6

"Ask him!" said Elsa with a raised voice, "how do you plan to ask him Anna?"

"I'll invite him to Arendelle," responded Anna coolly.

"You're going to invite Hans to Arendelle, Anna are you okay?"

"I'm fine Elsa, I'll have the Arendellian Guard, Kristoff, Sven and you of course to make sure it's safe."

"I think you're taking a bit of a risk Anna" responded Elsa with concern.

"It is a risk I know, but a calculated one, plus this time we know about him so he won't be able to throw to much of a surprise like he did last time plus, I'm married and it's going to kill him that I am also Queen now."

"I imagine it will, but how do you know he will come?" asked Elsa.

"Oh, I'm pretty sure he will, his curiosity and ego will compel him to come along, he will want to find out why he's been invited, I'm sure and who knows, maybe he might even be sorry."

"I doubt that," said Elsa looking at Anna with concern, but she could see Anna's mind was made up.

"Okay then Anna, if you think it's right, I'll make sure you're safe, maybe I should get Marshmallow to come down too," smiled Elsa, "now we probably should get back to the ship and go get Kristoff, Sven and Olaf, but, before that we need to talk to Yelena about our mother."

"Definitely,' replied Anna, "though now comes the hard part.

"Hard part?" Enquired Elsa

"Explaining this to Kristoff." She replied with a smile.

"Oh yes." Smiled Elsa.

They made their way back to the ship and Anna gave the order to return to where they dropped off Kristoff, Olaf and Sven. They then retired to their room to settle down for the voyage back. As it was late in the afternoon, they wouldn't return to the cove until the following morning.

Anna reflected on what she saw at Ahtohallan, trying to make sense of what really happened and what her memory told her what had happened, it was difficult to comprehend the two different realities. Then of course there was the revelations about Hans, naturally she was concerned with inviting him back to Arendelle and whether he would come, not to mention how she would react when she saw him. In all honesty, she wanted to punch him again and not just once.

The hurt and betrayal she felt that day was the lowest point of her life and she wondered if she was jeopardising the happiness, she has had since then by inviting him back, but her curiosity had the better of her, she had to find out how he planned his attempt to usurp the thrown as Ahtohallan had indicated he started planning this when he was thirteen years old and that his mindset was caused by his brothers treating him so badly and a father that didn't seem to care.

She also wondered about what Elsa had told her about their mother and how she was supposed to be the Fifth Spirit. There was one thing about that that really bothered her.

"Elsa?' she began, "if mother was supposed to be the Fifth Spirit, why didn't the elements recognise her when she and father tried to go to Ahtohallan?"

"I don't know for sure," answered Elsa, "I have asked Yelena that and she hasn't given me a clear answer, somehow I feel like she is waiting to tell us both the truth when were together, like it's something we need to be told together."

"Well, we will just have to ask her, plus, oh dear, I know Kristoff won't be thrilled about Hans, and I'm sure he will be apprehensive about the fact that our first-born daughter could be the next Fifth Spirit after you."

"I'm sure Kristoff will be fine with-it Anna," replied Elsa, "it's easy to see how much he loves you and you him."

"Yeah, that's a given," responded Anna who then got a big smile on her face, "of course he may try and play match maker to try and find someone for you Elsa so you can have a daughter to take over from you."

Elsa laughed, "If he succeeded with that it would be more amazing than my powers."

"Oh, come on Elsa, I know you're happy with how everything is now, but you must get lonely once a while."

"Maybe, but I've got the elements, you, Kristoff, Olaf and Sven to keep me company when I need it, plus the people of Arendelle and the Northuldra, so I have a pretty full life. Plus, I imagine it would be a little overwhelming for anyone to try and have that sort of relationship with me."

"Yes, I can see that." Said Anna, as she gave Elsa a sisterly hug, "now I am a little hungry, let's see if we can get some sandwiches."

The sisters enjoyed their food and continued talking through the night. Elsa asked how Anna enjoyed being Queen, to which Anna responded she couldn't be happier and more fulfilled. Anna also thanked Elsa for maintaining the unique ice decorations on the castle that made Arendelle the talk of the local kingdoms.

Arendelle had indeed thrived the last four years since Elsa's powers were revealed, firstly under Elsa and now under Anna. There was a worry of reprisals from The Southern Isles and Wesselton, but no kingdom was willing to test Elsa's powers, especially now that she had become the Fifth Spirit. The two girls also talked about themselves with Anna saying how much she is also enjoying being married, though Kristoff was uncomfortable with formal dinners and meetings.

He found wearing official uniforms, or up market clothes uncomfortable, which was evident on the day of Anna's coronation, but he soldiered through it for both Anna and Arendelle and he made good conversations with his tales of being an Ice Harvester. It actually made for a far more interesting conversation than the usual trade and diplomatic matters.

The girls decided to retire for the night to try and get a few hours sleep before they reached the Northuldra in the morning, the sea was smooth, and the ship gently rocked them to sleep, but during the night, Anna started to dream about the incidents of four years ago, the moment that Hans betrayed her and she woke up with a fright dreaming of the moment she froze not realising that she also gave out a loud scream.

"Anna," said a concerned Elsa, "are you alright?"

"Yes, yes, Elsa," came an exhausted reply, "just a bad dream."

"Oh," said Elsa, "anything in particular?"

"Hans," answered Anna with a hurt look on her face, "I relived everything, including me freezing."

"Uh huh, are you sure you want to go through with inviting him back?"

"Yes, yes I do."

"But why? This is upsetting you already."

"I just need to do it Elsa, I feel like now there's some unfinished business between us, I mean you say that is what Ahtohallan can do, is show glimpses from the past in order to either learn from the past or correct for the future, I don't know, maybe I just need to yell at him and get it all off my chest."

"I understand Anna," responded Elsa with concern on her face, "you know, I remember the night of my coronation and the reception afterwards and I knew I hurt you when I said things couldn't be the way they were after you danced with Wesselton."

"Yes, you did, but I understand now."

"It doesn't matter, I was wrong then, but I did see you bump into Hans and start dancing with him and you looked so happy and I was so glad for you at that moment."

"Yes, I must admit it was a fun night, even if I was being played by him."

"Well, we didn't know that at the time, but, when you came back and said you wanted to get married, well that just threw me, I knew you were lonely, but I didn't think, pardon me for saying this, you were that naïve and silly to get engaged to a man you just met and I was worried for you."

"No need to apologise, though when you did say for me to leave, that really hurt me."

"I know, and that came out of anger and frustration towards you."

"I understand that Elsa, and in the end, you were right."

"Yeah, well we both know what happened next, which in honesty was a good thing because I probably wouldn't be the Fifth Spirit now and you wouldn't be Queen,"

Anna smiled, then reached out to hug Elsa. "Funny how things turn out isn't it."

"Yeah, though there is one sad thing," said Elsa smiling.

"What's that Elsa?"

"Well," Elsa giggled, "even I will admit that Hans was a bit of a hunk, on the outside anyway."

Anna laughed, "yeah, he was pretty good looking, I was a bit all googly eyes when I first bumped into him, but as they say, you can't always judge a book by its cover."

"Isn't that truth," answered Elsa.

"Absolutely, I think I can get some sleep now." Said Anna.

"Would you like me to stay here, like old times?" asked Elsa.

"Yes, of course." Replied Anna.