The snowflakes fluttered around Elsa as she slept yet another restless sleep.
Don't be the monster you fear you are.
She turned over, her dreams full of all the things she feared.
Suddenly, Elsa awoke with a jolt, her body surrounded by the snow that had settled during her sleep.
She peered towards the window, only to find the soft silvery glow of moonlight filtering in through the glass.
Elsa sighed, and moved from her bed, knowing that she would never get back to sleep, not that she wanted to anyway.
Besides, she had work to do.
As Elsa sat at her desk, she noticed a letter, it had red sealing wax on the front, unopened.
She picked the mysterious letter up, and stood up, only to see that it had the mark of the Southern Isles.
Ice began to spread where her hands gripped the letter.
Conceal, don't feel.
She took a deep breath, considering whether or not she should open it.
She was treating it like it was a life or death situation, like whatever decision she made would affect her.
It's just a letter, Elsa told herself, what harm can come from reading a simple letter?
Still, Elsa pondered the envelope, running one of her slender fingers against the edge of the paper.
Eventually, Elsa decided to open it, though she was still hesitant.
As she opened it, second thoughts began pouring into her mind, considering all of the things that could happen.
Dear Queen Elsa of Arendelle,
I must tell you that I am truly sorry for the crimes that my son, Hans, has recently committed against you and your country, and I fully understand why you wish to end trading agreements with the Southern Isles.
However, that is not what I am writing to you for, I would like to offer you the position of deciding his fate, considering that you were the one to be wronged, it seems only fair that you were to decide his punishment. The trial will take place in a weeks time, and I would wish that you were there, though I am aware that the boat will take three days, so I suggest that, if you are to accept, then you ready a ship as soon as you get this letter.
I also feel that I should tell you that if you decide not to accept, Hans shall be sentenced to death.
A life for a life.
Yours faithfully,
King William of the Southern Isles
Elsa fell, limp in to the chair behind her, unsure of what to do.
'A life for a life', but he didn't kill, did he?
Elsa's mind was a blur, she couldn't think straight.
Did he really kill?
Everything already seemed out place, and now the world was just a little bit more abstract to her.
Sleepless nights had already taken their toll on Elsa's mind, but this threatened to push her over the edge.
Conceal, don't feel.
Ice began to creep along the floors and up the walls.
Why am I worrying so much?
A loud knocking came from the other side of the door, causing the ice to cover everything in an instant.
"What?!" Elsa snapped, irritated the someone had brought her away from her clouded thoughts.
"Sor-ry," Anna commented, sarcastically, as she swung the door open.
"No, no, Anna, I should be the one to be apologising, it's just that I have been unable to sleep properly for weeks not, and when I do sleep I feel worse when I wake up, plus, I tend to get tired during the day, but I have so much work to do," Elsa paused to gesture towards her desk, which was piled high with everything that Elsa needed to sort through, and to take a deep breath before she continued, "and by the time I can actually get to sleep, my worries that kept me from sleeping before, usually return, if not they would have been replaced by new worries that the day has brought, and we all know what happens when I let my emotions get the better of me,"
Elsa's words sent a shiver up Anna's spine, but she smiled sympathetically at her sister, knowing how she could be.
"-And now, this letter," Elsa finished with a sigh, as she gestured to the piece of paper laying on her desk, posing no threat to her, yet it worried her so, thawing the ice that was around the room.
"El-sa," Anna moaned, light-heartedly, "really?"
Elsa passed Anna the letter, as Anna raised an eyebrow at her.
"Don't you get letters everyday, Elsa?" she teased as her delicate fingers ran down the edge, catching so that she could reopen the letter.
Unfolding the letter, Anna flopped into the nearest chair, emphasising that she thought that Elsa was making a big deal, scrunching up her eyes, stretching out her arms and yawning as she prepared to open up the letter.
Before doing so, she looked back to Elsa, as if to ask whether the letter was really worth the fuss. Elsa looked back with pleading eyes, full of fear, sighing Anna finished opening the letter, reading it intently.
Anna's eyes widened as she read, unsure what to say she read the letter over and over, again and again, thoughts of disbelief flooding her mind, but with each time she read it, she was becoming more and more sure of what it was saying.
After looking over the letter nearly one hundred times, Anna finally looked up, instantly locking eyes with her sister.
"What is there to worry about, Elsa?" She commented, cocking her head, "The answer is obvious, just let him die."
She said this with no emotion in her voice, as if she had rehearsed it, as if she wanted him to die.
"But, Anna... He did not kill anyone." Elsa whispered, only just loud enough for her sister to comprehend.
"No, he didn't, you're right," Anna said, agreeing with her sister trying to make her feel better, "But he did make two attempts to murder people,"
"No, Anna, no," Elsa murmured, "No, he didn't, he did not try to kill two people,"
"Elsa, do not think like that!" Anna almost shouted.
"Oh, Anna, who are we kidding?" Elsa sighed, shaking her head, then resting her head in her hands, "He only tried to kill me. Not you. That was me."
"No. Elsa, no," Anna said sympathetically, "You did nothing wrong."
"Yes. Anna, yes, I did do something," Elsa corrected, "And, there was no way that that man could ever have saved you, he did not love you, there was nothing he could do for you,"
"He didn't have to lock me in that room, did he?! No?!" Anna shouted, standing up "He didn't have to keep me away from finding my true love, did he?! He didn't have to keep me from finding Kristoff, did he?!"
Elsa stood up in a rage, flinging he chair back, shooting ice around the room, walking to wards Anna, "Anna?! How have you not figured it out yet?!" Elsa screamed, "this 'true love' that you keep talking about does not exist! And if it did, it would certainly not be some stupid slob like Kristoff! It would be a prince!"
Anna looked up to Elsa, trembling, "You are wrong! Oh, you are so, so, so wrong! You, Queen Elsa of Arendelle, the esteemed Snow Queen, you are wrong!" she stuttered angrily, "Just you wait! Do what you want! Leave him to die! Go and see him! I don't care what you do! Just stay away from me! If you don't believe in true love, then so be it! Well, I do! And I love Kristoff! And he loves me!" Anna let lose on Elsa, hating that she had questioned her relationship with Kristoff, "Do you know what else? It is true love," her voice was nothing but a hiss now, and Elsa had moved away from her, worried that she might do something to her, "So leave Hans to die! Go and save him! Or just do whatever you want! Because I don't care!"
"Fine Anna, I will do what I want! I will go and save him! Do you want to know why?! Because I no longer trust your judgement! I mean I was unsure about it before, when you came to me with Hans, but you knew no better! But, I figured, that after that episode you would have realised that you cannot just fall in love at first sight, without knowing a thing about them! Though it appears that you have learnt nothing!" Elsa screamed back, using her ice to push Anna out of the room, shutting the doors with a gust of wind.
Looks like I've got a trip to plan...
Hey guys!
Hope you like my new story, please review.
I have been reading loads of stories like this, so I wanted to put my own twist on it, since in most Hans and Elsa often end up married, which is just wrong!
So, I figured that I could put my own twist on that kind of story, i.e. NO marriage!
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