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Chapter 2

Once introductions had concluded, Elsa was now attempting to figure out all the knowledge she had of both England and Ostenda. The Ice Queen would prefer not constantly asking the guests questions about their home countries.

According to the information bestowed upon her, Elsa learned the capital and largest city of England was London. London was one of the largest cities in the world and was where Edmund and Stephen resided. Summers there were warm, while winters were cool, but not overly cold. While precipitation was generally spread out evenly throughout the year, London did not receive nearly as much winter snowfall as Arendelle.

Edmund's father was King Matthew of England, and the royal family of England was exceptionally wealthy; the King of England was the richest man in the world. However, Matthew and Stephen were originally from Dublin, Ireland. The King had met Stephen when they were young boys and had been best friends with him since. After living as a prince in Ireland for the first twenty years of his life, Matthew was involved in an arranged marriage with English Princess Isabella Brown. The Snow Queen couldn't help but cringe at the thought of an arranged marriage. Did their marriage end up working out for them?

Meanwhile, the Ice Queen unearthed information about Ostenda as well. The Belgian kingdom was much smaller than London. It was a small town located on the western side of Belgium, along the coast. Like the English kingdom, Ostenda had warm summers and cool winters. However, the Belgian kingdom got a little more rain and snow than London did. Still, Ostenda did not receive as much snow as Arendelle did.

The parents of Lucas were King Arthur and Queen Victoria. Although the royal family of Ostenda was wealthy, they were not as wealthy as the royal family of England. Elsa assumed this was because of the significant difference in size of the kingdoms. Unlike King Matthew of England, King Arthur was not involved in an arranged marriage. He married Queen Victoria Jacobs for love and Lucas was their only child. The Ice Queen was happy the Belgian royal couple was able to marry for love. Elsa hoped if she ever married it would be for love and not power.

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Elsa was in her study, slowly sipping on a steaming cup of tea. There was a knock on the door. She turned her head to see who it was.

It was Edmund. The Snow Queen was surprised to see the English prince. She wondered what he was up to.

"Good afternoon, Elsa," Edmund greeted before adding apologetically, "I sincerely apologize if you feel like I am intruding upon anything you might be doing at the moment."

"No, it is okay Edmund. Please sit down," Elsa replied as she offered the English prince a seat in a chair across from the table she was sitting at.

"Thank you," the English prince smiled as he sat down.

"You are welcome," the Snow Queen grinned in return. "What brings you here Edmund?"

Edmund shrugged. "I thought that since I am staying in your kingdom, we should get to know each other better."

Elsa raised an eyebrow, contemplating what she should ask Edmund first. "Okay. What do you think of Arendelle? Are you enjoying your stay here thus far?"

Edmund nodded. "While I may have only been here for a few hours, I am indeed enjoying my stay in Arendelle. One thing I have to say is the castle staff are friendly and attentive. They offered me some chocolate, and I could not turn it down."

"How was the chocolate?" the Snow Queen wondered.

The English prince smiled. "Although I do not eat chocolate very often, it was some of the best chocolate I have ever had."

Elsa smiled fondly. "I am delighted to hear that. Chocolate is my favorite sweet treat. Anna enjoys it too."

"Ah, yes. Your sister Anna. She is a very nice young woman," Edmund praised. "You are a pretty sweet woman yourself."

Elsa was pleasantly surprised by the compliment. "Well, I try. Thank you."

"You are very welcome," the English prince replied with a smile.

The Snow Queen was really liking her conversation with the English prince so far. Nevertheless, there were a few more questions she wanted to ask him.

"What is it like in England, Edmund?" she wondered.

"Have you ever been there before?" he asked, eyebrows rising with curiosity.

"While I think my family and I may have went there a long time ago, I do not really remember it. Other than that, I really have not set foot outside of Arendelle," Elsa explained.

"England is a beautiful country," the English prince said. "The city of London is a huge city, with a lot to do and quite a bit of good food to eat. Everyone there is very benevolent and altruistic, especially my father. While my father is fabulously wealthy, he and I do not let our social status determine who we are. With how wealthy my father is, he just does not have any idea what to do with all the money he has. Thus, we really like to donate most of his fortune to help the less fortunate in London."

Elsa smiled upon learning about London's eudaemonia under Matthew's kingship. "I am elated to hear your father does that for his kingdom. His name is Matthew, right?"

"That is correct," Edmund confirmed.

"What do you think of him as a father?" the Snow Queen asked.

Edmund had to think of how to explain it. "It is a blessing to have a father like him. He cares very deeply about me, Master Stephen, and making sure the kingdom is running smoothly. My father says he would still be the same person, even if he were not King of England," he smiled.

"King Matthew sounds like a loving and nurturing father," the Snow Queen responded. "What about Stephen? Since he is your master, what is he like?"

"Master Stephen is a tough, yet very encouraging mentor. He and my father have been best friends since they first met in Ireland when they were young. My master is always pushing me to the limit and inspiring me to get better every day," Edmund elaborated.

"I am delighted to hear Stephen is a good master. What does he train you in?" Elsa wondered.

"He trains me in a lot of things. Strength, dexterity, endurance, fighting styles, weapons, you name it. The reason for this is he, my father and I would like to stay in excellent shape for as long as we can and defend ourselves in case something happens in the castle back home," Edmund explained.

"That is interesting. What do you like to do for fun? You know when you are not training?" the Snow Queen asked.

"During my spare time, I like to explore and go on adventures with my father and master. I also like to play piano, read a good book, and play chess," the English prince smiled.

The Snow Queen grinned. "Those all sound like fun activities. If I may ask, how long do you train every day?"

"When I was a boy, I used to develop my skills for long hours every day. Even though it did a great job at sharpening my proficiency, Master Stephen eventually found a way to keep improving my skills while being more efficient with time. In recent years, I only needed to spend a couple of hours training each day," the English prince explained.

"Was it rough for you training long hours daily when you were a young boy?" Elsa asked, concerned.

Edmund shrugged. "Honestly, it really was not too bad since I made sure to do everything correctly to avoid getting injured. In addition, my father and master have always made sure I was eating smartly. Eating a lot of good food is essential for me, as it helps me have the energy needed to handle the grind the training comes with."

"That is good to hear," the Ice Queen responded, relieved.

"I agree. How about you Elsa? What do you enjoy doing for fun?" Edmund wondered.

"I like to spend time with my sister. Anna and I spend much of our time together. We are very close," the Ice Queen stated with a softened expression. She wondered whether she should tell the English prince about their somber backstory or not. Elsa decided against it, however. At least for now. She decided to tell him when the right time came.

"Spoken like an older sibling who serves as a good role model. I have unfortunately never experienced anything like that, being an only child myself," the English prince stated.

"I appreciate how polite you have been so far, Edmund," Elsa smiled. She had very encouraging thoughts about Edmund thus far. Although she knew it was still a bit early to tell whether he was faking it or not, at least he seemed to be much better than Hans.

"Thank you, Elsa. I try," the English prince beamed. "What else would you like to talk about?"

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Lucas was wandering around the castle, fascinated at how nice it was. The castle staff were decorating everything he walked by, from the small tables to the candles, the models of armor, and to the Christmas trees scattered about.

As he turned a corner, he almost ran right into Anna. He managed to stop himself at the last second.

"Whoa! I sincerely apologize for that, Anna. Maybe I should pay more attention to where I am going," Lucas said with an embarrassed smile.

"Ah, it's okay, Lucas," the princess smiled. "What are you up to right now?"

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The Belgian prince grinned. "I was just looking around the castle, and I really like what I have seen thus far. Since I have not been here before, I was wondering if you could give me a tour of the palace, please. That is, if you are okay with that. I mean, you do not have to if you would prefer not to."

Anna couldn't help but giggle at Lucas's rambling. "Sure! I can do that!"

"I appreciate it," Lucas replied with approval.

"No problem!" The princess studied him for a few seconds as they began to walk around the hallways. "If I may ask, how tall are you Luc? Seven feet?"

"Not quite, Anna. To be precise, I am five inches short of being seven feet tall," the Belgian prince explained.

"Okay. I just noticed you are taller than Kristoff," Anna stated.

"Kristoff? He seems like a nice fellow. However, he does not seem to be much of a talker. I apologize in advance if I am sounding impolite, but Kristoff has implied he is a quiet type of person," Lucas said apologetically.

"No that's okay. You're not sounding rude at all! He is a very good man once you get to know him. Kristoff just isn't used to being around a large crowd of people," the princess explained.

"I am happy to hear Kristoff is a good man. He seems to care very deeply about you," Lucas beamed.

"Yeah. We're very close friends," she responded, deciding to leave out the part where they kissed a few times. "Anyway, what do you like to do for fun?"

"That is a very good question. I have many hobbies, more than I could count. To name a few, I really love fencing, reading books, lifting weights, and playing chess," Lucas replied.

"Those sound like fun! What is fencing? Do you climb fences or something?" Anna wondered.

"Fencing is actually quite different than what you might be thinking. It is a combat sport that involves fighting with swords and a set of rules. In Ostenda, we use sabers as our swords, whether it is the guards, soldiers, or anyone who trains others how to use them," Lucas explained.

"You don't get hurt in fencing, do you?" Anna wondered, somewhat worried.

"Oh no. I can assure you no one gets hurt as long as you do it correctly. When fencing, we are required to wear armor to protect ourselves," the Belgian prince explained.

"That's good!" the princess exclaimed with relief.

"I agree. What about you Anna? Is there anything you enjoy doing for fun?" Lucas asked.

"Oh yes! I like to spend time with my sister and Kristoff," Anna responded.

Lucas smiled. "Your sister seems to be an excellent role model. As an only child, I have never known what it is like to have a sibling."

"Elsa is a good role model. I am very lucky to have her as my big sister," the princess stated fondly.

"It sounds like you two get along very well," Lucas said, smiling.

Anna nodded. "Yes, we do."

"It pleases me to hear that," the Belgian prince replied.

"You seem like a genuinely nice guy Lucas," Anna praised.

"I try to be the best person I can be," he winked, which made Anna giggle. "Anyway, the castle would not happen to have a library, would it? I would like to read some books here and learn more about your kingdom."

"We do have a library! This way!" Anna squealed.

The Belgian prince really had a liking for Anna's optimism, cheerfulness, and alacrity. Smiling, he followed the princess to the library as she led the way.

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Following his conversation with Elsa, the English prince was now roaming around the castle. He had nothing but praise about the Queen of Arendelle so far. Not only did he admire her pulchritude, but Edmund also lauded the Snow Queen for her gentle, sweet, and wise personality. Additionally, her sister was friendly and charming. Edmund was glad to be spending the holidays in a kingdom with likable, graceful rulers.

The English prince turned a corner. Along the way, he had traveled through many hallways, passing by doors, Christmas trees and decorations, windows, tables with candelabras, chairs, benches, candles on the walls, chandeliers on the ceilings, tapestries, models of armor, and paintings on the walls. Since he had already done his training that morning, Stephen allowed him to explore the castle and see what he could find.

Just then, he noticed a large room with a multitude of bookshelves loaded with books. Deciding to find what kind of interesting books the castle had, he walked into the library. At the end of the library, he noticed a man with dirty-blonde hair reading a tome about Arendelle's history. He narrowed his eyes to get a closer look at him. This man looked familiar. The English prince remembered one of his closest friends from his childhood had dirty-blonde hair. Could it really be him? He did not know; nevertheless, Edmund was determined to see whether it was his friend or not.

"Excuse me? I sincerely apologize for disturbing you, but you look familiar," Edmund said.

Lucas looked up, closing the tome and placing it on a nearby table. "Have we met before?"

"I think we have. Many years ago," the English prince stated.

The Belgian prince eyed the black-haired man suspiciously and studied him. "You look like I have seen you before. What is your name?"

"I am Prince Edmund of England," the English prince greeted as he held out his hand.

Lucas stood up and accepted Edmund's hand. "Prince Lucas of Ostenda."

After the two men greeted each other, they stared at each other with widened eyes. Was it true? Had they finally reunited after having not seen each other in a long time?

"Is it?" Edmund choked.

Lucas smiled, nodded his head. "Indeed, it is."

The two princes then hugged each other in a tight embrace, jubilant to see each other again.

"After all these years, it is great to see you, Lucas!" Edmund exclaimed cheerfully.

"Likewise, Edmund. We have not seen each other for how long? Fourteen years?" Lucas responded.

After the two let go, Edmund realized they might have been speaking a little bit too loud inside a library. Thus, he decided to quiet down.

"Maybe we should lower our voices since we are inside a library," Edmund suggested.

Lucas nodded as he lowered his voice. "I think we should. After all, we may be the only ones in here right now, but a library is not the best place to shout or anything like that. I am sure if Elsa and Anna were in here and they heard us yelling, they would probably get upset."

"Agreed. What do you think of Arendelle, Luc?" Edmund asked.

"I really like it so far. While it may be cold outside, the atmosphere is warm," Lucas stated with a smile.

"I am totally with you on that," the English prince agreed.

"Since we have not seen each other after all this time, I assume we have a lot of questions to ask each other?" Lucas asked with raised eyebrows.

"That we do Lucas," Edmund replied, nodding.

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Everyone was gathered in the Great Hall for dinner. Elsa sat elegantly at the beginning of the long table, having removed her gloves. Anna was to her right, doing a miniature swordfight with her spoon and fork. Edmund was sitting to the Snow Queen's left, while Stephen sat beside the English prince, and Lucas sat adjacent to Stephen. All three men were sitting regally, patiently waiting for dinner to be served. Kristoff was sitting next to Anna. It felt kind of awkward for him to be around the guests, especially since they appeared to be much stronger than him. Nonetheless, the ice harvester managed a small smile. Elsa had chosen to serve everyone water to drink, since she wanted to set a good example and compensate for the long years she shut out her little sister. She also felt it was inappropriate for an eighteen-year-old princess to be consuming alcohol.

Elsa raised her glass. "I would like to make a toast to our guests from England and Ostenda and thank our cooks for the fine food."

"In honor of England, I would like to formally thank Queen Elsa, Princess Anna, and Sir Kristoff for their warm welcome and for allowing me and Master Stephen to spend Christmas here in Arendelle," Edmund announced with a raised glass.

"Likewise. Edmund and I have never had such a warm welcome to another kingdom, and we greatly appreciate that," Stephen added in.

Kristoff cringed a little bit after their announcements. He did not really say anything to them when they were greeting each other. All he did was shake the guests' hands.

Lucas lifted his glass up. "In honor of Ostenda, I thank Queen Elsa, Princess Anna, Sir Kristoff, and the entire castle staff for their great hospitality and affability. I am truly grateful to be spending my Christmas in Arendelle."

Elsa smiled. She was pleased to hear all three men were appreciative of their invitations. It was still early, but these three men were already considerably better than Hans. The Snow Queen just hoped none of them were hiding any diabolical intentions on the inside.

Soon dinner was served. After the servers brought out the food and placed it on the table, everyone began to eat.

As they ate, the doors opened, and the three guests peered over their dinner to see who was there upon hearing a silly giggle. Their eyes widened with surprise when they saw a snowman walking inside.

"Hi! I'm Olaf and I like warm hugs!" the snowman said gleefully.

"Hey Olaf! Do join us!" Anna said as she grabbed a little chair in the corner of the room meant for the snowman and set it next to Kristoff.

"Okay!" Olaf exulted as he accepted his seat.

"Did you do anything fun today, Olaf?" the princess wondered.

"I played with the kids in the town. We had a lot of snowball fights until all the kids decided to go back inside their houses to get warmed up," Olaf rambled.

"Is my vision blurred, or is that a talking snowman?" Lucas wondered.

"Yes, it's a talking snowman," Anna confirmed.

"I have never seen anything like that before," Edmund admitted.

"Neither have I," Stephen added.

Elsa debated on whether to reveal the truth about Olaf or not. She figured, however, that she would have to let them know eventually. Thus, she decided to risk the three men finding out about her powers in order to get it over with.

"Olaf is a snowman I created with my powers, who was brought to life," Elsa explained.

The three men gazed at her in shock.

"You have powers?" Edmund asked hesitantly.

"Indeed, I do. Should you ask for proof I will show you after dinner, gentlemen," the Snow Queen stated.

"Your powers will not hurt us, will they?" Lucas asked with concern in his voice.

The Snow Queen shook her head and gave him a reassuring smile. "I can assure you I will not harm any of you with my powers."

"I am glad to hear it," Lucas grinned, though he was still wary about whether Elsa's powers would hurt him or not.

After everyone had finished their dinner, Elsa was true to her word on showing the three guests her powers. She flicked her wrist, sending a wind gust towards the doors, closing both. Turning her gaze towards the ceiling, she shot a blast there. Fog formed, and snow flurries fell on the three men. They were no longer shocked. Instead, they were now thunderstruck at the sight before them.

"Magnificent," Edmund chortled with a gleeful smile on his face.

"Indeed," Stephen nodded with approval.

"Wow! This is simply marvelous Elsa!" Lucas bubbled.

"Thank you, gentlemen," Elsa smiled as she thrust her hand across her, closing around her wrist. She did this to stop the snowfall and avoid filling up the Great Hall with it.

"You are welcome!" Edmund replied, grinning.

"Of course, Elsa," Lucas stated with a smile.

"Your powers are brilliant," Stephen praised.

A few moments later, dessert was served. While the royal family of Arendelle had chocolate cake, the three men, to everyone's bewilderment, respectfully turned it down and requested to have mixed berry smoothies and fruit salads instead.

"You guys really like to eat healthy, don't you?" Anna wondered.

"We certainly do. One of the keys to a long life is a healthy diet," Edmund explained.

"I am sure the chocolate cake is divine. That is something I will consider having tomorrow. It is just that Edmund and I only have sweets once in a while, and the voyage here took eleven days," Stephen said.

"I agree with Stephen. That chocolate cake is so tempting, and I do regret turning it down. Nonetheless, my parents told me it is wise to have something healthy after a long voyage," Lucas stated.

"Oh okay. No worries, guys!" Anna exclaimed. "I accept your reasons."

"Thank you for your understanding, Anna. Hear me out though. I will have some chocolate cake tomorrow after dinner," Edmund assured.

Anna lifted her chin slightly as she looked at Edmund. "I shall hold you to that," she replied with a smile, then turned to look at the other two men with a twinkle in her eyes. "All of you."

Stephen grinned back and acknowledged her command with a quick nod, while Lucas flashed a thumbs up to assure the princess he would indeed try the cake. Satisfied that the issue of the chocolate cake was decided, Anna smoothed her dress and considered the situation. The princess realized she had not talked to Edmund about his interests yet.

Before she could ask the English prince anything, Olaf chirped out, "Hey! Look out the window guys! See all the snow?"

The three men obeyed the snowman and scrutinized the scene outside.

"You are right Olaf. It sure is snowing hard out there. I cannot see anything," Edmund agreed.

"I will say," Stephen added in agreement.

"I have never seen that much snow at once," Lucas stated. "We do get snow in Ostenda, but not once have I ever seen it snow like this."

After finishing dessert and talking for a little while longer, the three guests bid everyone goodnight and left the room. Olaf did the same shortly after, leaving only Elsa, Anna, and Kristoff.

"Hey Kristoff? What do you think of our guests?" Anna wondered.

"They seem nice, I guess. We barely know them, so I can't say for sure whether I can trust them or not," Kristoff said.

"What makes you say you can't trust them Kristoff?" the princess asked.

"Do you remember the questions I asked you about Hans when we first met?" the ice harvester wondered.

Anna nodded.

"I think I would like to ask them those same questions. After Hans attempted to kill you and Elsa, I would like to know for sure the guests are not anything like him," Kristoff stated with a now serious look on his face.

"Kristoff, I can assure you none of those men are like Hans," Elsa tried to persuade Kristoff.

The ice harvester, however, remained solemn. "Which is why I will ask them those questions to make sure they don't have any intent like him."

As Kristoff began to make his way out of the room, Anna grabbed his arm. "Kristoff, wait!"

The ice harvester's serious look did not recede even the slightest bit. "Anna, listen. I'm just trying to protect you and your sister. The last thing I would like to see happen is you two in danger."

"Those men aren't dangerous, Kristoff," Anna tried to reason with him.

Kristoff, however, remained stubborn. "Well, there's only one way to find out."

He subsequently left the room.