To Thaw a Hero's Heart

Chapter Five: Uninvited Guests

    Chapter Five: Uninvited Guests

Queen Elsa was passing through town square enjoying her stroll and admiring the decorations for the fall festival starting tonight when four men in black stopped in front of her with crossbows in hand.

“What’s the meaning of this?!” The Queen demanded.

“You’re coming with us.” One of the men snarled.  She looked behind her to look for an escape but four more men were standing behind her as well.

“Well, well it’s been awhile hasn’t it ice witch.” An elderly voice said. Elsa turned around to face the Duke that was at her coronation two years ago.

“What are you doing here? I made it strickly clear that we aren’t trading partners anymore.” She said trying to look more like a Queen than the scared women she was few years back. The Duke chuckled at her statement.

“Oh, about that we’re here to take what we can’t get in honest trade and as a bonus rid you of this world, Queen Elsa”. He said putting venom in the word queen.

Most of the towns people stopped and watched horror as the men surrounded their Queen.

“Men! Kill her!” He ordered as the men pointed their crossbows at her. The crowd of citizens erupted in a fury. Men stepped in trying to save their Queen and the next thing leaves Elsa horrified, the Duke's men began firing on the citizens, her people, the ones she vowed to protect the day she became Queen of Arendelle. She summoned her powers and sent a gust of icy wind toward the intruders pushing them away from the citizens so they can’t further harm them. The men quickly got up and loaded their weapons and directed them towards her.

“Did you forget that i’m not no ordinary Queen, I’m the Snow Queen of Arendelle”. Elsa said as she covered the ground in a thick layer of ice. The Duke ran back to the middle wagon were the other four men waited with someone who was tied up and had a bag over their head.

“Bring her here!” He ordered the men and they immediately went to him dragging the other person with them. The Duke smiled at the person who was tied up. He then turned back to the Queen who was fending off his men.

“Queen Elsa, Stop resisting and no harm will come to your sister”. The Duke ordered.

Elsa stopped immediately and so did the men who were helping her. Elsa looked at the man with fear then at the bonded person. Some of her clothes were missing and she appeared to be beaten up a little. She couldn’t see her face because of the sack but she did notice that she was too small to be Anna. Elsa quickly realized it wasn’t her sister but she had to play along a little while to see who it was.

“Alright i surrender, just let me see her first.” Elsa said as she tried to calm herself. The Duke smirked at this then turned his back to her.

“Alright, as you wish.” He said as he snapped his fingers and one of the men removed the sack off the woman's head. Elsa now had the chance to have a better look at her. True it wasn’t her sister, but she too was a redhead but there was something wrong with her eyes, they were colorless and unfocused. She was just a little girl who they dragged into their little scheme. Elsa stood as regal as ever and faced the men of Westleton.

“You must be mistaken, that isn’t my sister, i barely know this person so let her go and leave.” Elsa said as she summoned her powers. The little girl squirmed till her gag fell out.

“MATHIAS!” The girl screamed out before one of the men hit her. The Duke was surprised to see this.

“You said you caught the princess!” The Duke yelled at the two men. A loud rumble silenced everyone and they looked around to see what it was. Elsa noticed the little girl smirk and apparently so did the Duke.

“What are you smiling about?” The Duke demanded.

“He’s coming and when he gets here you’ll be sorry.” The girl spat.

“Ha! Who?” The Duke asked.

“Mathias.” The girl replied before the Duke slapped her.

“I heard just about enough out of you peasant!” The Duke spat. Elsa had enough and surrounded the girl in ice spikes, forcing the men away from her so they could do no further harm. The men were about to retaliate when a loud roar from the distance boomed in the air stopping everyone in their tracks.