The Savoir

Agdar had spent upon hours and hours searching desperately for his daughter nonstop and felt a sense of deja vu. However, the winds had been reaching high speeds which made things much more difficult. Nonetheless, he wasn't intending to stop his search. He wasn't going to stop until his daughter was found. Agdar knew the possibility of surviving a snowstorm like this were very slim, but he can't give up. He just couldn't. He can't lose a daughter.

Not again.

However, it would seem that Mother Nature herself had other plans. The winds had started to become a full out blizzard. It took heavy persuasion from other guards to convince to hold off the search until the storm died down.

How cruel fate must be to have his second daughter vanish on him just right after the day? The day that signifies the 15th anniversary of when Elsa was stolen from him. Fate indeed can be a cruel mistress sometimes.

With great reluctance, Agdar and his party made their back to Arendelle. He hoped that the other search parties had better progress. Agdar guided his horse to the castle courtyard and hand it to the stable master. He went inside the castle where he asked for progress from the other search parties.

All of which had no leads.

The king learned that Kristoff's search party hasn't returned yet, but he had faith in the ice harvester. Perhaps he had made more progress. After getting out of the snow gear, Agdar made his way to his study. There he saw Idun sitting on the couch in front of the fireplace.

"Agdar!" Idun looked up. "Have you-?"

"No," he answered. "I have no choice but to hold off the search until this storm stops. When it'll stop I have no idea." Agdar sat next to his wife on the couch. He placed both hands on his forehead as he felt the heat from the fireplace. "This can't be happening again." He paused for a moment. "This is my fault. If I hadn't put the pressure of her learning to be queen, she would've had ru-."

"Agdar don't!" Idun exclaimed. "Don't you dare put the blame on yourself. None of us anticipated Anna getting lost or going beyond the hill. Don't fill yourself with guilt. Not again. Please..."

Agdar looked at the fear in his wife's eyes. He has seen them 15 years prior. It was shortly before Anna was born when Agdar had reached his breaking point from the pressure of Elsa's absence.

Before Agdar can return to that dreaded memory, fast knocking was heard on the door. Kai opened the doors.

"What is it, Kai?" Agdar asked.

"Kristoff's party has returned," was what the servant replied.

"Send him up here, immediately."

Kai nodded and closed the doors. The next several minutes waiting for Kristoff were agonizing for the rulers. Finally, what felt like hours, Kristoff, still in his snow-covered winter clothes, walked in.

"Sorry about the snow," Kristoff apologized.

"Don't worry about that," Agdar assured. "Have you found Anna? Or any sign of her at least?"

Kristoff gave a somber look. "I found this."

He opened a bag he had carried and pulled something out. It was a cape of some sort. A magenta cape that everyone was all too familiar to them.

"Is that Anna's? The one you got her for Christmas?" Idun asked.

The ice harvester nodded. "I found it in deep woods, along with these." Kristoff then pulled out a mitten and bonnet with the same color as the cape. "There were trails of horse and wolves footprints nearby."

Agdar gently grabbed the cape and examined it. There were several tears on it. Whether they were torn from a tree branch, wolf claws or bites didn't matter to him. All kinds of emotions ran through the king as he continues to stare at the cape.

"What do we do now?" he heard his wife ask.

Agdar looked at the raging blizzard that was just outside. Every moment that passed, Anna's chances of survival was dwindling down. If the wolves didn't kill her, the blizzard would most likely finish the job. The king felt he was on the brink of a mental breakdown. The same kind he had felt when Elsa was stolen. It seemed too obvious that Anna was most likely coming back in a casket.

But something in him told otherwise. He faced back at the other occupants

"We wait for the storm to cease. As soon as it does, we resume searching," Agdar said.

"Agdar…" Idun looked at him sadly. While she wanted to hope for her daughter to still be alive, she had to take in the circumstances. Even when she didn't want to. "Do you think she could be..."

"Unless I see it for myself, Anna is still alive."

Idun didn't even try to argue with her husband as he left the room. That doesn't hide the fact she was afraid. She had seen him act like this before. Agdar was determined to find Elsa and bring her home. When all the leads came up cold after months, he had no choice but to call off the search. After that, he was slowing falling into a deep abyss. Anna was what had helped him climb out of it. If Anna was dead, Agdar could once again fall into that abyss, and never climb out of it.

The queen looked out the window as she sends a silent prayer.

"Lord, if you can hear me, please watch over Anna and bring her home safely. Please, don't take her from us too."


When Anna woke up, she expected to be surrounded by clouds, hear angels singing, and be right outside of the gates of eternal paradise. But instead, she woke up feeling herself on a hard surface, covered with a cozy blanket and felt some warmth on her side.

"Is this heaven? If it is, it's not as grand as I thought it was."

A small ache was felt on her head. Anna rubbed the area where she felt something that was wrapped around it.

"But if this is heaven, why does my headache? You can't feel actual pain in heaven. Unless…"

Realizing now that she was very much alive, Anna bolted up. Looking around she can see she was in some sort of small cave. Nearby was a small fireplace with a pot hanging over it. Several feet in front of Anna were ice walls that had a huge hole on the side, which Anna believed as the only way in and out of this cave.

"Where exactly am I? How long was I out? How am I not dead?!"

Footsteps were then suddenly heard. They echoed through a hole on the ice wall. Anna tried to get on her feet, but felt small pain on her right foot and slightly stumbled. She barely stood up again when she saw the source of the footsteps.

Standing in front of the ice cave was a woman that looked to be a few years older than Anna. She wore a worn out simple blue dress while wearing a dark blue cloak. Her hair looked to be very bright blonde and was styled in a bun. She also had blue eyes that had a concern look in them. In her hands were two empty bowls that were stacked.

"I think I wouldn't move around if I were you," the woman advised.

The woman walked over and set the bowls down near the fireplace before approaching Anna. The young princess slightly moved back in fear. Her parents had always warned her about the risks of being with strangers. The woman seemed to notice her distress.

"I-I'm not gonna hurt you," the woman assured.

"What makes me think you wouldn't?" Anna retorted.

"If I wanted you dead, I would've left you out there in that blizzard."

Anna's expressed soften at that revelation along with mentally slapping herself. This woman had saved her from freezing to death.

"Smooth move, Anna. That's how you say thanks to someone who saved your life?"

"Sorry, I-I didn't-" Anna stuttered.

"It's fine," the woman assured. "Here, let me help you back."

The woman helps Anna up and guided her back to the 'bed' she was on. After doing so, the woman went back to the fireplace and opened a pot lid and poured some liquid like material into the bowls and gave one of them to Anna.

"I figure you need to warm up and get something in your stomach."

"Thank you," Anna took a sip. "This soup isn't bad."

"Thanks. It just some herbs & mushrooms I put together. How's your head?"

"It still feels bad, but I think it's better," Anna replied. "My right foot feels sore though. Probably from that trip before I passed out

"Hopefully you didn't sprain it. You're also lucky that you manage to get a simple cut on your head."

"Can you tell me where exactly am I?"

"In my home. Or at least, an extension of it."

"There's more?"

"Just beyond the ice wall, but you can't see it!" The woman said the last part rather quickly.

"Why not?"

"You-you just can't. Not now."

Anna decided to not push further the subject, especially towards some who saved her life. Anna and the woman had continued to eat.

"I appreciate your hospitality, but I think I should be getting home. My family must be worried about me."

"I'm sure you want to get home as soon as possible. But I can't let you."

"Why not?"

"Because one: that blizzard out there could last a few days at the least. And two: your right ankle could be possibly sprained. I'm not exactly strong enough to carry you back to wherever you came from. And I rather not be seen by other people."

That last statement threw Anna off a bit. She seemed to figure out that her savior lived alone, but the fact that she doesn't want to be seen by other people peaked her interest. But she decided not to press on the topic.

"It's late and I need to get some sleep. And you should too." The woman gathered the empty bowls and spoons and led Anna back down. "I'll come back here tomorrow to check on you." The woman made her way to the tunnel in the ice wall.

"Wait!" Anna shouted, causing the woman to stop and face her "If I'm going to be here for a bit, we should at least share our names. I'm Anna. What's your name?"

For a moment the woman didn't say anything. She looked as if she was hesitant to answer. But before she left, she did manage to reveal her name.

"My name is Elsa."


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