3/10/22: Started
6/28/22: Completed
LIGHT YURI
Chapter Summery: Anna leaves the Northuldra with a surprise for the people of Arendelle, as well as Elsa and Agnarr.
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters of Frozen, Tangled or any other Disney characters or locations that appear or are mentioned in this work of fiction, Disney does.
NOTE: And here is the last part of the chapter! I enjoyed doing this whole chapter. The Rapunzel meeting wasn't even planned for this chapter, I initially intended it to happen in the future, but it just fit so well with Anna asking Cassandra to try making portals and making one to Corona. Don't expect Rapunzel to show up a lot though, with this chapter, I've also realized the 'world' is expanding a bit quicker than I'd like, before the story was contained between Elsa and Anna in arendele, but now there's the Northuldra, more relatives of Anna and Elsa, the return of their parents, Juleka and the fairies, Alternate realties through Emory, Tangeled crossover characters, thier demon friends. It's a lot when the this series started focusing around Elsa and Anna and Anna's magic and their still growing relationship, that is now under the disapproving eye of their father. I don't feel like I've 'lost the tree for the forest' though. the world has expanded, but so have my options for potential content and the story is still about Elsa and Anna, their relationship and Anna training her magic.
- Twenty minutes later -
- 5:34 P.M. -
"This is a good spot." commented Anna as she led her mother and Honeymaren to the familiar river that she and Elsa had met Nokk at yesterday.
Following the shared treat of Emory's rabbit, Anna gave her farewell as she was ready to depart along with Honeymaren. The two stopped by Rona's home to pick up Iduna on the way, who decided to remain in her Northuldran clothing, along with her hair also remaining untied and free to catch the breeze.
"You two can stay right here for the moment." added Anna before she walked ahead a couple of yards towards the river. A few paces from stepping into the water, Anna took a slow breath and thought, 'Kinda nervous now with them expecting me to do this. I've done it three times now, though; just relax.'
'Would you still like me to assist you?' asked Felsa.
'Oh, right; you did say you could probably help out.' thought Anna before she lifted her right hand out in front of her. 'Alright then, let's do this.'
Creating a fireball about a yard in front of her, Anna easily focused her effort into a blue hissing orb. Going further, Anna felt a noticeable helping hand from Felsa, much of the effort was still on Anna, but the assistance was felt as the blue ball of fire gradually and steadily shifted towards the black point. With the process almost complete, the effort to maintain the black point wasn't as great as before; thanks to Felsa, Anna took a moment to look back at Honeymaren and Iduna, seeing that they appeared fine, but their clothes fluttered in the heated wind. They had lifted a hand to shield their faces.
"You two ok?" asked Anna.
"Yep." answered Honeymaren.
"I'm fine." added Iduna.
"Alright, the heat will fade in a moment; I'm nearly done." stated Anna before she turned her attention back to the orb and lifted her left hand to join her right. With the attempt to open the portal, Anna felt the same familiar resistance she had come to know with opening the portal itself.
'Guess you can't help with this part?' thought Anna.
'Unfortunately not.' answered Felsa.
'Alright.' thought Anna.
Honeymaren and Iduna both looked on with awe as the wind faded, and they saw a sparking ring form from the bluish-black point and steadily grow.
"Incredible..." commented Iduna lowly.
"Yeah..." added Honeymaren.
Once Anna crested the point of the resistance falling away, she felt Felsa's assistance return as she expanded the portal, which revealed the familiar forest of Arendelle. Reaching arms wide and almost double her height led to the bottom of the portal, cutting into the ground about a foot. This unsurprisingly caused the ground to bubble and boil, prompting Anna to readjust the portal, shrinking in height and hovering about half a foot over the melted ground.
Satisfied, Anna lowered her hands with a smile and turned to face Iduna and Honeymaren.
"... And it's done! Just make sure to step over the bottom, don't want either of you losing a foot."
"This is amazing Anna." commented Iduna as she and Honeymaren walked up to Anna as they both marveled at the portal. "And the sparks flying out of the rim, I assume that's what you meant when you said the edges need some work?"
"Yeah..." answered Anna, briefly looking at the portal. "Luckily, the sparks are shooting away from the portal, not towards us. So, as long as you're not standing to the side, you're fine. My goal is for there to be no sparks, preferably, and having the portal reach into the ground was melting it, so I'll need to figure out a solution to that before Grandma can safely go through it. I noticed Grandma was dragging her feet and had some trouble lifting her feet."
"Couldn't you get Elsa to freeze or frost the ground?" asked Honeymaren.
"Hmm... yanno what, you're right!" replied Anna with a smile. "Freezing the ground would be too risky, but frosting it could work. Yeah, I don't have to do this alone; thanks for reminding me of that."
"You're welcome." commented Honeymaren with a smile, "So, is there anything else you need to do before we step through?"
"Nope." replied Anna before she stepped through the portal first, turned back to face them and reached out a hand to Iduna. "Just watch your step."
Following Anna assisting Iduna and Honeymaren to step through the portal, the two turned around and while Iduna simply smiled at seeing her home, the castle, she and Anna chuckled as Honeymaren gasped in awe.
"Ohhh, wow!"
"I officially welcome you to Arendelle!" announced Anna. "Although you can only see the castle from here, the town is behind the wall."
"That massive place in the middle of the water is your home!?" asked Honeymaren, pointing to the castle.
"Yep."
"It's so big, though." commented Honeymaren. "... and it's just you, Elsa and your parents living there?"
"Oh, no." replied Anna. "Some of our servants live in the castle as well."
"Oh, well, I'm sure everyone in the camp could fit in there." commented Honeymaren, which prompted a chuckle from Iduna.
"Yeah, they could. Not enough bedrooms to accommodate everyone to live there, but there's a few wide-open, spacious rooms in the castle that could fit just about everyone."
"Like the Ballroom." chimed in Anna.
"Ballroom?" asked Honeymaren. "A room full of balls?"
"Hehe, no, no..." chuckled Anna. "A Ballroom is a room to hold parties in, friendly gatherings with lots of people. Usually with lots of food."
"Oh, hehe." replied Honeymaren.
"I'll give you the full tour, don't worry." Anna replied before closing the portal, which drew the brief attention of Iduna and Honeymaren before they heard a heavy sigh from Anna and looked to see she suddenly looked a little tired.
"What's wrong?" asked Honeymaren and Iduna.
"Nothing, nothing." replied Anna with a smile. "The portals tire me out, is all. The longer it's active, the more I feel it when I close it." she added, before reaching into her pouch and pulling out her apple, "It's why I brought me a snack." she said before biting into it. "As long as I don't repeatedly make portals within a short time, I'll be fine."
"Well, that's good." stated Iduna.
"Yeah..." added Anna. "I can't rush to improve my portals even if I wanted to. I'd just end up passing out. So, I'll just work on it a couple times each day, going from here to the castle or even visiting Rapunzel in Corona."
"Wait, what?" asked Iduna, prompting Anna's nervous chuckle.
"Oh, right, I didn't mention that. When I successfully made my first portal, Cassandra was with me, and I convinced her to try making a portal. She succeeded and made one to Corona, where we visited for about an hour and met Rapunzel."
"... It sounds like you didn't tell anyone you were gone." stated Iduna, which prompted another nervous chuckle from Anna.
"Yeah... but Elsa and Father already scolded me about that. I won't do it again." commented Anna, which prompted a sigh from Iduna. "Anyway..." continued Anna. "Let's head to town."
The two then follow Anna, heading to the town, Iduna to her right and Honeymaren to her left, who asked...
"So, our home wasn't the first place you visited?"
"Well, it's the first place I've visited with my own portals." answered Anna.
"So whose Rapunzel?" asked Honeymaren.
"A friend from another kingdom." answered Anna. "She's a Princess, and her parents are friends of ours. We met for the first time during Elsa's Coronation, and we got along easily." she added, before stopping with a gasp, "Oh, speaking of friends. " continued Anna, before she looked up at the trees and called out, "Juleka, you out there?"
Iduna and Honeymaren curiously looked up to the trees as well before Honeymaren commented...
"Juleka? I think I remember you mentioning that name."
"Yeah." replied Anna. "Juleka's the name of the fairy I mentioned."
"A fairy?" asked Iduna. "This is the first I've heard about it."
"Yeah." repeated Anna. "She's a friend I made a little while ago, and she sometimes visits me while I'm here training. Father's met her, and I would've liked to introduce her to you two, but she doesn't seem to be around."
"Huh..." replied Iduna curiously. "Just so I understand, when you say she's a fairy, she's a tiny, foot-high or smaller person with wings?"
"Yep." answered Anna. "Although, she's not quite a foot tall." she added before lifting her free hand out flat and imagining Juleka standing on her hand. "I'd say she's... six or seven inches tall."
- Arendelle Town -
Shortly after passing through the gate separating the town from the forest, Anna and Iduna shared a chuckle at Honeymaren's awe at walking by a few homes, still on the outskirts of town, before they reached the edge of the pathway overlooking much of the town.
"Whoa..." gasped Honeymaren as she walked up to the edge, looking over the town. "This is an amazing view! The town is so big! There's so many houses, even across the water."
"Yep." commented Anna with a smile as she walked up to Honeymaren's right and pointed down. "That open space there is the plaza, and the docks, where people can gather and set up small shops and the bigger buildings around the plaza are shops too." she added, while Iduna walked up to Anna's right to admire the view as well.
"Ohh, and docks are where the ships stop at, right?" asked Honeymaren.
"Yep, they set anchor next to those pathways that go out into the water. During Elsa's Coronation, there were lots of ships in the inlet and out in the fjord."
"So, do the ships take turns if there are a lot?" asked Honeymaren,
"Yeah, they do." answered Anna. "The important people leave the ship, and it goes out into the fjord while another pulls in, then they come back to pick up their passengers."
"Wow..." commented Honeymaren simply, smiling.
Anna looked to Iduna overlooking the town with a smile and asked.
"Happy to be back, Mother?"
"Heh, yeah." answered Iduna, continuing to look at the town. "It feels good to be back. I'm glad my Mother suggested I return." she added before lifting her left arm and looking down at her sleeve. "... and I won't hide what I am."
"Well then..." stated Anna with a big smile. "Let's head down into town and reintroduce you to everyone!" she added before happily throwing her arm around Honeymaren's shoulders. "... And meet our Cousin!" Honeymaren responded with a nervous chuckle before the trio headed down the path.
The group didn't get five minutes into the walk before their first encounter. A man walking towards them accompanied by his young daughter of around six years old. The child was sitting on her father's shoulders, with him holding on to her feet to secure her, who spotted Anna and happily called out...
"Oh, it's the Princess! Hi Princess Anna!"
"Hello to you too!" greeted back Anna delightfully. "How are you two today?"
"Daddy let me ride him the whole trip!" the young girl answered, prompting a chuckle from her father, who commented...
"We're doing just fine, Your Highness. I wanted to go for a stroll, and this one insisted on joining me. You on a stroll yourself with your-" The man stopped as his gaze stopped at Iduna. "Y-Your Majesty!? You're alive? I-I mean, your daughters said you were alive, but this is such a wonderful surprise to see you in person!"
"Thank you." replied Iduna with a smile before the young girl asked...
"You're Anna's mom?"
"Yes, I am." answered Iduna. "My name's Iduna; what's yours?"
"Katie. Why aren't you wearing a dress?" replied the young girl, which prompted a gasp from her father, who quickly apologized, but Iduna simply chuckled and shook her head.
"That's quite alright. To answer you're question, Katie, the clothes I'm wearing are what my family, the Northuldra wear. I've been staying with them for the time being."
"Oh, and what about her?" asked the young girl, pointing to Honeymaren. "She's a Northura too?"
Iduna and Honeymaren chuckle at the child's mispronunciation, and Iduna first replies...
"Yep, she's my niece."
"Hello Katie, and sir." greeted Honeymaren. "I'm Honeymaren." she added, followed by the man greeting back...
"Hello, I'm Lyle."
However, the young girl giggled and commented...
"So your first name is Honey?"
"Hehe, no, no." replied Honeymaren. "Honeymaren is my first name. I go by Maren, too, though."
"What's your last name then?" asked the young girl.
"Nattura." answered Honeymaren.
"I like Honeymaren more." commented the young girl, which prompted a chuckle from Honeymaren.
"Well, that's fine by me." replied Honeymaren, before the man commented to her...
"Pardon me, Miss Honeymaren, but if you're Her Majesty's niece, that will make you Her Highness' cousin, right?" he asked, looking to Anna, who smiled and answered...
"Yep! Honeymaren has a brother too, so we have two cousins, an aunt, and even a grandmother too."
"Well, that's certainly a wonderful discovery for you and your sister."
"Heh, yeah, I'm so happy we discovered our mother's side of the family that we can visit and talk to. This is Honeymaren's first visit to Arendelle." replied Anna.
"Oh, that's wonderful." stated the man, looking to Honeymaren. "How are you liking Arendelle so far?"
"Well, I just arrived, but it's so large and beautiful." answered Honeymaren. "I've never seen anything like it."
"Well, that's wonderful to hear." replied the man. "There's plenty to see, but I'm sure Her Majesty and Her Highness will show you around."
"I sure will!" answered Anna.
"Well, I won't keep you." stated the man as he stepped aside. "It's wonderful to see you again, Your Majesty."
"Thank you." replied Iduna. "It's nice to be back."
The trio then continued down the path, giving a farewell wave of the hand to the father and daughter, who happily waved them goodbye.
"Bye-bye, Princess Anna, Princess Anna's mom and Honeymaren." declared the young girl, to which the trio also replied 'Bye' together.
"Well, that was an enjoyable meeting." commented Honeymaren.
"Yeah..." commented Anna with a smile. "I'm sure they're going to be a lot of that on the way to the castle." she added, before Iduna commented...
"I'm actually a little surprised he didn't ask how I got here."
"Well..." started Anna. "The town did see me and Elsa leave and return on Nokk, so he probably just thought I used Nokk again while I was out practicing my magic. It's no secret that I like to leave town to practice safely."
"Ah, well, that makes sense." replied Iduna.
"But if someone asks, I'll tell the truth." commented Anna. "The only things I've kept secret are my healing and flying. Elsa suggested I keep my healing a secret, and the flying thing, for me, is because of how dangerous it is to show off with a crowd and the kids sometimes ask me to give them a little show with my magic, and I'm sure they'd ask to see me flying."
"That makes sense." replied Iduna. "What about Elsa and her flying?"
"She says she doesn't show it off because it's 'too much' with everything that's happened."
"Hmm, that also makes sense."
"Elsa can actually carry people with the way she flies, though, and she doesn't risk freezing everything around her, so it's a lot more useful or practical than mine to show off; plus, if I'm not wearing my glass dress, I run the risk of burning my clothes off, and THAT is NOT a show I want to give to the town." explained Anna, which prompted a chuckle from Iduna and Honeymaren.
- 6:43 P.M. -
On their way to just the plaza, the trio was stopped multiple times by citizens, shocked by Iduna's presence. They were happy to greet her and delighted that she was in Arendelle. Iduna also expressed thanks for the warm welcome and made a point to introduce Honeymaren as well.
Once the group reached the plaza, the trip to the castle effectively stopped as many citizens excitedly gathered around them to greet Iduna, and Honeymaren as well; who looked a little uncomfortable and overwhelmed by the large crowd of attention.
Nearly an hour passed before trio reached the bridge leading to the castle. Iduna and Anna shared an amused smile at Honeymaren, who looked a little tired.
"Oh, wow..." sighed Honeymaren. "I've never been surrounded by so many people I didn't know. They were all nice, but it was stressful. Do you deal with that every time you leave your home?"
"No, no..." replied Anna with a chuckle. "Today was special because it was Mother's first appearance since it was thought she died three years ago. Sorry, I didn't think you'd be overwhelmed by the crowd."
"It's ok." replied Honeymaren with a smile. "It's over now. I won't have to deal with that again... will I?"
"No, you shouldn't." replied Anna. "Plus, people may be calling it a day when you head back. Hmm, but I probably should make the portal in the dungeon, so we wouldn't be walking around when it gets dark... Anyway, I have time to think about it. Next stop, the castle and surprising Elsa and Father!"
"Being closer to your home now, though..." commented Honeymaren, admiring the sight of the castle behind the wall and the sea. "This is quite a beautiful and impressive sight."
"There's nice views from the castle too." stated Anna.
Upon approaching the open gates, a pair of guards atop the wall called to her.
"Hello, Princess. I see you and your guests have gathered plenty of attention."
"Heh, well, that's no surprise." answered Anna. "I've returned with my Cousin and my mother."
"W-What!?" gasped the guards as they quickly focused on Iduna to Anna's right, who smiled and lifted her hand in greeting.
"Hello."
"It IS your mother!" gasped the two before one added...
"Welcome back, Your Majesty!"
"How have you returned so soon!?" asked the other man. "Anna said you wanted to stay with the Northuldra, and none of us have seen Nokk." he added before Anna chuckled and answered...
"Well, I've learned a new trick with my magic. I can open magic doors to places I've been. I visited Mother, and she decided to come back with me, my cousin too."
"Hello." greeted Honeymaren, giving a wave of her hand. "I'm Honeymaren."
"Incredible..." commented one of the guards, while the other returned Honeymaren's greeting, before Anna commented...
"I'm going to go find Elsa and Father and surprise them with my guests."
"Will her Majesty be returning, or staying with us?" asked one of the guards.
"This is a short visit." answered Iduna. "I have personal matters to deal with back with my relatives."
"Alright then." stated the other Guard. "It's wonderful to see you again, Your Majesty."
"Heh, it's wonderful to be back."
The trio then walked through the gate, while Honeymaren also was briefly awed at the large courtyard and the castle.
"It's so big up close... What's that small house there?" asked Honeymaren, pointing to the small building to the left side of the courtyard.
"That's the chapel." answered Anna. "It's where Elsa was officially crowned Queen, and church services are held."
"Church services?" asked Honeymaren.
"Oh, uh, where we honor and study our religion."
"Oh!" gasped Honeymaren, before smiling. "It's a religious place; I get it now. 'Church' isn't a word I'm familiar with."
"Yeah, I guess not."
Upon walking through the doors, and Honeymaren admiring the hallway to the left and right, Anna led her a couple of yards ahead to the open doorway leading to the Great Hall. Anna and Iduna allowed Honeymaren to step through first. They both smiled as she once again expressed awe at the sight of the large room.
"Whoa..." commented Honeymaren looking around the spacious area she walked into. "The outside looked big, but it looks even bigger inside. the ceiling is so high up, and a big set of stairs goes up and around the whole room."
"Heh, yanno..." started Anna, walking up to Honeymaren's right. "I've grown up here, so this is normal for me, but seeing your amazement at it makes me appreciate it more than I normally would."
"Hehe, this is all just new to me." replied Honeymaren. "I've never seen a home so big."
"... and there's plenty to explore." replied Anna. "But first, finding Elsa and Father; I can't wait to see their faces!"
Anna leads Iduna and Honeymaren up the stairs to the castle's second floor. It wasn't long before they encountered some of the castle staff after turning down a hallway. One in particular, was Isabelle walking towards them, who stopped in shock upon seeing Iduna.
"Your Majesty!?" gasped Isabelle before she quickly closed the gap between them.
"Hello, Isabelle." greeted Iduna with a smile before Isabelle curtsied with a delighted smile.
"It's wonderful to see you again! But how?" asked Isabelle, looking to Anna. "Did you somehow go get her... and your guest there?"
"Hi." greeted Honeymaren, lifting a hand. "I'm Honeymaren."
"Oh, you're the cousin they've told me about." stated Isabelle. "I'm Isabelle." she added before Anna answered Isabelle's question.
"Yep, I've learned how to make functioning portals, and I took a trip to visit Mother and Emory."
"Oh, right." commented Isabelle, briefly hitting her forehead. "I just finished a conversation with Elsa, and she told me about your new talent. I was just so shocked to see the Queen I completely forgot. That's amazing!" she added before looking to Iduna. "Your Majesty, you look so different with your hair down and what you're wearing- It's a nice look, though!"
"Hehe, thank you, Isabelle." replied Iduna.
"So, where is Elsa currently?" asked Anna. "I wanna surprise her with Mother and Honeymaren."
"She's in her room." answered Isabelle. "Your father arrived to talk with Elsa, and I decided to leave."
"Oh great, they're together!" replied Anna delightfully.
"So, Your Majesty..." commented Isabelle. "Are you settling in, or is this a temporary visit? Do you need me to get you anything?"
"No, no, I'm fine for now." replied Iduna with a smile. "... and my visit is temporary; Honeymaren and I are here for just a couple of hours."
"Oh, alright then." stated Isabelle, then looking to Honeymaren. "What about you?"
"Oh, uh... I'm not sure what to say, sorry." replied Honeymaren nervously. "This is all new to me."
"That's alright." commented Isabelle with a smile. "If you need something, just ask one of the other servants here or me."
"Ok, sure." replied Honeymaren, before Isabelle turned her attention to Anna with a smile.
"First, you surprise me with Juleka, and now you surprise everyone with your mother's return. Who else are you going to surprise us with?"
"Heh, well, there's still Emory." stated Anna. "But she declined my offer to visit." she added before Iduna asked Isabelle...
"So you know about Juleka too?"
"Yeah." answered Isabelle with a smile. "You could say she was a childhood friend of mine. I met her on a boat coming to Arendelle, but I lost contact with her. Until Anna went searching for her after I mentioned she might live in the forest. She managed to find her and reunite us, and I'm very grateful to her for that."
"Well, that's wonderful." replied Iduna with a smile. "I hope to meet her too someday."
"Me too." added Honeymaren.
"I'm sure she'd like that." said Isabelle with a smile. "For now, though..." she added as she stepped aside and looked at Anna. "I won't delay you from surprising Elsa and your father any longer."
"Thanks. By the way, it's not a secret that Mother's here, so you can tell anyone you meet in the castle."
"Alright." stated Isabelle before speaking to Iduna. "It's wonderful to see you again, Your Majesty."
"Same here." replied Iduna, followed by Isabelle looking to Honeymaren and adding...
"It was nice to meet you too, Honeymaren."
"You too." stated Honeymaren with a smile.
Upon finally reaching the closed door of Elsa's room, Anna heard Elsa talking, assumedly to her father, on the other side, but didn't bother to listen in as she eagerly knocked on the door.
"Elsa, I'm back."
"Oh, great." replied Elsa from inside. "It was getting late."
"I know, I-" commented Anna before she saw the doorknob turn, and she quickly reached her right hand to it and held it, preventing Elsa from opening the door. "Wait! Don't open the door!"
"Why?"
"I have a surprise for you!" answered Anna. "I just ran into Izzy, and she said Fathers with you."
"I am." answered Agnarr from within the room.
"Awesome! I want you two to stand in the middle of the room and close your eyes." requested Anna, which prompted small chuckles from Elsa and Agnarr, and they both answered back with an 'OK', before Anna added, "Oh, and turn your back to the door."
Following another 'ok' from Elsa and Agnarr, Anna smiled delightfully before opening the door and saw Elsa and her father a couple of yards in front of the door. With their backs to them, Anna looked back to Iduna and Honeymaren and placed a finger to her lips in a silent request to be quiet. The trio entered the room, and Anna closed the door before taking her position between them, Iduna to her right while Honeymaren was to her left.
"Alright, you can turn around!" happily declared Anna.
Following the two turning to see their surprise, Anna wasn't disappointed at the immediate, shocked expressions on Elsa and Agnarr's faces.
"Iduna!?"
"Mother!?
"Heh, hello, you two." greeted back Iduna with a smile before Agnarr walked up to her and hugged her.
"It's wonderful to see you again."
"You too dear."
"This IS a surprise." commented Elsa, looking to Anna, then Honeymaren beside her. "I was not expecting you to return with Mother and Honeymaren."
"Me neither." answered Anna. "I offered Emory to come visit, but she declined, and Honeymaren asked to take her place. Then Grandma suggested Mother visit too."
"Ah, for a second, I thought something had happened to her since Mother had said she was staying with her." commented Elsa.
"Heh, yeah, no, Grandma's fine." replied Anna before Honeymaren took a moment to greet her and Agnarr, who had released Iduna and stood to her right to see everyone.
"Hi Elsa, sir... heh, or should I say, Your Majesty..." she added Honeymaren, giving a curtsy, then looking to Agnarr and looking a little puzzled before adding, "... and, Your Majesty?"
"Heh, cut that out." replied Elsa with a smile and gave a dismissive wave of the hand. "You're family."
"I've noticed almost no one uses your names here." stated Honeymaren. "It's usually Princess Anna, Her Highness or Her Majesty."
"Those close to us drop the formalities." stated Elsa, before Agnarr added...
"You can call me Uncle if you want."
"Alright." replied Honeymaren.
"Does anyone else know Mother's here?" asked Elsa.
"Yeah." answered Anna. "The whole town."
"Oh..." replied Elsa.
"Yeah, we returned where I left and walked through town to get here, so we spent about an hour getting here with the frequent stops to talk to people." added Anna before Agnarr asked...
"How long will you two be here, or will you stay the night?"
"Just a brief visit." answered Honeymaren.
"She's right." added Iduna. "I didn't have any intention of staying the night."
"Could I convince you otherwise?" asked Agnarr with a smile, Iduna returned the smile.
"I dunno."
"That's not a no." commented Agnarr.
"Heh, no, it's not." replied Iduna, before Anna looked to Honeymaren and asked...
"Hey, how about you stay the night? We can show you a little of how we live."
"Heh, no, no, I couldn't do that." answered Honeymaren nervously.
"Sure you could." stated Elsa. "It's no problem."
"Really, it's very nice of you, but I told my mother I'd be gone for just a couple hours." replied Honeymaren.
"That's not a problem." stated Anna. "You can return and let your mom know you'll stay the night and return tomorrow."
"Thanks, but no." insisted Honeymaren. "I appreciate the offer, though, maybe later."
"Alright, maybe you could bring your brother too." stated Elsa.
"Sure." replied Honeymaren.
"How about a tour of the castle?" offered Elsa.
"Anna mentioned showing me around." answered Honeymaren. "I'd like that."
"Good, then let's do that now." stated Elsa before she looked at her parents. "Mind if we leave you two for now."
"No, go ahead." answered Iduna.
The group then leaves the room. Iduna and Agnarr watched as Elsa and Anna happily led their cousin away, and Anna was heard mentioning that they'd have to treat Honeymaren to some food.
"Well..." commented Agnarr, looking to his wife with a smile. "Anna's new talent is already paying off."
"Yeah, it'll make visits back and forth so much easier." replied Iduna with a smile. "By the way, since Elsa has our room, are you sleeping in one of the other rooms?"
"Yeah." answered Agnarr. "It was a bit awkward, but there's no rush to change. We can relax there if you like."
"I'd like that." replied Iduna before she and Agnarr departed in the same direction their daughters went.
"So, how are things with your family and the other Northuldra?"
"Good. Weirdly, it's like I never left; I felt comfortable there."
"More so than here?" asked Agnarr.
"Hmm... not necessarily; I'm happy to be back in Arendelle too. I've developed a family here, but the Northuldra are my family too. It's just nice to return to them." she answered before a chuckle left her. "Don't worry; I'm not going to abandon Arendelle to live with my family permanently."
"Heh, I didn't think you'll abandon Arendelle, but if you wanted to spend more time there than here, I'd understand." replied Agnarr, which prompted a curious expression from Iduna.
"Really?"
"Yeah. It would give me a reason to visit your family too."
"Heh, well, thank you, but you won't need to worry about that. I may be spending more time there now, but that'll change eventually. Besides..." replied Iduna with a smirk. "I like the conveniences I have here. Like having a nice, hot bath." she added, which prompted a chuckle from Agnarr.
"... And toilets, I assume?"
"Oh yes, definitely toilets." answered Iduna, placing a hand over her smiling face before whispering. "To be honest, I nearly used that marble that woman gave me the first time I had to relieve myself after you all left."
The remark prompted another chuckle from Agnarr.
"Maybe you shouldn't stay the night; you wouldn't want to return." teased Agnarr.
"Heh, nah, a few conveniences won't stop me from returning." replied Iduna. "I'll just appreciate what I have here."
"So, Elsa and Anna told me about the double of Elsa you met; what was she like?"
"She was nice and very similar to our Elsa." answered Iduna. "She, unfortunately, didn't have the benefit of her parents being rescued, so she came here to see us, but Elsa- our Elsa, wasn't comfortable having her return to Arendelle."
"Elsa told me that as well. I'm interested in meeting her in the future. It would be such a unique experience."
"It certainly was for me." replied Iduna with a smile. "Before Elsa and Anna arrived, we just talked... about me, about her; differences and similarities."
"Did the other Elsa mention anything about her parents and any similarities or differences between us?"
"Hmm, the topic did come up, but aside from us being rescued, her parents seemed to behave and act just like we did."
"Heh, well, that's both interesting and disappointing." commented Agnarr with a chuckle."
Iduna and Agnarr continued to chat as they walked the halls and eventually encountered a couple servants along the way, eager and happy to see and greet Iduna, who delightfully returned the greeting and carried on a small conversation. The pair eventually made their way to the room Agnarr was currently using as his. Agnarr was about to open the door before a familiar, delighted voice called to Iduna behind her.
"Hey! Anna and Elsa's mom, I found you!"
"Heh, one more." commented Agnarr with a smirk as she looked to his left to see Olaf happily running towards them, and Agnarr anticipated Iduna's surprise.
"Hehe, one more." added Iduna with a smile before she turned around and greeted no one, at least not an adult and saw the curious sight of a small cloud, before her gaze reactivity lowered. Agnarr had a good chuckle upon Iduna jumping back in surprise and lifting a hand to her chest at the sight of the living snowman. "O-Oh my goodness!"
"Hi! I'm Olaf!" greeted Olaf, waving his twig hand.
Iduna momentarily just stood there, taking in the sight of the childlike, talking snowman, who was the apparent owner of the flurry-producing cloud above him.
"O-Olaf..." commented Iduna.
"Yep!" added Olaf. "And I like warm hugs." he continued before a smile came to Iduna's face, and she knelt in front of him.
"Of course... Elsa and Anna mentioned you." stated Iduna before offering her right hand and Olaf extended his, and Iduna gently shook his hand. "You just surprised me."
"Hehe, I ran into Elsa and Anna with their friend, and they told me their mother was here, and I just had to meet you!" replied Olaf.
"Heh, well, it's a pleasure to meet you as well, Olaf. I'm Iduna."
"Hello Iduna." re-greeted Olaf. "Are you staying with Elsa and Anna and their dad now?"
"Not yet." answered Iduna. "This is just a visit. I'll be sticking around in the future though." she added, returning to her feet.
"Oh, alright!"
"I'll talk to you again later before I leave." stated Iduna. "Right now, I'd like to rest a bit with Agnarr."
"Ok, I'll let Elsa and Anna know. See ya." replied Olaf, waving goodbye, returned by Iduna with a smile as Agnarr opened the door and she walked in, followed by Agnarr, who also waved the snowman goodbye.
"Ohhh, wow... I've missed this too." moaned Iduna with delight as she had slipped out of her shoes and made herself comfortable laying on her back on the left side of the bed as Agnarr closed the door behind him, which prompted a little chuckle from him.
"You can keep enjoying it if you decide to stay the night." suggested Agnarr as he joined Iduna, laying to her left and positioned on his right side to face her.
Iduna then turned her head to look at Agnarr with a smile before turning to her right.
"You really want me to stay the night, huh?"
"Of course I do." answered Agnarr before lifting his left hand towards his wife's hair and caressing it. "But I understand if you decide not to, I won't pressure you to stay." he added, which Iduna only smiled in response and lowered her gaze to the bed between them.
"I'll be completely honest..." started Iduna. "I was afraid to come back, even after Elsa and Anna said the people here took the news about me and the Northuldra well. Then there was you..." added Iduna, lifting her smiling but concerned gaze to Agnarr. "The last time we shared a bed, you wouldn't look at me."
Agnarr smiled back and caressed his wife's cheek.
"I know, I'm sorry, but I stayed with you in the end, and I will continue to stay with you."
"Thank you, I needed to hear that." replied Iduna with a tearful smile before reaching her right hand up to caress Agnarr's face before he leaned in and kissed her, prompting Iduna to eagerly return it for a few moments before they pulled back. Iduna briefly averted her gaze in thought. "Hey, our kiss just reminded me of something."
"What?"
"Elsa and Anna told me about Elsa revealing she had a girlfriend to you, which you took well."
"Oh, heh, yeah." chuckles Agnarr. "It was quite a surprise, among other things." he added, which prompted a curious, raised brow from Iduna.
"Among other things? What other things?"
"Oh, uh..." replied Agnarr before groaning at the slip and thought back to the conversation he had with his daughters earlier in the day and groaned again. "You should ask Elsa and Anna about it."
Another curious expression comes to Iduna's face.
"Ask both of them? Wait, so you know? They actually told you?"
It was Agnarr's turn to look puzzled.
"Told me what?"
"That the two of them are a couple." answered Iduna.
"W-Wait, you know!?" gasped Agnarr. "They just told me they only mentioned Elsa's had a girlfriend to you."
"Heh, no, they didn't tell me directly." answered Iduna with a smile. "I found out from Magna telling me about it before I saw them again. Centered around Anna's ring, which I wasn't even aware she had, and the fact that it was made of ice and Elsa's was glass. I didn't really believe it. However, when they arrived yesterday, I sneaked a peek at Anna's ring. Then I saw their behavior when the other Elsa brought up the topic of their rings. I used the opportunity to tease out some information, and seeing how flustered both of them got; I realized it was true."
"I see... and you didn't confront them about it?" asked Agnarr.
"Confront? No, I let them be."
"Heh, well, you're taking it much better than I did." replied Agnarr with a chuckle.
"Huh? They said you handled it well." commented Iduna before Agnarr gave a heavy sigh and rolled onto his back.
"Yeah, the fact that their partners were woman, I handled THAT well... but when they admitted their partners were themselves, I... kinda blew up at them."
"Oh..." replied Iduna, wide-eyed, before she sat up. "How bad was it?"
"Bad..." sighed Agnarr. "Both of them were mad at me; I said some things that they really found offensive. Elsa was more understanding, but Anna refused to even talk to me. We managed to come to a sort of compromise, but I don't support their choice, and they know it."
"Oh..." replied Iduna sadly, before taking hold of Agnarr's right hand. "Well, that's unfortunate; understandable, but unfortunate."
"Do you support such a relationship?"
"Hmm... I wouldn't say I support it; I wouldn't introduce them to someone as a couple, but I'm not going to fight them on it. Their choice to be together could be a coping mechanism from what we put them through. With us in their lives again, maybe they'll see they don't need to have such a relationship." answered Iduna with a smile.
"And if they don't?"
"Then they don't." answered Iduna, continuing to smile. "I will still love them despite their choice."
"So will I." stated Agnarr. "I won't stop loving them because of this, but I hope this is a phase."
"Heh, whether it is or not, they don't know I know the truth; we could have a little harmless fun with this and enjoy their flustered reactions." commented Iduna with a smile, which prompted a chuckle from Agnarr.
"That does sound amusing. Unfortunately, that's not something I could participate in since they know I know about them."
"Hmm, true..."
- 8:36 P.M. -
"... and thanks for the tour." commented Honeymaren as she, Elsa and Anna walked the halls towards their parent's room; Anna to her right and Elsa to hers. "You have a beautiful home. Heh, and wonderful food."
"Well, you're welcome." replied Elsa with a smile, joined by Anna...
"Yeah, you'll always be welcome. If I'm able to come to you, don't hesitate to ask to come back with me."
"Alright then." replied Honeymaren. "Maybe I'll take up the offer to stay the night next time. Although you say you don't mind, staying here on my first visit seems a little inappropriate to me."
The trio shortly after reached Agnarr's room, and Elsa knocked on the door.
"Mother, Father, are you in there?"
"Yea, I'm here." answered Iduna from inside.
A few moments passed before the door opened. All three were surprised to see Iduna no longer wearing her Northuldran attire, but a robe tied at the waist, and her hair looked to be washed recently.
"Hey, you three." greeted Iduna with a little nervous smile.
"Uh..." started Elsa with a little smile. "We were coming to see if you were ready to head back, but..."
"You don't look like you're ready to return." finished Anna with a smile.
"Uh... yeah." answered Iduna with a chuckle. "You're father convinced me to stay the night."
"That's great!" declared Anna. "We can have breakfast together tomorrow!" she added before Elsa also commented...
"Yeah, didn't think it would happen so soon."
Iduna then looked to Honeymaren and asked...
"Do you mind letting Magna know?"
"Of course not." replied Honeymaren with a smile.
"Thanks. How was the tour of the castle, by the way?" replied Iduna.
"Wonderful, you have a beautiful home. Honestly, it's a bit overwhelming with so much space and so many rooms. It's nice to visit and maybe stay a night in the future, but I don't think I could live here."
"Well, that's fine." stated Iduna, before Elsa added...
"I feel similarly to your home, I wouldn't mind visiting and even staying the night, but I definitely couldn't live like you do. I'll admit that I'm too comfortable with my life to LIVE in the forest; I don't even know how to prepare and cook a wild animal."
"Heh, well, that's a skill that can be taught." commented Honeymaren.
"Yanno Elsa..." started Anna with a smirk. "Since you've admitted you couldn't do what Honeymaren does, what was your plan when you ran away to the North Mountain?"
The question prompted an embarrassed chuckle from Elsa.
"I didn't have one. Guess I would've figured it out or made the embarrassing and awkward trip back to Arendelle if no one had come after me." answered Elsa, which prompted a chuckle from Anna. However, that chuckle stopped when Elsa added, "Speaking of surviving in the wild, what happened with you, Emory and that rabbit?"
"She shared it with me." answered Anna after a brief pause.
"Really?" asked Elsa with a grin. "That's all? You didn't throw up or faint when she cut it open and ripped its guts out?"
"Heh, no." replied Anna with a smile and crossed her arms over her chest. "I didn't like seeing it, yeah, but I didn't pass out, come on."
"Ok, ok..." replied Elsa with a smirk before she noticed Honeymaren looking at Anna with a grin; she noticed Elsa looking at her and nodded her head, which prompted a chuckle from Elsa.
After noticing Elsa's gaze towards something behind her and her following chuckle, Anna gasped and looked at Honeymaren.
"Hey!"
"What?" asked Honeymaren with a smile. "I didn't say anything."
"You don't have to say anything to tell her something."
"Oh, so you DID pass out or throw up?" asked Elsa.
"Ugh, fine!" replied Anna, with a blushing frown. "Yeah, but I'm not saying which!"
"Heh, fine by me." replied Elsa with a smile.
Anna pouted for a moment as she eyed Elsa before commenting...
"I'd like to see how you hold up when you see a cute little rabbit decapitated and being cut open and its guts being pulled out."
Following the remark, Anna shuttered, and Elsa replied...
"As cute as a rabbit may be, it's still food. It may be gross to see, but I'm confident I could handle it."
Honeymaren then asked...
"Think you could do it yourself if someone showed you how?"
"Ehh, now that, I dunno." replied Elsa with a nervous chuckle.
"Heh, well, if you ever wanna learn, I wouldn't mind teaching you, both of you." offered Honeymaren.
"Well, thanks for the offer." replied Elsa.
"Anyway..." commented Anna. "Since mother's staying the night, we should go and send Honeymaren off before everyone else in the camp heads to bed."
"Alright." stated Iduna before stepping towards Honeymaren and hugging her. "I'll see you tomorrow."
"Ok." replied Honeymaren, returning her embrace. "I'll see you later then." she added before Anna smiled and chimed in...
"... And I have an added reason to visit again and to practice my portals."
Elsa then added, with a smile...
"Maybe I'll join too and perhaps, try my hand at a portal."
"Ohh, really!?" gasped Anna.
"Heh, perhaps." replied Elsa.
- 8:56 P.M. -
- Courtyard -
Elsa, Anna and Honeymaren soon depart from Iduna. With Elsa's suggestion, rather than Anna creating the portal in the dungeon, they headed outside and into the Castles Courtyard, since there would be no one in the area, allowing Anna much more space and minimal risk to her surroundings.
"Prepare to be amazed!" commented Anna proudly to Elsa as she walked ahead of her and Honeymaren a few yards.
"Do I need to shield us?" asked Elsa with a smile.
"Nope, there's enough open space here, and I can do it quick enough that I won't burn or melt anything." answered Anna, before she looked back to Elsa and added. "I was able to safely make the portal back from that spot with the river we left on Nokk yesterday."
"Oh, good." replied Elsa before crossing her arms. "I'm ready to be amazed." she added, which prompted a smile from Anna before she directed her attention ahead of her. Raising her right hand, she created a fireball and extended it out in front of her a couple of yards.
Elsa saw Anna begin the process of creating the portal, and as she recalled her first attempt, the ambient heat and wind quickly rose. While Elsa was ready to intervene at a moment's notice, she found it was unneeded, at least for the initial heat-producing creation of the portal as she saw, despite some groaning from Anna, the fireball was rather quickly reduced to the familiar black point.
'That was a lot quicker than before.' thought Elsa, opting the think her comment to prevent distracting Anna.
Through more groaning, Elsa saw Anna begin to open the portal. Unlike the initial attempt she saw, Elsa's eyes widened as Anna was seemingly able to reach past her first failed attempt easily. A doorway opened up in front of them; the edges of the portal were fiery and sparking, but it appeared to be a working portal that revealed a familiar forest on the other side.
"Ha, done!" commented Anna, following a satisfied sigh, before turning to face Elsa and seeing the wide-eyed amazement on her face. "In awe, huh?" asked Anna proudly.
"Yeah..." replied Elsa, as she and Honeymaren walked up beside her, Honeymaren to Anna's left and Elsa to her right. "You said you could do it... I didn't doubt that but seeing you do it and succeed... it's incredible."
"It really is." added Honeymaren, before prompting a delighted chuckle from Anna from the praise and crossing her arms over her chest.
"Yeah, it is." stated Anna, "Bet you wanna try it now, huh?"
"Heh, yeah, I won't lie." replied Elsa. "I did talk to Cassandra about how she did it."
Anna then looked to Honeymaren and commented...
"I made the portal where we left. Are you ok to head back from there?"
"Yeah, I'll be fine." answered Honeymaren. "Thanks for letting me visit. I enjoyed seeing your home and meeting the people here."
"You're welcome!" replied Anna before extending her arms towards Honeymaren for a hug, which she delightfully stepped into.
Upon releasing each other, Elsa also extended her arms for a hug and hugged Honeymaren.
"You're welcome to return."
"Thanks." replied Honeymaren, before she released Elsa, walked towards the portal, carefully stepped through it, looked back to the sisters, and gave a wave of the hand. "See you later."
"Seeya." answered back Elsa and Anna.
The trio continued to wave farewell for a few moments before it became awkward, and Honeymaren chuckled nervously and asked...
"Aren't you going to close the portal?"
"I was going to wait until you started walking away." answered Anna.
"Oh, well, ok." replied Honeymaren, before she turned around and walked away, but still waved goodbye as she departed. "Bye."
"Bye-bye." stated Anna before the portal closed to the black point and faded away. "Well..." added Anna with her hands on her hips and a sigh. "That was a productive day for me!"
"Heh, sure was." commented Elsa. "I'm impressed how quickly you've grown and developed your magic."
"Heh, well, that tends to happen when you actively practice." commented Anna with a smile.
"Yes, it does." replied Elsa, before she turned and headed back towards the castle, with Anna following beside her.
"I still need to practice my Earth magic too." commented Anna. "But what I mainly wanted to do with my Earth magic, making new land, isn't too important right now. So, I'm gonna focus on my portals for now. Besides, each time I make one it gets a little easier."
"Well, that's good."
"Yep, plus, the more I practice the less of a drain it'll be to maintain a portal, hopefully, so I won't need to be carrying a snack on me." commented Anna. "Cassandra didn't seem to be affected much creating her portal, but I just chalked that up to her having magic longer than me and being more experienced with it."
"Heh, so since I've had magic my whole life, maybe I won't feel any fatigue." stated Elsa with a smile.
"Maybe, and since you use ice, you could make a portal inside with no problem."
"Yeah, I could."
"Hehe, this is so awesome!" declared Anna happily. "We- well, 'I' can make portals and visit our family in the Enchanted Forest whenever and bring them here so easily and quickly! Plus, Mother doesn't need to stay there just waiting for Grandma to di-" added Anna delightfully, before she stopped and her delightful mood waned a little. "Ahem, she doesn't need to stay there all the time, maybe wondering what's happening back in Arendelle."
"Yeah..." replied Elsa with a little smile. "I can't imagine just waiting until the end to come for a parent, watching them just slowly go."
"Yeah, but at least you'll be with them to the end." commented Anna. "If I had the choice and I couldn't use my magic, I'd easily pick being able to be with Mother or Father and care for them until the end."
"Yeah..." sighed Elsa. "It was a real punch in the gut when we were told Mother and Father were lost at sea and assumed dead."
"But now they're not dead!" declared Anna happily. "We can talk to them, hug'em, love'em and tomorrow, eat breakfast as a family!"
"Heh, I'm looking forward to tomorrow morning too." Elsa smiled as the two entered the castle, and Elsa added, "I'll go let Mother know Honeymaren's back home."
"Alright, I'll see you later at bedtime." replied Anna. "I'm gonna head to my room, get out of this dress and just relax."
"Hehe, ok."
- 9:16 P.M., Anna's Room -
Dressed in her sleeping attire, a lightweight green dress, Anna relaxed on her bed, laying on her back. With the repeated creation of portals, having the freedom of not also constantly using her magic to prevent imprisoning herself in her clothing, Anna was content to simply lay on her bed. However, Anna hadn't changed and relaxed for long before she heard a knocking at her door, and her Mother speak.
"Anna, you in there?"
"Yeah." answered Anna, sitting up and removing herself from her bed and heading to her door, opening it to greet her mother. "Hey."
"Hey." replied Iduna with a smile. "Elsa told me Honeymaren's returned home safely and that you'd be in your room, so I just wanted to say good-night; I'm going to be heading to bed shortly."
"Oh ok, good-night then." replied Anna, before reaching out her arms for a hug, and Iduna stepped towards her to embrace Anna.
Upon Iduna pulling back, her gaze was drawn to an odd object inside Anna's room; beside the large window, it looked like a large glass orb perched on a glass pedestal.
"What's that statue?" asked Iduna, pointing towards it.
"Hmm... oh... That's where I store my glass."
"You store it?" asked Iduna.
"Yeah..." added Anna with a smile before walking towards it, followed by Iduna, revealing it to be about chest high, and Anna patted the orb. "With the amount of effort and heat it takes to make, I figured it's better to save it for easy access. It's much easier to work with it already formed too. Plus, if I happen to make more glass while I'm out, I just add it to it at the end of the day."
"Wow..." commented Iduna as she placed a hand on the orb and guided her hand over the smoothness. "Do you use it all when you make your clothing?"
"No, not all of it. A large portion of it is from when I first made glass clothing; There was a lot of excess glass from the initial creation of it that I didn't want to go to waste, so I made a really fancy dress like Elsa's ice dress, complete with a cape."
"Oh, well, have you made anything else besides clothing?"
"Yeah, during our first trip to the Enchanted Forest, I used the glass coat I wore to make a sword, since shooting fire everywhere would likely cause a bigger problem." answered Anna.
"Ohh, smart. Your clothing can double as protection."
"Yeah, luckily, I didn't need to."
"Well, that's good." replied Iduna.
"Oh, I also made a full-sized statue of Elsa." added Anna.
"Really? A statue?" asked Iduna, wide-eyed.
"Yep, that was actually the time I properly created my glass clothing. The first time it was really stiff and restricting and hard to breathe in. After a few tips from Elsa, I got my glass clothing to behave like actual clothing."
"Well, I'm even more impressed." commented Iduna with a smile, as she looked at the glass orb. "You're quite skilled with your glass."
"Have any requests?" asked Anna with a smile. "I can make you something, if you want." she added, which earned her a light chuckle from Iduna.
"Maybe later." replied Iduna before she walked away towards the door.
"Alright, by the way..." stated Anna, following her mother as Iduna stopped outside the door. "How did Father convince you to stay the night?"
"Heh, well, I didn't need much convincing." answered Iduna with a smile. "I was already considering it. But, the thought of being with your father and you two again in the castle and a bit of encouragement from your father was enough to convince me."
"Well, I'm glad you're staying." replied Anna as she hugged her mother, who returned the embrace.
"Me too." stated Iduna before she pulled back. "Good-night, Anna."
"Good-night, see-ya in the morning." replied Anna as Iduna departed.
- 10:51 P.M., Elsa's Room -
"Ohh, I'm gonna sleep well tonight." yawned Anna as she sat on the bed, clothed in just her panties as she stretched her arms above her head.
"Me too." added Elsa, as she walked out of her bathroom, completely nude and joined Anna on the bed, positioning herself under the cover, sitting up opposite to Anna on the left side of the bed. "I knew where Mother was and that she was fine, but having her here in the castle just... eases my mind."
"Yeah, I feel it too, like everything's back to how it should be." commented Anna with a smile.
"Hehe, yeah." replied Elsa before a yawn left her. "Ohh, well, goodnight Anna." she added before moving herself further under the cover, laying on her back, joined by Anna, who leaned over and kissed Elsa.
"Goodnight." answered back Anna with a smile as she laid down facing Elsa, who smiled back and leaned in to kiss Anna back.
"Thanks for the present of bringing Mother back."
Anna smiled back before she closed her eyes, ready to sleep, while Elsa did the same. However, just a few moments passed before Anna opened her eyes.
"Elsa."
"Hmm?" answered Elsa, her eyes remaining closed.
"Felsa just reminded me of something about my magic I wanted to test."
At this, Elsa opened her eyes, looking at Anna curiously.
"Don't tell me you want to test something NOW?"
"Well, not really 'NOW'. Since we're going to sleep, I'll just give the short version; If you wake up before me tomorrow, I want you to do something for me."
"What?"
"Drop a snowball on my head."
Following the request, Elsa now looked confused.
"What? I'm going to need some explanation for that. You want me to wake you up with a snowball to the face? I'll do it, but why?"
"Well, earlier today, when I was heading to the Northuldra camp, Felsa and I were talking about the limits of what she could and couldn't do in regards to protecting me. The interesting question came up that would she be able to act on her own to protect me while I'm asleep if my life wasn't in danger if I gave her permission." answered Anna.
"So, besides your life being in danger, you want to test if Felsa can protect you from just being messed with in general while you're sleeping?" clarified Elsa.
"Yeah, so on the off chance that I'm somehow knocked out or unable to defend myself, my attacker doesn't have to be swinging a sword at my neck for Felsa to act. So stopping or delaying someone from kidnapping me for example."
"Ah, I see." replied Elsa with a smile. "Well, I'd be happy to test that for you."
"Thanks."
END