Elsa scanned the faces of the crowd, looking for sympathy wherever she could find it. There wasn't any.

"Inga!" a woman called out, breaking the silence. The little girl raced forward into the arms of a woman who was sobbing. In spite of her situation, Elsa couldn't help but smile. At least she had protected the girl. Inga's mother seemed to recognize that as well.

"Thank you," she said hesitantly, "for saving my daughter."

"Of course," Elsa nodded.

"Who are you?" a man called out. Elsa turned to face him and was disappointed to discover he was looking at her with unmistakable disdain.

"I'm Elsa… Bjorgman," She wasn't entirely sure what had compelled her to use Kristoff's last name rather than tell the people who she really was, but she quickly decided to stick with it.

"And what are you doing here, Elsa Bjorgman?" The man asked. Beady eyes looked her up and down and his scowl seemed to somehow worsen. He had shock white hair that stuck out from underneath his helmet and some sort of beard and mustache combination that wasn't doing him any favors. Nevertheless, Elsa knew that it was important to attempt to gain the townsfolk's favor.

"I'm just here looking at the… scenery,"

"You came to Berk to look at the scenery?"

"Yes, it's a beautiful village you have here. Do you always question your tourists this much, Mr…?"

"My name is Mildew. Pardon me for saying this, but I have a hard time believing you came to Berk for the scenery. Which begs the question; who sent you?"

"Excuse me?"

"Which kingdom sent you? Who are you spying for?" The man asked, his voice rising. The crowd began to murmur behind him.

"I'm not a spy,"

"Likely story!" Mildew shouted.

"That's enough!" A voice interrupted and Elsa felt relief flood her body. The crowd parted to let Hiccup, Toothless, Astrid, and a few others into the center.

"Chief, I was merely trying to,"

"You were merely trying to harass this… tourist," Hiccup smirked in spite of himself. Elsa had managed to get herself into an interesting position. His smile faded into confusion as Toothless left his side and placed himself in-between Mildew and Elsa. That was a new development. New, but not unwelcome. Hiccup shook his head in amazement and turned his attention back to Mildew.

"I didn't mean any harm. I do find it suspicious that she appears during a time when Berk's international relations are a bit… shaky," Mildew said, turning towards the crowd at the end of his statement. Hiccup suppressed the urge to roll his eyes. Mildew was always trying to create unrest in an attempt to make the village turn against Hiccup. Mildew didn't care about international relations, he only cared about cabbages and causing trouble.

"And at a time when international relations are shaky, don't you think it's important to invite people from other nations to Berk and show them what a lovely place we are?"

"And what about the white dragon?" Mildew asked.

"What are you talking about?" Hiccup asked and judging by the look Elsa was giving him, she had no idea what the old man was referring to.

"How did she escape the white dragon? He's been killing our men left and right and she escapes unharmed. I find that incredibly suspicious," Mildew stated, his mouth quirking up in a small grin.

"It just let me go. I don't know why. I didn't do anything," Elsa explained, the guy was trying really hard to make her seem guilty.

"You can see why that seems suspicious," Mildew pushed.

"Well, yes but,"

"So you admit it's suspicious?"

"Leave her be, Mildew," Hiccup interrupted.

"She needs to answer the question," Mildew responded.

"I told you, I don't know!" Elsa was quickly losing control and she was scared of the outcome.

"Answer the question!" Mildew shouted and Elsa felt her composure very nearly slip away. Just before she let her power go, Toothless let out a large roar that pulled her back down to earth.

"Lay off her, Mildew," Astrid interrupted, coming out of seemingly nowhere, "she saved a young child. As far as I'm concerned, she's a hero," Elsa nodded appreciatively at the blonde. Mildew gave Astrid a withering scowl, but seemed to much over her words.

"Fine. I'll let it go, for now. Elsa, know that I'm watching you very carefully," Mildew said before he left the crowd and headed in the direction of his home.

"Does anyone else have any concerns?" Hiccup asked, his voice sounding slightly annoyed. He was met with silence. "Alright then, everyone return to their homes. There will be a meeting at sun-up tomorrow to discuss what to do with the white dragon. Until then, everyone try and get some rest," Hiccup commanded. Elsa noticed people giving her wary looks, but everyone did as the chief said. Elsa turned to head back the prison, but Hiccup grabbed her forearm and led her in a different direction.

"Where are we going," Elsa asked and she suddenly became aware of Astrid and Toothless following closely behind them.

"You can't stay in the prison. You're a tourist now," Hiccup answered. Elsa could detect the stress in his voice.

"I'm sorry, it just came out."

"It's fine, frankly it's probably better this way. People are scared as it is, we don't need them knowing about the queen we're holding prisoner," he responded drily.

"So where do you plan on keeping her?" Astrid questioned.

"She'll stay with me," he replied and, judging by his facial expression, he knew what Astrid's reaction was going to be.

"Have you lost your mind? She can't stay with you! She'll get out the first night she's there," Astrid protested.

"Your lack of faith in me is sad," Hiccup smirked, "Toothless and I can keep a better eye on her then any guard in the dungeons can. Besides, my mother will be there too and you and I both know how capable she is," Hiccup said and Elsa felt a confusing flutter of nervousness in her stomach at the prospect of meeting Hiccup's mother.

"She's supposed to be a prisoner, Hiccup, not your houseguest. No offense," Astrid waved a dismissive hand in Elsa's direction.

"None taken?" the Queen replied.

"She's staying with me; it's the only thing that makes sense at this point. End of discussion, Astrid," Hiccup stated firmly.

"The discussion will end when I say so," she replied, grabbing Hiccup's arm. "Toothless, watch her," Astrid nodded at the dragon before she pulled Hiccup a little ways away.

"Do they bicker a lot?" Elsa asked the black reptile at her feet. Toothless gave her a look that seemed to imply the answer was yes. "I see," Elsa smiled before she realized she was talking to an animal. "I hope I'm not going crazy," she muttered before she turned her attention to the pair a few feet away. Astrid was gesturing at Elsa with a distressed look on her face, but Hiccup appeared to be holding his ground. They went back and forth for a few more minutes before Astrid stormed off. Hiccup took a few seconds to collect himself before he turned his attention back to Elsa.

"Where were we?" Hiccup asked as he gave her a half-smile.

"I don't want to cause any trouble," Elsa began and Hiccup answered with a chuckle. "What?" she questioned.

"We kidnap you from your own home and you're worried about causing trouble?"

"I think you'll soon realize that trouble follows me, I can't help but try and quell some of it when I can," Elsa replied. Hiccup shook his head and began to walk towards a cluster of huts, Elsa following behind him.

"Speaking of trouble, what exactly happened back there?"

"I'm not sure. I thought I was done for, but it let me go. I can't explain it," she responded.

"I've had no luck in training it; I haven't even been able to get a good look at it. If i don't get a handle on the situation soon, the townspeople are going to demand more… forceful tactics," Hiccup explained.

"I do hope it doesn't come to that; it was a beautiful creature. I'm sure you can figure something out,"

"You may be the only one who thinks that" Hiccup muttered as he headed towards a house sitting far away from any other buildings.

"You'll find that I tend to root for the misunderstood,"

"That makes two of us then," Hiccup smiled as he stopped at the front door.

"So this is it?" Elsa asked as she appraised the hut.

"Yup. Welcome home your majesty."