Prologue

Hours past as the night is near, the young Prince Hans in the ships brig as his hands are chained together. Sitting in the dark corner of his cell he keeps having the same images of how close he was to killing Queen Else, how it is that Anna could not have just stayed locked up in the lounge and become frozen there. How is only chance of having a kingdom of his own, just within his grasp, vanish. Hearing one of the crew members screaming that they were near land he knew that his time was coming near.

The Prince's actions were inexcusable, betraying the trust of a neighboring kingdom, the feelings of a princess, and deception and an assassination attempt of the Queen. From these acts one can know that the punishment is foreseen…and it would not be dealt with mercy. After docking the prince is taken immediately to the throne room under the king's request. Upon entering his father the king sitting on the throne with all of his other sons to his side. Hans' brothers looked to him in distaste and disappointment. Some wonder where they could have gone wrong in raising him while others knew that Hans was not the prince he has shown to be in the eyes of the residence of the kingdom. After chastisement by his own family, the king raises his hand to silence the brothers. He then ends this discussion by saying these words,

"You have brought great shame, to the family crest, to your brothers, to me, and to your departed mother. By the action you have committed towards another Kingdom and defiling our name, I hear-by sentence Prince Hans to death, by the guillotine… and to be disowned from the family."

The bell chimed as he finished his words, Hans face loses all of its color and his heart weighs heavy in him and now echoing in his head the words of his father disowning him. His mind finally has broken down. His sentence was carried out immediately as he is escorted to the guillotine. He is shoved down to the head rest and the top lowered to lock his head in place. There is no escape for the young prince. He said nothing, he fear nothing for he has lost everything. The king raises his hand as the executioner hand was on the lever. The king looked to the boy once more before descending his hand. The lever is pulled and the blade is release. The weighted blade drop with no hesitation as it cutting through the flesh and spinal cord of Hans as his head fell into the basket below him. There lies the head of Prince Hans as his death is has now pass and his existence is no more… or so you would think.