As he listened to their introductions, Hans kept a welcoming smile on his face. When one of them asked about the weather, he shook his head, "Oh, I'm sorry for the misunderstanding but this is [i]not[/i] the Southern Isles. You stand in Arendelle, the Great Northern Kingdom. But your question about the weather is a good one, and one that I am unsure about myself. It's a bit of a story, so I suggest you all have some hot cocoa while I tell it." at that he called for a servant and requested warm cocoa be brought to the guests at once. The Servant nodded and hurried off to fulfill the request.

"Now, about this Kingdom," Hans started to say, taking a seat and gesturing for the others to do the same so they would all be comfortable, "it is ruled by Queen Elsa and her younger sister, Princess Anna. Er, well, it was meant to be, anyway..." his voice trailed off briefly before he cleared his throat and continued, "...you see, the Queen had only just had her coronation yesterday evening. But I'm afraid things went a bit awry." at that point, the servant returned with a tray of cups filled with a warm beverage. They brought one for everyone, including Jared should he wake up during the conversation. Hans took his cup and sipped from it before continuing, "I, along with many other esteemed guests, had been invited for the ceremony and its following celebration, during which time I met her highness the Princess. I know it may sound foolish but we were simply destined to be together, and so the Princess thought to ask her sister for her blessing. She didn't take the news well, and after an argument she, well, how do I put this?" he rubbed his chin thoughtfully, clearly trying to be careful with his next words, "The Queen exhibited a sorcerous power and froze the water fountain solid in ice. It certainly surprised everyone, including the Princess as well. Before anything else could be said, her majesty fled the kingdom to the north. Anna wished to follow her, no doubt hoping to bring her back to work all this out and left almost immediately in pursuit." he sipped his cocoa once more, and said, "That all happened just last evening. Before she left, Anna asked me to watch over Arendelle for the time being, and so here I remain. But as you can plainly see, the ice from the fountain has now spread, covering the entire kingdom in what appears to be an eternal winter. I've done my best to distribute blankets, warm clothing, and soup to everyone, but if this winter isn't ended, I fear what will happen to the Kingdom."

The Prince took a breath, sighing stressfully and putting his cup down, "With this winter, I also fear for the safety of my beloved Anna. I had planned to lead a search party to bring her back but, well as you saw, those creatures began attacking us so we have been unable to send anyone out. I am at a loss for what to do at this point." he put his head in his hands, visibly troubled by this problem. When all of a sudden...

[url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1f5Ji27cp74]"I'll bring them back."[/url]

It was Jared, now conscious again and rising from the chair he'd been put in and unwrapping the blanket from himself. Hans looked up at him, even standing as if to begin protesting, "I'm sorry, my Lord, but you can't talk me out of it. If this weather is as bad as you describe, then someone needs to go out there and bring them both home. It sounds like Arendelle needs them now more than ever."

"...Very well." said the Prince, defeated, "But if you're going out there, then I must insist you dress more appropriately. I can hardly believe you came here in your current garb without freezing to death." he made a point. Jared's clothes consisted of a shirt with no sleeves, so going out there in such garb was basically suicide, "I'll have warm clothes given to you before you depart. All of you." he said, now gesturing to the others, assuming they would be accompanying the one he had presumed to be their leader.