The past has a way of returning
Chapter 7: Breaking point
Anna was hanging from the cell's roof for days, she had lost counting. She was at her worse now, the last time she ate or drank water was before she and her family enter the enchanted forest but those weren't the only problems Anna had. She was slowly beginning to lose it. The young princess was trying so hard to fight back, to keep her pride and of course not bow. But what faith did she have? She knew that her sister and home were gone, Kristoff would probably move on sooner or later. So what reason did she have to fight, everything she cared about is gone…
The King of the Northern Isles returned with his men, every day they would come back and every day the beatings would get worse, sometimes they would just punch and kick her till she pleads or would use a wimp to do the job. One of those days the King himself used a candle to burn Anna's sides in order to break her. The young princess didn't know how much she could take. She had lost too much weight now, her bones were visible her soft skin was now covered with wounds fresh and old. Many of her bones, not just her left leg were broken now and they weren't treated. Her dress was now a mess she was mostly naked with wounds everywhere.
Anna was almost unrecognizable. The only thing that remained the same was the color of her hair and her teal blue eyes.
"So much for a princess now huh?" One of the guards mocked her. Anna didn't even have the strength to answer back.
"But I must confess to you, I am impressed, you've lasted longer than many other slaves and still haven't broken" The guard confessed as he opened the cell's door.
"I guess, you are too close to breaking now… And my king has ordered me to be the one who does it your highness" He said the last word with irony, none of the guards or the King inside the castle believed that she was truly the princess of Arendelle no matter how many times Anna roared it to them.
"I won't need to punch or hit you to break you, I have other methods," The guard told her with a smile on his face, Anna just stared at him, she had no strength to react anymore, she was truly close to breaking.
"If you truly are the princess of Arendelle, don't you think your sister who happens to be the Queen would have made the world upside down by now just to find you? Everyone knows the relationship between the Queen and the princess of Arendelle and I have to say to you, no one has been looking for you and it's been two weeks since you are here. Not only that, the Queen herself announced that princess Anna of Arendelle passed away a few weeks ago." Anna's eyes lit up at her mention of her sister, did he just say that Elsa was the one to announce her 'death'? But she is dead…
"They even had a funeral for her, the news was devastating, some say that the Queen isolated herself all over again" Those words were getting through Anna's head like sharp knives, Elsa was alive? She was mourning for her all over again? She was breaking her promise and she would isolate herself…
"NO" Anna yelled, making the guard laugh at her.
"Wow, that's some reaction, and to think for a second I thought you were mute." He mocked again.
Anna found some strength and struggled to break from her chains, she tried to kick the guard but her pain was too much.
"I wouldn't try escaping dear… you are at my mercy now."
"As you can see, even if you are the princess, no one really cares! No one will come for you, you are a worthless and useless little girl, the spare, that's what you are and you've always been and will continue to be…"
"GET AWAY FROM ME!" Anna screamed, tears streaming from her eyes, the guard was inches away from Anna's face. The girl was too terrified and weak to fight back.
"You're all alone… You don't deserve the love of anyone or anything, no one will want you and no one will save you, you are at our mercy!" Those words, those the words that finally made Anna break. He struck her were no one else had, her heart… The worst part was that everything he said was true… No one was coming to her rescue she was truly alone…
Anna's sobs made the guard laugh. He knew it was working, he was actually breaking her.
"Not even your parents loved you, they just wanted you alive because you were the spare to the throne they must be ashamed of you now"
"SHUT UP!" Anna screamed, she couldn't hear him any longer
"Oooh, those aren't manners for a princess are they?" He teased
"Oh one more thing, even if your sister finds you, she won't want to do anything with a useless weak slave like you. Why would she want to ruin her Queen's image with having a weak slave as her sister huh? You're better off dead! Admit it, no one wants you and no one will ever will not even your so-called boyfriend he will dumb you if he sees you like this" And that was what it got her, Anna was trembling, this guard had confirmed her worst fears. She knew nobody would come, even if Elsa was alive, everyone believed her for dead and even if her sister or Kristoff ever found her, they would surely leave her to die alone on her misery.
"So, I am going to ask you a question 'your highness' who do you belong to?" The guard demanded, Anna remained silent for a few seconds
"y-you" She muttered quietly.
"Louder …"
"You" She sobbed, the guard smiled, he finally broke her she was now ready…
"Good girl," He said as he stroked her face, Anna flinch a little even his stroke was hurting her. With no other warning, he forced her close to his body and gave her a long-lasting kiss. Anna didn't even fight this time. Once he broke the kiss, he left the cell leaving the poor princess hanging from the roof crying and sobbing for her miserable state.
The guard satisfied searched for his King to inform him about his success. He found him in the throne room.
"Did you do it?" The King of the Northern Isles asked the guard who was bowing to him with respect.
"Yes, she is ready"
"Excellent! Put her on sale, I am sure she will satisfy one of our lords" Both King and guard laughed with their success, little did they know that they had just messed with the wrong girl…
Well… This was a wrecking chapter for me to write, I know you hoped that Elsa would get to Anna before they break her but don't worry, big sis is on her way, and she won't be happy. The next chapter will have more action than this one, remember about the deaths I mentioned in the description? Yeah… Anyways I hoped you liked this chapter. BTW in case you would want to talk with me I am in a discord server named: Arendelle's Kingdom, it's a server based on the frozen fandom, it includes other movies Disney or non-Disney such as tangled-the-series. If you want to check it out here's the link: /DHFFPJk I hope I see you there ;)