It was a bright, warm day, the snow of the blizzard had nearly melted away when the Northuldra were brought to Arendelle- their valor and bravery in the protection of the queen and her family awarded them Medals of High Honor. The Northuldra were up on a platform, with the Lord and Queen of Arendelle presenting them with their medals
But in the hours before….
"So this is where you grew up…" Honeymarren looked surreal, standing in the doorway of Elsa's room. Elsa was on bed-rest, by order of the royal physician and The Queen. The burns she suffered from Hans' attack would heal, but it was the fatigue of maintaining an icy fortress that had drained her of her powers, at least for now. "Yeah. I guess I've never really thought about it like that." Elsa was laid out on her bed, covered only by a thin blanket while she recovered from her fever.
She followed Honeymaren around the room with her eyes, while Honey touched everything lightly with her fingertips. She moved like a shadow around the room, her footsteps almost silent on the carpet. She stopped in front of the window and looked out over the courtyard and onto the fjord.
"This is a beautiful view-"
"Thank you for saving me." Elsa said quickly, her voice was quiet and hoarse.
"What?" Honey turned to look at her. "I didn't save…" "You did. You stopped Hans from attacking me." Honeymaren shook her head, her dark hair falling in front of her eyes. "I didn't. I tried to, but...but he still took you. Elsa we were all so worried...I was so worried." Honey moved from the window to sit on the edge of Elsa's bed, her face so close to her own. "I tried to follow you, to find you, but I couldn't...I'm sorry."
Honey was ashamed by the fact that tears had started to fall. "Honey- listen to me." Elsa sat up, wincing slightly, and brought her hand to Honey's cheek. Honeymaren rested her face in her hand. "Honeymaren- if you hadn't attacked Hans when you did, he would have killed me, right then and there. Because you gave me time, Anna and Kristoff had time to find me. You are the reason I'm here right now. You saved me and I will never forget that." Elsa leaned forward and lightly kissed Honeymaren's forehead.
And that was the moment that Honeymaren was thinking of when Anna draped the Medal of Valor around her neck, and it was the same one Elsa thought of, staring up at the girl who had defended her, standing against a bright blue sky.
The End.