Cursed Royalty

chapter fourteen

As Toothless increased his speed in amplitude, Olaf covered his eyes with his twig-shaped hands, waiting for either a disastrous outcome or a satisfying one. The snowman braced himself for a severe case of whiplash when he realized they were getting closer to the exit, because whatever sorcery Burgess was laced with would fight fiercely against them. Almost immediately, the wind increased, nearly knocking Olaf off of Toothless' back. He yelped and used all of his effort to hold onto the dragon beneath him.

The abrupt weather change initially succeeded in diverting the night fury from his intended course and putting him in a confused state. He did, however, regain his sense of clarity and sailed through the fierce wind gusts without any disturbance. Olaf chewed his fingers in fear as Toothless sped faster and faster. "Toothless! You're going too fast, I'm going to die. Oh my god, is this how it ends? I haven't even gone to the beach or said my goodbyes yet!" He let out a strangled cry, burying his head into Toothless' fur.

He heard Toothless groan angrily, perhaps in response to his antics, and then quickly flap his wings. Following that, everything entered a blissful state. Olaf found himself falling asleep, awaking only to people talking, birds chirping, and the distinct sound of music playing.

Olaf triumphantly sat up straight and raised his hands in the air. "Toothless! You did it, you really did it. You're amazing!." He murmured as he hugged the night fury, who gleefully stuck out his tongue in response.

After what felt like months, they arrived in Arendelle. Obviously, their first destination should've been the castle, that's where Elsa intended for the letter to go. Yet, as Toothless flew closer, they both took note of the extensive presence of guards at nearly every entrance. Toothless hastily maneuvered them to an area filled with never ending greenery. The risk of getting caught was simply too high. Olaf hopped off Toothless' back, pacing back and forth, not prepared for such an obstacle. "You know as much as I love meeting new people, I doubt that the King would listen to us because I'm a snowman and you can't talk. And I've heard Elsa talk about her father, he doesn't seem like the kindest person."

Toothless watched Olaf curiously, detecting that the snowman was upset because of his frequency changes due to the emotional distress he was in. Ears peeking up, the dragon turned around, following the sound of water, understanding that where there was water, there was food. He completely forget all about Olaf and his feelings.

"Hey! Mr.Dragon, where are you going? Do you not remember what Elsa said? We're not allowed to get distracted. Toothless! Ah, he's going to be the death of me." Olaf slapped his forehead in annoyance, "I can't believe I'm the mature one."

He called out for him as he cautiously followed the night fury's path. When Olaf reprimanded Toothless, he was biting on a fish at the edge of a pond. "Elsa will hear about this! Oh no, scratch that. I'll make sure Jack tells Hiccup to lock you in a dungeon."

Indifferent to his remarks, Toothless hissed as he returned his attention to the prey wedged between his razor-sharp fangs. Olaf broke the tension by approaching Toothless' side and saying,"You're adorable, I can't be mad at you! Besides, Elsa says fighting gets you nowhere. Huh, maybe Jack and her should follow that advice. Their arguments give me a headache."

A rustling noise caught their attention and when they looked up, they were met with a pair of quizzical eyes. "I'm sorry, did you just say Elsa?! How do you know her? Where is she? And wait, did you just speak?"

Without even giving them a chance to respond to her inquiries, the young woman swamped them with questions. Olaf closely observed her and noted how much she resembled Elsa's sister. Although he couldn't recall it clearly, he had a dim memory of an infant who remarkably resembled her engaging in a snowball fight with him and Elsa. He must have remembered that particular occasion because of Elsa. She gave him some of her favourite memories of the three of them together.