Like I said before this is literally the first story I've ever written but it really won't be the last all thanks to your favs and comments. I would like to thank everyone who has followed and favorited (not sure if that's a word) this story in person but... . So without further ado

Chapter 9: Let's talk

A strong shout brought Elsa back to her senses. She could hardly believe it when she saw the streak of ice leave her hands and connect with the viking and his dragon. As soon as she had seen that the pair had landed she unleashed her magic without sparing a second to look at the redheaded woman who had run to them.

She had received a few knocks but nothing serious. If anything they had barely touched her. Only the wind that came off from the explosions that resulted from the plasma blast had thrown her around a few times. She would have suspected that the duo was intentionally avoiding hurting her if she hadn't personally witnessed how cruel the viking king was.

Turning her attention to the source of the shout, she was taken aback by how familiar the wild fiery red hair looked. After a brief moment of hesitation the queen slowly started walking toward the familiar figure. Only after getting close enough to confirm her suspicion did she break out into an all out sprint.

"what's she doing here? Did he kidnap her? Did he attack Dunbroch before Arandelle?" many questions ran through Elsas mind as she made her way towards Merida.

Elsa could see her friend banging her hands against the block of ice that held Hiccup and Toothless and each time those small hands made contact with the ice, she felt like her heart would jump out of her chest. Although she was certain that the pair wouldnt be able to escape anytime soon she wasn't ready to take any risks.

By the time she got to Merida, the redhead had already stopped hitting the ice and just knelt with her head drooping. Elsa didn't bother asking what was going on nor did she notice the tears streaming down her friends' face. She just reached for Meridas hand

And said hurriedly "Let's go before more of them get here".

Only after Elsa pulled on the other females hand and felt a strong resistance did she take a look at her. Seeing the constant flow of tears rolling down her friends face almost broke her.

She knelt down next to her friend then took her into her embrace. "Whatever he did to you..." she started completely misunderstanding the source of the princess' sorrow.

"Whatever it is, I promise you that he will..."

"Please free him"

Elsa froze completely. For moment she thought that she had misheard. Then after processing the words, she was certain that she misunderstood. "What did you say?" she asked a bit hesitantly.

Merida pulled out of her embrace then lifted her head so that she could look her friend in the eyes. "Please unfreeze Hiccup and Toothless" she said in a clear firm voice.

Elsa felt her heart break a little. Merida one of the few people who she was able to call a friend was actually asking her to free the man who had killed and injured so many of her people without so much as batting an eye. "No" she thought to herself. "Mer, don't worry. Whatever he's threatening you with I will help you overcome it". It was the only plausible reason she could think of why her friend would be asking for his release. Blackmail.

"Elsa you don't understand..." but she was cut off

"No you don't understand. If I set him free, I'm not sure if I will be able to protect the both of us. Especially you!" Elsa said with a hint of urgency. "Just come with me and I'll help you out with whatever it is he..."

The young queen abruptly stopped in the middle of her sentence when she noticed a faint blue light that seemed to be coming from the block of ice. Merida followed Elsas gaze and a look of excitement appeared on her face. A moment later it turned into fear and she grabbed Elsas hand then started running.

As if reacting to the sudden motion of the two females, the ice shattered into dozens of pieces with a loud bang. If was soon followed by a roar that sent shivers down the spines of both friend and foe.

Hiccup and Toothless stood where the block of ice previously lay a dangerous look in both pairs of eyes. Hiccup looked around for a few seconds before his eyes fell on Elsa and Merida who were picking themselves off the ground. He pulled out inferno the blade setting ablaze immediately.

Hiccup started walking toward the two but his eyes were on Elsa the whole time. He could see that she was confused by what had just happened. Only when he raised his sword did she react by raising both of her hands towards him. However someone reacted before her.

Merida found herself standing between two powers that could kill her easily if they wanted to or if they reacted a second too late but she wasn't scared. It was because she knew that neither one of them was making a move to kill the other. One of them because it wasn't in her nature and the other because she'd asked.

"You don't have to do this" Merida said in a soft voice

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"I can't believe you" Elsa said barely managing to keep herself from shouting. "What if he attacked you?!"

After Merida stopped Hiccup from restarting the fight he just whispered to her that getting Elsa back into the castle was her problem now and that he'd talk to her in the morning then he begrudgingly walked away while grumbling something about how he should avoid getting frozen again in the future.

Toothless gave Merida a questioning look before following his bestfriend. Merida unconsciously braced herself for the barrage of questions that she knew was coming her way before turning to Elsa. But it never came they just looked at each other for a few minutes. Only when the silence got unbearable did Merida speak up.

"It's kind of cold out here. How about we go inside?" she said a bit awkwardly. And of course we know what came after that.

"I know that you have a lot of questions but I'll answer them once we get inside" Merida insisted.

"I will only follow you after you answer one question for me" not giving Merida the chance to accept or decline she continued "How do you know that monster and why are you here?"

Meridas first thought was to defend Hiccup and say that he wasn't a monster but she decided that it wasn't a good time for arguing.

"First of all, you have to pomise me that you will come with me after I explain everything" Merida said in a tone that told her friend that there was no room for negotiation. Elsa just nodded and thus Merida started telling the story of a viking heir and a princess who managed to befriend each other despite the differences in their characters.

Elsa listened silently and only reacted when Merida told her about how he lost his foot, his father then himself

"I know that you and Hiccup didn't have a great start. Heck that was mostly the worst first meeting between nobles. But... I" Merida stopped for a second to think her next words through "I promise that if you give him a chance to explain himself, it will make things much easier for the both of you"

"Fine. I'll talk to him but if I'm not satisfied by what he has to say, remember..." a dark look found itself to Elsas face and the temperature dropped drastically "A blood debt can only be repaid in blood"