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Elsa was staring out of the window of the council room of Vinter Castle, her glacial eyes were fixed on the snow capped mountain. She felt a lot better after yesterday and after confronting Anna earlier. It was true she wanted to have the honor of ending her life but something was stopping her from harming the latter, it was frustrating because she doesn't even know what it was. Before she could always draw her sword and stab anyone who she deemed an enemy but she couldn't even do it to Anna, why Anna specifically? Sure Anna was important to keep the balance of power from tipping but was it all that? It felt like there was something more to it and she couldn't help but to feel dread gripping her heart for not knowing it.
She sighed. Perhaps she could stop thinking about that for a moment and focus more on the new claimant to the throne.
Behind her was a large oval table, on top of it were two blood stained letters and a purple gem in a dark pouch. These were recovered by Marshall as he disposed of the General's body, that was why he asked Marshall to summon Rider and the other man.
Hours ago.
"Your Majesty, Sir Rider and Sir John." Marshall came in with the two men behind him.
Elsa nodded in acknowledgement. "I bid you welcome to Vinter Castle."
Rider and John bowed. "Thank you for inviting us, Queen Elsa." Rider said.
Elsa gestured for the seat a few meters from her. "Please have a seat."
Once they were settled, Marshall stood in the space between the two Eldr soldiers and his Queen.
"I'll get to the point." she started, earning curious looks from the two. "What do you know about the letters?"
The two Eldr knights shared a look before nodding.
"It seemed those letters were sent prior to Queen Anna's letter as she wanted to escape from the castle." John's voice was stern as he glared at the Queen. He felt that Elsa was doing a horrible thing to his Queen for her to write such a letter.
Marshall on the other hand gave Elsa a questioning look. His Queen met his eyes before turning her attention to the former rebels, he knew then his Queen hid something from him.
"I see." she didn't have to inquire about the contents of Anna's letter. "The unknown sender wanted the General to send a letter to Anna to orchestrate her escape, and raise an army against me. What would he gain from freeing Anna? And based on the other letter he wanted to be in a high place of power after accomplishing his goal. Using her as a symbol to gather men and if you succeed what then? What would happen to Anna?" Elsa asked.
The men shared a look once more. "We thought of two possibilities."
"Enlighten me. "Elsa responded.
"If this man desired power, he could either marry her to become King or kill her after the uprising." Rider said.
"Precisely. Those are the only possibilities that I came up with as well." Elsa leaned her back on the high backed chair. "However there is a loophole in one of his objectives."
"And what is it?" John asked.
"If he wanted to marry Anna, he could but-." this statement made John get up on his seat.
Marshall placed his hand on the grip of his sword, ready to draw any moment.
"John please. Sit." Rider held John's arm.
"What do you mean by that?" John asked. "You know the only reason I am not burying my sword to your chest is because of Queen Anna. And you told me they would be bound in marriage! That's the only reason why I agreed to this!" The last two sentences were meant for Rider.
"Don't you dare speak to her that way!" Marshall growled at him.
"Lady Anna. Not the Queen." Elsa just sat there and looked at him with her cold glacial murderous eyes. "She is only a Lady. I didn't know giving royal titles is your job."
"How dare you!" John angrily responded, and in a swift second, Marshall's sword was already under his chin.
"I warned you." Marshall's grip tightened, doing his best not to chop off John's head.
"Perhaps you didn't know why I brought your General alive here in the castle." Elsa stood up and smiled at them, a smile that meant any wrong choice of words, she'd end them. "As you all know, I came to kill Runeard and take what's mine. You may all think that I am just a usurper but I don't care, as long as I killed Runeard and the General, both who were responsible for almost ending my bloodline."
Elsa stood up and drew her sword before moving closer to the men. "This sword, I had it made just to do those tasks. Now it already tasted the blood of the General after he confessed his sins against my family. You may think that I am lying about all these but it's up to you to believe it. That wouldn't even change the fact that I am a daughter of Vinter and my family is the rightful house to succeed King Olav." Elsa ran her finger in the flat end of her blade. "And I'll have you know that this blade of mine still craves Eldr blood."
"Y-You wanted to kill Queen Anna?!" Rider had lost his cool and stood up as well.
"Lady Anna," Elsa corrected as she pointed her sword to him. "If it weren't for her I wouldn't spare you. If it weren't for her you are long dead Flynn Rider." she watched Flynn visibly gulp despite his glare, she smirked. "Well, I could tell her that you got caught in the middle and lost your life. Sure it will break her poor heart but she'll move on eventually, there are a lot of princes out there after all, or someone much more deserving."
Flynn gritted his teeth as his personal life was being dragged into the open.
"Now where were we? Ah yes. The Eldr blood." Elsa was still pointing her sword to Flynn. "If you didn't know, there were Eldr bastards out there who could possibly be the sender of these letters. They were the offspring of your precious Duke Runeard, so the possibility of killing Anna after deposing me is much more viable than marriage, since they share half the blood. Having more than two living Eldrs fighting for the throne, bastards and the legitimate heiress, I wonder how it would play out." Elsa looked into Flynn's eyes. "And as for marriage, she wasn't able to escape because why would I let my wife out in the open?" she stated as if the most obvious thing to say.
"Wife?" John asked. "You're married to her already?"
"Yes, wife. You rudely cut me off before I could finish." Elsa confirmed. "We had a private wedding before all this. If you don't believe me you can ask the High Priest himself. You Eldrs always needed proof after all. That's the reason I said if this man wanted to marry Anna then he could, but he has to kill me first."
John visibly relaxed at the knowledge of Elsa and Anna already united by matrimony. Having Elsa married his Queen would mean she would be safe from the likes of General Fjordian.
"The Eldrs I am pertaining to were the illegitimate sons and daughters of your Duke Runeard. Anna and I stood between them and throne, her life would be in danger if I wouldn't be able prevent them from plotting against us."
"You wanted to protect her?" Flynn asked.
"That's the only thing we can agree on I assume?" Elsa cocked her eyebrow.
"Yes." John and Rider answered.
"Good." she signaled Marshall to put away his sword as she lowered hers. "I think that settled it. Thank you for your time, good Sirs."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." John's demeanor changed.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Flynn said.
Both of them were escorted out of the council room. Once Marshall returned, Elsa gave him a just-ask-what-you-want look.
"You knew she was the mole?"
Elsa poked the pouch using the tip of her sword. "Not until recently. She was resourceful, so I give her that. Unfortunately I am much more resourceful than her." Elsa sliced the pouch open, revealing the purple diamond.
"So you intend to protect her?" Marshall asked.
"Unfortunately so." Elsa indifferently stated. "I have to play nicely for a lot of reasons, but make no mistake, one wrong move and their heads will fall off." she growled.
"I'm sure you have a plan."
"Obviously." Elsa responded with confidence. "Purple diamond. They could only be found in the Miner's Mountain, until they became scarce. It seems our dear sender is a man of wealth to have such a rare gem only to give it away this easily."
"Miner's Mountain is currently under King Akryn's jurisdiction isn't it?" Marshall asked.
"Yes. It was taken by the Valley after the fall out between him and Runeard."
"Then he's the one who sent it. He has a motive. He wanted Anna, so he could marry her after deposing you."
Elsa stared at the diamond as she stated. "That's what I'm going to find out."
Present.
"Whoever you are, make sure you won't let me find you." Elsa stated. "Marshall!" she called.
"Yes, Your Majesty?" Marshall was on the doorway.
"We're going back to the capital now. Have a carriage prepared for Anna. Also I would like to talk to Pabbie, kindly send him in on your way out."
"Of course. As you wish." Marshall left.
Elsa stayed in the council room for a bit much longer.
Arendelle Castle.
The Duke of Weselton was pacing in the courtyard while Rapunzel was at the foyer.
Rapunzel just realized how the three Harolds were missing. How could she miss Olaf, who was always hunkered down with his books in the library and of course Anna's personal guard Eric. Not to mention she hadn't seen Marshall's shadow, whom she encountered most out of the three.
She was already anxious when she found out they were missing, but knowing they invited the danger, she almost felt like she was at death's door. Rapunzel knew she could lose everyone she cared for, her cousin , her lover and her close friends, she could only hope that all of them were safe.
The Duke on the other hand was restless. He mentally hoped for Anna's safety, and hoped Elsa was in the right emotional state to prevent her doing the unthinkable. He didn't spend his time and everything to Elsa so she could just ruin what they built so far.
"Your Grace."
The Duke turned and saw the councilmen. "Lord Solskinn. What do I owe the pleasure?"
Lord Solskinn had observed how exhausted the old man looked but decided not to comment on it. "Just passing by so I could give these reports to Her Majesty." he lifted a leather folder filled with parchments of papers.
"Ah. I believe the Queen was out hunting with Lady Anna."
This statement raised an eyebrow from the Lord. "The Queen and Lady Anna, hunting together?"
Duke Weselton chuckled. "She had told me that she wanted to spend time with her betrothed, a chance to get to know each other more."
The Lord's face brightened at those words. "That's wonderful news! Seeing them together gives me hope that this war between their houses would cease."
"We all want that." the Duke chuckled once more. "The Queen is trying to overcome what happened to her in the past." he said in all seriousness.
"Yes, I am just glad that everything is falling into place." the Lord smiled. "Then I guess I'll just give this to her when she returns. Good day, Your Grace." Lord Solskinn bowed to the Duke.
"Good day." the Duke said in return and watched the Lord walk away. "You better come back soon Elsa." he muttered under his breath.
Meanwhile,
Lord Solskinn went back to his assigned room only to find Lord Jorgen and Lord Leigh waiting for him.
"Did you see the Queen?" asked Lord Jorgen.
"No I haven't, she was out hunting with Lady Anna." he said.
Lord Leigh snorted. "Hunting? Bringing a thousand men in hunting is a bit too much, don't you think?"
"A thousand men?" Lord Jorgen asked. "What are you trying to say?"
"I saw her personal guard yesterday and led a thousand men out of the city. I didn't see the Queen with Lady Anna for quite some time."
"They haven't been in the castle since two days ago. Sure a hunt would only last a day but two days?" Lord Leigh continued.
These things had put doubts in Lord Solskinn's heart. "Are you trying to say that they were out somewhere for two days. . ." the Lord. "With a thousand men with them?!" he exclaimed.
Many thoughts ran through his head.
There must be an explanation for this. Lord Solskinn thought.
The soldiers brought by Marshall and another fifteen hundred were with them on their way back to the city. Elsa had permanently stationed the remaining twelve hundred soldiers in the north to be Vinter Castle's guards, under the command of the Lord Steward.
Elsa was in the carriage with Anna instead of riding out in the open. She watched the woman across from her who was silent for the whole time. Anna was wearing a purple cloak, black and brown dress with a pair of calf high heeled boots, her strawberry blonde tresses styled in a twisted bun. Elsa didn't know how long she stared at the woman until she heard her voice.
"Is there something on my face?" Anna asked.
Elsa did her best not to look away. "No, nothing." she stared into Anna's teal eyes. "Do you know what you're going to say to the Duke and Count? Also how you should act around me?"
Anna nodded and answered in obedience. "Yes." She doesn't have any choice but to follow Elsa's commands.
"Good. Also I forgot to mention that I had a talk with Pabbie and told him that Wendy will be your personal lady-in-waiting henceforth. I noticed that you are rather fond of her." This time Elsa casted her eyes outside the carriage window as she spoke.
Anna's eyes brightened a little, it was true she was fond of Wendy, she was kind and easy to talk to. She would probably be her first friend, but she has to be cautious.
"Thank you. Wendy is a good company." Anna said.
"You're thanking me, well that's the first." Elsa snickered.
Anna scowled at her. "If you don't like it then I take it back." she retorted with a bite.
Elsa's lips curled into a smile. "Still feisty I see." but soon she realized her smile, she went back to her stoic mask.
Anna was taken aback at Elsa's response, not to mention she smiled, not the cruel smile she was accustomed to even if it disappeared in a matter of seconds
There was a brief silence.
"I meant what I said." Elsa started. "If I caught you plotting against me again, I would swing the sword myself publicly if I have to, I wouldn't give a damn about what the Lords would say or do. If I have to kill each and everyone of them then so be it." Elsa crossed her arms. "Betrayal in form is what I detest the most. I rather have you hate me openly instead of betraying me behind my back like a coward. However if you behave accordingly then I'll let you be." her eyes were staring straight to Anna's eyes.
"How can I trust that you won't take back your words?"
Elsa smirked. "You're good."
"I knew it. You're lying." Anna knew she couldn't trust the Queen with her words.
"I think sparing your life is more than enough to prove that I am keeping my word."
Anna glared at the Queen.
"Once our official marriage celebration ends I won't keep you in our room anymore, you can go do whatever you want and you have to take Eric and Wendy with you as your security detail. Understood?"
"Yes." Anna reluctantly responded.
The whole journey took them longer hours than expected, and Elsa hated it so much. If only they weren't bringing an army then they should've reached the capital in a few hours. The people cheered in the streets as they welcomed their Queen as they made their way in the capital but they halted after they saw the group of men wearing Eldr livery instead of the Arendelle green.
"THOSE ARE ELDR SOLDIERS!" one man shouted.
Anna looked outside the window to see who it was, and to her surprise the people were glaring at the men wearing her family's crest.
"THE QUEEN MUST'VE CAPTURED THEM! LONG LIVE THE QUEEN!"
"LONG LIVE THE QUEEN! DOWN WITH THE TRAITORS!"
Anna heard it loud and clear. The people hated their family. Her eyes shimmered with tears.
Elsa observed the latter and spoke. "Never let their words affect you."
Anna looked down. She thought the people like their house but it seems all the bad things her grandfather did are coming to bite her.
Once they arrived in the castle courtyard Elsa stated. "Wipe your tears and smile. Never let them see you like that." She got out of the carriage.
Anna did what Elsa asked and got out of the carriage, to her surprise a hand was offered to assist her.
"Come." Elsa was reaching out for her.
Anna hesitantly took Elsa's hand as she got out of the carriage. Anna was about to pull away when Elsa tightened her hold, refusing to let go.
"Wrap your arm around mine, just like what we discussed." Elsa whispered as they walked to the foyer of the castle. The doors were opened and they were greeted by the Duke of Weselton and Count of Isles.
"Welcome back, Your Majesty. Lady Anna." They gave their curtsy.
"Thank you." Elsa replied.
"How's the hunting, Your Majesty?" Lord Duke of Weselton asked as his eyebrow raised at Anna's arm attached to Elsa.
Elsa was honestly confused for a moment until her eyes found the Duke of Weselton's own. She smiled a bit. "It was great. Refreshing."
"You've been away for two days." the Duke commented. While the Count of Isles just looked at them with a pleased expression on his face.
"Yes. Perhaps we could continue this later, we would like to rest for a while." Elsa stated and excused themselves.
"I think they are going along better than expected." the Count of Isles stated.
"Indeed." the Duke responded but he was full of doubt.
Outside the castle.
Marshall had ordered his men to get Arendellian uniforms for the Eldr soldiers.
"I know it's not what you want but if the people would see you in that Eldr livery would cause problems. Changing your uniforms changes nothing. You will still serve Lady Anna as promised." Marshall stated.
"We know." Flynn responded. However his eyes were all roaming around the place, hoping to catch a glimpse of the golden blonde princess.
Dinner was served and the Duke, Count of Isles, Rapunzel, and King Frederic were present; they were waiting for the Queen to arrive. Also what made them curious was their current seating arrangement. There was another vacant chair at Elsa's left. Rapunzel's usual seat. Instead the Coronan princess was seated next to her father, on Elsa's right side. While the Count of Isles was next to her. On Elsa's left was the Duke, after the vacant chair.
Their question of who would occupy the chair was soon answered when Elsa got in the dining hall with Anna walking beside her.
Anna's presence had raised eyebrows.
Elsa had pulled out Anna's chair before taking her own seat.
"Good evening everyone." Elsa greeted.
"Good evening Your Majesty, and Lady Anna." They greeted her back.
"Lady Anna, it's a pleasure to have you here with us for dinner." the Count of Isles smiled at her.
"Pleasure is all mine M'lord." Anna replied with ease.
They started to eat their meal in silence until the Duke spoke. "Your Majesty, how was your hunting?"
"It was satisfying to say the least. I caught a bear." Elsa said nonchalantly.
"A bear?" her Uncle asked.
"Yes. Its skin is now currently displayed in the throne room in the north." Elsa shrugged.
However Anna knew Elsa was using metaphor. The bear was the General, and the throne room was where he was killed.
"Fascinating. I am sure you caught more in the north other than a bear." the Duke coyly stated.
"Yes, in fact, we caught red foxes. Which was odd since foxes don't live in the northern forest." Elsa stated in indifference.
"And did you bring the foxes here?" Rapunzel inquired. Earning Anna's attention.
"Yes I did. Lots actually." Elsa confirmed.
"I didn't see cages on your way here, though I saw those men with Eldr livery." The Count of Isles smirked.
Anna spoke. "Yes, those are my men, we found them in the north while hunting. They pledged their loyalty to us."
"And Her Majesty brought them here?" King Frederic asked, alarmed at the notion.
Elsa sensed this. "They are harmless, since their leader had taken a vow to serve Lady Anna since he was a child. He was just doing his duty, and having them would be an advantage since they serve Lady Anna not her grandfather nor anyone. Another useless bloodshed by some idiots who would try to control them is the last thing I need, don't you think so too, Your Highness?" Elsa smirked at her cousin.
Rapunzel glared at her. "Yes of course. It would be better to have them here than leave them alone to plot. Like they always do."
"She's right. We can monitor their movements here." Count of Isles agreed. "And it seems your hunting had improved your relationship to each other." he looked at both his Queen and Lady Anna.
Elsa gave Anna a knowing look.
"Yes. Her Majesty was there for me when I needed her most." her voice sounded hurt and sad.
"Why? What happened?" the Duke of Weselton asked in concern.
Anna looked down to her plate. Unable to look into their eyes as she uttered words of lies. "Even if we started on the wrong foot, Her Majesty shared my pain of losing something precious."
Everyone was waiting for Anna to continue. Tears dropped on the well-polished wooden table. "We lost our child while we were out hunting. That's the reason why we were delayed on coming back here." her heart constricted at the thought of being deceived in such a cruel manner. She was still devastated about losing something that wasn't even there.
"WHAT?!" the other occupants of the room exclaimed.
"Your Majesty! How could you let this happen?!" the Count of Isles was enraged
"It was an accident, do you think I will let any harm come close to my child if I have a say in it?!" Elsa rose from her seat. "I lost something too! I lost my heir!" she exclaimed.
Anna looked up and saw how angry Elsa was.
"Elsa is right. She would never let anything harm the child." Rapunzel came for Elsa's defense. "She may have been a merciless General before but she wouldn't harm a child, much less her own!"
The Duke of Weselton was too stunned to say anything.
"What is done is done. Both of them are young, they could try again." King Frederic suggested.
"Yes. His Majesty has a point." the Duke snapped out of his trance and continued. "They can always try again." he couldn't accept that the future heir was lost. "Her Majesty must never leave Lady Anna's side for the time being."
Anna and Elsa shared a look. "Of course." Elsa responded.
Anna rose from her seat and told Elsa. "I would like to retire, please excuse me."
"Let me accompany you. We bid you all good night." Elsa took Anna's hand and proceeded to their shared room.
They left the other's who still couldn't get over the dreadful news.
In the Queen's chambers, Elsa was currently watching Anna, who was looking back at her.
"I've done what you asked. What else do you want?" Anna's tone was defeated. "Will you do what they told us? Will you bed me in order to conceive?"
Elsa came close to her and shook her head. "No. I just managed to escape one problem and I don't intend to get into one again. And I don't think I can do it even if I have to, you are still an Eldr, I can never bring myself to be more for you. I have no interest in being more than - whatever we have right now. Having a child together will make things much more complicated for both of us.
"You are willing to be stuck in a loveless marriage?"
Elsa chuckled humorlessly. "What choice do we have?" she turned but halted for a moment. She faced Anna again. "It's not like you'll feel anything for me, after all I've done to you. I know full well you don't like me, much less love me.
"Yes I don't and will not." Anna said softly but firm.
"Likewise, well at least we know where we stand."
Olaf wrote a letter to the Queen to report the capture of the eldest Eldr bastard. He thought of having the fringe tiara be sent along with the letter but he hesitated since it's a family heirloom and he couldn't trust anyone with it. He asked one of his men to deliver only the letter to the castle.
He was currently sitting on the Duke's study while thinking what he should do next. He thought of the old man in the prison. The man declared himself as King Olav's scribe. The man, named Sigurd, said he didn't believe Runeard as King Olav's heir because it was written on last will and testament. However Olaf was skeptical since it might just be a ploy for the man to be released. Sigurd also said the possible location of the will and have Olaf find it, a proof of him telling the truth about his identity. Olaf has yet to go back to Arendelle castle since he would establish the military defense of the castle loyal to the Queen.
He got out of the Duke's study and walked through the hallway, however something caught his attention. An ornate door with small golden crocuses on its frame. Instead of going to the battlements he went towards the door and opened it.
His glacial eyes immediately found a small portrait of a beautiful lady with long dirty blonde hair, she was wearing a baby blue dress, her eyes were bluish green, and her smile was lovely. She resembled a certain Lady who was currently in Arendelle castle.
"This must be Anna's mother." Olaf mumbled. "She looks like her. And this must be Baron Andrew's room." he looked around and his interests were caught by the books on the shelves. He ran his hand to the spines of the books. The books varied from literature, poetry, mythology and medicine. Olaf took one of the books from the shelf that contained medical knowledge.
"Interesting." he read a page of it before putting it back, he might get lost into the book and would forget to do what he needed to accomplish. "I'll return for you next time." he patted the book and turned.
He went out of the room and went to the battlements.
Days later.
Both Anna and Elsa fell into a routine. Anna would stay in the room for the entire day, this time she was with Wendy. While Elsa would do her Queenly duties and of course supervise the new members of Arendelle ranks, the former rebels. She had them settled on the barracks outside the castle walls, aside from Flynn and John, who were in residence inside the castle ground barracks. She held council meetings regarding the progress which was delayed for days on Count of Isles insistence for Lady Anna to rest. And of course she was questioned how she managed to have the Eldr soldiers to surrender and serve under her.
"Your Majesty, how did you find them?" Lord Solskinn asked.
"We were hunting near the foot of the North Mountain, we stumbled upon their camp." Elsa explained
"They didn't attack anyone?" Lord Leigh asked in full suspicion.
"No. They immediately swore their loyalty to us. Anna and I."
The Lords smiled. "The unity of the two houses unites people." Lord Solskinn said.
"Yes. I shouldn't have delayed our wedding." Elsa stated.
The men chuckled, while the Duke of Weselton almost rolled his eyes.
"Well the preparation of the ceremony has long started. But now royal progress is our priority." The Duke said.
"Indeed. All of your subjects are waiting for their Queen." Count of Isles smiled at her.
"The royal progress would start in two days, well actually it already started in the north while hunting. We can focus more on the eastern lands and the west."
"Speaking of the west, are you going to set sail to the Wester lands?" King Frederic asked.
"I have to, since it's still part of Arendelle. It could last a day on land before we set sail back at night, preferably." Elsa stated.
"I'll make sure it is safe to set sail Your Majesty." Vice Admiral Hofferson stated with a smile.
"I know you will."
"That would be all for today." Elsa left the council first with Marshall in tow.
"Oh before I forget, send a letter to Olaf and General Mattias that we need them here immediately. Also I received a letter from him that he had the Eldr bastard imprisoned in the dungeon and mentioned about a valuable property of my family. He didn't mention what it was."
"Of course, I'll have it sent right away." Marshall stated.
"Perfect. I'll be in my room if you're looking for me."
Elsa and Marshall parted ways. She proceeded to her room and was about to open the door but she heard laughter from inside. She halted and listened to what they were talking about.
Inside the room were Anna and Wendy, sitting on the carpeted floor while Wendy was embroidering scarves while Anna was holding a closed book.
"That was so incredibly funny!" Anna laughed freely with her new friend. "But I feel sorry for him though."
"It was! I mean Peter tried to do it but failed miserably but it was rather sweet of him." Wendy sighed as she thought of the man whom she wanted to be with.
"Yeah, having someone who likes you must've felt nice." Anna stated wistfully.
Wendy looked at her. "Do you have anyone you like, M'lady?"
Anna blush in embarrassment. "No. I haven't had the opportunity since I wasn't able to meet anyone around my age, well until I met you."
Wendy gasped in surprise. "Oh. What about Her Majesty? Don't you like her?"
Anna was hesitant to answer. "The Queen and I have a complicated relationship."
Wendy frowned at that. "But she had you wear her family jewels. Granpabbie said if the Vinter head of the house would have a woman wear those jewels meant they are worthy to be part of the Vinters."
Anna shook her head and thought if only Wendy knew the reason why. "Is that so? Well I didn't feel like I was worthy to be part of her noble house. You probably know what happened. I was the granddaughter of the person who destroyed her family. Perhaps that would give you a hint of how our relationship would turn out to be."
Wendy gave Anna's hand a comforting squeeze. "Her Majesty is kind and understanding. Sure she can be scary, please don't tell her I said that."
Anna chuckled. "I won't, I promise."
"I don't know her story, I only heard from other people why she's what she is right now."
"What have you heard?" Anna inquired.
Wendy hesitated. "It's not my place to say it but you can ask her instead. Maybe you'll understand her."
Anna shook her head. "It doesn't matter. It won't change anything. She can never feel anything for me. She said so herself."
Wendy watched the latter with curious eyes.
"Forgive me M'lady if I am overstepping, when she said that what did you feel?"
Anna looked at her. "What did I feel? I don't know. Nothing."
"But do you want her to feel something for you?"
"What?" Anna asked incredulously. "No! I don't want her to feel anything for me. I assure you we are better off like this."
Wendy then stopped asking.
"Why did you ask?" Anna asked.
Wendy smiled. "Nothing in particular."
On the other side of the door Elsa left instead of entering.
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