Hans settled in late at night, the cold was finally going away, and he could now sleep lightly clothed.
He had asked James if he could return to the little shed he had been given at first and the man without question had agreed.
His daughter, the little princess, would stay the night with Heidi, and in the mornings he would go to her and bring her back with him.
Spring was almost at its peak, and his mind was circling with the last letter the queen had sent him. Out of all that he had received he had opened only that one.
He didn't know what to think, he didn't Know what to feel. She wanted to see him, she wanted to talk. And really he did not want to see her again. He loved her, but he knew it could never really be. Not without the truth.
He looked out to his bed, the little candle flickering in the dark room. He went on to fold his shirt and put it away in the pile of dirty laundry. He would make sure to pay Heidi extra, for her and her sister Kari were the ones who tended to his clothes, and in general, his well being too.
His mind wandered back towards the queen again. It had been 3 long months since he'd last seen her. And in that letter she had sent him... Why had he opened it!? He slightly grunted.
Out of all the letters, why had he opened the most tempting one?
He went over and walked on towards the nightstand where the finely written letter sat, a few droplets of wax were on it from the candle.
His green eyes went through the letter once more.
'I need to see you…'
His eyes roamed once, twice, three times, against those last words. Those were the words that hit his heart. Those were the words which made him return a letter to her.
He didn't know when, and he didn't know where, they would meet, but deep down in his heart he wanted to see her too.
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Elsa sat nervously in the meeting room, her eyes were fixed on the council that sat ever so calmly ahead of her.
"Your highness, it has come to our attention that you have some news?" Gordon was the first to break the silence, they had been there for almost 30 minutes and not one soul had said a word.
Elsa was nervous her heart was beating fast. She would tell them now. Tell them the truth. She needed her family at her side.
Kai looked to her with hopeful eyes and placed his hands behind his back.
She cleared her throat, and took in a deep breath.
"As you all may know, we had some trouble following in the last three months. From the duke, to unnecessary insults from some of you towards me."
Guinevere shrinked into her chair, her lips in a thin line and her brows low.
"I'm very sorry your highness for that outburst-"
Elsa rose a brow, "I accept your apology-"
Two doors burst wide open, and Frederick ran inside loudly, quickly kneeling in front of his queen.
"M'lady! SHIPS!"
The whole room went silent in confusion, all looking at the kneeled gaurd.
Anna came running into the room as well, "Elsa! Southern Isles ships!"
The whole counil stood suddenly.
"Your highness!"
The queen stood and looked towards her general, he walked away suddenly, a plan setting in his mind.
"What, why are they here!?"
Fred shook his head, "I have no idea m'lady, but the fjord is weak enough to let them pass through."
"We haven't offended them have we!?" Faustino suddenly panicked.
And the queen shook her head, destiny was playing games again.
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Hans cooed his daughter in his arms. She was such a big girl already, and it did not surprise him when she summoned but the smallest of snow and mist. She had obviously inherited her mothers powers.
It was scary to him. She would grow, and he did not know how to handle her powers. How he would help her grow with them. How to believe in herself, but that is all he would be able to do to help her. She would have to figure the rest out by herself.
There was a soft smile on his face and as she finally settled to sleep he sat.
Suddenly there was a burst through his door breaking the top hinges, making him jump and the baby cry.
"The queen has sent for you!" A royal gaurd was at the entrance, a man he had not seen before.
"Hey! You!" James began out towards the gaurd. He had seen when they had arrived and even told them where the prince resided but he had not granted permission for them to come in unotified. "What are ye doin!? Ye have absolutely no rights to come in here bursting through doors!" James came behind the man but was stopped gently by a gaurd .
"We're sorry James this is an emergency!" He moved away from him and Hans came about with his baby in arms, she had stopped crying.
"Tell the queen I cannot return!"
"Why don't you tell her yourself!?" The intruder looked angirly toward Hans.
Frederick suddenly appeared, riding his steed approaching them two quickly. "Berry Van Buren! Lars, let him be, he is the Queen's most trusted!"
He jumped from the horse as quickly as he had arrived and pushed the Lars man away from the prince. "The queen has sent for you. There are ships docking from the Southern Isles. We don't know what they want, we might go into battle."
"The Southern Isles?" Hans brows suddenly went down.
"There is no time to question, you have been drafted, we'll have answers soon..." his eyes kept to his. "If they mean peace they will dock, or they will attack."
Hans looked confused to the gaurd. He knew his father was wiser than that, he would not just burst into Arendelle to attack for no reason. Unless... He had passed and it was one of his brothers.
Hans eyes went to James, and slowly kissed his daughter. With a sigh he handed the baby to the big man, her cute cheeks red from crying.
"Please take care of her for me, I'll be back."
James nodded his head, his family watching from the porch of the house.
Amos looked to the gaurds, and then to Albert. "Southern Isles ships?"
Heidi looked worried towards Hans, and Kari held onto her rosary.
The prince was handed a horse and armor, along with a sword to fight, and his letter once more. Looking back he bid his farewell, and prayed to God that he would again see his daughters face.
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Anna paced as the ships got closer. Kristoff was out looking towards the window too, he was concerned about these particular people. Though they were supposedly on good terms, he couldn't imagine why they were in Arendelle.
"They are not foolish. They know better than to attack Arendelle, we have queen Elsa. They must be here for some other reason." Kai reasoned with the royal couple.
Making Anna look at him with hope. "Maybe you're right Kai. We need to think positive."
Elsa walked into the room suddenly. Her eyes filled with hidden fear. Though they hadn't attacked; an uninvited visit from a neighboring kingdom was a strange act.
"What could they possibly want?" Anna asked the queen.
Elsa looked towards the docks, they had finally reached shore. They had not attacked, but they were not alone. Behind the royal vessel there was more ships, easily counting 10 more. Though that was hardly an army, who was to say there wasn't more following behind those.
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The docks creaked as the ships lowered people down. The queen of the Southern Isles set foot on Arendellian soil, following behind was her husband King Hansel Westergaaurd, who was followed by their own royal gaurds.
The blond queen rose her brow, as she set sighte on the royal family. She rode a snow steed and a blazing blue dress, covered with frost and crystals. She smiled and formally greeted the king and queen.
"Welcome to Arendelle once again Queen History, King Hansel."
The two royals bowed slightly towards the heiress and smiled. "We are happy to be here queen Elsa. We have brought gifts."
Fredericks brow went high and his eyes lingered on his men who were quietly standing with their eyes to the strangers.
Elsa looked to the two with a questioning gaze.
"Yes, your majesty, gifts. For the baby!"
Elsa turned red and faced her men, "the baby?"
"Yes your majesty, princess Anna's baby. We received a letter before winter, but-" she was interrupted by the king.
"But we assumed that your fjord would have been frozen by the time we would have gotten here. We came as soon as the weather rose."
"Yes of-of course." Elsa released her tension slightly until she remembered all the ships out at sea.
"If you do not mind your majesty, we invited our sons to bring their own gifts to the little prince. They are all married to neighboring kingdoms. Some even come with important information and favorable trades for you."
Elsa blushed but nodded, "let my men escort you, please, and welcome to Arendelle."
Elsa nodded towards her men, and she summoned a carriage for the King and Queen. They were to be taken safely to the castle.
"Van Buren!" Elsa called out after him. Hans stopped, his green eyes to her, but besides that silent.
"I need to have a word with you, will you please?"
He nodded his head, and before she departed her eyes lingered on her general. The military man nodded and she was set off with Hans behind her.
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They had walked a long ways about an hour of quiet trouting, the horses galloping slowly.
"Do you not think that what you're doing is disrespectful, your majesty?" Hans spoke up after a long while of silence.
"Your family needs to dock, so we can properly greet all of them."
He angirly poked his horse in it's ribs with his heels, and rode it in front of the Queen's to stop her from galloping. "Why did you call out for me, who do you think you are-"
Her hand reached out to him, his eyes went wide but his body relaxed. Her simple touch made all those negative feelings of his fade away.
Her eyes were large and beautiful, but filled with sorrow. Her lips were the very forbidden fruit, so beautiful and tempting.
"Will you come prince Hans?"
When he said nothing she continued on her way with him behind her, only this time he was quiet.
They walked on a little longer, until he began to recognize the path. There was a river to the side, and not far there it was. His little cabin, the one in which she had first been his.
She unmounted her horse and flicked her fingers making the steed neigh before disappearing. She looked towards her husband and he instinctively unmounted the royal horse, tying it near the house.
The couple stayed quiet for a good while. Hans awkwardly pretending to tend to the steed, and the queen looking at the door of the entrance with a far away gaze.
"I was about to tell them..." She grabbed at her arms hugging herself as she accostumed to do when things didn't go her way.
The redheaded prince rose a brow and walked to her, standing to her side, his lips closed, not daring to say a word for fear of ruining her inspiration.
"Tell who, what?"
"My council..."
He looked to her questioningly, "tell them what, queen Elsa?"
Her eyes met his and they were big and watery. "Please don't call me that..."
He lowered his head and nodded, "I'm sorry your majesty... I didn't mean to offend you."
She shifted herself in front of him. "I need you back... I need to see her." She grabbed at his hand but he quickly let go.
"You didn't go after us..."
Elsa tried again, "let me try and make things right."
He was suddenly triggered. He ground his white teeth, "you didn't go back for our daughter, I understand your concern over me being Hans, but our daughter!? What has she done your majesty for you to reject her!?"
There it was again, the fight, the bleeding hearts.
"Hans please listen, let me make this right," she smiled, "come back to the castle! I promise I will tell everything to everyone! Destiny has put it this way! Your family is here I'll reveal everything, how it happened. I'll make sure no one accuses you of treason."
"I need Gretel with me..."
His lip slightly trembled, "I don't believe you. You let me take her."
Her hand went to his face, and his beautiful green eyes clicked with her tearfilled blue ones.
"I need you both back. This empty feeling in my chest... I can't anymore."
When he didn't say nothing she began to caress his lips with her thumb and closed her eyes.
"I love you Hans..."
His eyes suddenly narrowed and he took a step back from her.
"What?"
The queen looked to him worried. "What is it?"
"What did you just say?"
She walked closer to him and closed her eyes. "I said I love you prince Hans."
"No." He began angry towards the royal steed. "You don't mean it."
She began running after him. "Wait, what!?"
He threw his leg over the horse and mounted it, his eyes looking angry towards the queen.
"I do mean it prince Hans!"
He looked to her unbelievably. Then looked out towards the cabin, then to her again.
"I promise I mean it."
His heart began to beat fast, so fast he didn't know why. "Are you sure?"
Unmounting the horse and tying it again he walked up to her. His head was high but his eyes were on hers, his breath heavy.
"I do prince Hans... I-"
He breathed heavily, his fingers going cold, but his palms sweaty.
"Prove it."
She stood frozen in front of him, as he defiantly stared down at her.
"Prove it?" She looked to him worried.
He looked up, and the queen followed his gaze towards the small cabin ahead of them.
"You want to-" she looked to him with wide eyes.
"Yes, right now." He licked his lips and the queen looked to him in horror.
"But-"
He grabbed her hand and walked with her into the cottage, kicking the door open to get inside.
"Prince Hans!?" She struggled against his grip and pulled away.
He stood at the doorway standing tall, with his brows knitted together, and eyes towards her.
"I want you to scream your love for me, Elsa."
She blushed at his comment but held her head high. "Someone might hear us."
He began walking towards her, undoing his armor, "so be it."
She began to breathe heavily with a big blush and held her hand to her chest as she saw him unclothe himself.
He stood proud with only his pants, standing ahead of her, "well?"
"I-"
He went in and hugged her, and couped her small hand onto his chest, his eyes always on hers. Looking for a sign to stop.
When she did not protest he began to nip at her neck.
"Prince Hans... What if were caught?"
As soon as she said those words he let her go. "I knew you had not changed your mind." He began towards his clothes but the queen quickly recovered.
"I have changed my mind!"
With a small smirk and a twinkle in his eye he nodded. "Prove it."
Her eyes were shy and she let him near her again.
His arms wrapped around her small waist. She had broken his heart, but he was still at her mercy.
"Then let me be your husband, Elsa."
She blushed and looked down.
"But you are my husband."
He grabbed her hand and placed it on his chest.
He was hard, and Elsa couldn't help but blush.
"I do love you prince Hans."
His touch on her was light, soft, yet lustful. His manly scent intoxicated her senses and she instinctively bit her lips.
"Look me in the eyes and tell me you want me to be with you. Tell me you love me."
Elsa shivered at his words, "I need you prince Hans. I love you." Her eyes were on his and he looked to her for any sign of regret.
"If we..." He roamed her face with hooded eyes. "There is no going back, Kings promise I will be your husband."
"But you already are."
"Not publicly."
She nodded her head and he began to kiss her. Her eyes were suddenly lustful and he saw it. He took advantage of it.
Laying her back he began placing kisses on her neck and jawline. She shivered as he pushed her under him, her back flat on the old mattress.
He pulled on the icy fabric and the queen slowly made it melt, her breath heavy as his hands touched her bare skin.
"I love you queen Elsa... Do not betray us again."
They locked in rhythm to the ticking clock in passionate love. The two forgetting their roles. They did not care of their visitors. Or the consequences of being together again. Elsa did not care if she had promised him the world. Now she was with him, and that was all that mattered.
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Anna looked around for the queen, everyone was there all the gaurds and the royals, all in the castle. Everyone except the queen.
"Have you seen Elsa?" She quickly went on to Frederick as he was walking out towards the exit.
"No. Last I saw her princess was on her steed riding out with Berry Van Buren."
"Wha-what!?" Anna looked exasperated towards him.
"Every member of the royal Southern Isles family is here and she is out with-" she grunted angirly. "Please go and fetch her!"
Kristoff shook his head at his wife's irritation. "You've been so much around queen Elsa's council that you're starting to sound like them."
The princess narrowed her eyes at him and shook her head. "How could she go away when these people are here! They're meant to-"
She suddenly smiled and was greeted by a prince holding a small baby girl in his arms, his striking resemblance to Hans kind of scared her.
"Princess Anna, my name is Hunter, and this is my wife Marie. We come from England. It is a pleasure to meet you and sir Kristoff."
Anna smiled and went on with formalities. Her inner thoughts on her sister. Oh Elsa I'm going to kill you when you get back!
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He kissed her neck and the queen only grunted in response. She was too tired to even move. They were tangled together with their bare bodies.
They had loved each other like no others had.
Hans smiled pleased and wrapped his hand over her waist, pulling her in towards himself.
"When we return to the castle, what will we say Elsa?" He was drowsy and his eyes half closed.
She smiled and shook her head, her own eyes closing with the calmness of sleep.
"You will go for our daughter... And come home."
She drifted to sleep with him following suit. The royal couple slept in the small cabin, all their worries forgotten.
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