'You're the official Northuldran ambassador. That's all you need to remember.' Anna stated casually as she charged down the long corridor, her loose red hair streaming behind her like a blaze of impassioned fire.

'Anna, I think Yelena would have to sign off on that before it was officially recognized…' Maren offered as she tried to keep up with Anna's quick, hurried strides.

Anna sighed dramatically and stopped in her tracks, causing Maren to nearly collide with her backside. Anna turned to face her, her eyes alight with a fire that matched her hair. 'Maren. Yelena is not here. I need your support right now with this whole mist ordeal, especially while Elsa is down for the count—and for your opinion to matter to people here, you need to be named an ambassador.' Maren sighed uneasily. Anna wasn't wrong, but she wasn't sure she wanted a title like that, or had any idea what to do with it should she have it. Anna must have read that on her face because she came back with: 'They won't know it's not officially official yet, especially if I recognize it as official. Besides, Yelena would name you ambassador anyway—wouldn't she?' Anna pursed her lips and raised a knowing eyebrow. Maren sighed again. Yelena probably would—and the fact that Anna had picked up on that meant that Anna could tell Yelena had designs for her to take her place one day, a position Maren wasn't entirely sure she wanted. 'Who better to be the Northuldran ambassador than the woman who's in love with the former queen of Arendelle?' Anna added and wiggled her eyebrows with a smirk. Maren raised an eyebrow of her own.

'Don't you think my relationship with Elsa—if that ever gets out—is exactly why people will say I shouldn't have that role? Personal bias and all?'

Anna waved a dismissive hand at her. 'If anything, your relationship with my sister would make you more sympathetic towards Arendelle in their minds. That's how the whole politcal chess game works anyway—monarchs marrying other monarchs for strategic advantage. Obviously Elsa and I didn't follow that, we think it's rather stupid actually, but others will see it as an advantage. I still don't see the bad here.' Anna shrugged. Maren bit her lip considering. There was potentially a lot of good to be done for her people if she were to work with Anna in a professional capacity, she hadn't really considered that. But she still wasn't entirely sure it was in Anna's best interest to have she and Elsa's relationship become public in Arendelle. The last thing she wanted—the last thing she knew Elsa wanted, was to create problems for Anna. 'Maren look, it's time the council and the people of Arendelle start recognizing the Northuldra as equals, but I can't convince them alone. I need your help. My grandfather did a lot of damage there, and we owe it to your—to our people to fix that.'

Maren smiled. 'Our people.' She reiterated then frowned, noticing the somber shift in Anna's demeanor. 'What is it?'

Anna glanced side to side to make sure they were alone then took a breath before speaking. 'Elsa thinks it's best that we don't disclose mother's heritage—or ours. She thinks it will cause problems for me, and she's scared of that. She's probably not wrong, she hardly ever is…' Anna muttered wryly under her breath. 'Royals have to be born to certain caliber of nobility to be considered legitimate…' Anna rolled her eyes. 'And our father did go through hell convincing people that our mother was a suitable partner, that she wasn't Northuldran as many suspected. But I—I just have different dreams. I don't know if I agree with keeping all these secrets.' Anna shrugged and let her hands fall to her sides. 'I don't want to live a lie, I'm tired of lies. I want to be proud of our heritage, proud that you and Elsa are together and proud to celebrate and show it to the kingdom.' Anna said, her eyes wide with passion as her hand gestures did most of the talking for her. 'I think it's wrong to hide it.'

Maren couldn't help but smile at Anna's enthusiasm and the genuine passion in her heart. She stood proud and strong in her beliefs—and didn't seem to understand why others wouldn't or couldn't do the same. Such a beautiful and rare gift, she truly would make a wonderful queen. But there was still the issue of leaving this young, twenty-one year old girl alone with the weight of the world's problems on her shoulders, that perhaps, could be avoided. 'Anna, that's not something you have to decide right now, let's just get through the current crises ok?' Maren reassured. Anna nodded, but her creased brow indicated disappointment. 'Anna, Elsa and I support you unconditionally, I know you know that. But we don't want anything to happen to you either, so your sister may have a point about keeping this a secret for now—but that doesn't mean it has to be kept a secret forever, there will be a right time and place for all that to come out. And you have to remember, your heritage is on the inside, and you'll always have that. That's what's most important. Do you think it's an accident that you're such a natural healer?'

'What?' Anna paused, blinking several times as the realization hit her. 'You mean, you think I got that from mother?'

Maren nodded in confirmation. 'I do, partly. That gift runs in Northuldran families.'

'Really?' Anna whispered softly, a huge grin spreading across her face.

Maren nodded again. 'I think she would be really proud of you—of both of you.' Anna smiled. Before Maren knew it Anna raced forward and tackled her in a hug. Maren chuckled and caught the force of Anna. Her hug had the same death-grip violent passion as Ryder's hugs, but being as tiny as Anna was, she didn't hit with the same force—although she did come close. Maren had to suppress a laugh.

'Ok.' Anna said as she released Maren from the hug with a deep breath. She flicked a stray tear off her cheek. 'Come on.'

'Wait, Anna.'

'Hm?'

'How did you know Yelena would name me ambassador?'

Anna snorted and raised an eyebrow. 'It's obvious isn't it? I saw where you sat at the Norraz—Yelena's right hand—and how she asked you to speak first. I've seen the way she treats you—I recognize a second-in-command when I see one. Been there, done all of that.'

Maren hummed thoughtfully. Anna was quite perceptive. 'Why do I get the feeling you don't want to take Yelena's place anymore than I want to take Elsa's?' Anna asked quietly when Maren made no response. Maren considered Anna's question before answering.

'Yelena—has always taken me under her wing, especially after my parents died. She's supported and loved me as if I were her own—and for that I will always be indebted to her, and if that means taking her place as siida-isid one day, then I will do it without hesitation. For her and for my people.'

'But?' Anna pressed, a suspicious gleam in her eyes.

Maren took a breath. 'I don't know, sometimes it all can just feel very…'

'Daunting? Overwhelming? Like you could never possibly live up to those who came before you?'

Maren smiled with a chuckle. 'Yes, something like that.'

Anna hummed, linked arms with Maren and started walking them down the hallway. 'You know, Elsa said something to me once that really stuck with me. At the height of her reign she was extremely popular amongst the people and foreign diplomats, everybody loved her.'

'She has that effect on people, yes.' Maren confirmed as a knowing smirk crawled up her cheek. Anna giggled.

'She does, and the people still adore her, but you know my sister—she abhors all that attention so she'll downplay it to her grave. Anyway, I was in awe of her too—how she had united the people, Arendelle was open and truly thriving for the first time in years, everyone hung on every word she said. It's like the people finally had the leader they had been waiting years for. I told her it was amazing how all these people would literally follow her to the ends of the earth, and do you know what she said to me?' Maren shook her head.

'She said: Wise leaders don't create followers Anna, they empower people to become leaders. Then she smiled, took my hand and led me down to the group of children who were waiting patiently to see us.' Anna smiled thoughtfully and shook her head. 'At the time I thought she was talking about me—about preparing me to lead in case something ever happened to her—which, Elsa always made a point to do. But since then I've realized she meant so much more than that.'

'How so?'

'She was talking about empowering everyone, instead of just blindly leading them like sheep. Inspiring them to rise up—to invent, to explore, to create—to think for themselves and do great things on their own that will benefit us all. I'll never forget that as long as I live because, it makes the whole idea of leadership seem somehow, slightly less daunting. As if the weight of the kingdom isn't solely on me, but on everyone to do their equal part, as long as I help to create the environment—a kingdom that allows and supports this kind of freedom.'

Maren blinked several times as she considered Anna's words. 'That—is extremely insightful Anna. Stronger together.' She added with a smile. 'That's a very Northuldran concept also. Very wise, you and that sister of yours—I needed that right now.'

'Glad I could help, Ambassador Nattura.' Anna said with a wry smirk as they came to a stop before a large ornate wooden door. She released Maren's arm and opened the door.

'Kai, oh good you're here.' Anna stated as she walked into the large room, Maren followed, closing the door behind them. A portly man was sitting at the long table, he rose expediently and bowed to Anna.

'Welcome home Your Majesty.'

'Thank you Kai, please sit, sit.' Anna gestured and motioned for Maren to follow her to a seat across from Kai.

'Ms. Nattura, it's a pleasure to see you again.' Kai stated as they all took their seats. Maren smiled and nodded at him.

'It's Ambassador Nattura now.' Anna said a bit too flippantly, and immediately Maren realized lying was not one of Anna's strengths.

'This is the first I'm hearing of this?' Kai's suspicious eyes flicked to Anna then to her then back to Anna.

'Mm… It all happened rather quickly.' Anna rambled with a nervous laugh, then started fidgeting with her hands.

'Your Majesty, please. I cannot help you to the best of my ability unless you tell me everything.'

It was obvious by Kai's expression that he could read Anna like a book, and it didn't take long for her to cave under the pressure of silence. She sighed. 'Ok, she's not been named an official ambassador by the leader of her people yet. But she will be, and I need a Northuldran ally right now Kai, the fog—you've seen it I'm sure,' Anna stated, then gestured out the window. Kai glanced at it then returned to her. 'It's not normal. It's the same magical mist that trapped our soldiers and the Northuldra in the forest for thirty-four years. Maren can confirm this.' Kai looked momentarily shocked, then composed himself and glanced at her.

'Are you sure about this?'

Maren nodded. 'It looks just like it, and Kristoff confirmed the soldiers already can't get through it. We're trapped here for the foreseeable future as far as I can tell.'

Kai blinked and took a breath. 'There has to be some way—I don't understand…'

'We think we have an idea of how to fix this, which I also need your help with. We need to find four specific magical crystals. We already have two, but we lost one of them last night on the way in. Can you make an announcement, or send out a memo asking the people to be on the lookout for it? Offer a large reward for it, I don't care, we just have to find it. It's about this big, diamond shaped and turquoise.' Anna stated and sized the crystal with her fingers for Kai to see. 'Here.' She added, and seized Kai's quill and a clean piece of paper. Maren watched as Anna quickly sketched out Elsa's crystal then handed it back to Kai. 'That's it. Kristoff and the guards are already out re-tracing our steps trying to find it.'

'It shall be done immediately. But, what are we to tell the people about this mist? The foreign diplomats have already arrived for the festival.'

Maren glanced at Anna, the blood had drained from her usually rosy cheeks. 'Ohhhh, no.' Anna murmured and put her hands up to those cheeks. 'I—I forgot about the Spring Festival. The diplomats are here already? And now they're trapped here?!' Anna said loudly, the panic in her voice rising. 'I—we can't have a festival right now, not with the mist, the crystals and Elsa is out of it…'

'Your Majesty, if I may. If the diplomats are trapped here as you suggest, I should advise that proceeding with the festivities as planned may be in the best interest of everyone. The last thing we want is panic amongst the people, especially with the diplomats here. Holding the festival will give everyone a distraction, and buy you time to find a solution.'

'The boundaries of the mist seem quite far out, it isn't likely that many people will figure out what is really going on, especially if you advise the guards to keep people away from the boundaries for some other reason.' Maren added, but Anna still looked pale in the face.

'I—I want to talk to Elsa.' Anna stated, abruptly rising to a stand and charging for the door. Maren stood quickly and followed her, nearly tripping over a chair. 'Kai please write the memo, I'll be back shortly.' Anna said over her shoulder as she rushed out the door.

'Anna wait.' Maren called after her. Anna was already half way down the corridor when Maren finally caught up with her and took hold of her arm. 'Anna. Hold on.'

'Maren I appreciate your help, but I really just need to talk to my sister right now.' Anna said without meeting Maren's eyes, her voice shaky.

'Anna,' Maren said, her tone softening. 'Elsa is out of it. Even if you could wake her right now, would she really be of any help?'

Anna sighed and shook her head in defeat, her eyes still downcast. 'I don't know what to do.' She whispered and shrugged.

'Ok, what do you think Elsa would do then?' Maren asked, which caused Anna to look up at her. A small smile curled over Anna's lips.

'A legitimate excuse to cancel a party? She'd be thrilled.' Anna chuckled wryly. Maren let out a quiet laugh. 'But, she would probably still go ahead with it if she thought it was in the best interest of everyone, despite her own feelings.'

'Right then. So, what do you think is the next right thing to do?'

Anna took a breath, her brow creased in consideration. 'Well, the Spring Equinox Festival is one of our biggest events of the year. People come from all over to celebrate the return of sunlight leading up to Easter. The citizens get a chance to sell and show off local merchandise. It's—meant to be a fun festival, and it is, but for Elsa and I it's also a prolonged series of diplomatic meetings, where we negotiate trade agreements, taxes and shipping routes for the upcoming year, that sort of thing. That's why all the foreign dignitaries are here—and I am not ready to meet with them alone yet, let alone during a crises where I'll have to lie to their faces—I don't know if you've noticed but I'm a terrible liar.'

Maren chuckled at that. 'Ok well, either way you'll have Kai and Ambassador Nattura there to back you up—' Maren added with a wink, causing a much needed smile to spread across Anna's face. 'And when is the festival?'

'The day after tomorrow. Most of the meetings will take place tomorrow and—during the festival.' Anna stated and rolled her eyes. 'That's the part Elsa hates because those meetings usually involve copious amounts of alcohol and socializing.'

Maren recalled Elsa's distaste for parties and drunken men. Anger rose up in her chest picturing it, but she tamped it down. This time she would be there to prevent that. 'So it would probably raise more questions and suspicion to cancel a festival that big this close to the date, wouldn't it? Plus Kai was right, we need some time to figure out what to do next. If the foreign diplomats try to leave, and realize they can't… It could create a whole host of new problems.'

'No, no. You're right, you're right—we don't want to go down that road again.' Anna muttered and started walking back the way they came. Maren spun and followed her as she walked back into the room where Kai was bent over a sheet of parchment.

'Kai, let's keep the festival on.' Anna stated. 'But please try to minimize the amount of meetings I need to be present for, I need that time to figure out a plan.'

'Wise decision Your Majesty. I believe I can handle most of the annual meetings. You will need to attend a few, as you are a new sovereign. The diplomats always get nervous and antsy when there is a new ruler. But seeing as most of them know you already, I believe I can work around that and keep the meetings to a minimum.'

'Perfect. Thank you Kai.' Anna stated then paused. 'Kai, did—did mother or father ever speak to you about crystals or anything like that that might help us?'

Kai shook his head. 'No, I'm afraid not. Your parents were very secretive when it came to all of that.'

'They were, weren't they.' Anna sighed. 'Alright, thank you anyway.'

'If you'll excuse me, I shall get this memo distributed and see to the festival details.' Kai said as he rose to a stand, then looked pointedly at Maren. 'I will also see to it that news of Ambassador Nattura is circulated officially.' Kai smiled and raised an eyebrow then turned to Anna. 'Your signature here ma'am.' He added and set the memo down in front of her. Anna took the quill, looked over the memo, then hesitated. She glanced at Maren then at Kai before letting out a sigh.

'Will you, just read it back to me quickly.' Anna said and bit her lip. Kai nodded and did as asked without hesitation.

'Thank you.' Anna added, then elegantly swirled her signature on the bottom of the memo. Maren smiled. Anna may be in denial of her ability to successfully rule a kingdom, but it was increasingly impressive to watch just how good she actually was at it. If only we could see ourselves as others see us, Maren mused.

'I shall find you later with any updates.' Kai stated before bowing and exiting the room. Maren smiled and nodded as he left, but her thoughts were already elsewhere.

'Anna. Your parents—how much did they know about Elsa, about all of this?'

Anna took a breath and blew her bangs up out of her face. 'I'm not sure honestly, it's not like they ever told me anything. Obviously they knew about her powers, but I don't think they knew she was the fifth spirit or anything like that—that's why they were going to Ahtohallan. For answers.'

'Hm. Well we saw something, Elsa and I did, up in a cave in the mountains—behind a waterfall…'

A sinister smirk snaked up Anna's face, causing Maren to lose her train of thought. 'A waterfall?' Anna asked with a playful lilt in her voice, the smirk was so high on her cheek it nearly reached the corner of her eye. How someone could look so innocent, yet so mischievous at the same time was baffling to Maren, yet Anna had this mastered. Maren released an exasperated sigh, closed her eyes and shook her head.

'What did she tell you?' Maren asked in a monotone voice, her eyes still closed.

'Nothing exactly. I extracted the information from her like any good sister would—though I did see the waterfall memory at Ahtohallan. It was beautiful.'

Maren felt her cheeks grow hot with embarrassment. What exactly had Anna seen? 'I... we… it wasn't…'

'Maren relax, I only saw you two kiss.' Anna said with a smile, obviously sensing her discomfort. Maren let out a relieved breath. 'Your other implied activities shall remain a secret with me.' Anna added offhandedly, the wry smirk returning to her cheeks. Maren choked on the saliva that had slipped down her throat and broke out into a coughing fit. Anna giggled and patted her on the back. 'Now, what were you saying about the waterfall?' Anna added more seriously, though she dragged her voice heavily over the word waterfall. Maren rolled her eyes.

'Not that… the cave behind it.' Maren said through gritted teeth, desperately trying to change the subject. 'There was, a map or something—carved into the cave wall.'

'A map?' Anna asked, her brow scrunched as a serious tone overtook her playful one.

'Yes, and Elsa said it looked familiar but she wasn't sure why. Then she did the thing.' Maren said and tried to use her hands to recreate what Elsa did as she solidified water into memories.

'The thing…?' Anna asked, clearly bewildered by Marens charade. 'Oh! The thing! Where she pulls the water out to see a memory!'

'Yes.' Maren clapped her hands once then pointed at Anna, satisfied in her little victory. 'That.' Anna smiled proudly. Perhaps Anna should be her charades partner next time, the girl was great with minimal clues. 'Right, she did that, she pulled water from the cave wall and… the memory that formed was of your parents.' Maren added soberly.

'What?' Anna breathed, her mouth hanging open in confusion.

Maren nodded. 'Your mother said something about searching for the fifth spirit, that it was the only chance to free her people. Your parents looked young in that memory, I don't know if Elsa was even born yet.'

Anna huffed a breath. 'Ok, so what does this mean then? Why were they there—did it have something to do with that map? What did the map look like?'

'Um…' Maren glanced around, then rushed to the table and took up the quill left by Kai and a blank sheet of parchment. Anna followed. Maren tried to draw as best she could from memory. There was a mountain to the north rising out of the sea, a smoking mountain to the west, a circular valley to the east and a fjord to the south. Then in the center of that was a four pointed star with four dots around it. 'Sorry, I'm not the greatest artist, but that's about it from what I can remember.' Anna had snatched the paper from her and was studying it with wide eyes.

'I've seen this before.' Anna stated finally. 'Maren, are you seeing what I see here?' Anna asked and set the paper down on the table for both to see. 'That looks like Ahtohallan, the mountain rising from the water in the north.' She said, pointing on the paper. 'That circular valley to the east? That's the Valley of Living Rock, and the fjord to the south? Arenfjord.'

'So, it's a map of the surrounding area… then what is that to the west?' Maren asked, pointing to the smoking mountain.

Anna scrunched her brow. 'Jotunfjell —the Giant's Mountains are in that direction?' She offered, then shook her head. 'Come on, I know where I've seen this.' She said finally and snatched the map Maren had drawn in one hand, grabbed Maren's hand in the other and headed for the door.

Anna dragged her down the hallway, up the stairs and quietly back into Elsa's bedroom, where Anna quickly grabbed something from inside Elsa's desk before they saw themselves out. Elsa was still sleeping soundly, and Maren took note of the two guards that had been placed outside of her door. Anna wasn't taking any chances apparently. Good.

Anna led her back down the hall and into the library, releasing her hand so she could turn and lock the doors behind them. Maren glanced around at the familiar place where they often held game nights, taking in the portraits of Kings and Queens past that stared at her from every wall. Her eyes stopped, lingering on one portrait in particular, the newest one. Elsa. Clad in a beautiful lavender dress, braid hanging casually over one shoulder—she looked absolutely stunning, standing there in a regal pose that commanded power and respect, her eyes resolute yet so soft and vulnerable at the same time. Her Elsa. The artist had captured her so perfectly, it felt as though she were looking directly into Maren's soul. She glowed even in a painting, how was that possible?

'Alright, alright, stop staring at my sister.' Anna mused playfully and grabbed Maren by the arm, snapping her out of her reveries and pulling her over towards a bookshelf. Maren felt her cheeks grow hot with embarrassment, but watched curiously as Anna ran her fingers over the books, stopping suddenly on one and pulling it from its place. She set it down then pulled a key from her pocket, which must have been what she took from Elsa's desk. Reaching her hand into the space where the book had been, she fidgeted there for a moment, until Maren heard the click of something unlocking.

'A secret room Elsa and I found a few years ago.' She said to Maren as the entire bookshelf clicked ajar. Maren looked on with surprise as Anna pulled it open further, revealing indeed, a hidden room. Anna seized a lit candelabra off one of the tables in the library and led Maren into the otherwise dark, windowless room.

'What is this place for?' Maren asked once inside, her eyes wide with wonder. A musty scent wafted through her nose the deeper in she went. The room was filled with books and papers, maps, charts and scrolls, bottles filled with long dead herbs and other odds and ends. Some chests lined the floor, and some musical instruments leaned against the walls. A lone desk sat in the corner, which is where Anna had moved to.

'We think mother was using this room to study magic in secret, trying to learn about Elsa's powers. Anything written we've found in here has been written in her hand, though most of it is in Northuldran. Elsa and I didn't understand that at the time, as Northuldran used to be a forbidden language here, but obviously now it makes sense, knowing mother could read and write it.'

'What have you found out?'

'Not much, unfortunately. Like I said, mother wrote mostly in Northuldran, so if anyone found this place the information would still be hard to decipher. Unfortunately, it was also too hard for Elsa and I to decipher. But this…' Anna said, picking up a book from the desk and waving Maren over. 'Was mother's journal. From the pictures we can tell she was studying magic, but we can barely read any of it.' Anna said and started to flip through the journal, then handed it to Maren. 'But you can. What does it say?'

Maren took the journal from Anna and opened to the first page that had Northuldran symbols on it. There was a diagram of a hand, and a sketch of a girl that could've been a young Elsa. Iduna was clearly artistic like Anna, if she had indeed drawn these. Maren began to read Iduna's notes aloud, translating for Anna's benefit as she went. 'I can find no record of a human with power like hers, but for the ancient myths with their tragic fates.'

'Tragic fates…' Anna reiterated, a tone of worry laced in her voice. 'Ancient myths… like Pabbies vision… like the woman we saw die in Ahtohallan?' Anna asked, panic now a clear note in her voice. 'What does all this mean Maren?'

'I don't know for sure Anna, but I think the woman you saw in Ahtohallan, the woman we saw in Pabbie's vision was Elsa's past life—or rather, the last time the fifth-spirit incarnated into the world of the living.'

'The last time… you mean, reincarnation is real?' Anna asked, a shocked look on her face. Maren nodded.

'The Northuldra believe it is, which means likely, so did your mother.'

Anna closed her eyes and shook her head. 'So… what does this mean for Elsa?' Anna asked then opened her sad eyes and looked directly at Maren. 'Is she going to die too?'

Maren took a breath to tamp down her own burgeoning anxiety over Elsa's fate, but found herself shaking her head. 'No, I don't think so. Because we won't let that happen again, what happened to her past self. Her past self was alone when she died, Elsa's not alone. She has us. Besides, Pabbie said it was just a warning, and I believe in free-will. We make our own destinies.'

Anna was nodding resolutely, her brow creased. 'You're right. We forge our own paths. So what else does it say?'

Maren continued to page through the journal, skimming it for more useful information. 'Nothing we don't already know—mostly it's just her speculation on Elsa's powers. Nothing concrete—' Maren trailed off as she came to the page of the map. 'The map.' She whispered and looked up at Anna. 'It's the same one.' And it was, only it was a real map, and Iduna had circled the five landmarks instead of drawing them out. She had also drawn arrows from each of the four landmarks pointing to the fifth and center landmark.

'Yes, see I told you I recognized it! Does she say anything about it?' Anna asked excitedly.

'Let's see.' Maren breathed and set the journal down on the desk. She ran her finger over the mountain to the north. It was circled several times. 'Yes, we were right, she has this labelled as Ahtohallan.' Maren ran her finger over to the valley circled to the east. 'Valley of Living Rock.' Maren translated, then continued to run her finger down the map to the fjord at the bottom. 'This is interesting.' She mused out loud. 'She's labelled this one Arenfjord, you were right again—but, she's also written North Mountain.' It was underlined several times. 'Does that mean anything?'

'Well, that's where Elsa ran to after her coronation, where she built her ice castle. It's the tallest peak in Arendelle.'

'Hm. But, your parents were gone already when Elsa went up there, weren't they? So why does Iduna mention that here?'

'I don't know.'

'Ok, so the smoking mountain to the west she has labelled as Jotunfjell Volcano.' Maren continued on towards the center of the map, where the four arrows landed. There was nothing on the map proper in this location, but Iduna had sketched a four pointed star with four dots surrounding it, which matched what Maren had seen in the cave. 'Sieidi.' Maren read, her brow creasing.

'A what? Translate please.' Anna said impatiently.

'Sieidi—it's a Northuldran word, it doesn't really have a direct translation… it's like, a sacred landmark. Usually rock formations, but it can be a tree or any holy place designated by the spirits. Usually we hold ceremonies near them or people meditate there to more easily connect with their ancestors or spirit guides. They're powerful places—gateways to the spirit world in a way.' Maren stated, then returned to the map when Anna stayed silent. Iduna had written more near this center convergence point. 'Crystal bridge will free the forest—trolls. Fifth spirit—Elsa? Anna to be Queen? Must tell the girls the truth when we return with more answers.' Maren slowly lifted her eyes to look up at Anna who had tears welling up in her own.

'Except they never came back.' Anna whispered and flicked the tears away from her eyes, which didn't do much good as more replaced them. 'They knew about all of it. About Elsa, about me…' Anna's voice choked up, preventing her from finishing. Maren grabbed her hand and squeezed.

'Anna. I think I know what all of this means, and what we have to do to fix it.'


A/N: This chapter was inspired by a few deleted scenes: The Secret Room and Anna gets Closure. Also a bit from Anna's deleted song from Frozen called: The Spare. Those deleted scenes are so good! I wish they had left them in. Anyway, hope you enjoyed this one!