(Elsa's POV)

"Be cool, you can do this." I whispered to myself. Anna shot me a knowing glance, and I returned her look with a half smile. We were all sitting around a fire, courtesy of Anna, in the middle of the clearing. The Tenebrae Noctis left hours ago, seemingly satisfied that they had completed their job.

Pabbi looked at us, and very sadly forced a smile. He coughed quietly, as if he hated the silence. I turned toward the trees, and saw Kristoff walking forward with a shovel slung over his shoulder.

Once he reached us he said quietly "It's done, they're all buried." We all nodded, and he sat down beside Anna. She placed a comforting hand on his shoulder, and he looked at her appreciatively.

"I do have good news." He said. "I found no human bodies. everyone seems to have escaped, and they are probably returning to Arendelle right now.

"Ooh that's good" The Duke said cheerfully, blissfully aware of the gravity of the situation. it seems that being given a second chance was all that he needed to become his bouncy joyful self again. I seemed to be the only one bothered by the fact that the last time he was like this he killed thousands of people. I didn't care what anyone said, I would never forgive him for what he did to Arendelle in our absence. Although at the moment that appeared to be the furthest thought from his than say what I wanted, I responded with a polite "hmh".

Anna looked at me warningly and said "Sis."

I apologized quickly, but said nothing more on the subject. I quickly noticed that Anna's attention seemed to be wandering, as well as Kristoff's. They both kept looking at each other but saying nothing. It occurred to me that this was by all accounts their wedding deserved time to catch up and be together before we set off on an impossible journey. I asked Pabbi to show me the crystal, and we began to walk away. Looking back I saw the Duke happily unaware of the situation. I grabbed the back of his collar and dragged him until it occurred to him to walk beside me.

As we descended the seemingly infinite staircase, I prodded Pabbi further to see what other information he might be hiding.

"Is there anything else that you can tell us about the prophecy?" I asked pleadingly.

"No." He responded a little too quickly. "I mean not about the prophecy, no. I can however tell you where to start. Do you remember the Astral plane?"

"Yeah, that is where I learned everything I do about magic. I just sent out a question and an answer would fly back to me."

"Well, it also allows you to connect to Sacerdos like me. If you want somewhere to start, I suggest contacting a Sacerdos by the name of Gelida. You may know her as the woman who killed your parents. If you contact her, and pledge allegiance to her cause, she may come out into the open. When she does, you need to kill her. If you can defeat her, then you may stand a chance at Pruina herself."

I was slightly shocked at Pabbi's command to simply murder someone for practice, but if I had to pick anyone it would be her. Before that moment I had a general picture of my parent's murderer as some kind of sea creature. I now had a name, and soon we would have a face.

"Do not contact her yet, you have much to do here before you leave. Do not forget that you are still queen of Arendelle, and you must fulfill those duties first."

"Yes Pabbi" I said relieved that I would have more time to train before going up against a millennia old creature of water.

"Also I need time to train Hadrian here." The Duke immediately looked up in response to his own name "His brain has been shattered by guilt, so I need to help him out of it before he can help you."

"While you are doing that, I'll look around and see if I can find the fifth hero of legend. Hopefully they won't be homicidal maniacs with thousands of people's blood on their hands"

"That would be preferable." Pabbi said with a slight smile. The Duke only looked around blankly.

Author's note- I am not entirely satisfied with the content of this chapter, but after multiple revisions I am certain that it is, for the moment, the best I can do. (It probably also doesn't help that I haven't slept in three days.) I have however learned a quite a bit about myself and my writing style through these stories. Thank you for continuing to support these stories, and for not screaming profanity whenever I kill off a major character. (It has been done) As always, Thank You.