… sorry." Kai said, looking at his empty plate, hiding a giggle.
"Well I used to eat all the leftovers from Elsa!" This I didn't know, and just fueled the humour that was circulating the table.
"You did! That's why her plate was always empty…"
"You went to my plate after Anna's?" I asked between laughs.
"Well there was always so little on Anna's I'd sometimes see what you had to offer… Now I know why it was futile!" he said to Gerda.
"Okay let's just admit we're both piggish and move on?" Gerda asked, I wished we didn't have to, this is brilliant and Kristoff definitely approves seeing as his head is in his hands laughing!
"I think you would have benefitted from me in the kitchens more than these two, I don't eat anything…" Olaf whispered to me, but not quietly enough as Kristoff is literally in tears laughing!
"Olaf! Be careful of other's feelings!" Anna said. It would have been more convincing if she too wasn't in hysterics.
"No he's definitely right there would have been more food left!" Gerda said as Kai nods in agreement.
It takes a while for everyone to calm down now, I've been giggling solid now for at least 10 minutes and my childish sister and her equally as childish boyfriend are both drying their eyes. Tonight has been wonderful, I've reconnected with my sister, shared a few great past times with my friends and, above all for me, learned about Kristoff and his past; he is perfect for my sister.
"Tonight has been amazing" said Anna, like she read my mind.
"It has been fantastic hasn't it?" replies Kai, with nods of agreement from Gerda and Olaf.
"It has. Thank you so much for inviting me Elsa, this has meant so much to me. You guys have all made my life so much better ever since I met you in that weird man's shop up in the mountains and I'm so happy to be a part of this family"
"Aww Kristoff you'll always be welcome in this palace, you know that" smiled Gerda.
"Speaking of which, you know you do have a room here Kristoff? Are you ever going to move in?" I ask.
"Actually I am." He revealed, to which Anna gleamed with happiness!
"You are!" she cried out!
"Yes! Once I get back from Shore's Supplies, that's it!" He paused and gathers his words, "I'm hanging up the woolly hat and resigning my ice business over to Arendelle." This shocked both me and Anna at his revelation.
"You're leaving your job? Like, for real? You spoke about it before but I didn't think you were serious!" Anna is shocked, this is obviously news to her. "But, ice is your life! It means so much to you!" Anna recited, sounds like something he has mentioned before.
"No Anna, YOU are my life now, YOU mean so much more to me than my ice business, and all it's doing is getting in the way of us, so when Elsa offered me a place completely rent-free in the palace, I decided that I wouldn't take any more order requests from any companies. Shore's Supplies will be my last transit, and then someone else will have to step in and shift all the ice about won't they?" at some point during his big speech, Anna had scooted closer to him and the both were holding each other's elbows in their hands in embrace, and her eyes were filled with tears of joy, this was great news!
"Oh Kristoff!... I love you so much!"
"I love you too Princess" He replies as they contract into a hug filled with so much love for each other. I start tearing up now, Kristoff cares about my baby sister so much. I'm so glad he isn't the sort to take advantage of her.
It was then I notice Kai looking for my gaze and we wink at each other,
Mission accomplished.
It's very dark out now, I didn't realize how long we'd been inside but time flies when you're having fun I guess! We'd gotten changed and left straight from the palace and are walking down through the marketplace towards the gates. Anna and I are ahead linked by the arm; her head is resting on my shoulder, with the others walking behind us. I enjoy walks like this with Anna. Although we have taken it countless times before, just spending time with her is perfect, even if we don't talk it's still perfect but tonight, my trip is the hot topic on Anna's lips.
"So how long will you be gone again?"
"I'm not sure, but it shouldn't be any longer than a week or so" I honestly don't have a clue how long I'll be, but I can't imagine staying out for longer than that for any reason. "Believe me; I'll be back as soon as I can!" I say, but I can see she's not too pleased at this. Usually my trips take around a day two, but Shore's Supplies is literally on the other side of the north mountain, and further.
"It's gonna be dark though! Are you sure you shouldn't wait till tomorrow morning when it'll be brighter?"
Bless her, she's worried already, "Honey it's much safer to leave at this time anyway, and it's faster because they'll be no one hogging the paths, so me and Sven won't get stuck waiting behind them" we're always one of the fastest on the count of him being a reindeer, and if I leave at this light level, it'll be bright by the time we reach Fallcoach Valley. That's a trip I want to make during the daytime.
"Are you sure you still don't want a royal guard escort?" Elsa asks, with Anna eagerly awaiting my reply.
"No, but thank you Elsa. With all due respect, Sven would just have to keep slowing down for the horses anyway, so it'd be quicker without them."
"What if someone tries to mug you?" Anna starts.
"No one is going to try and mug me."
"What if someone DOES though?"
"Then I'll punch them!"
"What if they have a weapon? What if there are a lot of them? What if they-"
I grab her around her waist and kiss her lips, those soft, ruby red lips, lips that need to stop worrying about me! As we break off from our warm embrace, her still in my arms, I say in a hushed tone "You have my word Anna that no one will try and stop me, nothing bad is going to happen, and I'll be back before the week is out, deal?"
"Deal, and you'd better stick to it! she said, playfully slapping my chest.
"I promise" I realize this is the last time I will see her for a while so I was about to pull her into another embrace when she pulled me into one of her own. As we kissed again, her hands reach over my shoulders and around my neck, playing with my hair again, she loves doing that! I am holding her in the mid region of her back with one hand and cradling her head with the other.
"Okay kids come on, let's try and get Kristoff on the road before sunrise!" said Elsa, continuing on her path around us.
"He.. Sorry…" Anna started, breaking off.
"Yeah sorry about that" I apologize, scratching the back of my head.
We continue to head to the gates and stop at the stables, where a very excited Sven is waiting for me. At the sight of me, she jumps up and gallops towards me, almost sending me flying back!
"Whoa easy boy, it's okay I missed you too!" I said giving his head a scratch.
"So," Elsa began, "Looks like it's gonna be the last time you use this guy!" she said pointing at my sled. Because of the route I'll be taking, Elsa had it outfitted with cushioned seats, a small but very soft sleeping bag and, above all else, wheels that I can attach to the runners! Only half this journey will be in snow and ice, the rest on mountain roads and stone paths, so it's crucial that I can traverse that sort of terrain.
"I guess so, but I'm definitely keeping her! Is there any where she could stay in the courtyard?" I ponder.
"You could keep it in the private stables around back!" it? She has feelings you know!
"That would be perfect actually!" I said, very grateful.
I connect the sled with Sven and do my checks. Cargo secured? Check. Harness Fastened? Check. Bog roll? Subtly check… I guess that's it, I turn to the others to say farewell, and Anna throws herself into my arms again.
"I'm gonna miss you so much Krissy!"
"I'm gonna miss you too princess" I reply as I nuzzle her head. Her hair smells so good! Like strawberries I think? Boy I'm gonna miss that smell.
We let go of each other and I hope on the sled. "Thank you so much for a great evening again guys, I'll never forget it!"
"You're very welcome Kristoff, and the pleasure was all ours!" Elsa responded.
"We'll see you when you return young Kristoff!" Said Kai as he and Gerda waved at me.
"I'll look forward to it!" I lower myself to Anna who is right next to my sled "And once I'm back, you'll help me move out of that shed I've been living in?"
"Yes yes yes! And just for the record, I think you're hut is so adorable!"
"Just like you" I wink at her and peck her on the cheek one last time.
She retreats back to the others and they all wave goodbye. I return the gesture and grab the reins. "Let's go Sven!" I call out as he gives a huff and snort, and pulls away at sharp speed!
After a while I look back at my new home of Arendelle as it gets smaller and smaller. At night the lights of the streets and palace make it look almost as beautiful as the princess inside that will be waiting for my return.
But until then, looks like it's just me and Sven on the road for one last time.
And there you have it! Finally Chapter four has rolled our, sorry it took so long but as I said I have assignments to complete as well. Hopefully making this chapter longer than usual has balanced that out!
Also, WHAT? 340+ views on this story so far? That's unbelievable! I can't believe there are 340+ people that want to read this!
Also a quick question: What do you guys think about Kai and Gerda? We see very VERY little of them in the movie but I researched their characters and decided that this was the closest I could get to them!
Right. It's time to wait for Chapter 5, where we will leave Arendelle completely and say hi to a new foe, and his unlikely accomplice, for a grand scheme...
See you there...
-Dan
