"Okay, show me," Elsa said to the water. Suddenly, images from the past began playing in the ripples.

"I'm so sorry! Are you hurt? Prince Hans of the Southern Isles", Elsa winced at the memory. It was like Hans had said, even though they took him in when he betrayed his kingdom, his crimes against the royal family were not forgotten.

"I love you. I need to tell you about my past. Where I'm from," the memory of Iduna said.

"I'm listening"

"Iduna!"

"Whatcha reading, your majesty?"

"Just some outdated author"

"King Runeard, I'm sorry, I don't understand", the image of a man, whom Elsa recognized as Mattias, said.

"We're bringing Arendelle's full guard. That's an order!" Runeard snapped.

"But the Northuldra have given us no reason not to trust them," Mattias argued.

"The Northuldra follow magic! Which means WE can't trust THEM! Magic makes people feel too powerful. Too entitled, it makes them think they can defy the will of a king!" he snarled. Elsa, realizing the Northuldra were innocent all along, collapsed into the water, shaking.

"That's not what magic does. That's just your fear!" Elsa snarled. The image then continued, as if responding to Elsa's proclamation.

"Fear is what can't be trusted! You see, the dam will weaken their lands so they will have to turn to me! They will come in celebrations and," Elsa had enough. She hit the image and it rippled away.

The story went exactly like this: Agnarr accompanied his father and guards to the Enchanted Forest, but splits from the group to explore and meets Iduna. Meanwhile, while their friendship forms, Runeard pitches the idea of the dam to the Northuldra leader, who promises to consider the proposal. The proposal eventually clears and construction begins on the dam. A few days pass and the leader eventually raises his concerns about it to the king.

"The dam isn't strengthening our waters, it's cutting off the forest!"

"Not here, let's discuss this at noon over tea and we can find a solution", the king said.

Elsa shook at what she had just witnessed. Anna approached her. "Elsa?" she began.

"Anna, don't. Please, I don't want to hurt you," she begged. Anna looked and saw it was snowing, due to Elsa's high emotional state. She stepped back. When Elsa calmed down, Anna approached her again.

"Oh, Elsa," she said as she cradled her sister. The image manifested in another statue, showing Runeard stabbing the Leader, who was unarmed, in the back. The Northuldra were innocent and it was Arendelle who was the guilty party. Unbeknownst to the sisters, due to Elsa touching the water, the image had moved forward, showing how the fighting actually started: Runeard stepped out of the tent, claiming he was attacked by the leader, all but admitting what he had done, but what he was doing was goading the Northuldra into attacking him and sure enough, that's exactly what happened. Anna covered her mouth in shock at all the fighting that had occured. "I can't watch anymore," she said, so Elsa held out her hand to stop the image. Anna turned to Elsa. "So, it was the dam that was causing everything?" Elsa didn't answer. She was still too shocked at the revelation that their grandfather, who had been built up to her and Anna as a great king who was kind and generous, was actually a sociopathic backstabber and murderer. Either way, they had their answer: The dam was part of a sham peace agreement and needed to be destroyed in order to fully free the Northuldra from the curse. They remembered what Yelena had said, it didn't matter if they tamed the other spirits and removed the mist, they would still be trapped. Destroying the dam was the only way to get both options. Only problem was Elsa was in no condition to do anything at this point, so Anna knew she had to do this next part on her own. "Come on, Bruni!" she called. Bruni scampered over and let himself be placed on Anna's shoulder. Anna cast her hand out to generate a boat, which she placed Elsa on. Anna then removed her boots and waded into the water. "Before we do this, show me. Why do we have our powers?" she asked it. The water compiled by showing what truly happened: When their father was in no condition to save himself, their mother had saved him instead. This act touched the spirits, who blessed Elsa with her powers. The Fire Spirit also remembered the boy's kindness towards him, so he blessed Anna with her own powers. Anna put her boots back on and climbed into the boat herself. "Take us to the dam", she said and the boat took off. Arriving at the dam, Bruni quivered in fear. "Shhhhhhhhhh. This will all be over soon," Anna soothed, stroking his fur, which calmed him. "Giants territory," she said, smacking the boat and again, the boat took off, only stopping when it came to the Giants' resting area. "Hey! WAKE UP!" she shouted. That did the trick and the giants roused themselves. They stared Anna down. She steeled herself. "I need you to destroy the dam," she said.

AN: R&R!