Her people, Elsa is sure, are much more accepting than many in surrounding kingdoms, but even they might have balked at the idea of a queen who would marry another woman. She might have gotten away with quite a lot, if she were so inclined at home, rather than simply afraid, but there were lines for her even there.

Besides, Jessica wasn't there, and that makes all the difference.

"Thank you," she says, still a bit embarrassed by the whole ordeal. "It hardly seems real to me. Would you like some tea?"