The cold might not bother Elsa normally, but she'd be lying to herself if she said she wasn't feeling a slight chill now. It's a strange feeling, because she's always been able to go out in the cold and not be too bothered by it, so she's not completely sure how best to process that inexplicable change.

But she has other things to think about besides a little chill, because stretching out in front of her is a sizable ravine, and while she can't be sure what lies on the other side, something tells her that there's safety there, whereas there's no such thing on this side of the gap.

So, what's an elemental spirit to do? Make use of her powers, of course. Yes, she has no idea what's about to ensue, but why would she? Her powers have rarely let her down before. So Elsa tries to use said powers to create a bridge of ice to span the ravine, but instead of an ice bridge forming, absolutely nothing happens.

"What?"

Clearly, this has never happened before, and clearly Elsa isn't about to give up. She tries a second time, and a third and fourth time after that, but all she manages to do is produce some slivers of ice, and not the icy bridge she intended to create. And each time she does, she finds herself feeling considerably more tired than when she started.

"What's going on here? I've never had problems like this before."

Elsa tries very hard to be nothing but careful, not reckless, but she doesn't take challenges lying down, and clearly whatever's going on with her ice powers has to be a fluke. So she just tries again to bridge the gap, and this fifth time ends with exhaustion overtaking her, causing her to lose her balance and tip over ungracefully to land in the snow.

Now Elsa's in the town hall, examining the bulletin board and the various things written upon it, including the worrisome words written in blood. She reaches out with a tentative hand to touch it, and forgetting that her abilities aren't acting at all like they should, she presses a fingertip against the words. Without warning, ice erupts from where her finger touched the board, forming a small circle of ice.

"That- That shouldn't have happened." She has better control over her powers now, and it's been a very long time since she accidentally froze anything, but that's not the only thing that doesn't make sense. Why didn't the whole board freeze? Now she knows something is wrong, because she's never experienced fatigue from using her powers, and looking back on past events, the times she did lose control, she froze everything that could be frozen.

So, now she's definitely concerned. Knowing nothing might happen, she presses her whole right hand to a blank spot on the board. This time, ice forms again, but now it's encased her whole hand, and to make things even more strange, said hand is now frozen to the board's surface.

"I don't understand why this is happening!" She tugs as hard as she can, but the ice is solid and not budging, so for now, Elsa is stuck. Great.

[ Interested in doing something else? Feel free! Also Elsa's powers are malfunctioning, so feel free to have your character walk in on her anywhere mid-malfunction for maximum awkwardness. ]