Desired Destiny (Frozen II/Jelsa)

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"The seasons are changing!" Enjoying the salty breeze, Anna and Olaf visit the pumpkin patch after they go through wagons of vegetables and fruits, all fresh from the soil. They have been monitoring the village for the Harvest Festival which will start around dawn. They started with a quick stop at the stables to remind Kristoff and Sven to meet Oaken and make sure his shop is ready, checked the new set of instruments made by Helga, knocked on the villagers' doors and sent them warm greetings, and tons of other things. Everything inside the castle will be handled by Elsa and Marius while Jack has to finish his lessons with Erlingur.

"Beautiful, isn't it?" Anna glances down at Olaf who's playing with a leaf, his personal flurry dropping tiny snowflakes to help him survive under the sun.

"I agree," Olaf hums and examines the leaf. "Change does mock us with their beauty."

Anna raises her eyebrow in amusement. "What was that?"

"Forgive me. Maturity is making me poetic." Olaf grins and turns to look at Anna. "Speaking of change and also the fact that you're older thus all-knowing, have you ever been worried about the notion that nothing is permanent?"

Anna smiles. It has been a new habit of Olaf to investigate his surroundings or to apply his very own 'Socratic questioning technique', asking critical and philosophical questions from possibly everyone passing by to draw out a conclusion or definition for a certain concept. However, Anna finds it interesting. For someone who doesn't biologically form a brain, the little snowman is able to store many bits of knowledge of the world.

"Um...no."

"Huh." Olaf nods. "I can't wait to grow old like you, so I don't have to sweat over these things."

"That's not it, Olaf." Anna giggles and crouches down to Olaf's height. "I don't worry because...I have you, Elsa, Kristoff, Sven, and the gates are open wide," She sighs contentedly and looks around the village. "I'm home and not alone anymore."

"That's great, Anna! I guess that's also true. You don't have to worry as long as you're surrounded by the people who love you." Olaf agrees happily. "That also means Elsa doesn't have to worry about a change now that she has Jack!"

"I hope you're right, Olaf." Anna hums, her mind wandering to Jack's beautiful winter wonderland creation back in the garden. He gave her and the others a quick look at his masterpiece after he elaborated on his plan to propose Elsa last night. Now, the garden is under Marius' watch, it has to stay perfect and they cannot afford Elsa finding out about the surprise. Jack had to allure him by decorating his barrack with his magic in exchange. The robust knight surely has a thing for sparkles.

Anna unconsciously smiles. She's so, so, so happy for her sister. She finally finds her true love. "I really hope Jack can work that out."

"What do you mean?" Olaf presses. "Isn't Elsa in love with Jack already?" 

Anna beams at the snowman's statement. "You think so?"

"I know so." Olaf nods. "They look at each other the way Kristoff and you look at each other." Anna laughs and believes everything he says. Olaf has always been observant after all.

"I heard my name!" Kristoff and Sven come from Anna's behind as they share their carrot. "What did you two say about me?"

"Well, we were only inferring you for a very small part of our conversation." Olaf points out.

"Oh." Kristoff puffs his cheeks. "Still curious though."

"It's nothing important." Anna stands up and looks at her courter. "Have you talked to Oaken about his trading post?"