The King and Queen took the children and rode their horses through a forest, as they rode off a trail of ice was left behind them.
Elsa looked back as the icy trail came from Jack's dangling hand. She was horrified. Had she cursed her friend with her horrible power?
The King and Queen with Elsa and the unconscious Jack stood in the middle of an ancient ruin.
"Please, help!" King said. "This boy was struck down saving my daughter!"
Suddenly a bunch of rocks tumbled down the valley toward them and surrounded them, then they rocks unfolded and turned into trolls.
"It's the king!" Troll said.
The head troll, Grand Pabbie, who also happened to be a Lesser Guardian himself, approached the King and Queen. He gave Jack a knowing look, being aware of his quest; which of course was not destined to end here.
"Your Majesty!" Grand Pabbie took Elsa's hand. "Born with the powers or cursed?"
"Uh...born. And they're getting stronger." King said.
The Queen laid Jack out on a marble pedestal for the Grand Pabbie to look at.
Jack looked as if he was sleeping, his hair fully white now, and his skin pale, no longer looking mortal at all, as ice magic sparked by Elsa that was inert in his body flickered around his fingers.
The Grand Pabbie took one look and knew that Jack was starting to awaken, not just to his powers, but also to his old memories.
He considered his options, then realized to his dismay that in order to return Jack to his mortal self, he would have to take away his memories of the magic between him and Elsa. But it must be done carefully; their bond must not be severed.
"Here, here." Grand Pabbie kneeled in front of Jack and placed his hand on Jack's head." You are lucky it wasn't his heart. The heart is not so easily changed, but the head can be persuaded."
"Do what you must." King said.
"Jack..." Elsa whimpered.
"I recommend we remove all magic, even memories of magic to be safe." Pabbie pulled out from Jack's head memories of Elsa and Jack playing, which floated above them. Swirling in with the memories was the icy blue magic, which now had left Jack's hands, his hair turning back to brown. "But don't worry, I'll leave the fun." He changed all of her memories of Elsa's magic to show ordinary memories of the two playing out in the winter snow and put them back in his head "He will be okay."
"But he won't remember I have powers?" Elsa asked.
"It's for the best. Listen to me, Elsa, your power will only grow. There is beauty in it." Pabbie showed a silhouette of an adult Elsa creating magical snowflakes. "But also great danger." One of the snowflakes turned red and into icy spikes. "You must learn to control it. Fear will be your enemy." The spikes turned into human form which then attacked the silhouette of adult Elsa, this frightened Elsa and she turned to her father who held her protectively.
"No. We'll protect her. She can learn to control it. I'm sure. Until then, we'll lock the gates. We'll reduce the staff. We will limit her contact with people, and keep her powers hidden from everyone. Including Jack and Anna." King said.
Elsa looked down at her sleeping friend, guilt and fear riddled in her expression, knowing that things could never be the same.
The castle doors and windows were closed and the three friends were separated from each other, Jack watched as Elsa went past him without a word even as he attempted to ask her to play. Jack watched with concern as Anna, once a bright and happy child, was fine by day; but by night the castle echoed with her screams. Jack could no longer protect her from Pitch; even though he himself didn't know who that person was.
Elsa closed and locked the door, something she had never done before. Anna did the same, though by day she resumed play with Jack.
Jack looked sad and confused, and returned to the servants quarters.
