[ This isn't the first time in Elsa's life that she's had an understanding of familiarity from a strange place. The first time she set foot on Ahtohallan, there was a distinct feeling that she had arrived home, that it was the answer to the questions that had been puzzling her for as long as she could possibly remember. And she remembers thinking that that made sense: after all, like her, Ahtohallan is frozen.

This place, distinctly, is not. The sun sitting in the sky is bright, the air hotter than anything she thinks she's ever felt... and Elsa, who classically has never been bothered by the cold, feels more comfortable than she could have imagined.

She feels like she's come home.

And yet this place is not any of the homes she has ever known. It isn't Arendelle, with its beautiful castle overlooking the city. Nor is it the forest, with her second family and friends. It is certainly not the river of ice in which she spends solitary time among the cold and the memories... but somehow, it is still home.

But where, she wonders, is Anna?

That thought among all the others is the one that finally drives Elsa to action, the former queen striking out across the sand and approaching one of the other people she sees, hoping that perhaps they can help her with her newfound dilemma. ]

Excuse me, [ she asks, ] do you happen to know how far we are from Arendelle?

[ Perhaps it's strange that someone aligned with summer is immediately drawn to the district of Frostreign. In Elsa's case, it just feels normal. The cold is delightful on her skin, the snow crunching deliciously under her feet, and with fewer buildings than other places in the city it's the perfect environment for the Nokk to get a good workout. Where others may be interested in trying the sleigh rides, she explores on the back of the ice-encrusted water horse, and she'll be more than happy to give the curious a chance to ride too, if the Nokk is willing. ]

[ It was going to happen eventually. Elsa, aligned by virtue of birth, with the element of ice, has been granted powers of fire by this world, and even if she wasn't already excited by the possibilities that that holds, she knows all too well that Bruni will not be happy if she doesn't explore his element even a little. And so time eventually lands her in the Colosseum at Dayrise, creating fire out of thin air the same way she would ice and shaping weapons from it that she can hold in her hands.

The powers come more easily than she expected at first, but sometimes an ember or two goes astray, catching something alight that perhaps shouldn't be. If person, Elsa's immediate reaction is to use her natural powers, a light stream of frost to put out the flame. Where the victim in question is an object though, she tries her new powers first, wanting to become fully accustomed to them as quickly as possible.

Sometimes, she's able to pull the fire away from the object and back to her. Sometimes, she makes it harmless, the licking flames turning a soft purple hue. Sometimes, neither of these things work, and she has to resort to her natural powers after all. Either way, each and every moment is a learning experience, and one the former queen seems determined to use to the best of her ability.

Those working near her will be met with polite but distant smiles, although someone catching a mishap in action might receive a somewhat more embarrassed laugh in their direction, the spirit absently running her fingers through her hair. ]

...Oops?

[ If she's honest, Elsa isn't really fond of parties. Between the part where she grew up almost entirely in her own company and the part where her last major party ended with her freezing her kingdom for an undisclosed length of time... yeah, parties are something from which Elsa would prefer to stay away.

Despite that, there's an excitement in the air here at Nightwake that is catching, and room for even an introvert like Elsa to try her hand at a few of the games, as well as discover some delicious new snacks to eat.

(The chocolate in particular is amazing, and she makes a mental note that she must tell Anna about it—)

After a busy few hours, she's resting, watching the throngs of people going to and fro. ]

[ More aki prompts stolen from the first TDM, haha... If nothing grabs your attention, feel free to hit me up with something else! ♥ And you can message me at denouements if you have questions or anything!

I'm taking Elsa from the end of Frozen II, and the current plan is for her to have Bruni and the Nokk with her as creature companions! ]