"You took your time to arrive in your first day." The Ancient One said, waiting for them at the center of the training room.

"We're sorry." Honeymaren said.

"We had some complications." Elsa said.

Both girls stared towards the floor embarrassed.

"I'll let this slip, being your first time, but from tomorrow every foul will be punished with more rigorous and demanding training, is it clear? The Ancient One said, in a calm, even charismatic tone of voice, that curiously made punishment more frightening than if she had yelled at them.

"Sure, we understand." Honeymaren said.

"We'll make our best so it doesn't happen again." Elsa said.

"I hope so," The Ancient One said, and then her body language shifted to a more relaxed one.

"Well, first of all I'll give you the opportunity to change your outfits, in case they feel impractical for training." The Ancient One said, walking to a large cabinet at the side of the room, when she slid the door a variety of fabrics, of different colors and materials came into view.

"You can take whatever you want, the dressing rooms are at the bottom, to the left, you have twenty minutes, when you get back training will start." The Ancient One said, then turned around and headed to another large cabinet that apparently contained varied gadgets, from which she started selecting some.

Both girls stopped in front of the cabinet, taking a quick look at everything there was.

"I don't need much." Elsa said, removing the long magic layers of her outfit, staying in her basewear that formed a full two-piece body suit covered in some of her magic. "I'll just take this," she added as she stretched her hand over a nice bluish white ribbon that glowed differently depending on what angle the light touched it and then tying her hair with it.

"That's cheating." Honeymaren said, seeing the rapid change of Elsa, who only smiled back at her, and then she continued to see what she could use.

After a few minutes the young Northuldra took a black two-piece suit and a dark purple robe in addition to some fabric bands and a belt of the same material.

"This will do," Honeymaren said, folding everything over her left forearm. "Do you want to come and give your approval?" The brown skinned girl asked looking at Elsa, with a slightly suggestive tone in her voice.

"Sure." Elsa said, and then they both walked into the dressing room.

"You can turn around now." Honeymaren said when she finished changing into her new outfit.

When Elsa turned she was surprised by the difference of the outfit the Northuldra girl was now wearing.

The black suit that the girl wore contrasted with the purple of the robe in a soft and interesting way, the belt elegantly highlighted the shape of her waist and the bands of fabric were tied on the sleeve of the robe, from the forearms to the hands, adjusted passing around the thumb and also from under her knee to her bare feet, adjusting between two fingers and returning to the ankle.

"Oh wow!... you look... unbelievable, like a full warrior." Elsa said, looking at the girl's outfit from head to toe.

"Thank you! I hope it will be useful in practice; now let's get going, The Ancient One must be waiting." Honeymaren said, taking Elsa's hand and hurrying back to the training room.

Elsa felt the need to praise her girlfriend more, seeing her in such a different outfit made her feel something... special that she could not describe, but it would be something that she needed to keep to herself until the right time arrived.

When the girls returned to the training room they saw The Ancient One sitting in the center, with her legs crossed in a meditation pose and soon after felt a strange touch from the back; suddenly everything changed, and that strange new feeling that Honeymaren could recognize suddenly came back; it only took seconds for them to confirm what had happened, they were out of their bodies.

"Hello again, great choice in your outfits, as you know how to adapt in the physical world you must learn to defend yourself in the spiritual world." The Ancient One said calmly in her astral form.

Honeymaren quickly changed her attention from The Ancient One to her partner, she had never experienced that form and she did not want her to be frightened.

"Don't worry, Snowflake, I'm here," Honeymaren said, holding her hand in that spiritual form when she saw the blonde girl beginning to look back and forth bewildered.

"Are we really out of our bodies?" Elsa asked nervously, but knowing how to contain herself.

"This is our astral form, a spiritual form if you want to see it that way, and part of the duality between our body and spirit; neither can remain in this reality without both, so one depends on the other... you need to understand this and know how to defend yourselves on both planes; I easily managed to separate you from your physical bodies and Null could do so as well if you're helpless." The Ancient One said.

Elsa listened to The Ancient One 's words a little bewildered, but being able to feel Honeymaren's hand holding hers, even in the midst of that strange new experience, brought her back on her way and helped her focus on the importance of the situation.

"There's a lot of knowledge to acquire before astral projection, but I wanted you to understand how delicate the situation the situation you went through really was." The Ancient One said, then took them by the arms, took them back to their bodies, and with a little push got them back into them.

"Well, now the training begins." The Ancient One said, getting back into her body as the girls touched each other as if they were looking to confirm that everything had returned to normal.

The first day of training was the most thorough thing the girls had ever done, learning at basic level various ways to master their body, from meditation positions and methods to stretches to improve agility and basic self-defense positions. Lessons continued until nightfall, when the soft flame of the lamps hanging on the contour of the room provided them with the light to continue.

"I'm exhausted." Honeymaren said, wiping sweat off her face with a towel as she sat in the corner of the room next to Elsa, who laid on the floor surrounded by snow that was rapidly melting by the heat the young woman was throwing away.

"Tell me about it... I've never done this in my life and she seems to want me to keep up with her in a day," Elsa said, with her voice somewhat agitated.

"You shouldn't cool down like that, your muscles won't take it well," Honeymaren said as he adjusted the bands of cloth she carried.

"The cold is part of me," said Elsa, apparently pleased with the freshness that the snow gave her.

"The break is over," said The Ancient One, who had been rehydrating.

Both girls rose slowly and approached the center of the room with The Ancient One.

"This will be the last exercise today, I want you to attack me, try to strike as best you can."

"Are you sure you want us to do that?" Honeymaren asked, raising her hands in combat position, Elsa was nervous but also raised her fists in a more defensive pose.

"Ha! You say it as if you're sure you can make it." The Ancient One said, adopting a defensive pose and awaiting for any attack.

Honeymaren approached first, trying to pass through The Ancient One 's defenses, only to be rejected every time by rapid movements of her forearms, Elsa tried to surprise her from behind, only to be skilfully repelled by a kick that deviated her blow and a second one tha twent for her abdomen, knocking the air out of her, Honeymaren thought she saw an opportunity and came dangerously close to the side of her teacher just for her to quickly move aside, took her by her ponytail and made a swift whiplash movement causing her to fall sharply to the floor; the scene lasted less than sixty seconds, but the pain would last much longer than that.

"I'm sorry for having to be so rough, but every minute that passes Null becomes stronger, you need to improve as soon as possible, the enemy will not hesitate to take advantage of your weaknesses." The Ancient One said as she offered Elsa her hand to help her get up.

"With your power we can surely send that thing to a place where it can't hurt anyone," Elsa said, with one hand on her abdomen and slightly bent over because of the feeling of numbness she had left.

"I'm afraid that won't be possible, I won't be able to help you in that battle."

"What, why?" Elsa asked, surprised.

"I'll explain that later, when the time comes," the woman said as she approached Honeymaren, who was on her knees rubbing her neck. "For now, all you need to know is that you won't count with me at the time of the showdown."

"Thank you." The brown skinned girl simply said when The Ancient One helped her up, knowing that it would be no use insisting to know what she meant.

"Come on, in position! ready for the next showdown! "The Ancient One said, entering combat pose again, this time you will block my attacks.

Hearing that Elsa raised her arms putting herself in defense position and Honeymaren took her hands to her head, quickly releasing her ponytail to settle her hair into a high messy bun; with some long locks falling freely on either side of her face and others by her nape.

Much better, the young woman thought, feeling that she had compensated for the tactical disadvantage that her long hair brought her in the close fight.

The woman did not give long before directing her first attack towards Honeymaren, who efficiently blocked the blow with her forearms, was then destabilized by a quick movement of The Ancient One's leg against her left ankle and then knocked down by a certain push with her elbow.

When the young Northuldra was on the floor the woman quickly turned around and with an agile jump landed behind Elsa, knocking her down with a quick series of touches at her back.

"You should be embarrassed ladies, being knocked down so quickly by a woman older than the sum of your ages together." The Ancient One said, her tone calm as usual as she helped the young women to their feet. Here ends the training for today, I see that you have exceeded your limits, demanding more would bring more risks than benefits, rest and train your mind for tomorrow, I will wait for you here at the same time." The master added and then she turned around and walked calmly to the exit of the room.

"We'll be here." Honeymaren said, in a tired but confident voice.

"Thanks for the lessons." Elsa said, reflecting the same determination as her partner.

"Let's go get our towels and my clothes, then we can go back to the room to shower and get some rest." Honeymaren said, walking wearily to the corner of the room where they rested.

"Sure," Elsa said, and both girls started gathering their things when Elsa froze as she ducked down. "Ouch!" the girl exclaimed in pain.

"What happen?" Honeymaren asked, dropping her things again to stand next to Elsa, who had one hand on her hip and the other on her upper back.

"A cramp," said the white skinned girl. "I felt a little bit of tension, a prick and then a stretch." She added, trying to rub her muscle to loosen it.

"I told you cooling off so drastically could hurt you." Honeymaren said slightly annoyed, but the anger faded into concern as she saw the pain in the face she adored. "Sit down" The young woman said later, calmer.

Elsa nodded, sitting down slowly; Honeymaren dropped to her knees behind her and was preparing to run her girlfriend's blouse even further under her already exposed shoulder when the young Queen stopped her by putting her hand over hers.

"Not here," the aching young woman whispered.

Honeymaren only rolled her eyes slightly, a little overwhelmed by the misunderstanding of her beloved, then simply acted over the blouse and then pushed her fingers a little harder than necessary on the affected area, Elsa complained, but the young Northuldra continued making constant movements massaging the area, until the pain complaints gradually diminished.

"Thanks, I feel better," Elsa said placing her hand on Honeymaren's hand on her back. "Shall we go up to our room?" Elsa asked, turning slightly towards her partner.

"Sure." The girl replied, and then they both left the room together.

Once in the calm of their room, the girls took off their training clothes, took their tunics and white robes off the closets, and went to take a shower, followed by some relaxation in the bathtub.

"It still hurts?" Honeymaren asked, while both girls were lying in the bathtub, Elsa slightly on top of her, both because of the reduced space and the desire she had to feel the calm and security that the warmth of her skin against hers provided.

"A little, sometimes I feel a little cold and that's when it hurts." Elsa said calmly.

"Come here ... you don't have to go through that." Honeymaren said, gently guiding Elsa to rest her back fully against her chest. Better?

"Yes, much, thank you." The young Queen said, getting comfortable and then taking her girlfriend's arms to put them around her.

"What happened?" Honeymaren asked somewhat nervously, feeling her arms tucked under her girlfriend's chest.

"Just hold me, please." Elsa said sleepily.

"Of course," said the brown skinned young woman giving in to her partner's whim. "We can be like this for a few minutes, but not too long, okay? A long time in hot water can be counterproductive." Said the young Northuldra, and then planted a soft kiss on her beloved's forehead.

"Okay yeah, just a few minutes." Elsa said, snuggling into Honeymaren's arms.

That night passed in a very peaceful way, Elsa was clearly exhausted so Honeymaren took her to bed and finally the Snow Queen fell asleep happily in the arms of the one with whom she was in love.