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The group, now all changed into proper attire and equipped with the correct tools, glide through an unkept part of land, the large mountains and hills looming over them as they leave Arendelle.

(Y/N) adjusts her jacket from her spot beside Kristoff, as she rolls the sleeves up to tie a knot and adjusts the reigns.

She and the blonde shared in small talk here and there, as the siblings sit behind them and ogle as their partners move about, their muscles flexing every second they moved.

Anna glances to her brother, and smirks as Espen stared slacked jawed as his girlfriend removed her jacket, leaving her in a tight fitting black vest, hugging her curves and outlining each dent and strain in her arms.

The princess bumps her shoulder with her brother's, causing him to scoff and look away with a raging blush. He turns to the side and avoids his sisters gaze, but continues to steal glances as (Y/N) and Kristoff continue to chat.

"Who's into trivia?" Olaf's voice suddenly rings out. No one answers, leaving the snowman to continue the conversation. "I am. Okay!"

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Sven leads them over a bridge, as the little man made of snow continued his little game.

"Did you know that water has memory? True fact." Olaf continues, "It's disputed by many, but it's true."

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They calmly pass by the snowy mountains. (Y/N) smirks and glances back to her boyfriend as a very familiar castle glimmers in the distance.

Espen wrinkles his nose from behind her in amusement, and continues to watch her as Olaf carries on with his game.

"Did you know that men are six times more likely to be struck by lightning?"

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The sun slowly begins to catch on the horizon as they pass just outside a forest. (Y/N) had grown tired of helping her friend up front and decided to take her leave to the back of the sleigh.

She leaned her head against her boyfriends shoulder, as her jacket laid in both their laps, their hands together on top of the material.

"Did you know gorillas burp when they're happy?"

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"Did you know we blink four million times a day?"

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"Did you know wombats poop squares?"

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"Did you know sleeping quietly on long journeys prevents insanity?" Kristoff finally speaks, as they slowly move through a deserted part of land, dried up bushes and trees greeting them.

The moon had finally reached the sky, and they all prepared to get some well deserved shut eye, if they could get Olaf to stop talking.

The snowman cackles, "Yeah, that's not true."

A chorus of 'It is' and 'Of course it is' ring through the group. (Y/N) yawns loudly as she pushes her face deeper into her partners shirt.

Espen decided on wearing a more comfortable approach to this trip. Sporting a light, almost transparent shirt, tucked into dark blue trousers.

A royal blue coat was thrown over the attire, as the buttons were undone half way down his chest, revealing the shirt and a large amount of his collar.

The design was anything but ordinary, as a snowflake pattern centered itself around the belt of his coat, right around the waist, and two separate designs sprouted form his shoulders to the collar.

"Well that was unanimous.." Olaf says in disbelief, "But I will look it up when we get home."

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The sun had yet to reach its highest point, as Espen, (Y/N) and Olaf settled to sleep in the back of the wagon. The King held his love close to his chest, one arm draped around her waist as the other supported her head.

(Y/N)'s jacket was thrown over them to keep them warm, as Espen settled to drape his mothers scarf over the rest of their exposed legs.

Olaf snuggled atop Espen's waist, as his head became smooshed against the fabric of the man's coat and his body laid sprawled out in the opposite direction.

Anna had settled for spending time with her boyfriend, as she sat comfortably next to him up front. "Their all asleep." She whispers, before glancing to Kristoff with suggestive eyes.

"So, what do you wanna do?" She asks slyly, leaving her boyfriend to breath out before chuckling. He sets the reigns down before turning to his friend.

"Sven, keep us steady." The reindeer does as told, winking to his companion before facing forward.

Anna hums as she puckers her lips and leans in for a kiss, but stops as Kristoff clears his throat and speaks. "Anna.." he coughs as his voice cracks, "Anna, remember our first trip like this, when I said you'd have to be crazy to want to marry a man you just met?"

He carefully pulls the ring out with a smile, and prepares to pop the question, but stops as Anna freezes. "Wait, what? Crazy? You didn't say I was crazy..you think I'm crazy?"

The princess slowly turns her head towards him, a firm glare set in stone. Kristoff's smile drops completely. "No, I did..you were."

Sven jerks his head back upon heading this, and turns to his friend with wide eyes. "Not crazy..clearly." He chuckles awkwardly, "Just naive."

Anna's face turns stoic as she scoots away from her partner, leaving him to spiral and fumble over his terrible choice of words. "Not naive. Just, uh, new to love, like I was! And when you're new, you're bound to get it wrong."

Anna takes the statement out of context, and frowns. "So you're saying, I'm wrong for you.."

"What? No, no. I'm not saying.." their voices fade out as a voice suddenly calls out, but not in Espen's ears.

"Oh-oh-uh-oh!"

(Y/N) jerks her head up quickly, accidentally bumping into her boyfriends and sending him fumbling back. "..good morning to you too, my dear.." Espen groans from his spot on the wagon, Olaf still sleeping on his stomach.

The king looks up, and tilts his head as he watches his girlfriend breath deeply, her hands curling to fists. Cautiously, Espen makes his way to her, and sets a hand in her back.

"(Y/N), are you oka-?" The man dosnet get to finish, as he watches his partner quickly get up and hop out of the wagon.

"Oh! Hey! Kristoff stop talking!" Espen quickly fumbles out of the wagon, tripping over his feet but successfully saving the blonde boy from more humiliation.

"(Y/N)! Hey, are you okay??" Espen quickly asks, grabbing his partners arm and tugging her to him. The women turns around and licks her lips, her eyes cast downward.

"I..uhm..I hear..something." She mumbles, gripping Espen's arms. His eyes widen. "The voice?" He asks, (Y/N) shakes her head.

"Well..yes? But it's different than yours I think.." she breaths in deep, trying to calm herself. "Oh-oh-uh-oh.." she sings, "Like that.." Espen's eyes widen at the information, but stops as he hears the voice that called out to him call out once more.

"Wait, wait, wait, wait!" Anna steps between them, a worried look on her face. "So now you're both hearing different voices? Oh this just keeps getting better.." (Y/N) chuckles at the girl, before taking Espen's hand in hers and walking forward.

The two hold onto each other tightly, as they come face to face with something they never thought they'd ever see.

A great mist stood in their way, blocking any and all eyes from peeking behind the coverage. The ground was that of oranges and yellows, all making the entire scene look like it came straight out of a painting.

(Y/N) breaths in deep, and squeezes her partners hand tightly. Espen returns the gesture, and together, the two rush towards the mist.

Anna watches them both with wide eyes, and turns to Kristoff. With a nod and a gasp, the rest of the group follow along, all careful as to not trip or fall.

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The two adults come to stand just outside the mist, their arms rippling with goosebumps at the chill air that radiates off of it.

Their hands were still locked together, but Espen gently removed his to reach for the cloud wall. The others come to stand just a few paces behind them, as Anna goes to stand directly next to her friend.

Kristoff shrugs his shoulders and casually tries to walk through, but gets pushed back as a blur of pink flashes from within the mist.

(Y/N) snorts at him, but slowly begins to chuckle as Olaf runs in, and out of the mist, continuously getting thrown out.

Espen reaches over and gently grabs (Y/N)'s pointer finger, like a child leading his mother to something he found interesting. The women smiles and reaches for Anna's hand, and together, the three walk forward.

Espen reaches out, and gasps with wide eyes as the mist breaks away at his touch, revealing the four stone pillars his father had spoken about when he was just a boy.

Anna furrows her brows, before squeezing her friends hand and leaning over to the two. "Promise me, we do this together, okay?" (Y/N) smiles, and without a word, she nods. The both look over to Espen, and watch as the man nods with soft eyes. "I promise."

Together, the group all enter the mist, and shiver as they feel it close with a loud 'boom' behind them. Sven whines gently, causing Kristoff to sooty him.

"Did you know that an enchanted forest is a place of transformation?" Olaf asks. "I have no idea what that means, but I can't wait to see it's gonna do to each one of us."

Nervously, Espen glances to his girlfriend and sister, receiving equally worried glances back.

Without warning, a strong wind begins to push them all from behind, leaving them to stumble over their feet for balance.

"Hey!"

"What is this?!"

"No pushing!"

"Alright!" (Y/N) yells in annoyance as they all finally come to stop on the other end of the mist. They all turn around, and watch as the pink blur disappears out of sits.

Olaf dosnet question it, as he continues to run through it once more.

Anna reaches forward and breaths out as she waves her hand through the mist.

Espen walks forward, (Y/N) at his side as he curiously glances from his hand to the mist. He reaches through, and blasts a shard of ice, only for it to reverse and get sent flying back.

He watches with a gasp as (Y/N) ducks just in time, the shard flying directly into where her head once was. A loud laugh leaves her as she tries to calm her racing heart. "Wow! Okay, that's one way to wake me up!" She jokes, but yelps as her boyfriend grabs her face and brings it close to his.

"Are you okay? Any injuries? Scratches? How many fingers am I holding up?" He hold up four fingers, and watches as his girlfriend watches him with a roll of her eyes, but plays along.

"..twenty fingers."

"(Y/N)!!"

"Okay, okay!" She laughs gently, reaching up and cupping his cheek, she reassured him. "I'm alright, I promise.." Espen sighs  in relief, and sets a soft kiss to her forehead before turning around and gasping.

"This forest is beautiful.." he breaths out, a warm smile on his face as he takes in the colors, the leaves, everything.

(Y/N) comes to stand by his side, and nods before taking a step forward and running her hand across a tree.

"Well..what are we waiting for?"

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