a/n; as always, thank you again for your reviews! i love them endlessly.
Dear Hans,
Hah! I actually laughed out loud. Thanks for the jokes. I'm sure you smelled terrible, and your room was a bit of a mess, but you know those aren't the reasons for why I ran away from you. It's nice of you not to agree with me, but I think we both know the truth.
Do you want me to reappear?
Good thing you have such an attentive guard. Next time, write DO NOT SEND on the top of the letter. Maybe that will give him pause.
Monotony, huh? I guess being a prisoner doesn't give much time for hobbies or fun.
Don't blame your mother. She was an essential factor. I believe Arendelle and the Southern Isles are going to expand their trade. If anything, you should thank her, not blame her.
And, Hans, you can continue to call me Elsa. You've reverted back to formalities. It seems very unlike you. Are you ill again?
Elsa
P.S. That last letter you sent before I decided to visit. You said you would stop writing me if I told you that's what I wanted. You would do something for me. I knew then.
Dear Elsa,
Forgive me. Not sending you a letter for a month would mean that I should…I don't know. Show some sign of respect? I guess that's funny, given everything else we've written. I didn't care so much about respect before I saw you. You're right. Perhaps I am ill. But you're not a coward.
Thank my mother? Not in a million years, not even for you. Well, maybe for you. It's complicated.
I'll write DO NOT SEND on any letter I deem embarrassing and unreadable in the future. Thanks for the input. I'd rather not make more of an idiot of myself.
No, imprisonment doesn't give ample time for extracurriculars, writing letters to a Queen notwithstanding. You're my only hobby at the moment.
How are the Queenly duties? Exhausting as ever?
To be frank, yes, I want you to reappear. Reappear anytime you would like, but I'll warn you. I probably will have a stroke.
Hans