Anna sat in her cell quietly. She'd cried herself out completely. There was nothing left in her, nothing. She was totally hollow. The shell that was her heart kept beating for some reason.
She coughed.
Food, water... sleep. She had need of these things. When Elsa was queen... a pang hit the princess' heart. Her sister didn't let prisoners starve. She saved them, cared for those who violated the law.
That was why they had been such easy prey for the Southern Isles. The princes saw them as weak, and easily manipulated. They saw her that way, or at least they did before she killed one of them. But now what? They wouldn't kill a princess. And she doubted very much her worst enemies on the planet would simply let her go...
So she was just down here for the last two days, slowly dehydrating and starving. Footsteps made their approach.
"Kai," Anna greeted. She knew that he was supposed to be Kristoff's father, though his true father had been on a throne.
"Your majesty," Kai replied, "Please, you have been commanded to eat."
"I don't follow orders," She explained, not meeting her friend's eyes.
"You should follow his," Swallowed Kai nervously. This conversation was getting her nowhere.
"Did he mention Elsa at all?"
This was all she truly cared about. Anna knew what the official report stated; Elsa had been lost in action. But since Kristoff thought she was alive...
"...we are forbidden to speak of her," answered the elderly man. Anna let out a groan of anger, "But please eat. This food was not easy to come by. He... he is concerned that you believe yourself above the law."
"I'm not," Said Anna, "I just don't believe anyone else was following the rules."
Kai smiled, "We all feel that way, sometimes."
Anna ate quickly, "So... what's his play now that Kristoff is gone?"
"To find Baragor," Seeing her confusion, he explained, "After the failed wedding, Baragor fled, apparently onto a pirate ship. It's quite the scandal."
Anna made a rude noise, "And that's the guy they let run my country. So who's in charge then? Sven?"
Kai swallowed, "Protector of Arrendelle, Admiral Hans Westerguard, Prince of the Southern Isles."
Anna spit her food out, "Are you serious?! They let that ass-ssssembled..." She corrected herself to sound more princess-y, "Poorly assembled man-boy on the throne?!"
"Well, he's not technically on the throne but..." He sighed, "He has a new assistant. That's something, right?"
"Why should I care if he hired some guy to-"
"It's a girl."
"Oh..." Anna paused, "Great, he's probably going to flirt with her endlessly, break her heart, and abandon her."
The two stood in relative silence as Anna finished off her wedding cake. And no, the irony was not lost on her.
"She didn't abandon you," Kai whispered. Anna shrugged.
"I feel abandoned."
She had no idea how much her elder sister was sacrificing for her.