The stars have aligned. Anna's greatest challenge awaits. No war, no great enemy, but a temptation. A choice unlike any other to make. Immortality. To be with Elsa forever. To hold humanity's fate in her hands. The queen at world's end: thearendelleguardian.com/2021/07/01/at-… Art: Arute

The end of my journey in the Celestial Empire is near. But there’s one last showdown I’ve been compelled to accept: one that I need to be on top form for. A final confrontation with Harrison on his home turf of the Qilin Cabaret. My first test as the Exalted’s leader awaits.

Right now, I'm deliberating with my inner court and the Exalted about our game plan for the big night. Elsa and I will have to play dress-up in fancy cocktail dresses, but business with Harrison will be deadly serious. Into the lion's den I go.

Upcoming on The Arendelle Guardian! - Anna's showdown with a fearsome opium dealer - Hilde interrogates Arendelle's nobles to catch a ghost of the past - Anna's allies come to terms with being the new Exalted - And more! thearendelleguardian.com "The New Exalted" by Arute

My friends and I are all dressed up for my "date" with Will Harrison - he's not just Arendelle's enemy; but also one of the Far East's wealthiest opium dealers. He knows his chance to control me is slipping away. We'll see who's the better negotiator at his cabaret in Peking.

Ever since I was crowned, I needed to balance reacting to events with trying to shape an agenda of government. Now I'm in a strong enough position to set the terms, but pride and fear can kill... especially when something like the elixir of life is in play. I must be careful.

I'm proud of my kingdom, and I'm even prouder of those who have a bond to it. All are strong and complicated women in their own right, and I'm their centre.

"Mr. Harrison will see you now." This week: A stately haven for entertaining, wining, and romance in Old Peking is about to quake. The queen of Arendelle's rematch with the most devious and deadly tai-pan/opium trader in the Far East! "The Qilin Cabaret" by Arute

Anna faces her final test in Peking: a round of negotiations with powerful opium dealer Harrison at his Qilin Cabaret. Her taste of power and its poisonous allure is just beginning... Queen Anna and Tai-pan Harrison, Part One: thearendelleguardian.com/2021/08/05/que… Faction art by Arute

“Four members of the Exalted, four teams… four directions. We shall scour the north, south, east, and west of the entire globe for Lord Yixin’s prize.”

At last. We’re going home.

It feels so good to set foot on the wooden planks of our dockside again.

Wasting no time upon her return to Arendelle, Anna has quickly resumed executive power over the kingdom after a long sojourn overseas. In quick succession, she's laid out a bold agenda that matched her growing global clout: A QUEEN REBORN: thearendelleguardian.com/2021/08/20/a-q…

For centuries, the Shogunate has stood aloof and alone. But Fujiwara Takako, whose family has influenced the imperial clan since ancient times, knows Japan must modernize, and fast. 🌸 Next post: new character in The AG and new adventures! "Heir to the Fujiwara" by Arute

Yours truly (editor of The Arendelle Guardian) now has a personal account MMythos, where I branch out into different projects even as The AG continues with input from other authors. Please Follow MMythos for more content! ☺️ thearendelleguardian.com Art by Arute

I joyfully welcome a new guest from a faraway land into the court of Arendelle. I can't wait to tell you all about her!

@of_michel chileanon Anna, the Emerald Dragon Ruling is not for all of people. Only skilled people in several branches of knowledge are capable for the charge. And still a few succeed. Luckily for #Anna, she got very good examples, her parents who ruled Arendelle wisely and her dedicated sister #Elsa.

Europe is bubbling with energy but also nervousness. The long-held peace since Napoleon was shattered with Katina Romanov’s invasion of Arendelle. Now we’re a continental power, but with that privilege comes many new challenges.

Guess what I’ve written in my greetings letter to the princess of the Russian Empire?

My darling sister and me!