the first time in forever

[twicefrozen]

Anna has had a whirlwind few weeks. The gates have been opened, there's been a coronation and a surprise engagement (sort of) and Elsa had created eternal winter and blanketed all of Arendelle in snow. There's been betrayal, romance, and a snow monster. And, of course, everything has worked out all right.

Elsa says they'll keep the gates open now permanently and her powers, so beautiful and so dangerous, seem to be in control. She can make it icy in the courtyard in summer so they can go skating and she can keep Olaf alive and well but nobody seems to be in danger. Most importantly - Elsa seems happy. It's been so long since she's seen her sister happy that Anna has almost forgotten how it feels and what it looks like but it's nice. For the first time in forever, Anna is truly content with the world and happy to be in it.

She's running through the castle like usual, flipping open the doors and all the windows to let in the warm summer sun. Elsa is...somewhere and Anna is determined she's going to get her out and about today. She's going to get Elsa to genuinely enjoy being around other people if it kills her.

She opens up a door she doesn't recognize and sees...well, that's not normal. There's a party! There's a bunch of hedges and it's chilly so maybe that means Elsa is out and about; she does tend to affect the temperature when she's around.

"Elsa? Are you giving a party and leaving me out? I'm your sister, you know you're supposed to tell me if there's any parties. I love parties! Elsa? Ellllsaaaaaaaaa..."

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[twicefrozen]

"Well, I thought so," Anna says. "But if he's getting married, I guess we're not really as close as I thought we were."

This is pretty troubling, to be honest, and it's something she needs some time to process.

[princehonorable]

"Who knows, maybe I have it wrong," Charming offers amiably, feeling sympathetic and hoping that he hasn't upset her. He's still feeling a bit strange about how similar she looks to Joan that he can't shake it, but knows he shouldn't pester.

"Like I said, it's been ages," he promises. "Queen Elsa had just gotten her kingdom, back then, and it's been...at least two years since."

[twicefrozen]

"Oh. That's a lot longer than...how is that even possible? It's only been a little while since we de-froze everything," Anna says. She wrinkles her nose a little.

"De-froze? Unfroze. Maybe unfroze is the better word."

[princehonorable]

"Joan mentioned that had been a bit of a problem," Charming recalls, thinking of that snowflake pendant that she'd always enjoyed wearing. "I think it's probably awful to say, but I'm glad it wasn't just my kingdom that ran into these kinds of problems. It means we all get to share the wealth of terrible luck," he jokes, with an easygoing smile.

[twicefrozen]

Anna wrinkles her nose.

"Awful luck, yeah. I have no idea how I ended up so cursed but I guess it's because I'm blessed, too. I mean, heck, I'm a princess and my sister is the queen. If that's not lucky birth, I don't know what is."

[princehonorable]

Charming might not agree that luck has anything to do with who you're related to, given how fraught his relationship with King George has always been, but he's grateful to hear that some people appreciate their royal family -- and it's not to say that Charming dislikes his family, but he'd prefer the farming relatives over most of the royal ones.

"So I take it you're fairly new here, then? Are you aiming to get home? I'm a pretty bad assistant when it comes to finding doors, but I'm more than willing to help."

[twicefrozen]

"Well, I mostly just want to find my sister," Anna says. She has never really wanted much in life except to have a relationship with Elsa, who has been decidedly uninterested in that up until this point.

"I thought I saw her but now I'm not so sure because she's kind of...distinctive. She's hard to miss."

[princehonorable]

"What's her name?" Charming asks, giving her a nod as he hopes to get right to the point. "I know we only just met and you obviously can't know, but I'm somewhat experienced when it comes to finding people. My family has a bad habit of getting split up," he says wryly.

[twicefrozen]

"Elsa," Anna volunteers readily. "My sister's name is Elsa. She's blonde, likes to wear silver and blue all the time? Maybe you've seen her?"

Anna thinks she stands out in a crowd - in a good way.

[princehonorable]

He gives her an apologetic press of his lips and shakes his head. "Can't say that I've ever met her," he admits, given that she's right -- he thinks that he'd remember a woman like that if ever he'd met her. "Maybe one day, we'll cross paths," he offers.

[twicefrozen]

"Hmm, hope so. You can't forget her, if you've seen her." Maybe it's a little bit of hero worship but Anna is convinced that her sister is one of the kindest, most beautiful and most clever people she's ever met.