A/N: Thanks to everyone who's followed/favorited and/or is reading but not reviewing.:)

Thanks to bananas-rule-2015 for beta-ing.:)

Dragonheart77-I PM'ed you, so I won't make you reread the same thing here.:)

readeronly76-Thanks for the tips.:) I think you might like this chapter then.:) Jade has mixed morals, but I'll try to make her a better character.:) Thank you!:)

johnpatgillespie-Agdar just still doesn't like the idea of his daughter creating live sentient creatures made of snow. Therefore he thinks Olaf is scary.:P

Gold17-I'm glad you liked it! Thank you.:)

Mandy-YW.:) Yes, Elsa is doing a little better; she's just still hurt. And let's just say that the Arendelle guards are pretty incompetent...like the guards in, like, every movie ever.:P Elsa isn't very good at using her thoughts/emotions to direct her powers because she just realized that it's possible for her to do that, but in my mind, she can get a lot better at it.:) Elsa and Anikka were by themselves in Elsa's room when Jade got in. What Elsa should have done was scream right then and there. Or she should have made someone stay with her and Anikka.:P But she didn't.:/ I'm so glad you like reading my story(ies):)

Elsa Tomago-Agdar just isn't thinking. He sees Elsa hurt like she is and just automatically jumped at the first chance to help her. In the process, he let Anna be put in danger. *facepalm* I agree, Anikka does understand Elsa better.:) Elsa will be fine-hearing hurtful words from Jade don't affect her as much as hearing them from Anna. It just made her upset in the moment. Also remember how Elsa sees herself...to her, she's nothing without her powers because that's what she needs to protect Arendelle. At the moment she sees a scared little girl in pain (in more ways than one) that can't do anything to help herself or others.

raven678-Thank you! Well, to be fair, going off to look for the crystals was Anna's idea.:P Agdar shouldn't have let her leave, though. Elsa will be okay.:) (And that's fine; don't apologize for that.:))

WarriorQueen 14-That's okay.:) Elsa's main problem is her burned hands-she can't defend herself or anyone else very well like that. But she's going to be fine; I promise.:) Yep, Jade isn't exactly logical. She thinks she is, but she's not. Hmm, I hadn't realized that, but thanks for pointing it out.:/ That's WAY too many 'main' characters. I want them all in my story-verse, but I like the idea of making sure to focus on only a few (Elsa, Anna, Anikka, Jade) rather than all those characters. *goes to edit story* Thank you.:)

On to the story!:)

Kiara now stood guard next to her friend. After looking thoroughly through the dungeon for clues, Kiara had finally deduced that her brother had simply gone out the window. Perhaps that Jade person had helped him escape. Anyways, Kiara still had the ice power crystal, so she decided she would just stay guarding Elsa unless Elsa expressly said otherwise. And Elsa was sleeping at the moment, so she wouldn't do any such thing anyway, even if she wanted to. "Mrs. Grieg, why is Snow Queen Elsa so…uncaring about herself?" Kiara asked. "She's never put herself first. Not once since I met her last summer. Nobody in my family would ever do anything like Elsa does. Sometimes I don't think Elsa cares about herself at all, even when it wouldn't be selfish to do that. She acts like…um, like…like she isn't really worth caring about."

Idun just shook her head as she gently smoothed Elsa's hair back away from her face. "Kiara, you know Elsa grew up thinking that way. She's…damaged inside. Perhaps not 'damaged', per se, but she's still hurt. Elsa just doesn't have much self-worth in the first place. And I think she's naturally caring to everyone else around her. It's just…Elsa." On impulse, she gently scooped Elsa up and went to sit in the comfy chair in the corner, holding the sleeping girl securely in her arms. You're going to be fine, Elsa. I will not leave you alone again. I should have stayed here in the room with you. Then maybe you wouldn't have been hurt again.

Anikka huffed and hopped off the bed. "I sit with Elsa. Anikka love Elsa," she said, staring at her in concern. "Bad Jade hurt Elsa. Elsa need hugs."

Kiara scowled. "Elsa oughta freeze that nitwit solid the second she's better. Snow Queen Elsa is just lying here and she can't even do anything," she spat. "Mrs. Grieg, you and Elsa's dad were really stupid. Why the heck would you abuse someone like her? She was just a little kid! Younger than me. I bet she just wanted somebody to take care of her and love her. 'Cause I can tell that's still what she wants most and yet she thinks she doesn't deserve it." She grabbed a pillow off the bed and went over to Elsa. "And right now you're just holding her 'cause you feel guilty about it and you're trying to make yourself feel better, not because you're trying to make her feel better. You're most likely hurting her ankle right this second." Kiara carefully propped Elsa's bound foot up with the pillow and made a face. "And I hope Anna found a crystal that'll help Snow Queen Elsa."

Idun just closed her eyes and sighed. "Kiara Westergaard, please be quiet," she said firmly. "Agdar and I made many mistakes…nearly ruined poor Elsa to be honest; but she is fine. Or at least will be." But…Elsa is not fine. She's badly hurt physically right now and I remember the sweet and carefree little girl I knew when she was tiny. Elsa is still the same sweet little girl, but she's nowhere near carefree. At all… "I am trying to fix those mistakes now. We can't erase the past, but we can change the future."

"No, Mrs. Grieg, you guys didn't just 'make mistakes'. You abused her." Kiara stared Idun right in the eyes. "You know what Anna once told me happened to Snow Queen Elsa? She said you guys chained Elsa in the dungeon for nothing but predicting a storm! That's stupid and horrible!"

Elsa shifted slightly in her mother's arms as her mind began to register her surroundings again as she woke up. "Mama…? Kiara…?" she asked, recognizing those two voices immediately. What happened…why's my ankle hurt? I have an awful headache…wait, I remember. Okay. I know Anikka is safe…I did manage to protect her… "Where's…Anna?"


Idun was still wondering what to tell Elsa when Anna came running into the room, her skirt torn and her hair half-unbraided. "Anna's right here," Anna announced happily. She stopped in her tracks a second later. "What happened to Elsa now? How did she hurt her foot?"

Elsa blinked tiredly at her sister. "I…tried to defend Anikka and…myself from Jade…I think Jade tripped me or something; I'm not quite sure," she explained. Finally feeling completely awake again, she quickly scanned the room, looking for Anikka. Oh, there she is. And she's fine. Good.

"I got a crystal that oughta help you get better, Elsa," Anna told her excitedly. "See?" She held out the golden yellow healing crystal so her sister could see it; then asked their mother to move Elsa back to the bed and tried to give Elsa a hug at the same time. This made Elsa giggle, since Anna was making absolutely no sense at the moment.

"Anna, there's just one problem I have with what you did," Elsa said firmly the second she was settled leaning against the pillows on her bed. "I specifically told you not to leave the castle! I know you were just trying to help me, but what if you had gotten hurt? Or captured again? I can't go after you this time…" Although I think I probably would have anyway…

Anna didn't look a bit sorry. "I had to help you, sis. You're hurt and I hate seeing you like that and I want you better. Supposedly this crystal will 'run out' of power, so it won't heal you entirely, but it should help some," she explained. Anna gently took her sister's right hand and held the golden yellow crystal against it.

Elsa herself yelped in surprise when she felt her own magic complaining at her about the intrusion. "Anna, get away from me! Now!" she shouted frantically. A moment later, a wave of blue exploded from Elsa's injured hand, leaving her shaking in pain and protectively holding her hand close against her chest. Breathe, Elsa. It's fine. Next time control that instinctive reaction and either hold it in or send it elsewhere. "Anna…just put the crystal next to me," she said slowly. "Don't touch me with it. I want to try something…but stay away from me, please. I don't know if this will work."

"Sure, Elsa," was Anna's instant reply. I think Elsa's magic was trying to protect her…it can't tell the different whether the crystal is going to harm her or help her. "Here, sis."

Elsa waited until her sister had moved away and then ever so slowly reached her splinted hand toward the crystal. Calm, Elsa. The crystal is not going to hurt me. It's going to help get rid of those burns. She scrunched her eyes shut, trying her best to redirect the swirling cold inside her to simple snowflakes falling…well, pouring down around her. Elsa felt the pain from her burned hand fade away, and then suddenly just could not force her powers to not kick out the foreign magic any longer. "I can't…do it anymore…" she gasped out, slumping back against her pillows. When Elsa blinked her blue eyes open a few seconds later, her cheeks turned pink in embarrassment. I kept myself from exploding, but there must be a foot of snow all over the floor! What a mess… "I'm sorry, Anna," Elsa said quietly. "My powers don't like other magic interfering with it, I don't think. This isn't going to work. I think my hand is better, though…"

Anna eagerly hopped on the bed next to her sister and gently freed Elsa's hand from its dressings. And scowled. And then smiled. And scowled again. "It looks…different?" Anna said finally. She forced a smile when she saw Elsa's hopeful expectant look, but she knew she probably still just looked disappointed. "Elsa…" Elsa's hand is not all better. She has awful mostly-healed scars all over it instead…I can't tell her that. Not when she looks all happy like she does now.

Elsa's hopeful expression faded when she saw her sister's disappointed face. What did Anna think would happen? Elsa thought as she examined her hand closely. Of course it scarred up. It's ugly but it's pretty much what I figured would happen, if not a bit better, actually… She experimented moving her fingers, half expecting awful pain to go shooting through her hand again, but it felt fine. Maybe a bit stiff, but perfectly fine otherwise. "It's okay, see? I can move it just fine. Even make a fist," she added, demonstrating that to prove her point. "It just…looks bad. Partly 'cause I'm so pale otherwise."

"It was magic," Anna mumbled. "That stupid crystal was supposed to make you completely better. Not just speed up the ordinary healing process. Your hand looks awful, Elsa. Doesn't it still hurt…?" She crossed her arms and looked away when Elsa held out her hand. That isn't fair. That's not Elsa's naturally super fair skin…

Elsa jerked her scarred hand back and ducked it under the covers, her happy feelings from her hand being far better, at least in her opinion, having abruptly disappeared. She felt a single tear trickle down her cheek as she thought about Anna's words. It does look awful, Elsa. She was just telling the truth.

I know, but what if Anna suddenly didn't want to see me anymore? "Anna, do you still love me?" she blurted. Elsa, that's a stupid question and you know it. Anna doesn't care what your hand looks like. That's shallow and ridiculous.

Anna jerked a horrified glance toward her sister at that and just nodded. "Why wouldn't I?! Of course I do-you're my sister; I-"

I should just tell Anna why I said that, even if it doesn't make any sense… "Because I look awful." Elsa slowly pulled her hand back out from under the covers and stared at the burn scars all over her palm and fingers. "And…a-and I couldn't heal you right when I found you," she added quietly. None of this would have happened if I'd just kept Anna safe in the first place. Then Jade wouldn't have kidnapped her and I wouldn't have had to try to rescue her from Jade at all…

Anna scrunched her eyes shut and shook her head hard; then just bit her lip as she looked back at her sister. The bandage on Elsa's forehead. The dark bruise on her pale cheek, although it was starting to fade a bit now. Worst of all, that sad look in Elsa's big blue eyes. She still just wants to be loved and for someone to take care of her. I can tell… And did Elsa really just pretty much blame herself for everything Jade did or made me do to her?! "Elsa…you're the one who ended up so badly hurt and you're blaming yourself for it?" Anna asked.

Elsa's sad expression just crumpled entirely at that as she buried her face in her little sister's shoulder. Why would Anna even care? I know she does…but…but I think villainized-Anna might have been right…also, if Papa had left me in the dungeon when I was little, the accident never would have happened in the first place…he could have gotten rid of me…

No, Elsa. No. You're just a young girl. Nobody deserves a life like that. You made mistakes, that's all. You're special. You have a job to do here. Elsa felt much better all of a sudden, but she made no effort to move. It made all the hurt, at least most of it, from everything fade away.

"I'll always love you no matter what you look like," Anna said finally, gently pulling her big sister close so she could hold her. "That'd be really stupid and shallow otherwise, which I know you already know…I just thought…you know…since it was a magic power crystal-"

"That I'd immediately look like I did before," Elsa easily finished Anna's sentence. "Anna, it's not your fault it didn't work very well. It may have worked if my own magic wasn't trying to kick out the intrusion. Just don't worry about it. We're both home safe, and that's what's important. Besides…" Elsa carefully created her signature snowflake in her mostly healed hand and smiled as she held it out to her sister, "I can do this again. And it doesn't hurt anymore."

Idun, Kiara, and little Anikka had been simply watching the two sisters, but now all three of them stepped gingerly through the snow over to Elsa. Elsa quickly dissolved all the snow all over the room and gave her mother a lopsided smile. "Sorry I made such a mess," she apologized.

Idun shook her head and gently took Elsa's hand in hers; opened her mouth to say something; and then abruptly dropped Elsa's hand and left the room. I'm sorry, Elsa. I didn't protect her and now she's the one with disfiguring scars on her hand. Elsa's other hand will be just as bad once it heals, too. "Why Elsa?! She's suffered enough already!" she muttered under her breath.

Agdar caught his wife by the arm in the hallway. "What is going on now?" he asked. "What happened to Elsa this time?"

Idun's eyes were filled with tears as she looked up at Agdar. "Anna tried to heal Elsa with that crystal…Elsa's poor hand is still scarred badly from those burns," she said quietly. "And she can't even use the crystal to heal the rest of her because her own magic rejects it automatically…it's just…Agdar, it's Elsa. Why her?! She wasn't even upset about the way her hand looked until Anna said it looked awful. Then she was just afraid Anna wouldn't love her anymore because her hand looked bad…"

Agdar's face went deadly neutral. Elsa's fine. She'll be fine. Won't she? "Is Elsa able to use her hand properly?" he asked. "That is the important thing."

"She can easily move her fingers and make a fist…she made her signature snowflake without any trouble, too," Idun replied.

"Then why on earth would any of you ignoramuses make Elsa feel self-conscious and tell her something like 'your hand looks awful'?!" Agdar demanded. "That girl is the farthest thing from vain; she isn't going to care about her scars unless we make her think she's supposed to. Also, I do believe someone was supposed to give her another dose of whatever that sedative medicine is. She needs to just sleep. Where is Elsa? I want to see her."


"Anna…I think all of us have forgotten something very simple," Elsa said, still simply staring at her hand. "We're being stupid. Rapunzel can fix me in seconds. We know my powers will accept hers…I'm assuming that's since she's family, I don't know. But whatever the reason, it's still true and we're being ridiculous." Except that once something heals on its own, Rapunzel can't erase the scars. That's why she couldn't heal that tiny faint scar on my wrist from…that three years ago.

"Except we can't even get to Corona or bring Rapunzel here until spring," Anna pointed out regretfully.

"Actually," Kiara held out the electricity crystal Anna had brought back, "I think we can. I'll be back soon." Without waiting for a reply, she grinned and handed the ice crystal to Anna; then closed her eyes and disappeared in a bright flash. Kiara already knew easily how to use the electrokinetic crystal to its strongest potential since she had once had that power herself.

Anikka snuggled up next to Elsa and held her hand tightly. "Happy Elsa's hand better," she announced. "Marks not make Elsa ugly. Still pretty." Anikka curiously traced the scars all over Elsa's ordinarily pale hand and then smiled a moment later. "Snowflake!" she exclaimed. "Look, Elsa!"

Elsa shook her head and just gave the little girl a hug. Anikka thinks there's a snowflake on my hand? I don't see any such thing, but...Anikka's comment still makes me happy. "Thank you," Elsa said softly. She couldn't see any resemblance to a snowflake in her scars, but she just hugged Anikka tightly and didn't say anything else.

Elsa's kitten meowed loudly trying to get all three girls' attention. Elsa smiled as Kolfinnia nudged her hand, and she immediately picked the little cat up and held her close. "This is going to sound rather…vacuous, but-that means silly or inane," she added, noticing Anna's and Anikka's confused expressions, "but I really missed being able to pet Kolfinnia's soft fur when I couldn't use my hand at all." Elsa loved the feeling of something soft against her sensitive fingers. Even after the several months since the Great Thaw, she still somehow half-expected to find herself deprived of her sense of touch from wearing gloves for all those years since she was little. She smiled contentedly, remembering how Anna had practically dragged her around a few days after the Great Thaw, trying to convince her to touch as many different objects and textures as possible. Elsa had still been hesitant to touch things with her bare hands then; and she remembered mutely shaking her head when Anna had tried to get her to pet the cat and kittens two children had been trying to give away in the marketplace because she was frightened she might accidentally hurt them somehow. I did play with the kittens with a string…I just wouldn't touch them. And I remember refusing to say anything in public unless I really, really had to because I stuttered so much…

Anna frowned as her sister's expression fell. "Elsa, what are you thinking about? Does your ankle hurt bad?" she asked hesitantly.

Elsa shook her head and gave Anna a lopsided smile. "No…well, yes, my ankle does hurt, but it's not bad. I was just remembering how you dragged me around after the Great Thaw trying to get me to touch all different surfaces since…since I hadn't really had any sense of touch for so long," she said softly. "You helped the broken little girl inside me heal and feel better…I know I'm still a bit messed up inside and I don't deserve a little sister like you, but…but it still makes me happy." She paused for a moment before adding, "And thank you for not picking on me when I kept stuttering and couldn't talk right."

"You're a big fat stinker!" Anna informed her with a scowl. She wanted to just pick her big sister up and give her a hug, but she was afraid moving Elsa might aggravate her ankle, and Elsa was still holding her Christmas present kitten. "Elsa, you deserve far better than any of us could ever be for you," she added quietly. "I'm so, so grateful to have you here, but you shouldn't have come back. You…you just…I mean…you did not have to do that…"

Elsa averted her gaze and just held her kitten close. I had to come back, Anna. I had to. How could I have stayed in that wonderful paradise place when my little sister wasn't safe? Arendelle supposedly needed me. Not that I'm being much help right now…my family keeps being forced to help and take care of me instead…what if Anna is hurt again and I can't fix it next time? It'd kill both of us. Literally. She felt tears slowly trickling down her cheeks and subconsciously whimpered when she felt something reaching toward her. "Please d-don't hurt me," Elsa whispered.

"It's just that medicine, Elsa," Anna forced out; then gently made her sister swallow it before darting out of the room. Elsa's still frightened. Why couldn't I withstand that crystal's power? Now I'm all right-ok, I feel really really awfully guilty-but my sweet big sister is the one who's still hurting because of it.

Elsa's blue eyes slowly flickered shut as the sedative took effect on her. Why'd Anna…make me…take that? I didn't feel too bad…I'm confused… Anna wasn't going…to hurt me…I know she wasn't…


A minute later, Kiara appeared back in Elsa's room using the electrokinetic crystal with Rapunzel by her side. "You probably think we just want you around for those awesome healing powers of yours," Kiara said, only half-joking.

"Well, from what you said, that's not the case; you tried to help Elsa already without so called 'using' me for my powers," Rapunzel replied. "Anyways, I don't care; if Elsa needs help, she needs help. Besides, it'll be nice to see Elsa able to actually walk again, 'cause she couldn't when I was here before."

"Umhum." Kiara looked away at that comment. She might have kind of sort of potentially given the impression the trolls had been able to heal Elsa's legs completely from when she had hit Elsa with electricity. While Pabbie had been able to partly heal Elsa when Kiara had given up her electricity powers, Elsa definitely hadn't been completely back to the way she'd been before that whole incident.

Rapunzel tiptoed over to her cousin and gently laid one hand on Elsa's forehead and the other on her hand. Kiara said Elsa had probably taken a sedative, so she won't wake up 'til after I heal her. "Flower, gleam and glow…let your power shine…"

Rapunzel smiled as she continued her song; the dark bruise on Elsa's cheek was completely gone and the fresh burn scars on Elsa's free hand faded immediately. She knew it would take the whole song to heal the rest of her cousin's injuries, so she kept going even though Elsa began stirring awake.

The second she was finished, Elsa's eyes fluttered open. "Rapunzel?" Elsa asked in confusion. "When did you get here?" Then a happy smile spread across her face as she realized all the physical pain that had been bothering her recently was completely gone. Not an ache or sting remained from the burns or anything else. "You healed me," she said thankfully. Elsa slipped her left arm free from the sling and gave her cousin a grateful hug. Rapunzel actually fixed me. I knew she could, but…but I didn't actually expect her to.

Elsa just sat quietly as Kiara and Anikka first freed her hand and then her ankle from the splints and bandages. She still wasn't entirely sure what to expect-would those burns still leave scars?-so she just assumed the worst and then was delighted when she found that her skin was back to its normal extremely fair coloring again on both hands, even the one that had already scarred so much. The only mark left was the old tiny pink line on her wrist from when she was eighteen, although even that looked fainter. That was it. I think my hands might be ever so slightly a different shade, but certainly not enough that it's even remotely noticeable. And my ankle and my shoulder feel so much better! "Thank you, Rapunzel," she said quietly.

Rapunzel eagerly hugged Elsa so tightly she could hardly breathe. "I was more'n happy to, Elsa," she informed her. "C'mon, let's go find your parents and show 'em you're all better! Well, if you felt like it. Or didn't mind or whatever."


Elsa quickly stood up, feeling the strongest she had felt since falling ill before Christmas. She actually felt whole and healthy again. Only her braced left leg told her otherwise; and that didn't count to her since that was always going to be part of her no matter how the rest of her felt. And now I'm 'back in the game' to defeat Jade and return all those power crystals to the trolls, too. It's February now…my goal is to fix all this by spring. That sounds reasonable. Elsa walked over to the window and just gazed outside at the winter scene outside. My element. Winter is my natural element. I can do this.

Elsa's musings were interrupted by her cousin's concerned voice. "Hey, Elsa, how come you limp like that?" Rapunzel asked. "That isn't even the ankle that Kiara said was hurt. Also you stand kinda funny. Like this…" she hopped up and copied Elsa's stance with most of her weight on her right leg.

"I…" Elsa dropped her gaze to the floor, knowing her cousin had no idea what was really wrong. I should just show her… She revealed the awkward device supporting her weak left leg, keeping her eyes trained on the floor. "You can't fix it, Rapunzel," she said softly. "That's what's left from that whole incident when Kiara accidentally hurt me. Grand Pabbie managed to mostly heal me, but I can't stand or walk without wearing a brace. My leg doesn't hurt or anything; it's just weak and floppy and I don't have much control over it. So…that's all. That's why I limp when I walk."

There was a split second of silence for a moment, but then Rapunzel just gave her cousin a friendly smile and grabbed Elsa's hand. "I bet you haven't really tried to learn how to use that leg again without wearing that thing. You should at least try, Elsa," Rapunzel suggested. "I mean, if it didn't work, it wouldn't have hurt anything. Nobody's gonna make fun of you or hurt you if you tried and just fell or something."

Elsa pulled away roughly, her slender body trembling slightly as she instinctively backed away, falling into the comfy chair in the corner of her room. Calm down, Elsa. That's Rapunzel. Not that Jade girl forcing Anna to hurt you again. Rapunzel isn't going to make fun of you or try to force you to stand up without the brace.

I physically can't stand up without it! I need it, I… "No," she whispered finally. "I can't…" Elsa scrunched her eyes shut as she tried to keep her tears from running down her cheeks. Deep inside, she knew full well it would be perfectly fine to take her brace off and try to stand up on her own without it-sure, she would probably fall, but Rapunzel would catch her-but the still scared part of her never wanted to take it off again. Even if it was a bit uncomfortable and kept her from bending her leg. I could always make a new one out of ice if I needed to now that my hands are better. Actually, I want to do that anyway. My ice feels more comfortable against my skin anyways.

Anikka climbed up on the frightened older girl's lap and just hugged her tightly. "Elsa safe. Elsa know she safe," she said firmly. "Take brace off. Maybe better. Not hurt."

Rapunzel and Kiara just stood back, letting Elsa think about it on her own with Anikka's help without interfering. Rapunzel could easily tell that something had happened that made Elsa scared that something would hurt her if she couldn't stand up. Maybe someone had picked on her or made fun of her or something, she wasn't sure. But whatever it was had definitely hurt Elsa.

Elsa bit her lip and made a determined expression as she slowly unfastened her brace and dropped it on the floor. I can always use my powers if I need to. I have all my defenses back again now, she reminded smiled ever so slightly when she felt Anikka give her hand a squeeze. "Rapunzel…I…I don't think I can do this…I need help," she said now.

Instantly Rapunzel was at her cousin's side, supporting her as she tried to stand up. "You can do it, Elsa," she said quietly so only Elsa could hear. "Don't be scared. I'm right here and I can pick you up entirely if I need to." She didn't react as Elsa immediately collapsed the second she was on her feet; she just caught her and supported her weight.

Elsa shook her head in defeat. "I can't. My leg doesn't work right. It's like it doesn't respond properly, on top of being too weak to hold me up," she said slowly. Elsa let out a surprised yelp as Rapunzel just picked her up without warning and put her down on her bed.

"'Kay, plan B now," Rapunzel announced. "Elsa, show me how you can move that leg without trying to put weight on it. Maybe that'll help. Can you point and flex your foot anyways?"

Elsa struggled to get her left foot to move as smoothly as her other one did, but it just plain didn't work. She could flex and point her left foot, but it was a very jerky motion and difficult for her to do. I keep instinctively wanting to move my whole leg instead… "That's the best I can do," she said apologetically.

"Can you move your knee any better, maybe?" Rapunzel asked. She could easily see the way Elsa's foot immediately went completely limp and floppy the second she stopped concentrating hard on it. Rapunzel shook her head as Elsa simply pulled her knees to her chest instead of trying to move her bad leg on its own. "Not like that, you goof. Just the left one that doesn't work very well."

Elsa's blue eyes turned simultaneously sad and angry. "Rapunzel, do you understand? I can't. I'm never going to be able to walk on my own normally again. That's just the way it is. Wait…not 'normally'…this is my normal now, and I'm going to be fine…" She carefully formed a new brace made of ice for her leg and quickly fastened it on as she gave her cousin a small smile. "Come on, Rapunzel, let's show Mama and Papa you healed me, okay?"

A/N: So Elsa's better now, thanks to Rapunzel.:) In my mind, Elsa would be able to use the healing crystal to help someone else, but she can't heal herself with it very well.

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