Can you really wake up if you haven't slept?
Kristoff turned over at the sound of the light rapping on the door. He looked next to him where Elsa lay above the covers, tucked into a little ball around Anna's pillow. Kristoff sighed and pulled himself up, muttering a barely audible "come in."
The door opened and Kai looked sympathetically at Kristoff. "My lord, we must prepare for the…" He winced "... service."
Kristoff nodded feebly and padded over to the basin to wash his face. He hoped in vain it would make him seem a little more awake.
Gerda moved in past Kai to wake the Queen.
Kristoff didn't even think about the implications that came with the fact that he had been sharing his bed with the Queen ever since Anna had gone. Of course he knew the staff knew that it was the furthest thing from an affair for the sake of common grief. But if word spread, he knew that people would most certainly get the wrong impression.
Elsa was soon up and moving just as sluggishly as he was. She passed him without a word, only offering an empty touch to his shoulder. He knew that she found comfort in his company and yet she was as cold as ever. Kristoff- everyone always knew Elsa to dress in outfits unbefitting of the cold, and now he watched as she covered herself in furs before dragging herself out of the room, Gerda trailing her. It bothered her, he could tell.
Even with Elsa and her frigid temperatures out of the room, Kristoff still felt bleak.
Kristoff let Kai help him get dressed, it broke his heart to think of the days when Anna would help him with his stiff clothing. She'd tease him and fuss just to annoy him.
He'd kill to hear her jesting jabs again.
The day was only starting but his sun had long since set