The night sky kept them company in the open sea, she looked at the stars pretending to be genuinely interested in them.

Hans was in charge of the helm, while looking at something in the sky that she was unable to understand, as well as consulting his compass and some traces on the map; she could understand it, although she had been able to draw a map for years, should she come closer and try to help him with something? Possibly it would be strange, she did not know how to act now, after spending the night with Hans everything was so strange and New to her, he had been so kind to her, she never expected him to hug her tenderly after taking what he wanted, everything seemed so perfect that she was afraid that everything would fall apart at any moment.

- "Everything is alright?" - Asked the redhead, she turned to look at him without saying anything. - "You can tell me anything, I want to know what happens, you worry me"

- "It's nothing, I'm fine. Seriously" - She said in a low voice, hugged herself while smiling slightly. - "Don't pay much attention to me"

- "What you ask me is impossible, Your Majesty" - said Hans. - "I care about you and seriously you are important to me. I love you, you are one of the few people I consider a friend"

- "I'm not sure I want to talk about it, but believe me, it's not that important" - Elsa said. - "Sometimes I behave strange, I guess"

- "I had not realized that" - He commented with a certain sarcasm, earning a slightly annoyed look from her, which made him laugh. - "Let's come here"

The queen walked slowly to the rudder, he took her hands and placed them on the rudder, for a moment she felt cornered between the rudder and Hans's body, she had to make a great effort to push those thoughts away.

- "I am safe" - She repeated herself over and over in her head, Hans was not Zackary; She didn't even look alike and he wouldn't hurt her, he was good to her and said he loved her. - "He wouldn't lie, he didn't have to. He was her friend, she was safe with him, there was nothing to fear"

- "So, where are we going captain? - Hans asked distracting her from her dangerous thoughts. -" We can go wherever you want, the sky is the limit, or maybe the sea is the limit this time "

- "Believe me you don't want me in charge of a ship" - She said. - "I would end up getting lost in the middle of the ocean, I am too stupid to know how to navigate a ship"

- "You are no fool, and I am sure you could become even better than me sailing a boat, you only need a couple of lessons and you are lucky that you have me, I could be a great teacher" - Hans said, She smiled at him, grateful to have his bad jokes to bring her back to reality. - "We are in this together, and we can be a great team"

- "We are already a great team, sometimes you are a headache, but I'm glad to have you" - She said. - "Thank you for ... tolerating me, I know that on more than one occasion you have wished to make me disappear, I know that I am ... difficult"

- "More than difficult, but that makes you more interesting" - She blushed slightly.

- "Will you be with me when we get to Weselton?" - She asked. - "Because I don't know if I can do it alone, I am terrified to arrive, a part of me knows that I have incredible magical powers that are feared in various kingdoms, but most of me feels so ... small and ..."

- "You can always count on me, we are together in this" - He said. - "And you don't have to sleep with me again"

She looked at him confused.

- "what?"

- "Does that disappoint you, honey?" - I ask mockingly getting a blow from her instead. - "If you want to repeat it, I am more than willing, but I will not force you to do it again. Consider your debt paid, all that remains is for me to do my part and I promise that I will do it"

- "Thank you, although it really wasn't ... bad" - She said. - "I know that I am complicated and I have serious problems, and I also know that I behave in an unpleasant ... pleasant way, despite the fact that you were kind, it was just ... it was strange, that is, I knew that I was not You would hurt, but I didn't think you would be so sweet, and well ... I've never felt anything like that, I'm usually treated like garbage and Zackary yells at me for anything, so it was something new I didn't know how to react to "

- "Well, if you decide to let yourself go again, you should get used to being treated with sweetness, because I can be unpleasant in many aspects, but I would never treat you with contempt, also it is not my style to do it in a very rude way, call me old-fashioned if you want "

Her eyes wandered from the helm, to where the compass and map were.

- "Do you want to check if the route is well laid out?" - The redhead asked to hate her.

- "No, I don't know how to do it"

- "I find it hard to believe, you are a queen and surely you received cartography lessons, also I bet you have drawn more than one route for some trip"

- "That was a long time ago, I hardly remember anything" - she said

- "Let's see what the snow queen is capable of, maybe you surprise yourself"

- "Are you not afraid of me causing us to get lost in the middle of the ocean?"

- "Actually no, there are more ways to guide us than a map, but if we get lost at least I'll be with you"

- "You and I lost in the middle of the ocean, alone in a boat ... I think we would end up killing each other" - she joked.

- "Come on, at least try to read the map. It will be fun"

The rest of the trip was pleasant for both of them, they made sandwiches, spent hours talking and even she was encouraged to read the map, although at some point both ended up drawing maps of the imaginary trips that they would like to do one day.

- "I hate going on a boat, I avoid it as much as I can, but sometimes I am curious to know what America is like, is it as amazing as they say?"

- "Each place has its charm, but if you are interested it could take you there sometime and you yourself will decide if America is as great as they say" - Hans proposed. - "In fact, we still have time to change the course of this ship if my queen decides so"

- "I think you have lost your mind, but maybe one day if you go to America and all the places that I do not know, I have seen and read about amazing places in my books and before I wished with all my might to visit them, but well ... I I married and my plans were forgotten, but after this visit to Weselton if I am lucky I will be free to go to all those places "- She said smiling genuinely, although after her countenance changed. - "What do you think will happen once we get to Weselton? Do you think the king will help me? I seriously wish I could annul my marriage, but hey, if that happens ... I suppose he will make me marry someone else, I just hope it is not so bad ... Is it too naive to hope that this person is not so bad and that maybe he could be my friend? "

Hans did not know how to answer her, he did not want to break the few hopes that Elsa had, but he could not deceive her by saying that everything would magically be solved and that she would finally be happy. Elsa knew that the world was not a fairy tale, but he was not able to trample on her desires.

Elsa looked into the distance and could see how they were approaching land; They were about to arrive in Weselton.

Unconsciously she clung to the admiral as she felt her legs tremble. She did not feel ready to disembark.

- "I will be with you at all times, I will not let anything bad happen to you." - Hans promised her.