He woke up that day hoping to do what he used to when he slept with someone; Embrace her, sink his nose into her neck to kiss her, and whisper "good morning" to her ear, but was surprised to find Elsa not next to him. Startled, he sat up in bed and found the queen fully clothed looking at him with little interest.
- "Wow, someone decided to wake up" - She commented. - "You should hurry to get ready, maybe it's time to leave"
- "Are you okay?" Hans asked with some concern, expecting a very different reaction after spending the night with Elsa, but the young queen was acting strangely normal.
- "Why wouldn't I be?" - She questioned confused. - "Maybe I should ask you the same thing, you look somewhat terrified and you are behaving weirder than usual."
- "You are the one behaving strangely, I thought ..." - She looked at him intently waiting to hear what he wanted to say. - "I thought that after last night ..."
- "Are you talking seriously ?, I think it was not a big deal" - He looked even more confused. - "Without wanting to hurt your masculinity and self-esteem, it was not unpleasant if it is what you expect to hear, but let's not pretend that it meant something, I don't feel anything for you and you don't feel anything for me, it wasn't my first time and I'm pretty sure That yours is not either, but if it is a consolation, it was better than doing it with my husband, but do not expect me to act like a crazy lover or as if it had been more than sex. It was only part of the deal, or am I wrong ?
- "I thought it was something you really wanted"
- "You didn't force me to do anything if that worries you, I like you, I could almost consider you a friend and a part of me wanted to do it, but come on, don't make it uncomfortable" - she said - "I don't need you to hug me and swear everlasting love in vain, or whatever you are used to doing with your conquests, I know the kind of person that you are Hans Westergaard, and although I know you and have some confidence in you, I don't want you to pretend that it was important and significant, we are together on this, but if I'm not mistaken from the beginning you established your intentions with me and I'm fine with that, believe me it's better this way, but I suppose I appreciate your concern "
Hans looked at her with some sadness. He did not love her; That was true, but he appreciated her very much, he was not an expert in Elsa, he did not even have experience knowing someone in the situation she was in, when he met her again at her anniversary party he thought it was the typical story of forced marriage in which there was not and would not be love, not that she was mistreated by her husband or that her husband ordered to kill her, she had slept with married women; Whose greatest incorfomity to her husbands was her painful endeavor in the room, but Elsa was a completely different case, she was unable to know exactly what was going on inside her head, and she felt that she was walking on a suspension bridge that could fall at any moment.
- "Are you going to stay in bed all day?" - She asked. - "I insist that your behavior is strange and that you may fear that I will explode at any moment, but don't worry, I will not cry or go crazy, I'm fine, seriously, but are you?"
- "If it meant something" - He said, she gave a small laugh that he had every intention of making her understand that she believed absolutely nothing. - "Nothing romantic, only it meant that you trust me and that is something important, a few days or weeks ago you would not have agreed or jokingly, and although you acted disinterestedly, I know it was also a great step for you"
- "Are you used to getting sentimental in these cases?"
- "No" - He replied. - "You are not the love of my life and I will not pretend that you are, nor will I try to convince you of it, but you are not indifferent"
- "Well, I guess thanks for your words" - She said - "I know that you try to be sweet and considerate, maybe it's a shame, because I'm married to an unpleasant man, or maybe ..." - She said. - "Well, it doesn't matter, it's time to go to Weselton"
- "Why?"
- "We have already taken too long, and what little is left of my reputation is at stake, I do not want to risk Zackary playing dirty again and I just want to end this situation"
- "We can make up an excuse, I'm sure Zackary or the King of Weselton don't care"
- "I know they don't care as a person, but I'm still their means for Weselton to have more control over Arendelle, they still need an heir and well, as long as I don't get a baby from Zackary or any member of Weselton's royalty; that It could ruin the king's plans. If I am unable to get pregnant ... which I think is more than obvious, then they are going to get rid of me, but I do not want to facilitate that to Zackary, if he starts the rumor that I am unfaithful or convinces the King of Weselton and everyone that I plan to betray Weselton or even my own kingdom; so if I am a dead woman and Zackary would get away with it, it would make things easier for them to take over Arendelle completely and well, maybe you will die too if that seems convenient to Zackary, regardless of whether you have a deal with him, I think you should already knowing that you are not exactly a legit person."
"- Although I suppose you are right, I still think that we can still take a while, in the eyes of everyone; you and I are not friends, everyone believes that I hate you and would be willing to kill you without hesitation."
- "I prefer not to trust that, if I have learned something from being married to Zackary is that I should never underestimate him; he is capable of horrible things and is not stupid; that being a bad person does not mean that he is a fool, he knows how to play his cards, I've tried to beat him in his game and in case you haven't noticed yet; he defeated me a long time ago, maybe the only advantage I have is that he thinks I won't be stupid enough to face him again, since that didn't end well for me, in fact it has ended in very painful and humiliating ways, and believe me that if my life was not in danger I would prefer not to face it anymore and just try not to bother, because it is exhausting to live with that man "
- "Ok, but if it doesn't bother you, we could sneak away from the crew that wants to kill you" - Hans proposed. - "There is no need to complicate the trip"
- "It seems to me a good idea, how do you plan to get rid of them? I doubt that they have the ship unprotected and even if it were, we cannot navigate it alone; that is, I don't know anything about ships and you are only one"
- "Do you underestimate my abilities?"
- "I am realistic, and I even doubt that we can get to the pier without being noticed by them."
- "If we steal the ship with the help of your powers we could get far enough away and together with my knowledge as an Admiral it will be a piece of cake, it is risky, but it could work"
- "Or they could catch us and kill me once and for all"
- "Isn't it worth taking the risk?"
- "Can't we just infiltrate a ship going to Weselton or buy tickets for the next trip there as normal and decent people?"
- "I think it will raise suspicions that the queen of Arendelle does not use her own ship, and that you are accompanied by me, that is, that would provoke rumors that you want to avoid" - Hans said, she was still not entirely convinced, but she knew that she was not They had too many options, although they could continue the trip with the crew, it was true that her life would still be at risk and even if she threatened them with her powers they could attack her at a time when she was vulnerable.
- "If they kill us, I swear I will kill you, Hans" - She commented making the redhead laugh a little.
They had spent the rest of the day and all afternoon planning how the ship would be stolen, polishing details and making sure everything was under control, they had decided to wait at dusk; When most of the crew members were busy drowning in alcohol and enjoying the company of women of ill repute, he had approached the dock and as Elsa had sensed; there were a couple of men guarding the royal ship.
He acted nonchalantly, although that did not stop the men from looking at him suspiciously; after all, they hadn't seen him around since they'd arrived in the kingdom.
- "Good evening" - The admiral greeted, raised a bottle of whiskey while smiling sideways. - "I thought we could use it, after all, the others have decided to have fun"
- "Admiral Westergaard, it is a surprise to see him here" - One of the men commented, showing his mistrust.
- "Yes, I have been busy watching the ice witch, making her believe that she can trust me, she is convinced that I am her confidant and that I would never stab her in the back; poor thing, it shows that she is desperate"
- "King Zackary gave instructions to kill her, I do not understand the end of his plan" - The other man commented, Hans took a short drink to the bottle of whiskey before answering.
- "And it is what he will get, the little witch will die, but all in due time, I will see to it that the whole world remembers that she is a dirty witch, after my plan is finished everyone will consider her a traitor and ask for her head , no one suspected that everything was orchestrated by her husband and he will be seen as a poor victim of that woman, they must consider every detail so that the plan does not come down and they do not blame us for the unfortunate death of the little girl "- Hans told them he offered the bottle and one of them took it; satisfied with Hans's explanation.
It took a while for the two men to finish off the bottle and be drunk enough, that's when Elsa came over carrying a couple of suitcases with their belongings, then she helped Hans get the men off the ship.
- "If you let yourself be carried away with your story, if it hadn't been there when you invented it, I would completely believe it" - commented the queen.
- "Well, lying and cheating are an unappreciated talent" - Hans answered. She got on the boat with their belongings, while he untied it from the dock and jumped before the ship got too far away and managed to get on it.
Elsa created a slightly strong icy breeze that propelled the ship away from the dock quickly, they both looked at each other and smiled knowingly.
- "Well, I think everything is going well so far" - She said. - "Now please don't sink the ship"
- "I begin to believe that you really doubt my naval knowledge"
- "Well, your job will be to prove me wrong" - She challenged him, he began to slowly approach her, but Elsa quickly pulled away. - "You have to manage this ship, in addition; new rule you will not kiss or touch me again until the deal is fulfilled"
- "What ?, Why that ?, Did I hurt you, or ...?"
- "I'm going to stop you there, you didn't hurt me, I have simply decided that if you really want us to repeat yesterday, you will have to fulfill your part of the deal, we cannot continue distracting ourselves from our objective"
- "Elsa, you are going to kill me one of these days"
