Frozen: A Desire for More

Chapter 15

“Although the biggest problem is to make sure that his feelings are sincere,” Elsa said. “I have to find the right balance between denying him and luring him in.” 

“Yes,” Kristoff agreed. “If you make it too obvious, Arendelle’s reputation will suffer and his feelings might not be sincere.” 

Elsa nodded, still unbelieving that she was having this conversation with Kristoff of all people, and with Anna sitting beside him. 

She sat in the golden chair with dark purple cushions, thinking of the various methods she could use to steal Rainer’s heart and bring him to his knees. She hadn’t told Kristoff and Anna about the incident with Rainer in the garden. With that, she knew that Rainer was physically attracted to her. It was a good starting point, but what she needed was for Rainer love her so much that he is willing to betray his Germanic blood allies. 

Shifting her gaze upwards, she observed the glow between Kristoff and Anna. She watched Kristoff’s eyes as he talked to Anna. Although it might not be obvious to the casual observer, she could tell the deep sincerity in Kristoff’s gaze and how he was absolutely smitten by her younger sister. Anna on the other hand lowered her eyebrows at him, laughed, snorted and hit him on the shoulder whenever she liked. When she was around him, she would not hold herself back and behaved in whatever eccentric and spontaneous manner that was truest to who she was. 

“How did Anna seduce you?” Elsa blurted out after wondering what Anna had done to make this ice man fall so much for her. 

“What?” Anna’s ears reddened. Behind her, she could hear some of the maids chuckling. Even Kai, the always solemn butler, had to cover his mouth to hide a smile. 

“I think Kristoff’s feelings towards you are very sincere,” Elsa rested her chin on the palm of her hand. “What did you do to capture his heart?” 

“I…uhh…I…” Anna stuttered unsure of what to say. She honestly couldn’t remember what she had done that made Kristoff care so much about her. 

“Kristoff?” Elsa’s calm and even gaze shifted to him. 

Embarrassed, Kristoff scratched her head. “I don’t know really. I think, maybe, when we were climbing up the North Mountain, I just felt she needed my help and…”

“So you were attracted to her helplessness?” 

“No, no!” Kristoff raised both of his hands to his chest in denial. “It was more along the way to the North Mountain that I began…having feelings towards her.”

“Why is that?” 

“Uhm…Because then I got to see how different Anna was. How determined she was about saving you. How stubborn she was once she had made up her mind. I guess…” Kristoff scratched the back of his head again. “Everything she did was kind of spontaneous and a little crazy. She had this adventurous personality, but she is also very caring…I guess I fell in love with her for who she is.” 

Anna looked up at Kristoff and gentle punched his shoulder. “Gezz Kristoff…” she smiled. 

Expecting a sign of Elsa approving of him after his honest answer, Kristoff remained silent after finishing his answer.

“That doesn’t help me at all,” Elsa said coldly. 

“Elsa!” Anna exclaimed. 

In response, Elsa simply winked at her sister.

“”What I mean is that you naturally fell in love with my sister,” Elsa said. “But I am trying to find out what she specifically did to make you fall in love with her. I am the queen, so I cannot simply be myself around Rainer.”