It had been one week since Kristoff and Anna had celebrated their second wedding anniversary. On that same day, Elsa had been called into a meeting with her council because they were concerned about how the princes of the Southern Isles had kept trying to contact her in order to settle things with Hans, even though it had been three years ago.

Elsa's only major cause for concern in taking further action was her family. She loved Anna and Joseff so much, and through her years of being apart from Anna showed that she would do anything to ensure Anna's safety. Now that Joseff was here, Elsa did not want to be apart from him as the only way to keep him safe. She wanted to make sure that no powerful figures, such as Hans or the Duke of Weselton, would come around and harm Joseff or anyone else in her family.

Elsa had only sent a few letters back to the Southern Isles or tried to ignore them completely after each of Hans's brothers tried to get back to her in apologizing or settling what he had done. But now Elsa decided to take matters into her own hands: in order to try and settle this once and for all, she decided to travel to the Southern Isles and meet with the oldest brother, who was now the king, and the eleven others.

By this time now, Elsa had not yet told Anna or Kristoff about her decision. In fact, even after her council meeting, she had been in debate about going at all. But she kept telling herself to do it for the benefit of her family, so that's what made Elsa stick to the decision to go.

Right now, Elsa was walking down the halls to Joseff's room, where her nephew was being played with his parents. She decided now was as any good as any time to tell them, especially because she had made plans to depart for the Southern Isles within the next week, and of course, she had to tell them before she left entirely.

As soon as she was right outside the door, Elsa knocked. "Come in, Elsa!" Anna called from inside.

So Elsa opened the door and walked into the room, where she saw Joseff sitting between Anna's legs while Kristoff playfully rolled a ball over to them, and Anna tried to help Joseff roll it back.

"Joseff?" Anna motioned to her son. "Look who came to see you!"

Joseff looked over and gave a big baby smile when he saw his Aunt Elsa, who smiled back. "Want to take him, Elsa?"

"Of course!" So Anna gently handed him to Elsa, who gently took him in her arms. Being not too far from her face, Joseff reached up to Elsa and gently pinched her nose between his fingers several times. But he was only being playful, so Elsa laughed it off, and so did Kristoff and Anna.

"Careful, Joseff," Kristoff said as he reached for Joseff's hand. "You don't want to accidentally hurt Aunt Elsa, do you?"

"Oh, I don't think he'll hurt me, Kristoff," Elsa replied. She gently cuddled Joseff's head on her shoulder as she gave him a hug. Holding him securely in her arms reminded her why she came into the room in the first place. After she brought Joseff back in front of her, Elsa said. "Anna, there is something I need to tell you and Kristoff."

"What is it, Elsa?" Kristoff asked, putting his arm around Anna's shoulder.

Elsa inhaled and exhaled nervously. "Well, last week, I had a meeting with the council. Since Hans tried to take over Arendelle three years ago, all twelve of his brothers had tried to contact me to apologize or to discuss what to do about what he had done. I replied to some letters while ignoring others. But the council is concerned about what their kingdom might do to Arendelle if we don't try to settle the matter once and for all. So after some careful thinking," she took a deep breath before finishing, "I've decided to travel to the Southern Isles to meet with the king and the other princes."

Anna was shocked, but before she could object, Kristoff asked, "Are you sure you want to do that, Elsa?"

"Yes," Elsa answered firmly. "I hope that Hans's brothers are not like him, but for the safety of Arendelle and for all three of you, I have to do this. I can't fathom the idea of all of you being in possible danger if no action is taken…especially Joseff." She looked at her nephew, who was still sitting in her lap with his fingers in his mouth. "That's largely why I decided to this…for him, and both of you."

Kristoff and Anna both smiled warmly before embraced Elsa. "We'll support whatever you want to do, Elsa," Kristoff stated.

"Do you want one of us to come with you?" Anna asked.

"I would love nothing more than your company, Anna, but I should do this alone. I don't know what will happen while I am away, and I want all of you to be here, together. Plus, I know you two don't know how to run a kingdom, but I need someone to be here for Arendelle. I'll make sure Kai, Gerda, and the other servants will be available to help you while I am away."

"How long will you be gone?" Kristoff asked.

"That I don't know just yet. It will take more than two weeks to get to and from the Southern Isles by ship, since it's down in Denmark. I really hope that it won't take long to settle this problem once I am there. Maybe a week or two, so probably…about four to six weeks?" Elsa trailed off as she answered uncertainly.

"Elsa, what if…you're lost at sea and you drown, like Mama and Papa did?"

"I had a feeling you were going to say that, Anna." Elsa took Anna's hands in her own as she continued, "But remember how my powers can help me. I will come back; this I promise."

"What about Joseff's first birthday?"

"Rest assured, Anna, even if I am coming from the ends of the earth, I will be back in time for Joseff's birthday. I wouldn't miss it for the world."

The following week, everything was all set. The ship bound for the Southern Isles was all ready and Elsa's luggage was all packed for her trip.

As the few soldiers and staff members who were accompanying Elsa walked aboard the ship, while Elsa was still on the dock, bidding her family one final goodbye.

Anna, who was holding Joseff in her arms, said somewhat sadly, "Do you have to go, Elsa?"

Elsa almost gasped. Those were the very last words she ever said to her parents before they left on the voyage, and never returned. That must have been the look I was wearing when I asked them that, she thought while she looked at Anna's face. She put on a brave smile before she answered, "I will be back, Anna. I promise." Then she turned to Kristoff. "Take good care of her while I am gone, Kristoff."

"I will. I promise, Elsa."

After Anna and Kristoff gave Elsa one last hug, Elsa leaned down to look at Joseff. "Now you be a good little boy for your mama and papa, Joseff. Help them take care of our kingdom." She tenderly tapped his nose, which made him giggle. "I'll miss you, sweetie." As she leaned down further, he reached for her face, and she kissed his hand, then she kissed his forehead. She let him grasp her finger with his hand before she pulled away and walked towards the ship.

A few minutes later, the ship was untied from the dock and began to move out. Elsa was standing in a spot on the ship's deck in order to be able to see her family. Once the ship began to move, she waved to Kristoff, Anna, and Joseff (giving Joseff little cute waves) until they were finally out of sight.

The little family did the same until they could no longer see Elsa or the ship. Soon after it had disappeared, Anna placed Joseff up against her shoulder so he was turned away, and Kristoff put his arm around Anna's shoulder as the couple walked back to their castle home.