Sorry this took so long i was out for a while and things went down so i was unable to publish for a while. Enjoy and don't forget to review.
Chapter Thirty: Fires Of A Thousand Suns
Elsa sat on the bed and patiently waited for Mathias to return from the cemetery. She knew he wanted to be alone for a while to say his final goodbyes to Alice and heard his cry while she was returning back to the castle. She remembered what Alice told her about all the things she'd been through to the point where she met Mathias while he was on his way here and wondered how she was still nice and respectful. The door slowly opened while she was in thought and Mathias silently stepped in with his clothes all wet from the rain from when he walked back. He was both physically and mentally exhausted from the events prior and wanted nothing but to rest as he slowly approached his side of the room before giving Elsa a smile smile knowing she was completely unaware of his presence. He slowly took of his tie and his black jacket as a chill seeped through him as he was exposed to the cool air making him shudder a little as he unbuttoned the white shirt. Elsa broke out of her thoughts as she heard something land on the floor with a soft thud looked behind her to see Mathias with his back towards her as he let his undershirt slide down his arms and onto the floor to reveal the many scars he had on his back. Her eyes widened when she saw the scratches along his shoulders from the other night's festivities and her face flushed a bit.
"Seems like you got a nice view over there." Mathias' voice startled her from her daze and saw him staring at him tiredly. She felt her cheeks heat up in embarrassment as Mathias laid himself on the bed facing her.
"I'm sorry it's just hard not to admire you." She complemented trying to cheer him up as she leaned over and kissed his cheek. He gave a small smile before wrapping his arms around her waist and pulling her towards him. She laid on her side and cuddled closer to him and rested her head on his chest.
"I'm still going to miss her." He whispered only enough for her to hear as she move her head up to face him and caressed his cheek in her hand.
"We all will miss her." She corrected him before resting her head back on his chest and listened to the rhythm of his steady heartbeat till she fell asleep. Mathias stayed awake a little longer watching Elsa's sleeping form before he too fell asleep. The next morning everyone was quiet, Anna and Kristoff took Christian out and Elsa had her duties to attend to leaving Mathias alone in the castle. He was laying on the bed when Kai entered the room with a slight frown on his face as he looked at Mathias.
"Mopping around won't help you." Kai said and Mathias lifted his head and slightly glared at him.
"And what would you have me do then?" He asked sarcastically as he plopped his head back on the pillow.
"Why don't you take a stroll in town get some fresh air." He suggested causing Mathias to groan as he sat up gave him an annoyed look.
"You know, you're really starting to piss me off." He said as he got off the bed and walked over to his closet. Kai grinned as he stood by the door watching Mathias put on a plain brown shirt.
"Well my niece will be glad to see you up and about since she asked me about you the other day." He said and Mathias turned around and looked at him confused.
"Who's your niece?" Mathias curiously asked as he put on his shoes but still looking at Kai.
"Her name's Abigail." He said and chuckled at Mathias' shocked expression.
"She's your niece!" He exclaimed as he stood up facing him. The old man's smirk grew wider as he moved from the doorway.
"I'm surprised you didn't know about that." He said as Mathias strolled past him into the hallway ending the current conversation. Kai watched his retreating form and shook his head in amusement.
Kai was stunned when his niece said she fallen for Mathias of all people and tried to convince her not to pursue a relationship with him but it was futile. That was months ago and they hadn't spoken to each other much since then except when she heard the news of Alice's death she became worried about him that was when she finally talked to him. He chuckled as he walked out of Mathias' room realizing the man's current situation.
Abigail was tidying up her shop humming to herself as she swept the floor enjoying the afternoon when a shadowed figure stood in the doorway.
"Can i help you?" She asked annoyed thinking it was another customer till she heard his voice and she twirled around and froze seeing Mathias standing at the doorway with a calm smile.
"Oh nothing, just thought i could just look around for a bit." He said joked making Abigail turn red in embarrassment.
"I-I'm sorry, i thought you where another customer." She explained as she set her broom against the wall and smiled at him sheepishly. Mathias quirked an eyebrow at her as he walked in with an amused smirk.
"That many people got on your nerves huh?" He asked as he crossed his arms and looked at the doorway as a couple passed by. Abigail saw what he was looking at and smiled a little when he looked back at her.
"Most of my customers where men today and aren't interested in the products. They're only interested in the fact i own this place." She said and Mathias chuckled making her confused as she slightly glared at him, demanding an explanation
"I believe some of those men are interested in you." He stated and she quickly turned away to hide the faint shade of pink on her cheeks. She remembered what happened a few days ago and looked at him worriedly. Mathias' smile slowly faded when he seen the change of mood.
"I-I heard about what happened, how are you holding up?" She asked causing Mathias to tensed up a bit as he looked down for a brief moment. Silence filled the room making Abigail nervous as she bit her lower lip till Mathias finally spoke relieving the tension.
"I'm alright to say the least, but i really wished it hadn't been her." He said catching Abigail off guard as she wondered who he was talking about. She heard from a few guards about his psychotic outburst and immediately scolded those men after asking about what happened. They didn't say who exactly had died and if it was any of the royal family everyone would've known about it.
"You want to talk about it?" She asked as she walked up to him near the door. He silently nodded and she walked out of her store with Mathias at her heels. He was surprised that she lead him to one of the bars in the outskirts of town as the strong scent of alcohol flooded his nose. He tensed a bit remembering the foul taste of the wine Elsa had ordered at the restaurant. She noticed his discomfort and gave him a reassuring smile and gently grabbed his hand leading him into the building.
"May i ask why you brought me here of all places?" He asked in a low enough for her to hear as he looked around suspiciously. He'd never been here before and the strong scent of alcohol was just enough of an excuse to stay away. Abigail looked around for a spot for privacy and a booth at the far end of the building caught her eye.
"You need this and it'll help you ease your mind a bit." She said as she lead him to the booth and seated at the opposite sides of the table. She looked over to the bartender and ordered to drinks much to Mathias' dismay but he held his tongue. It didn't take long till the bartender came by and placed two tall drinks on the table before leaving them. Mathias looked at her bewildered as she took a long sip of her drink before focusing back on him.
"I didn't know about this side of you." He said amused, holding back the fact he knows that she is Kai's niece. She shyly looked at him with a small smile as she took another sip of her drink.
"I come here often but i don't drink as much as the regular people do on the occasional nights like tonight." She said and noticed that Mathias hadn't touched his drink since he got here and it confused her but pushed it aside.
"So tell me everything from the beginning." She said and listened carefully to everything Mathias said and was shocked that a little girl was the one he was talking about and realized what she meant to him. She long finished her drink when a question came to mind as she reached across the table and gently grabbed his arm.
"Do her parents know?" She asked and Mathias froze for a few moments and then slightly shook his head.
"She never mentioned anything about her parents and the first time i met her wasn't very memorable. " He answered as he picked up his drink and to her surprise chugged half of it and winced slightly as he set it back on the table. Abigail guessed this was his first time drinking from his reaction to the beer. She looked at him contently before nodding her head in understanding as she ordered another drink for herself.
"So you're Kai's niece huh." He said changing the subject because he was becoming uncomfortable with the way things were heading. She gagged on her drink and looked at him wide eyed and he had to hold back his laugh.
"H-He told you?' She asked bewildered once she regained her composure. Mathias grinned evilly, the latest conversation completely forgotten as they chatted through the day enjoying eachother's company.
Back at the castle Elsa was in her study signing trade treaties from the neighboring kingdoms. She was aware that Mathias left for some fresh air knowing that he still needed to catch his bearings she couldn't blame him. A knock startled her from her thoughts as she looked at the door.
"Who is it?" She called out as Kai stepped in the room looking very distraught. Elsa had noticed this and set her papers down and stood up from her seat and looked at the elder man concerned.
"What is it?" She asked him and became worried when Kai's face paled a bit.
"Y-You have visitors your Majesty." He said nervousness in his voice as he began to move slightly. Elsa released a breath she had been holding in and smiled slightly at Kai but it quickly faded away when she seen him look sickenly pale from the light shining from the window.
"You might want to hold off on your work and handle them because they're just…" He stopped as a few tears escaped him as he clenched his fists tightly. Elsa quickly became more worried and walked around her desk and approached him. Kai looked at her and she stopped when she knew there was more to what he was about to say.
"They claim to be Alice's parents but the things they were saying about her were just disturbing, i thought you should be the one to handle this one personally." He said and she froze absorbing the information given to her.
"Her parents are here?" She asked as the anger slowly built up within her as the memories of what Alice told her about them came back to mind like a raging storm. Kai nodded slowly afraid of how she'll react to the news. Slowly she walked past him with determination as she thought of how to handle the situation. It wasn't long when she reached the doors to her throne room and stopped for a few moments and took a deep breath before she opened the door and entered the room. She kept herself in check when she saw Alice's parents and tried her best to not scowl at them. She could tell that Alice resembled more of her mother more than her father. She stopped in front of them and noticed that they didn't even bow as they started to introduce themselves.
"The name's Sullivan and this is my wife Katrina." He said and she caught a strong whiff of alcohol from him but he seemed sober enough to talk normal. He was tall with dark brown hair and tanned skin with blueish green eyes. She guessed he was a farmer based on the way he was dressed and Katrina was shorter with long flowing red hair with green eyes as she glared at her.
"I know who you are, your daughter told me about you and the things you two did to her." She said through gritted teeth causing some of the castle staff in the room to freeze and look their queen stunned by her bold choice of words. Sullivan smirked but still held his glare at the young queen as he leaned forward a bit trying to intimidate her.
"That whore isn't my daughter, whatever she told you must be a lie your majesty." He sneered with venom as the temperature in the room started to drop and the servants took that as a sign to leave as the dropped their duties and piled out of the door leaving the three alone. Elsa clenched her fists tightly as she tried to calm herself as her face was red in anger as the thought of freezing them came to mind but she shrugged it off.
"We'll finish this soon but for now you wait here." She said calmly as she strolled toward the door.
"Why do you care for that thing anyway? She's a nobody who has no place in this world." Katrina called out causing Elsa to stop mid step. Ice formed beneath her feet as she quickly turned around and glared at them.
"You might think she was a nobody but you want to know something, we were the closest family she had since you sold her to those men. She was like a daughter to me thats why i cared for her!" She yelled before storming out of the room to see Jonathan standing not far from the door, bewildered by her outburst.
"Make sure they don't leave." She hissed and he nodded as she walked away to the courtyard and towards the castle gate to wait for Mathias to return.
The room in the bar began to get wild and that's when they decided to leave before Mathias busted one drunken man's jaw for asking the wrong questions about their queen. Mathias was fuming with anger as he escorted Abigail back to her place but the quiet of the streets calmed him a bit as they finally arrived at her doorstep.
"Guess i'll see you later then?" She asked and he nodded in agreement and just before she entered her home he stopped her.
"I'm not very good at these things, so here it goes. Thank you for today, i really needed it." He said with a nervous smile surprising the young woman as she stood there shocked until she smiled at him walking away. Her smile still remained after he disappeared into the night still in high hopes, thinking of what's to come.
Mathias was confused as he walked back to the castle and truly wondered why Alice never mentioned her parents. It started to nerve him a bit the more he pondered on it and he growled in frustration as he approached the gate. He saw Elsa standing at the gate entrance looking at him worriedly before she started to approach with a quicken pace. His frustration quickly dissipated as he looked at her in worry and started to look around for any signs of movement before meeting her halfway. He noticed how tired she was and wondered if she overworked herself today.
"Are you alright." He asked concerned once he stopped in front of her. She was panting slightly while her body shook occasionally and quietly waited for her to collect herself. His whole body tensed when she started to cry and immediately bolted forward wrapped his arms around her as she buried her face in his chest as a few quiet sobs escaped her. He rubbed circles around her back trying to sooth her a bit. They stayed like that for a while till Elsa's sobs finally stopped and they slightly pulled apart till they were looking at eachother in the eyes. He lightly rested his forehead against hers and grumbled softly as he reached his right hand up and gently stroked her cheek with his thumb.
"Tell me what's wrong." He whispered only enough for her to hear. Her worried eyes turned into a glare but he knew it wasn't him that upsetted her.
"We have some visitors." She said and Mathias groaned as he stepped away.
"I thought the ball was till later." He grumbled as he shoved his hands into his pockets. Elsa shook her head and Mathias stopped his complaining once he realized it was something important.
Promise me that you won't do anything reckless if i tell you." She said and Mathias' eyes widened with shock as he stared at her in disbelief.
"What this all about?" He asked her as he took a step towards her but she furrowed her brows in frustration.
Mathias! Promise me, please." She pleaded and he froze in mid step and his body relaxed as he took a step back.
"Alright i promise i won't do anything reckless, just tell me whats going on." He said as he crossed his arms and waited for an explanation.
"Alice's parents are here and i don't want you to lose your temper when you meet them." She said and Mathias stared at her confused.
"Why would i lose my temper with them? He asked and she gasped when she realized that he didn't know about Alice's past.
"Did Alice mention anything to you about her past?" She asked testing the waters causing Mathas to shake his head confirming her suspicions.
"What's her past got to do with her parents? He asked suspiciously as he furrowed his brows. Her breath hitched at her throat as sweat started to form at the back of her neck as she quickly became nervous.
"I'm so sorry Alice, but i have to tell him. He needs to know." She thought as she did a short explanation of Alice's past and Mathias silently took everything in till she was finished.
"That explains a few things when i was on the way here I saw Don and his friend Alex standing over her beaten form." He grumbled angrily as he looked in the direction of the castle. He flared his nostrils and looked at Elsa and she saw that knowing look.
"Don't! Unless it's a do or die situation don't do it." She pleaded as Mathias walked past her toward the castle. She saw him nod at her in understanding but she could still see the fire in his eyes flare to life and saw his spine glowing softly through the brown shirt as it slowly died down. The doorway to the throne room quickly came to view along with Jonathan and a few other guards standing around it. Mathias wasted no time once he was in arm's reach of the handle and he barged right on in scaring the couple in the room. Elsa hurried in after she nodded to the guards to keep anyone out till their business was done. She slowed down next to him as they walked up to the other two each glaring at the other with an occasional growl from Mathias as his body tensed readying for a fight to happen as he glared at Sullivan as his target. The farmer laughed at Mathias and looked at Elsa with an amused smirk on his face.
"Who the hell is this, did you need your bodyguard or something?" He asked as he started to chuckle but quickly got quiet when Mathias gave deadly growl as he stepped forward staring the man down.
"You better watch it if you know what's good for you." Mathias threatened through gritted teeth as he looked between Sullivan and Katrina seeing who will strike first, but to his surprise neither did much to Elsa's relief.
"So tell me, why are you here?" Mathias asked angrily as he took a step back still holding the other man's gaze. Sullivan smile widened and Mathias felt uneasy for some reason as the man took a step forward towards him.
"We're here to thank the person who got rid of her for us. You know made things alot easier for our lives." He said and Elsa suddenly felt sick to her stomach that he would do such a thing. Mathias took a deep breath trying to remain calm as he looked at the two people who were the main cause for Alice's pain and suffering and quickly got fed up with them.
"Oh, you just missed him, he left the other day." Mathias said bluntly confusing the other two as they turned their attention towards him. Elsa looked at up and saw him scowling as he clenched his fists in frustration. She knew he killed Adam and guessed that the couple didn't know it quite yet and remained silent.
"Then where did he go?" Katrina asked impatiently as she crossed her arms waiting for a response. Mathias' smile turned into a sadistic smirk and it scared the other two even Elsa a bit as she took a step back from him.
"I killed him and if you don't leave i'm afraid you'll have to join him." He said as he took a heavy step forward challenging the other two. Elsa saw the fear in their eyes dissipate after a few seconds and couldn't react quickly enough as Katrina drew a blade from one of her sleeves and swiped it at Mathias who narrowly dodged it and grabbed her arm and forcefully slung her in the opposite direction and charged after her shoving her away. She couldn't move her legs as she watched the fight play out before her. Her eyes widen when Sullivan drew his blades out and charged forward and tried to warn Mathias but was too late as a roar of pain erupted in the room. The blades pierced his left shoulder blood running down his back as Mathias swiped his right arm to get Sullivan off him unaware that Katrina got and made a move toward his right arm. Elsa's mind went blank as she saw the same monster from her previous dreams being double teamed by two insect looking creatures and heard its cry of pain it was repeatedly stabbed before falling to it's side, blood pouring out of it's wound with each impact. The scene disappeared and was replaced with Mathias on his side trying to get back up but they force him back down stabbing him with the small blades causing him to roar out in pain. Ice quickly formed in her hand and she quickly threw it at Katrina missed by a few inches catching her attention as she left her husband's side and approached her with the knife. Another roar of pain was heard as Sullivan jabbed the blades into Mathias again causing Elsa to worry but her main focus was on Katrina knowing she was about to fight as well.
"Your turn your Majesty." She hissed as she charged forward before Elsa could do anything a sharp pain enveloped her as she shoved the other woman away and clutched her stomach and felt something warm and lifted one of her hands up to see it covered in blood. She had no time to move as Katrina knocked her down and pinned her to the ground with the blade held high ready to strike before Sullivan slid past her to the other side of the room struggling to get up. She saw the familiar blue light but it seemed to move up and she followed it till she saw Mathias standing there as the light stopped behind his head. He reared back taking a deep breath before unleashing a bright light enveloped Katrina as she screamed in agony moving away from Elsa as Mathias continued his unknown assault. Elsa's eyes readjusted and couldn't believe her eyes as she watched Mathias breath out a blue fire similar to a raging dragon if she ever saw one. The smell of burnt flesh filled the air making her nauseous but stayed strong as she watched as Katrina's painful screams died down to a deadly silence. He finally stopped when Katrina wasn't moving anymore and her body was beyond unrecognizable as smoke rose from the corpse. Mathias huffed in exhaustion before Sullivan appeared behind him and rammed one of his blades into his right thigh making Mathias roar in pain before lounging his head at the man and clamping his powerful jaws around his attacker's shoulder. Sullivan broke out of his jaws but didn't react quickly enough as Mathias swung his head around slamming it into the other man's jaw causing him to stagger back dropping his blades in the process. Elsa took this opportunity and jerked her hand forward freezing Sullivan in place giving Mathias the opportunity to shatter him to pieces. Mathias was breathing heavily as he looked around the room at his handy work before releasing a victorious roar before slowly approaching Elsa with a limp. With a thud he collapsed to his knees as he looked at Elsa's wounds before calling the gurads standing behind the door. Jonathan was in the lead and quickly hurried over to them he approached Mathias first who shook his head vigerously.
"Help her, she's…. losing blood." He said between breaths as he looked at the young queen worriedly. The other guards stared at the burnt corpse in wonder before helping Elsa up and started to move her to her chambers. Mathias sat there and watched wincing slightly when he moved and mumbled to himself.
"Anna is so gonna kill me." He groaned as Jonathan helped him up and chuckled at his statement as he got him situated.
"It could've been worse you know." He told him and Mathias huffed but his eyes seemed distant as he wondered how he got some of his power back. His thoughts were interrupted when his body spasmed in pain as his whole body began to glow a bright blue causing Jonathan and a few other guards to freeze looking at the man in both confusion and awe before a thunderous boom erupted from him and they were all sent flying across the room. A few windows shattered from the blast leaving Mathias on the floor unconscious once the men recovered from the shock of the blast.
Elsa awoke to see her sister staring at her worriedly with Christian in her arms sound asleep and Kristoff leaning against the wall looking at her concerned.
"W-What happened?" She asked groggily as she tried to sit up but Anna stopped her with one of her free arms forcing her back down.
"You were hurt remember?" She asked and the memory of her hand covered in blood and some other things.
"Lucky for you it was just a clean gash but nothing serious." Anna explained as Elsa looked around the room when she realized someone was missing.
"W-Where's Mathias, is he okay?" She asked her younger sister worriedly. Anna gave her a small smile and rested her hand on her shoulder.
"He's fine, just in another room resting. He was more worried about you than he was about himself and he was the one bleeding out." Jonathan said at the doorway interrupting Anna as he slowly walked in with a grim look on his face.
"After some the guards took you out of the room, me and a few others were helping him out till his entire being started to glow and the next thing i knew we were sent flying and he was on the floor unconscious. I'm sorry but the throne room is a mess, most the windows were shattered and the staff is having trouble removing the shattered pieces of the man who attacked you two." He said and everyone in the room was stunned by the news, all except Elsa.
"T-That's not the only crazy thing that happened in there." She confessed catching Jonathan's attention allowing her to continue.
"The woman Katrina was about to kill me when her husband slid past us to the other side of the room and thats when i saw Mathias glowing but it was weird, the light move up his back and the next thing i knew he's breathing a bluish fire." She told him and the other people in the room became silent and Kristoff was the first to speak.
"Jonathan, can you give us a moment please?" He asked and the guard was hesitant at first but still left them alone. Kristoff waited till the door was closed and looked at Elsa and she knew what he was going to say.
"Let me talk to Grand Pabbie, he might know something about this." He suggested and she shook her head lightly but still frowned at him.
"You think Mathias is hiding something?" She asked him while clutching the blanket between her fingers in anger. Kristoff was surprised but held his ground as he narrowed his eyes.
"I don't think, i know he's hiding something. No one could do the things he just did, no offense but he's getting out of control with his anger and now he since has this new ability, he could torch practically anyone he wants!" Kristoff exclaimed throwing his hands in the air to emphasize his point.
"He's half right for once." She heard and everyone turned to see Mathias bandaged up eyeing Kristoff as he winced slightly entering the room. Elsa's heart tightened and despite her sister's plea she sat up and looked at Mathias as he slowly entered the room. Kristoff watched him nervously and stepped back a bit.
"Which part?" He asked him and Mathias looked down for a few seconds and looked back up at him.
"M-My anger. You're right about me being out of control with my anger, but if you knew me back then you'd probably understand my anger towards others." He said as his right leg buckled making him fall to the floor with a thud. Kristoff cautiously approached him and helped him up and lead him to the bed where Elsa watched helplessly as he got Mathias on the edge of the bed. mathias looked at her and she saw the pain in his eyes before he looked away looking at the floor for a while. He murmured his thanks to Kristoff and the room quickly became silent for a while making the two women in the room nervous.
"Anna, can you and Kristoff go. I'd like to talk to your sister alone." He asked not bothering to make eye contact with her. The young mother nodded her head and stood up with her son in her arms and headed out the door with Kristoff close behind. Once the door was shut the remained silent and Elsa didn't know what to do or say. Slowly she reached her arm and trying to comfort him alittle and she froze when he snapped his head in her direction.
"Don't just….don't." He said quietly but still held some venom to it as she slowly redrew her hand. She watched him from where she was sitting and the pain in her stomach was nothing compared to the pain she felt in her heart as the silence seemed to be tearing it apart.
"I can't do this anymore." Mathias said finally breaking the silence as he looked at her and she saw his eyes were now unreadable and she dreaded to hear what he was about to say next.
"Do you regret loving me?" She asked and his breath hitched as he turned around sitting on the bed completely facing her. He seemed hurt by her question but the long pause seemed to answer the question for her as she closed her eyes fighting the tears threatening to fall.
"Elsa, i never regret loving you, it's just….It's just the fact that i could hurt you and i would never forgive myself if i do." He told her before he took a deep breath and awaited her response.
"Then what do you intend to do?" She asked finally letting the tears fall from her eyes as she looked at him. She was surprised when he leaned forward kissed the top of her head lovingly before getting up and off the bed.
"You're not safe with me around and believe me i don't want to do this but i have no choice."
He said as he went to the closet and grabbed another pair of cloths to change into. Her heart sank when she realized what he was implying as more tears began to fall.
"Please don't leave, we can figure something out." She pleaded to him once he was finished getting dressed. He looked at her saddened by her reaction and walked over and knelt down in front of her.
"Elsa i have too, i'm doing this for you so please understand that." He told her as he gently grasped her hands into his and stared into her teary blue eyes. Before he could say anything else she leaned forward crashing her lips to his, kissing him with all the passion she had for the man she loved so dearly. Time seemed to slow down as they took in the last moment they'll ever have together. They slowly broke apart staring eachother in the eyes but the last two words broke Elsa's heart.
"Goodbye Elsa." He said as he slowly got up and walked towards the door. She wanted say something anything to keep him in her life but her voice was lost as soon as the door opened and he walked past Kai without a second glance. Her vision became blurry as she began to cry causing it to snow in the room knowing she'll be alone again. She could hear Mathias cry out his pain and knew he felt the same but still couldn't help but feel the emptiness that now plagues her heart.
Hans watched as Mathias left the castle and smirked with satisfaction as he stared at the castle in hunger as he finally realized how close he was to get what he desired the most, to make the royal sisters suffer. Now finally able to put his plans to action he went back up the mountain to set it in motion.
Abigail was up bright and early sitting on her doorstep when she spotted Mathias limping a bit as he walked. She wondered what happened till he got closer is when she realized he had a couple of bandages on him. His eyes were blank showing no sign of emotion as if he was in deep thought. She got up and quickly approached him, concerned for her friend and stopped in front of him.
"Mathias, what happened to you?" She asked snapping him out of his daze as he gazed down at her and she could see how emotionally broken he was despite the visible wounds that were visible. His right leg spasmed and buckled causing Mathias to growl in pain as he fell to his knees and Abigail was immediately at his side keeping him balanced as she lead him into her home. He remained silent as she sat him in one of her guest rooms, she reached for one of the blood covered bandages but he grabbed her hand and shook his head.
"You are aware of my blood so just tell me what i need to do." He said surprising Abigail as she nodded in understanding before leaving to grab some bandages for him. When she came back he was already removing the bloodied bandages and looked around the room.
"Is there a place for me to burn this?" He asked and she gestured him to follow despite his injured leg to a fireplace in the living room. It was well lit as he slowly approached it and tossed the bandages in the fire and watched them smolder into nothing but ash with in the flames. She went over to aid him being careful not to touch his wounds and set him on the couch.
"Now you wait here and rest, I'll get the bandages for you." She said her calm voice firm as she left him there to watch the dancing flames. He grumbled softly as a single tear rolled down on his face.
"I'm sorry Elsa but this is for the best. I still love you, you were the only person i ever connected to. I never wanted to hurt you and that is the reason why i had to leave. One day…. One day i hope you'll understand why i did this." He thought as he silently cried alone in the dark room. Abigail returned but stood back and silently watched him in empathy. They never noticed the snow that began to fall outside.