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Chapter Thirty-Three: The Search for Mathias: Part 1

More than a month has passed since Mathias disappeared without a single trace and the wedding date was almost upon them. Some of the castle's inhabitants were miserable once Joseph settled in and was acting like he was already a king. Only few people had their suspicions, but only Elsa knew the truth behind the lie and would do about anything to keep the people she cared about safe and that included Mathias. She knew if she done anything to Joseph then they would kill Mathias but they never counted on her people, her most loyal subjects to speak out against him. It once started as a simple protest but it turned into a rebellion once they suspected treachery from the prince and knew their queen well enough to know she was being threatened to an extent and they wouldn't tolerate any it. A knock was heard at her bedroom door bringing her out of her thoughts and she was hesitant to open it for fearing that it would be Joseph. She slowly approached the door gently placed her trembling hand on the knob till she heard the familiar voice of Kai that she sighed in relief knowing it wasn't the man she expected. She opened the door to see Kai looking at her worriedly as he stood on the other side of the door.

"Your Majesty, are you alright?" He asked concerned for his queen. Elsa was touched by her servant's concern and didn't want him to worry too much and gave him a small smile.

"Yes Kai everything is fine, thank you for the concern." She told him as she was about to shut the door again the servant spoke again.

"My oldest niece wishes to speak with you." He said confusing the young queen as she opened the door more wider to step out into the hall. She looked around to make sure no one else was around then focused her attention back to Kai.

"Who is your niece?" She asked curiously as she quirked an eyebrow at him.

"Abigail your Majesty, she's the one who brought Mathias back home after he got injured." He answered and Elsa was silent for a moment remembering a young woman supporting Mathias who was barely conscious at the time before he collapsed in the courtyard, blood slowly spewing around his body. That was the day she almost feared the worst that could happened in her life. Hearing that she wants to speak with her was surprising since she barely knew the woman.

"Do you know why she wants to speak to me?" She asked him and the elder man silently shook his head causing Elsa to sigh nervously.

"A-Alright send her to my study and make sure Prince Joseph doesn't disturb us." She said and Kai bowed before leaving and she left the other way heading to her study looking behind her to make sure Joseph wasn't following her. The door to her study came to view and she quicken her pace but the door was slightly open and stopped in front of the door. She was about to leave when the door swung wide opened revealing the arrogant Joseph as he smiled smugly at her.

"Ah Queen Elsa, what a surprise for you to see me. Would you like to step in for a few moments there a few things i wanted to discuss with you?" He asked as he to a stepped to the side for her to enter. She stood there silently fear dreaded in her eyes as she stared at the man in horror. When she didn't move he forcefully grabbed her arm and yanked her into the room causing the young woman to yelp in surprise as the door slammed behind them.

Abigail stood nervously in the courtyard awaiting for her uncle to come back to get her if the queen agreed to speak with her. She wanted to know what had caused Mathias to leave the way he did and to also wanted see if the queen knew exactly what Mathias is. The thought of him being some sort of deity was hard to get her head around. Time passed a the sun began to stoop behind the wall signaling that the evening is upon them once her uncle came into view looking around nervously.

"The queen ready to see you in her study." He said as he gestured her to follow him into the castle. She looked around in awe as she walked further into the castle but kept her amazement to herself not wanting to strike any conversations with her uncle. It wasn't long before Kai stopped in front of the door and looked at her with short glance.

"Her Majesty should be inside waiting for you." He said before walking off leaving her alone in the hallway. She stood there for a few minutes wonder if she made the right decision before she heard voices on the other side of the door.

"I want you to behave yourself and no more of your foolish attempts of avoiding me understood you Majesty." The voice sneered with venom and she knew it was probably that prince talking and kept on listening. There was a long silence before she heard the voice of the queen.

"Alright as long as you keep your word that nothing will happen to Mathias." The queen said causing Abigail to silently gasp in both horror and surprise.

"H-How?! Mathias was with me when they made the announcement." She thought and quickly moved once she heard footsteps coming her way and bolted around the corner as the door opened and the prince stepped out with a smug look on his face as he closed the door and walked the other way. She waited till his footsteps were no longer before she cautiously approached the door to the study. Silent sobs were heard on the other side and that made her stop before she opened it. Her fists clenched in silent fury toward the prince for causing the queen such enormous pain and the fact that he was using Mathias as leverage against her almost made the woman lose it and give that prince a piece of her mind. She knew needed to find Mathias and quickly before things got out of hand and with that in mind she began to walk toward the castle gates. Two figures walked in front of the hall and she began to slow her pace once she recognized one of them as Kristoff. His gaze fell upon her and his eyes widened in shock as he stopped walking along with the woman next to him who was carrying a small bundle in her arms.

"A-Abigail?! What are you doing here?" Kristoff asked in surprise once the young woman stopped in front of them. His eyes narrowed in concern when he noticed the dark circles forming underneath her eyes and he guessed that she hadn't had much sleep in a while.

"I-I did come here to see the queen but i believe i've heard enough to know that there's a problem." She answered her voice dry of moisture as she spoke. Kristoff quickly understood but Anna stepped forward while snuggling her son closer in her arms and narrowed her eyes at the young woman suspiciously.

"And what would that be?" Anna asked she too wanted to know what was going on with her sister, she rarely saw and when she does it's alway with that jerk of a prince. She did notice that her older sister seemed to be in more pain ever since Joseph came into the castle and she had her suspicions about him. She asked herself at times if the prince was hurting Elsa everytime she saw her sister wear longer sleeves that covered her arms and shoulders and the scarves that covered her neck. Abigail sighed heavily and looked at the young princess who seemed concerned about the situation.

"Prince joseph is blackmailing the queen to marry him and he's using Mathias as leverage to do it." She said and the couple looked at her in disbelief.

"H-How did they manage to catch him?!" Kristoff asked surprised and the young woman shook her head confusing him even more.

"That's the thing Mathias was with me when the announcement was made and he left a week after with no trace. Joseph never had Mathias in the first place. he was lying to her the entire time." She said and Anna growled in anger but quickly calmed down when Christian began to cry and tried to lull the child back to sleep.

"What can we do?" Kristoff asked Abigail and the brown haired woman shook her head knowingly.

"Nothing for now, but i need to find Mathias and fast before it's too late and i need you to tell me where i can find him." She said and Kristoff shook his head till Anna piped up.

"He might be up on the north mountain, the ice castle is where he might be at, It's the only thing up there that'll remind him of Elsa." She said surprising Abigail for a few moments and then her eyes narrowed in determination.

"Then that's where i'll start, i need to find him, he's the only one that can stop this." She said as she walked past them and continued out the castle giving no room for argument. Once she got past the gate she looked up at the mountain with fierce determination.

"Wherever you are Mathias i will find you and i will bring you home." She thought as she went to her home to gather some supplies for the trip.

Hans stands alone in his tent awaiting confirmation about Joseph's betrayal. He knew he should have never trusted that snake in the first place. While he was thinking of ways to torture the man he heard his men yelling and moving about outside and he got suspicious till an all too familiar roar was heard.

"Damnit again!" He hissed in frustration as he marched out of his tent to witness the massacre before him. During the past month it seemed Mathias had nothing better to do but to hunt him and his men down. His numbers have dropped dramatically since then and he knew he was going to lose more men tonight if he didn't act fast. He looked at the two guards who haven't moved from their post in front of a tent since the attack.

"You two! Grab the our prisoner we still need him to finish the formula." He ordered and they immediately went into the tent to complete their task. He looked in the direction Mathias was at and smiled bitterly.

"Till next time." He said as he and a few other men and their prisoner disappeared into the forest. The sound of men suffering filled the area along with the furious roars that filled the mountain.

It was night fall when Abigail began her search and knew she was getting close when she heard her friend roar in the distance but couldn't tell which direction and she gritted her teeth in aggravation.

"Come on Mathias where are you?" She said quietly but knew she had to quit now and start in the morning remembering the last time she went into the forest. She shuddered as the memory of Mathias breaking the bear's neck as if it was i twig and now she knows how he could do such things and probably guessed he'd done it plenty of times in the past based on the many scars he has on his body. She hopped tomorrow would be better as she started to make camp for the night.

Mathias stood in what was left of Hans' camp, he looked around a few times and hadn't found Hans yet and he quickly became frustrated by his antics. His back was glowing that bright blew still even after the carnage in night, the fire already died out a few hours ago though he didn't really care. His face had already began to growl hair making him appear older. The dark circles under his eyes made it looked like he hadn't slept in days. He saw a couple of crates that were left behind and knew he needed food if he ever wanted to kill Hans and stop him from harming Elsa and the people closest to him. His defeat at the ice castle nerved him but at least he was able to see it with his own eyes before he left to find Hans. The thought of Elsa still plagued him and wondered how she and the others were handling it. Before he knew it, he sat down as the moments he spent with the young monarch, from the first time he met her to the sweetest moments when she cared for him during his recovery. He never knew how much he truly missed her and how much he wanted her back in his life. He knew he was breaking the important rule he and a few others had made a long time ago, to never get attached to a human. But he knew he wasn't the only one that had done it, The great dragon of the west had fallen for a human female and they had trouble finding him. The consequences for such actions were death that was certain but he now he knew why he did what he did. Before long Mathias finally dozed off into a deep slumber, probably the best one he had in awhile.

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