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"Els!" a high pitch voice called her. Pitter patter of footsteps echoed in the halls as the person ran towards her, knocking her in the process.

"Oof! Oww! Laine!" she grunted while the latter giggled. "I told you not to run, you might hurt yourself!" she chastised while she helped the latter on her feet. "Do you feel any pain?" she asked.

The twin sister shook her head and a smile broke on her slips. "Mother made chocolate treats! The ones we like so much. Big brother said we can have his share this time since he made me cry yesterday." the latter rambled to her elder twin.

"Really? That's generous of him." Elisbeth recalled how she chastised their older brother for being a bully towards their little sister and made him give up his share of sweet treats. She patted the latter's head gently. "Big brother is childish and petty but he loves us. And because you are so easy to tease." she chuckled.

"Am not!'' The latter indignantly responded with a pout, only to receive another fits of laughter from Elisbeth.

"See! You are so easy! Your reactions are always satisfactory!" Elisbeth pinched her little sister's cheek ever so gently. "Learn how to mask your emotions. If Kris teased you and got no response from you, he'll get tired of it and leave you alone. I was once his victim with his childish behavior but soon enough got tired of teasing when I didn't give any reaction."

"Really?"

"Really." Elisbeth smiled so bright that it could rival the sun itself.

Anna was awoken by a voice. so immediately her teal eyes landed on the sleeping figure on the chaise. A single pillow cushioned the platinum blonde's head and a dark purple blanket covering her body. She observed the latter who was mumbling names in her sleep. She knew dreams were plaguing the latter just like the other night, she woke up because of the sudden burst of cold wind.

"..laine. . ."

Anna sat up and watched the latter's face soften. It was a rare sight since the latter only had this stoic, cold and murderous face every single second of the day.

The name uttered was so familiar to her. Elaine. The youngest of the Vinter children. Anna now knew who Elsa really was since Olaf had given her enough evidence about the platinum blonde's heritage, but kept on denying it just because she couldn't accept that Elsa was right and what she did was just.

There was so much evidence of Elsa's real identity. Many of the nobles supported her claim, the King Corona had passed the crown to her without any second thoughts and had supported her all the way. The steward of Vinter had recognized her. She also wore Prince Eleazar's ring, a family heirloom passed down to the next head of the house.

What she couldn't grasp was could her grandfather truly ordered Elsa's family's demise? But Arendelle was peaceful and prospered under his rule, and there was this accusation of him ordering the demise of children. She didn't know that.

The wheels in her head were turning. If Elsa was the true heiress and rightful Queen then it would make her grandfather a usurper and murderer. But there was no evidence if he truly ordered such carnage. The platinum blonde could only be blaming him because she doesn't have anyone to point her finger at and maybe her lust for power had pushed her into doing it, also not to mention Corona would have rights of trade and alliance to Arendelle the longer Elsa sat on the throne, giving Corona a motive to support Elsa's claim. Elsa was groomed to take her position as Queen and her mentor was none other than the King of Corona himself, well at least that was her intuition.

Her grandfather was kind to her and always would find the time to accompany her. That was why she couldn't believe all the accusations against him. He was also over protective of her. He had not let her go out without at least fifteen guards with her, it has always been like that, then the alliance between Arendelle and the Valley fell apart. She was not allowed to go out anymore without her grandfather accompanying her, so going out to the castle grounds became rare. Soon after that she was sent to the dark, cold and bleak Vinter castle a few months before the war broke out.

Anna contemplated for a bit. Say her grandfather did all those horrible things he was being accused of to have the crown, then it would make Elsa's actions justifiable. But does that include Elsa forcing herself on her? Does that justify the hatred she was receiving as well as humiliation and being forced into a ridiculous marriage?

No. It doesn't.

If Elsa truly hated her family, she could've killed her instead of making her a breeding vessel for the House Vinter. No matter how humiliating it was, she was reduced into a vessel for the child.

Now she would make Elsa regret not killing her when she had a chance. She was still very much angry when she was taken without her consent.

Anna gripped the sheets tightly. "Once my child is born, I will make you pay for all of these sufferings I had to endure. You may be the true heiress but I will fight for the life you took and for destroying mine." The thought of her child had calmed her a bit. Even if it was conceived in an unimaginable way, her heart softened at the thought of loving something before it was born. "I'll protect you with my life."

At General Fjordian's camp.

"General. This is the report for this week." Flint handed Fjordian a long piece of parchment.

General Fjordian read and analyzed the things written there.

"Our supplies are running low. Disgruntled men wouldn't be willing to fight. We have to gather resources somewhere, or else we will starve to death."

"We could always take grains and other edible food from the farmlands but it would certainly expose us and not to mention the added security in every point of entry. The usurper Queen is a paranoid woman." Flint continued.

"However the Vinter castle was filled with resources, but there would be a small army waiting for us. We will be able to overwhelm them and take the castle. So instead of settling on a farmer's harvest and risking our location, why don't we go all out and take everything?" John had suggested.

The men had looked at him, especially the General. "That's a great idea. Storming the castle would gain us resources and proper shelter until we take Anna from the capital." the General stated.

"I thought we should wait for the Queen's reply?" Rider asked.

"It was taking her forever to reply. We have to act before our men would lose their loyalty to us because of a grumbling stomach." General Fjordian replied. "Flint, gather more information about our camp's status and John, round up our men to start preparing. Rider, I need you to plan our move. Dismissed."

The two men dispersed aside from the General and Rider.

"We don't have siege weapons to bust open the castle gates." Rider said.

"Make one! Also each castle has a backdoor entrance. All we have to do is find it and infiltrate from the inside" The General shrugged.

He was right. Every castle has a backdoor, often heavily guarded and hidden. But if they failed they would be killed. Unless he has something to prevent it.

"General. I have something to say." General Fjordian stared at him. "I caught wind of Elsa's plan, the usurper Queen, would take our Queen as her wife."

"What?" dark eyes widened in surprise. "Since when did you hear this rumor?"

"Few days ago."

The General's face paled and he paced around the tent. "Why didn't you tell me?!"

"I had no opportunity to tell you." Rider stated. "Maybe this union between them would bring peace in our kingdom, if we pledge ourselves to Queen Anna's service then we can come back to the capital without risking a civil war."

"That's ridiculous! I will never submit myself to anyone!" the General stated in the fits of anger. "I will not be a subject of a young, weak Queen. We need a male strong ruler that could control the reins of the Kingdom and can command an army."

Rider looked at his General. "Are you planning on taking the throne?" he asked.

The General halted from his tirade."We will prepare for the siege and plan it carefully. Take men with you to scout the castle. Dismissed." That's all he said.

Rider reluctantly left the General alone.

"His Majesty wouldn't be pleased by the news." he took a parchment and wrote a letter to the man he pledged his allegiance with.

Anna woke up once again and she was alone, the chaise was empty and breakfast was served. She changed her clothes and styled her hair in twin plaints. She took her breakfast in silence, however she noticed another plate prepared across her. Soon enough the door opened revealing the platinum blonde dressed in dark waistcoat and white shirt with matching black silk ascot. Dark blue sash around her waist and white breeches and a pair of black knee high boots.

"Good morning." Elsa said.

Anna halted from eating, became cautious all of a sudden.

"Please don't stop your meal on my account." Elsa sat across from her and ate her meal.

Anna watched the platinum blonde silently.

They ate in silence. Which was odd. They usually engaged in verbal jabs in every opportunity they got. Anna suddenly halted again and stared at the food in panic. There could be one reason for Elsa not ruining her meal, she could've poisoned it.

"What's the matter? You don't like the food?" Elsa asked.

Anna stared at Elsa for a moment and saw a confused expression etched on her face then at the food.

Those gestures didn't go unnoticed by the platinum blonde.

"I am not a coward to resort to something as trivial as poisoning you. That's low, even for me." Elsa had set aside her utensils and pushed her plate away from her.

Anna was just making sure this wouldn't be her last meal. "Knowing you, my life is in perpetual danger."

Elsa chuckled. "You are one interesting woman." her lips were curving upwards. "My dear wife, do you take me as a fool?"

A nauseating feeling surged inside Anna at the way she was addressed. "Don't call me that!"

"Why? You are my wife and soon we will hold a public wedding. After the Royal Progress in which you will join me, take this as a formal invitation.

Progress, an activity every monarch had done to visit each corner of the kingdom in order to keep in touch with the people and boost the monarch's popularity. A power move to gain more support.

Anna scoffed. "And you will use me to gain more support. What more can I expect from you?"

Humorless laughter escaped Elsa's lips. "As I've told you before, I don't need you. Don't let your not-so-illustrious pedigree get into your head. House Vinter and Aren are much more powerful than yours." There was a pause. "I'm trying to get used to the idea of being married to a person who is directly related to the man who almost ended my family line. If you behave, I will as well. But if you provoke and plot against me then I will be terribly sorry that I have to punish you accordingly. And I am hoping you'll commit treason so I could justly end you." a knowing smile graced the Queen's lips.

Anna's heart sank and she paled drastically as she remembered the plot of her escape with the help of the rebels. What truly disturbed her was the smile of the Queen as if she knew something.

"But then again, you won't be foolish enough to have yourself killed. . . or are you?" a mocking tone was evident in her words.

"You know nothing of me!"

"Don't be so sure." Elsa cryptically stated. "Also you are not allowed to leave this room until the public wedding." she saw Anna was about to protest but Elsa raised her voice. "YOU WILL DO AS COMMANDED." Her words left no room for argument. "If you try to escape I will be compelled to lock you in the dungeon like a true prisoner."

Anna gritted her teeth. She has to obey since she wouldn't be able to reach the General from prison. She must take the first step of her plan. She lowered her gaze and stayed silent.

"I'll have Gerda attend to your needs." Elsa rose from her seat and left the room.

"Patience Anna. Patience." Anna said to herself.

Afternoon came, Elsa had gone out in the castle grounds with General Mattias rounded up the Arendellian guards, while the Coronan soldiers were posted to guard the castle in the meantime. She had shared her misgivings about the loyalty of the Arendelle guards, who were assigned to keep watch on the night of the coronation.

"To all of you who serve under me as your Queen, I would like you to know that I am honored to have such brave men and women protecting the people of Arendelle." her glacial eyes were watching the men you were lined up in front of her. "Not many of you know that I was once a soldier at a young age. I trained and toiled to rise in the ranks just like you all. Despite my noble heritage I wasn't given any special treatment. I was scolded and punished by my superior just like everyone else and rewarded whenever we accomplished tasks given to us."

She observed them for a moment.

"This will be applied to all of you. You will be rewarded for your service not only to me but also to the people of Arendelle, especially to those who need your protection." she paused. "I am generous to those who display valor and unyielding loyalty." her eyes turned dark and murderous. "However, it would be opposite to those who would betray me." she paused again and her eyes trained to the men who were transferred from Vinter Castle to the capital. "If I sense any hint of disloyalty and weakness for not upholding the vow you took into your service, I will personally make sure you wouldn't be able to corrupt more morally upright people."

Fear etched on the soldiers' faces.

"General Mattias will further brief you." Elsa turned and left then almost immediately Olaf had approached her.

"Your Majesty. You send for me?" Olaf stated.

"Yes," Elsa answered without looking at him. "I want you to stop using the usual and make her lose it in everyone's eyes."

Olaf's eyes widened. "The tea I was making for her was proven effective, it gave the results you desired and now you want it gone? May I ask why?"

Elsa lowered her voice and had moved in a much empty open space, to avoid any eavesdroppers hiding behind walls. "There's no child to begin with, just make something to show everyone she's having a miscarriage. Sooner or later her bleeding will arrive, we can't let them know that I didn't touch her. It was all included in my plan, only to make her believe she was pregnant but her stupidity had announced it to the others, most probably the council had already caught wind of this. I could have told her she wasn't pregnant but now we have to make the others believe she lost the child. And you will help me do it." sure she could tell Anna but it would make the latter a lot more defiant once she learnt she was still pure and might tattle again, so she has to do something else.

"Of course I will, but it would be incredibly painful for her."

"She has to pay for the consequences of her action. If only she stayed quiet I wouldn't be forced to do this. The sooner the better."

"I'll prepare it immediately. On the other note, may I ask why you killed the man in the dungeon?"

Elsa only answered this. "In due time, you will know. Your brother and I will come up with a plan to catch his master. Not that I don't trust you, because I do. I will tell you once it is complete."

Olaf smiled. "Okay. That man truly tested my patience."

"Before I forget, my supplies ran out, I emptied another bottle. I need more of it."

Olaf looked at Elsa. "You've been taking it since you were twenty-two, your body is already immune."

Elsa shook her head. "There's nothing wrong with being cautious. I am still the enemy. If it weren't for it I could've been killed three years ago."

"Very well. I'll make another batch."

"Thank you." Elsa patted his head like a child and smiled at him.

"Elsa! I'm the same age as you! You better stop doing that!"

"But I am still older than you." she chuckled.

"Only by a few days!"

"Whatever you say little brother."

In the Duke's private chamber, a visitor came.

"Your Grace."

"Count Lanster. What do I owe the pleasure?" he gestured for the Count to sit on a settee, then sat across from him.

"I believe you promised to let me have an audience with Lady Eldr."

"I did, however I have yet to see her. It seemed Her Majesty had locked her in her room."

Count Lanster smirked. "Elsa is enjoying her alone time with her."

The Duke didn't think so but he agreed nonetheless. "Absolutely."

"Anna is beautiful, as well as Elsa. Their children will be perfect." the Count said.

"Of course they will." the Duke agreed. "House Aren and Vinter had boasted beautiful women. Elisbeth, Ingrid, Iduna and of course Elsa herself, that makes Elaine be one of them since she's the twin sister of Elsa." he continued.

"Hmm. Anna is the only one who possessed such beauty from her house."

"The bastards of Runeard were rumored to be only second to Anna's beauty."

The Count's face contorted in anger. "Those cannot be compared to Anna. They will never measure up to the pure blooded heiress."

The Count's reaction was surprising.

"Of course," the Duke agreed just to avoid any arguments. "Anyway. I've been hearing things about those bastards. I believe the eldest of them wanted to seize the throne for himself, claiming he was the heir of Runeard."

A mocking laugh was heard. "Oh gods. That boy just signed his death warrant. I will never let any Eldr bastards take Anna's crown. Not even after I'm dead." the Count declared.

The Duke and the Count had many differences but only this united them. Never letting anyone take the power to rule from their respective blood relatives.

"I've waited for the Vinter's ascension for more than twenty years, a bastard like him isn't fit to take reins of the kingdom." he paused for a moment. "Elsa already knew they will be a threat to her reign so she will strike soon. No need to worry ourselves about them."

"The Isles will lend an army just to extinguish those bastards. I will do whatever it takes to save both of our Queens."

"Yes. Our Queens"

Evening came and Elsa entered her room, only to find Anna sitting on the window seat as she gazed outside, looking at the fjord.

Glacial blue eyes had observed how the moonlight kissed Anna's skin.

"Good evening." Elsa uttered softly, catching the teal eyed lady's attention. As expected the latter didn't greet her back. Instead she was ignored by her.

Elsa removed her double breasted coat and her silk ascot and unbuttoned the top button of the shirt, the shirt's top vertical slit opened. She dropped her clothes on the bed before going towards the desk where she placed her generous stack of state papers that needed her signature. Elsa started to read the papers in silence.

"Dinner will be served soon." Elsa said without looking away from her work.

And it did, dinner came and was placed on the table but it was only for one person.

"Have your dinner and sleep."

"I'm not hungry." Anna answered for the first time since Elsa came.

Elsa was signing away the documents as she answered. "I didn't poison it."

"How can I trust you?" Anna was skeptical.

Elsa sighed. "I told you, I am not that low to use poison on you. I would rather kill with a sword than poisoning my enemy. And I also told you that if you behave and don't plot against me then I will let you be." She looked up and still Anna was not moving in her place. "Will you eat?"

"I still don't trust you."

Elsa gritted her teeth then closed her eyes. "I am trying to be nice to you. If you don't want to eat then fine. Don't eat." She continued her work.

"You don't have to be nice to me. I am the granddaughter of a murderer after all." Anna sarcastically stated.

"You may be, but you are my wife now. Your well-being is one of my priorities." Elsa offhandedly responded.

Anna exasperated. "Why are you so insufferable?"

"Insufferable? Me?" Elsa scoffed.

"Why don't you do something and break this marriage so I can stop calling you that?"

Elsa sighed and placed her quill down, she turned to Anna as said. "Are you being serious right now? How many times do we have to get through this? If I am insufferable then you are a relentless nuisance and it's utterly annoying. If you insist then fine I will tell you again until that head of yours will remember" she jabbed

Anna glared at her.

"I told you I didn't even have a choice. If you only knew how hard it was for me. How painful for me not to harm you. You are within reach and yet I couldn't do anything to end you." Elsa chuckled humorlessly. "I've been trained to kill, to not have mercy on my enemies. It was tiring really, but if I stop I will be killed. I never wanted this, just like how I told you before. . . but the moment I opened my eyes twenty years ago, everything has changed." She rose from the seat by her desk and sat on the chaise. "My entire life was led by everyone I knew. They cared about me because I was born into the right family, they gave attention to me because I have value to them. They educated me so they could use me to their advantage. They never knew how. . . how hard it was to be lonely." Elsa meant every word, that's how she felt for a long time.

Anna was looking for any lie but she failed to do so since Elsa's face was filled with emotion, not her usual angry and temperamental ones. Something so deep and raw. Without much of a thought she replied.

"I know how hard it can be since that's how my life has been as well." Anna looked away as she spoke. "Here I am sleeping in the same room with the person who killed the only family I have. I couldn't harm you because you will take my life first for sure. I became an orphan at four. I never knew my mother and barely remember my own father. All I had was the man you killed. He was the only father I knew." Anna paused. "I never had friends. I was locked up here in the castle. My grandfather barely played with me and as I grew up, he became busier. Years later, I was sent to that cold and dark castle not knowing if he would live and if I would live after the war's conclusion." she fiddled with her fingers. "And then you came, taking away my family, my birthright, my kingdom, my people and my. . . my dignity." she fists her hands. "I don't even know what I have done to deserve this treatment from you and your allies. You could've exiled me, or better yet killed me. Why do I have to endure this? Endure the pain and sufferings for the sins I didn't commit."

Elsa listened carefully to Anna's every word. She was right she didn't deserve this but Anna's sole existence was a threat to her life. She would have to choose between her life and Anna's own.

"You were supposed to be killed." Elsa's glacial eyes found Anna's teal ones. "You have to thank the Duke of Weselton for your life." she paused as she noticed Anna's bewildered expression. "I was told two things. Spare your life and take you as my Queen." She stood up and poured herself some wine before continuing. "The nobles who supported me hated your grandfather. The only choice they had in order to remove him from power was to back someone with the right pedigree and military power." she drank the wine in one go, she felt the need of alcohol in her system.

"They found me. They came to me and pledged their allegiance when I was only nine, barely recovering from the lost of my family.'' She placed the glass back on the table. "I became Queen because of my bloodline and their support. I was born a Vinter with Aren blood in my veins. It gave me the crown but I am not the Queen they expected to rise. It was you." Elsa looked into Anna's eyes. "The people loved you despite everything, the nobles will support you because it was you and your house that had taken what's supposed to be mine. Your house made them believe you are the true heiress."

Anna mumbled. "You needed me all along."

Elsa looked away. "That's what they think. I only agreed because I love the people of Arendelle and I want to save them. I heard stories about how horrible they lived their lives under your grandfather's rule. And as someone who witnessed peace prior to King Olav's death, I wanted to do something to help them restore back the peace they deserve. I came to do what needed to be done. I felt that it was my duty to do this. The duty my parents instilled in me when I was young, the duty to serve." she sighed. "My family was one of the privileged families in the kingdom and we don't take matters of duty lightly and we protect our people. My Duchy is everything to me and the people who live there and I can't just let them perish under your grandfather's tyranny."

"Arendelle prospered under my grandfather's rule." Anna frowned. "There were no beggars , no poverty existed."

"It was because he had them carted off in the far flung of the kingdom. Living with nothing."

"What did you say?"

Elsa didn't say anything more on the matter. "I agreed to this marriage no matter how reluctant I was not only because of the threat of King Arkyn, but also the threat of civil unrest between the people who supported two feuding families. My house and yours. I couldn't bear seeing the kingdom embroiled with civil war, many will die, innocents will die. I never want to see that happen." Elsa paused and took steps closer to Anna. "If only we could stand together and rule this kingdom together. We could unite the people. . ." Elsa trailed off. ". . . Anna I do not ask for you to like me, all I want is for you to stay out of my way and not plot against me, I will let you do whatever you want." Elsa walked towards the door. "If only we met in different circumstances maybe then I could find in my heart to care for you." The door was shut once she left.

Anna was stunned at Elsa's last words. Out of the things Elsa said, last words had made a mark on her.

Unknown to her, Elsa went to one of the rooms and trashed it.

"You're a damn idiot Elsa! You shouldn't have exposed yourself like that! You became weak, emotional! You should conceal your feelings and you shouldn't feel! The only emotions you are allowed to feel are anger and hatred. Don't show how pathetic you are! You weren't like that before!" she growled at her reflection in the mirror before she took the small chair in front of the vanity and threw it on the mirror, breaking into tiny little pieces.

Elsa kept on breaking all the things she could break using her sword until they weren't recognizable anymore. She slicked her hair back and panted heavily as she broke the four poster bed using her sword. She was so angry.

"What have you done to me?" Anna's face flashed into her mind. She placed her right hand on the left side of her chest before gripping her clothes on that spot.

Few days later.

Elsa had gathered the council to announce the royal progress and the wedding.

The councilmen were delighted by the news, especially the Eldr supporters who pledged their allegiance to Elsa in the condition of marrying Anna.

"Lady Eldr would be joining me in the progress." her announcement had shocked the people she was with. Rapunzel gave her a calculating look. "It would be good for the people to see the great houses together in harmony and also give the hint of the upcoming union of Anna and I."

"That's an excellent decision, Your Majesty." said Lord Leigh.

The Duke Weselton and Count of Isles nodded in agreement.

"I couldn't agree more." the Duke stated as he smiled in satisfaction.

"Yes. That is why we will be accompanied by the elite soldiers hand picked by General Mattias himself. And-" Elsa was cut off by the opening of the council door.

The monarch would normally scold the person for interrupting such a meeting but if it's Marshall then Elsa didn't mind.

The Queen's personal guard had whispered something in her ear. Though her face didn't show much but inside she felt an intense feeling of thrill, she fought back the smile threatening to show on her lips. She whispered back to Marshall that they would discuss it after the meeting.

"I apologize for the interruption." Marshall stated before dismissing himself.

"Going back to the security detail, General Mattias would guard Lady Eldr. While Fleet Vice Admiral Hofferson would be guarding her from the back."

The General and Vice Admiral agreed.

"What about you?" King Fredric asked.

"I can take care of myself." Elsa stated. "Also once the progress started. I leave you in charge of the castle along with Rapunzel."

"What? I will be going with you." Rapunzel protested.

"Your Highness, you and His Majesty will be in charge while I'm gone, since the Duke will be with me." Elsa gave her a knowing look as if communicating through her eyes that Rapunzel and father were the only ones she could trust to temporarily take care of the kingdom.

Rapunzel understood. "As her Majesty wishes, it would be a great honor."

King Frederic smiled and nodded to his niece's wish.

"That is all for today." She immediately left the council room and found Marshall waiting outside. They walked as casually as possible, Marshall slipped a small piece of parchment into her hand. Once they were in the Queen's study, Elsa unrolled the small parchment.

"They are planning to lay siege on the Vinter castle. They had given an order to prepare and will mobilize any moment. About fifteen hundred soldiers."

-P

"They walked into their deaths. I laid out my terms and now they are going to attack me. Each and everyone of them will die. I gave them a chance but it's too late now." her attention Marshall before she tore the parchment into pieces, a small smile graced her lips at the thought of having the head of the General. "How many do we have?"

"Three thousand Arendellian soldiers are garrisoned in Vinter castle currently then another two thousand will be deployed."

"No. Don't. Surely they had dispatched scouts already. They don't know what our numbers are, possibly they are scouting it as we speak but surely they didn't realize those civilians are actually soldiers. We will have the element of surprise. Also have all the secret passages closed. All of them. Pabbie will help you. I entrust this mission only to you. You can go at sundown while I plan for the strategy we will use."

Once Marshall left. She searched for a rolled parchment in one of the locked drawers she received a few days ago. She re-read it.

"Your Majesty, the camp's location was about two hours away from the foot of the North Mountain. We were surrounded with lush pine trees and there was a small river behind the forest. The rebels were all avid supporters of Eldr. The General was a loyal officer of the former Duke. He's using Lady Anna's name as a motivation for the rebels.

Also I am so ashamed of not having the name of the person who wrote to the General for Lady Anna's supposed rescue. I'll do anything to obtain it.

-P

Elsa rolled the parchment and locked her drawer. She had to find who the mole was since they were preparing for the attack the rebels would make, she couldn't afford to have her plans foiled.

Elsa wrote a note to Rapunzel, requesting her presence at the earliest convenience.

After about five minutes Rapunzel arrived.

"Any news from your end?" Elsa asked.

"Nothing." Rapunzel sadly responded.

"They will lay siege to my castle." Rapunzel looked up. "I stated my terms to spare the people who will switch sides through your letter but since they didn't respond so now they have to die. All of them."

Rapunzel panicked. "Even him?"

"No. I will spare him for you, don't worry." Elsa said. "But it was just sad that they chose to die as traitors."

"How about the progress? Will you still go with her?"

"Of course." Elsa answered. She then remembered that particular conversation with Anna that resulted in a totally ruined guest room. Kai and Gerda were appalled at the sight, still they were thankful that there was no lifeless body in sight.

"I see." Rapunzel sighed. "What made you decide that?"

"I will show her how the people see her and I want to know how they feel about her. And I want to see who they will choose over the other. Either way I am still the Queen."

"That you are." Rapunzel smiled.

"Hmm." Elsa hummed in response.

In the castle grounds.

"We will occupy the Eldr Castle as per Her Majesty's order." General Mattias said and beside him was Olaf, which confused the army what he was doing there. "Lieutenant General Olaf of House Harold will be your second in command after me." Olaf's military rank surprised the men, since they all thought he was just a nobody who raved about books and plants.

Olaf took a step forward.

"As her Majesty wishes. Make sure to guard the castle and seal off the passages. Defend the family seat of the true Eldr heiress." he continued. "We will seize Lord Ector's property. This property was illegally distributed by the late Duke Eldr and now the crown would like to take them back." he stood firmly and added. "And do not forget to seize Sir Ector himself for he will be presented to Her Majesty." Olaf sternly instructed.

Many would've thought that this man was a kind and jolly man because of his childish appearance but unknown to them he was quite the opposite when it came to his enemies.

Thank you.