>Iduna turned back to her daughters, cradling their faces in her hands. "Girls, I won't be able to do this on my own. I can give you time to recover, but I'll need your help if we're going to stop him."
>"We can't, we've already tried," Anna told her, sniffling.
>"Even my powers couldn't do anything," Elsa said quietly.
>"It'll be alright. Mother's here now," Iduna told them with a smile before giving them a tight hug. "Just rest up and gather your strength. I'll hold him off." Letting go of her children, Iduna stood, turning to face the approaching snow echo. "I thought I told you to stay away from my daughters," she said to him.
>"Never going to happen, Northuldran," he responded. "Your first born has something I need."
>"I will die before letting you use her gift," Iduna snarled at him, energy building around her hands.
>"Funny, I thought you already had," Runeard smirked. With a lunge, he raised his sword and brought it down, but Iduna was fast, easily avoiding the blow and causing the weapon's blade to shatter against the icy floor. Runeard began instantly reforming his sword as he turned, ready to strike again, but Iduna had moved back and started hovering into the air, her eyes and hands glowing. She unleashed streams of fog-like energy from her hands, hitting the former king hard, but this time he managed to withstand the blast and pressed forward.
>Reaching for the floor, Iduna raised a pair of tendrils made of water, which quickly sprang out and ensnared Runeard's arms. He struggled against their grip and Iduna focused to keep them tight. After a moment, Runeard's eyes flashed green and his arms tore through the watery tentacles, but he wasn't done with them yet. Grabbing hold of one of them, he whipped it towards Iduna, lassoing it around her waist. With a strong tug, he brought her back down to the ground with a painful thud.