"Anna didn't want me to come," Elsa told him. "I thought that at the very least I could hear you out though, especially since I am here talking about new trading arrangements."

He arched an eyebrow. "I'm surprised you still consider the Southern Isles a trading partner when you ended your trading with Weasel Town for much less."

"I would like to point out that a brick would be a better trading partner than Weaselton," she said to him, crossing her arms. She looked him over-he was still muscular, but it was a leaner muscle versus his once bulky form. His hair had lost its sheen, he had bags under his eyes, and his clothes hung off of him. "I can't tell if your state is because of yourself or if it's your punishment."

"Self-inflicted," he muttered, shifting. "None of this was supposed to happen, Queen Elsa..."

"I know. I was supposed to die."

"No! I meant... I didn't want you or Anna to ever get hurt like you did. Yes, I'm jealous of my brothers but Elsa, my intentions for Arendelle were pure! I rushed things with your sister because I thought that was what was right. I felt loved for the first time... What happened before the Great Thaw, I didn't do that! I didn't have control of myself and I barely remember what happened... Elsa, I didn't want anything to happen to you."

She rolled her eyes. "Why? Did you love me, too?"

He was silent and her eyes narrows, scrutinizing him. "I don't know," he finally told her. "Your sister, Anna, I was desperate and she was desperate and two halves are supposed to make a whole... But it wasn't even, Anna and I weren't even... But you and I, the more I found out about you, it seemed like we would fit-"

"Westergard," she hissed. "You need to stop this right now."

He moved from the couch and she saw how slow and weak the movements were. He knelt down in front of her, taking her hands from her lap. "Queen Elsa, I may be crazy, but please, forgive me. I'm just as broken, just as fractured as you are. I beg for forgiveness, for a second chance."

She held in her breath for a moment. "Hans..."

He didn't say anything, just looked into her eyes. There was a pained look, and Elsa knew she had her fair share of those. Of sleepless nights where she couldn't bear to face her nightmares.

She sighed.

She walked around her suite in the foreign palace. The King and Queen of the Southern Isles had been shocked that she would suggest taking Hans as a ward back to Arendelle. They had agreed though, after asking her several times if she was sure.

Anna was going to be upset. Extremely upset.

There was a knock on the door. Elsa, only in her dressing gown, spun around. "Who is it?"

No answer. There wasn't another knock.

She cautiously went to the door, cracking it open. There was a small package, wrapped in blue velvet. She silently marveled at how soft the velvet was as she closed the door and started to open the box.

"Oh," escaped her mouth. There was a ruby set in silver necklace cushioned on white silk.

A note was tucked behind the chain. Elsa already knew what it said.

Thank you.

Author'sNote: Hello everyone! I hope you enjoyed the first chapter~ This is my first time for this ship so I'm sorry if they're a bit OCC but then again it takes place a few years after the events of Frozen. I'll have the next chapter up in three days!

Please review, I love feedback ^_^

~HolleringHawk65