Random Noble: Is your carriage ok?

Damn I wish I had that confidence! I rarely ever bring it up ...

(because if Myth is to be believed, they’ve all been around for a long time)

This is just hilarious and now I wanna hang out with you in your mental void dhfgjkdf

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"I'm fine, I assure you." Insisted Elsa one more time.

She was pretty certain to have repeated this sentence all morning, since she woke up, or at least paraphrases of it. She remembered indeed very clearly how it just started as a "Leave me alone" tease towards Gale, then a "Okay this is getting heavy" to the very stubborn Giants, and so on, getting more and more exhausted to push them away, until Elsa switched to a more serious tone when she understood how protective they were. She tried to show how capable she was, but it didn't change anything.

Now Bruni was pointedly chirping perched on a basket of snacks on the rock next to the Northuldra outfit Elsa was putting on.

"No, I'll hunt for myself along the way, thank you." Refused the Snow Queen. She wondered how the hell did the tiny salamander assemble a full meal in there, and suspected the Giants and Gale to have taken care of it while she was cleaning her face in the lavvo.

She sighed when she felt Nokk mentally nudging her from the pond nearby. She had purposely not given him an ice form so he would not join in their shenanigans. It was useless; he still was insisting to accompany her.

The blonde rose her hands, making a final point. "Okay, listen up!" She stated in a firm voice, though not loud because it still was very early in the morning; some Northuldra may be attending their tasks around the camp, she still was respectful.

"I will go on this journey alone, which is just one day, so calm down, all of you, I don't need your help."

Only a doubtful silence followed. She bit into a sigh. "It's actually a really good practice for me, to learn how to live in the wild. Let me try to do this on my own, okay?"

Gale made a tingle above her head. She rolled her eyes. "Yes, it is different than just going to Ahtohallan, but I'm only doing some observation. Walking around the surroundings, that's all. I'm helping the tribe, so if you help me it will be just ridiculous."

She hurried to pick up her satchel on the rock containing her pens and the rolls of paper to draw maps, before their emotions even got to her, and even nudged them all too mentally to stop treating her like a kid. It took some time and some magical energy when she had to reach every single Giant that had been turned to her, and she regretted it a bit when it tired her slightly. However she cleverly hid her panting by adjusting her bag and walking to the glade.

Of course the Spirits followed her. She twirled around when she felt the Giants move. "Stop it at once!" She hissed, like an embarrassed teenager whose parents were spying on her. "You'll end up warning the Northuldra, they'll think something is wrong."

Another silence. She didn't even need to connect with their magical bond to know that they would keep following her as soon as she continued walking. Elsa rubbed the top of her nose in defeat.

"...Okay, what is the one thing I can do to prevent you to stop protecting me?"

The Spirits connected between them to have a quick debate, then turned to the basket of food that Gale had been transporting. Elsa inhaled and exhaled longly, and reluctantly grabbed the basket.

"Fiiiine. Damnit, Anna never should have mentioned that I tend to forget to eat when I'm busy."

She lifted the basket with an exaggerated smile. "Here. Happy?"

The Snow Queen received a beam of joy radiating from all of them in return. She couldn't help but smile for real.

Elsa: Where are my knives?

Anna: Hm?

Elsa: My. Knives. What did you do with them?

Anna: Why are you assuming I did something? Maybe you just lost them.

Elsa: All fifty of them?

This is definitely Domestic Assassin.

Anna: Maybe you dropped them the last time you fell out of a tree.

Elsa: [carrying the box effortlessly] Nothing is heavier than the weight of my internal torment.

Elsa: [reading aloud] "Have you ever been in an accident that has resulted in your death?"

Anna: No...

Elsa: It’s actually because your heart rate decreased so quickly that your brain jerks awake to make sure you’re still alive.

Server: Yes.

Elsa: Can I get that without the meal?

Server: