"Chief Advisor, tell me- During the reign of my mother and father, you did oversee executions, yes?" Elsa's voice echoed around the chilly castle, and her advisor's breath was visible as he replied.

"Of course, your highness." He said.

"By what means did you carry out these executions?" She asked.

"I, personally, did not carry out anything. I simply acted as their representative in legal matters." He was a shorter gentleman, clean shaven and with a reasonable haircut.

"Allow me to rephase- Those unfortunate enough to be convicted of a capital crime. How was it that they met their end?" Elsa pressed.

"Your father often allowed prisoners to decide between a firing squad or decapitation. I'm compelled to add- by any means, the killing of a foreign ambassador is unprecedented."

"Understood. For what crimes could citizens be executed?" The queen's eyebrow cocked to one side.

"The most heinous murders, treason and the like." He replied, looking at the base of her throne.

"Assassination, as well? Even attempted?" Her voice was very nearly mocking in it's casualness.

"Of course, your majesty. Even attempted. Regardless, summary execution is unheard of in the realm Arendelle."

"I would prefer, Chief Advisor, if you would refrain from tangential information."

"I understand, your majesty."

"You said prisoners were often allowed to decide their fate. What of the ones who were not?"

"A judgement reserved for the most hideous crimes."

"Explicitly, what did such a judgement entail?" Elsa whispered.

The advisor could be seen sweating despite the cold. "I shouldn't be so bold as to utter hearsay."

"No, please do." Elsa demanded, suddenly becoming very quiet.

"I have heard, in my capacity as Chief Advisor and Executor of Arendelle's crown, of a punishment fit for the most wretched and miserable degenerates."

Elsa was silent, leaning against the back of the throne, face tilted slightly upwards.

"A torture beyond imagining. To be encased in, and suffocated by ice. To have one's extremities flake off as frostbite strips his bones of muscle and tendon. Blood itself, expanding as it freezes, causing indescribable agony."

"Hans will be sentenced to death, of course." Elsa observed, slouched forward, resting her head on the back of her wrist. "I will be the one to carry out the sentence, personally." Frost could be seen spreading visibly across the throne's arm rest.

"Your majesty- your compulsion is understood, but I must advise against capital measures." He stammered. "It would be unwise to provoke the Southern Isles, especially given the tension between our states."

"Executor, the good prince very nearly killed myself, your queen." She reminded him, eyes flaring as she raised her voice. "Do you suggest I, in a million years, waste pity on this usurper?"

"Of course not, my queen. Your majesty." He replied.

"That same one who-" She stood up, dead-eyed and voice rising, and a flurry whipped through the castle. "-Very nearly cut down my beautiful, darling sister. Who I love dearly. Your princess."

"A despicable act!" The advisor declared, following her lead. "Princess Anna, the topaz of Arendelle!"

"That's quite enough. I have an proclamation for you-." Elsa hushed him, exhaling through her nose. "Let it be known, throughout the entirety of Arendelle, that the traitorous Prince Hans of the Southern Isles is to be put to death, and his remains will be interred in the dungeon, directly beneath the throne he so coveted. Go, now and announce this to the people."

He took the opportunity to take his leave, and Elsa slammed the door behind him with a bolt of ice.

(Author's note: Critiques are encouraged. Thanks everybody!)