A/N; Hello Fans!, and welcome to the second act of Angels Awaken. It has undergone an extensive rewrite as it was intended to be a philosophical romance, but didn't contain any romance. This act contains age inappropriate relationships, sexual situations, implied sexual violence, tragic loss, salty language, and copious amounts of religious blasphemy, none of which is graphic. However, you have been warned, it has triggers galore. That said, it now makes for a better read this go round. Oh, and there's gratuitous Pirates!

On with the show, and I don't own these characters, Disneyco does . yada, yada, yada...

"If the eyes are the window to the soul, Anna's were a greenhouse."

Boredom.

That's what sailing like this is. No one to talk to and nothing to do but wiggle this tiller back and forth for a thousand knots. But this was my punishment, and I had a mission. I just felt something driving me.

Was it my devotion to the Queen? Was it some strange love spell? The Halo Wave, or Wave as I now call it, did it have some secret effect?, and I'm now the Queens zombie servant? Oh, how the mind wanders out here.

I spend a lot of time thinking about what I'd say once I found her. I also thought about what I'd have to say to the Queen if I didn't. Intuition or not, this was the most dangerous thing I've done, including having ten warships come at me.

I had a lot of time for reading, much of which was spent with my nose in the Bible. With it's incredible length, and cryptic verse, it all seem so confusing. Like it was done on purpose. Shouldn't we as common folk be able to understand His word and recieve His message directly? Instead of some bishop standing in front of us every Sunday while we throw a few coins on a plate?

Is this what the love of God does for us? And what the Bishop said, something about a path of righteousness, isn't that what going to church every Sunday and prayer were for?

Praying, now that's something I had time for. And I did pray to God for guidance on this Holy Crusade.

Because that's what this is. Anna is an angel, a lovely... vision... of an angel...

Damn! That thought skewers my brain every time it happens, damnable witch! See must've put a spell on me! My wife's grave has no grass on it yet, and I have thoughts for this child.

All that time at the castle, while working with the Queen, she would pop into the study to see what we were up to, or I'd pass her in the halls. We would make eye contact, then her face would light up.

she'd give that coy look and blush up just ever so slightly, then as she passed I'd get an air of her perfume, and I'd swear my feet weren't touching the floor any more. It was intoxicating...

This is the curse of man. To desire the flesh of youth. But why her? Why these thoughts Lord?! WHY?!

I'd almost wish I'd find her dead corpse being picked apart by crabs on a beach somewhere just to quell the temptation.

Please, Dear God, spare me from these feelings, I do not desire them...

About half way there and I had to pick up some food and I managed to break a block on the boom. In my rush to leave I didn't bring a spare. While thinking about how fool hearty that was, it occurred to me what a perilous journey this must be for the Princess. All alone on that tiny boat, with pirates, bad weather, and no knowledge of the topography, it seemed so foolish.

And yet so brave. I asked around the village I managed to stumble across if they'd seen a crazy redhead, but no luck. She was a drop of water in a vast ocean. Something about her impulsiveness was intriguing, however.

What was I doing? Why am I doing this? I was ready to just throw the past away, like an old pair of shoes that just can't be repaired any more. While the boys may miss me for a while, they would move on.

With Laila gone, what's the point? Nine degrees to the East and I'm back to my old life again. I could leave magic snowmen and fireballs behind, and if Arendelle returns to forever winter, so what? Hopefully the boys will be smart enough to get out.

The Queen had shown me an infinite amount of mercy, and she was depending on me, and me alone to rescue her sister. That's handing a lot of trust to someone who wanted to murder you.

I must go on, it just kept gnawing at me. A voice in my head that repeated it over and over, you must go on. You must find her.

The wind became favorable and I made up some time, and there it was, Lazarote. I sailed around the island for half a day when I spotted it, the remains of the little boat.

It had been smashed into the rocks, apparently for Anna this was a one way trip.

Just before I left port I saw a small icicle form on a lamp post right in front of me. The Queen was in trouble. Anna had to come back, she just had to.

I sailed to the nearest village and that's where I found her, but I stayed out of sight for now. It was like taking the lid off the pot, all the pressure was off. She's alive, and now I can complete my mission.

Now I just need to get her back to the boat.