Dropping the history tome off for Anton, Anna saw the wall clock; it was time for supper. Casting one more glance at the door to the Queen's Study, her shoulders slumped. Not today either. Frowning, the Princess made her way to the kitchen, intent on taking whatever she could find to her personal chambers. She didn't hear the door close behind her, as she tried to find any kitchen staff.

"Cotersson? Hello?"

Calling the chef's name did no good, there was no one in ear shot. But the room is colder than usual... Turning, she found herself run over by the Queen herself. Anna yelped, and was completely shocked!

Elsa rammed her mouth, her slender arms stroking her sister's hips. What the... Elsa pushed them into the wall, and Anna couldn't move anymore, feeling a sharp chill on her ankles. The Queen tore Anna's bodice open, and groped for her clavicle hungrily.

Finally finding a breath, Anna found herself speechless. Holding back a silent scream, as her sister, Queen Elsa of Arendelle, bit her throat with a fury that only matched the cold glory she possessed. Gasping, the Princess fought for her balance, and grabbed Elsa's arm, pulling herself to the closed eyelids of the Queen.

She's the Queen, she can just take what she wants. I can't fight it...

Elsa's eyes opened, and Anna couldn't breathe. Tears overflowed the Queen's eyes; she was terrified. Hugging Anna with a grip that could suffocate a grown man, she cried into her sister's shoulder.

"I'm sorry... sniffle … I'm so sorry, Anna!"

Anna did the first thing that came to mind, and bit her sister's ear.

"OUCH! WHAT THE HELL!"

At least that worked, Anna thought to herself. Now I can breath... why is she crying?

Fighting an apologetic whine, Anna embraced her sister. A tiny bit more sane, this time, she told herself with a grim smile.

"Elsa... shhhhhh..."

The Queen kept sobbing and sniffling into her shoulder. The most contact Anna had had with her own sister in almost a month's time... Sheesh, at least she's here. Life seems a lot more manageable, when she's here with me, she thought. Anna patted the still whimpering monarch(Is this her game face? Or am I really hugging my best friend?), and kissed her ear, where she had bitten her. Angry red marks overshadowed a trickle of blood, and Anna couldn't help but suck as she kissed.

The Queen finally pulled back, and Anna got her first good view of the room, since... Elsa... she... froze it all... The fire in the hearth was even frozen. Icicles and washes of ice coursed everywhere, and Elsa stood, frozen tears plummeting over her cheeks. This was awful, and Anna had to fix it. Now.

"Anna, I-"

"NO. You barged in here, crying, kissed me like a sex slave, and froze the room? What on earth is going on, Elsa?" Anna demanded. A rivulet of life dribbled from her neck, uncaring for the one who it gave sustenance.

"Anna... please... listen to me!" Elsa almost started convulsing in her tears.

Oh, what's going on is bad. Very, very, very bad.

"Anna-"

"Three weeks, Elsa. I haven't had a sister for three weeks. Talk to me!" Now Anna cried, tears of rage and heartbreak squirming down her rosy cheeks. "Tell me... please." Putting her hands on her sister's shoulders, she turned Elsa's face up to hers with a finger.

"Please, Elsa. Please open up. We just got through..." Anna waved her hands at the ice surrounding them. In truth, she feared her sister more by the day. There seemed no indication her heart was ever going to produce light and laughter ever again. The ice surrounding them was all Anna saw of her sister. Pain, loneliness, fear.

"Anna... please let me explain."

"Alright, it's not like I could get out if I wanted, anyways. You're the Queen, and even I answer to you."

"N-no, Anna! Please. Just... calm."

Waving her fingers, a pair of snowy pillows conjured on the floor. Elsa was Mistress of Snow, and even it bent to the whim of her heart.

"Sit, Anna. Please."

Biting her lip in a nervous tic, Anna did as she was told, being careful to watch the Ice Queen, as she was called in the streets, as she did so. Watching the only family you have treat you like a toy one second, a teddy bear the next, and then royalty the next... it was confusing. Very. Confusing.

"I've been kept busy... since the whole 'homecoming'."

"I've noticed," Anna replied dryly. "I haven't had family, or an equal to talk to, since then."

Elsa tensed. Was this really how Anna thinks? That she's above everyone... but me?

"Kai..."

"He's been busy keeping me away from you. He says it's stuff I wouldn't understand, and that I would just make your life harder. Was he right?" Anna posed the question. If I'm locked in here, then I still can let her see the only thing she doesn't control... the hearts of others.

"No, Anna! You... you mustn't believe it... You... no..."

"Then what's really going on, Elsa? You don't have to listen to him! You're the Queen, for crying out loud! They're the ones who need you."

"I... Anna... fine. You want to know what's happening?"

"Yes!", Anna snapped. This horrible routine was just starting to seem like her life.

"Fine. The winter, you helped me unthaw... thank you, by the way."

Anna just huffed and fidgeted. Was this all she locked me in here for?

"Well, it destroyed our crops, little as they are. I forced an early migration of fish away from our frozen clime. You'd think they'd not care, but it seems I'm the only one that can live in a castle of ice. And not care."

Anna looked up at her sister, finally seeing a little of the horrible load her sister bore. Only the tip of the ice... aw, never mind.

"You're a person too. I didn't demand constant contact. Only a sister, again."

"But the people, they didn't suffer like this under our father-"

"No! Our father was not a good man! He took my sister, locked you in a room for over a decade, and made you so afraid of yourself, that you almost turned this kingdom into a ghost!"

It was Elsa's turn to flinch, and she didn't disappoint.

"Do you hear me, Ice Queen? Our father saved everyone in the world! Except his own family. We're just pawns, Elsa."

"N-no... Anna... " Elsa choked. "He... he failed you- us. He failed us, Anna. But he gave an example for a benevolent ruler."

"A benevolent ruler that keeps his family locked away?" Anna sighed.

"Kai has been keeping me going for all this time, Anna. I messed things up, impulsively changing trade partners like that."

"And?"

"People are starving, Anna."

"You're the queen! In a castle, for goodness' sake! They have no power, when you can lock a room totally down."

Now Elsa was angry. Biting her tongue a bit, she lowered her voice to room level again.

"And what do you think will happen, if I shut out the people, Anna? They'll riot, and find a new Queen. And all the ice, snow, and musket balls, won't keep us alive, Anna. We're hostages here. Worse than you know. Sweden has already started the whole revolution thing. Who do you think is next?"