Behind the walls
Prologue
Odin walked swiftly through the halls of the small palace of the even smaller palace of Arrendelle. As king of Asgard it was up to him to protect the realm of Midgard. It was late winter when the frost giants had decided to use the casket to try and take Midgard for themselves. The war had been raging for many years and when Odin had lost hope that the frost giants had destroyed everything on Midgard he had found the small land of Arrendelle and a few islands surrounding it untouched. Odin immediately decided to take action and called a meeting with the rulers from the kingdoms untouched. Odin walked through the doors to the meeting room and saw all the men sitting around the table among them sat the king of Arrendelle, the king of the southern isles, and the duke of Weselton. The men immediately stopped their chatter as Odin made his way to the head of the table. Instead of sitting down Odin decided to stay standing with his powerful staff in hand. Odin looked around at the fearful faces of the rulers that sat before him. He saw many were just young kings and it made him think of the day when his son Thor would become king. He smiled slightly at the thought but it faded quickly as he remembered the matters he had to attend to.
Odin stood tall as he spoke in a powerful voice full of authority, "Men I have gathered you here today to discuss very important matters. As you all know your world has been invaded by a monstrous race called the frost giants. They seek to rule over your world with an eternal winter. My men and I have fought against these monsters in hopes of suppressing their efforts but it seems that we have failed." The men burst out in fearful chatter as Odin stated the last part. Becoming impatient Odin slammed his staff against the floor and yelled, "Silence!" The chatter stopped once again.
When Odin was positive that he had their attention he continued, "I have searched the world in hopes of finding a kingdom untouched by these demons and found none. I had all but given up hope for this world I swore to protect when I came across your small kingdoms. Each pure and each untouched. To protect what is left of this world I will grant each kingdom the gift of immortality." The men cheered as they heard this news but once again Odin slammed his staff against the floor.
"While immortality may seem like a gift it can also be a curse. Your kingdoms will be secluded from the rest of the world with magic barriers until I deem the rest of the world safe enough to be repopulated. As soon as the walls come down or anyone crosses the border their immortality will be stripped from them and under no circumstances may it be regained." Odin bowed his head as he sat down signaling that he was finished.
The king of Arrendelle stood as he spoke on behalf of the rest of the men. "Thank you, Allfather. Your words will not be taken lightly." The king went to continue when Queen Frigga of Asgard opened the door.
She stood tall in doorway the perfect picture of grace. Her voice strong like her husbands but it was somewhat rushed, "The queen has gone into labor." As she said this the king of Arrendelle took off down the hall to the nursery followed shortly by Odin and Frigga.
Frigga linked arms with her husband as she whispered, "You reacted the same way when Thor was born." Odin chuckled remembering when his son was born and how happy he was.
"I hope that his son will be just like our little Thor then." Odin said. He noticed a glint of mischief in Friggas eyes as she just hummed in response. As the couple entered the nursery they saw the queen holding a small bundle in her arms. Frigga slowly walked over and gently took the baby from her arms she held the baby up for her husband to see and spoke in a hushed tone, "May I present princess Elsa of Arrendelle." Odin took the small baby in his arms and he noticed a thin layer of frost coated the blanket.
"She has the power of ice." Odin stated as he handed the baby back to the king and queen. "Make sure she learns to control it or the one thing I sought to protect you from will destroy you."
The king looked down at his baby girl as he held her close to his heart. He spoke strong and firm, "We will Allfather. We will keep our people safe no matter what the consequences."
Odin nodded his head as he left. It was time to finish this battle once and for all. As the war drew to a close Odin climbed up the steps of a temple of Joutenhiem. He had thought he heard something but as he got to the top he didn't see anything. Just as he was about to leave he heard a small cry. He took one last look around and he saw a small baby buried in snow. Odin gently lifted the frost giant baby up and as he held the baby it's form changed into an Asgardian form. Odin took the baby with him as he returned to Asgard. When he showed the baby to Frigga her eyes immediately lit up.
"What shall we do with him?" Odin asked. Surely she didn't want another son so soon. Thor was barely three years old.
"What do you mean? Well keep him of course. He'll be our son and we shall treat him as such. Besides Thor has been begging for a little brother."
Odin sighed there was no point arguing Frigga always got what she wanted one way or the other. "Then what shall we name our little prince?" Odin asked.
Frigga already had an answer she knew as soon as she saw him. "Loki. His name will be Loki." Frigga placed him in thors old cradle and covered him with a blanket. "Goodnight my little prince." Frigga said as she kissed his forehead.
Back in Arrendelle the king made orders to set up walls along the magical borders. He would not risk any of his citizens crossing the borders before it was deemed safe. More importantly he would not have his daughter be put in danger. If the magic couldn't protect them then the walls could. And thus they would stay hidden behind the walls.