Out on the bridge, Kristian and Elsa are star gazing. Both of them are leaning on the stone side rails of the bridge, when Elsa speaks up. "I always like this spot for looking at the stars," says Elsa. "When the water is calm, you can even see the stars reflecting in the surface of the water."
"I can see why you like this spot," adds Kristian. "It's not far from your home and yet it's safe. The reflecting water also gives you a unique perspective of the stars."
"Yes, when Anna and I were kids, our parents would take us out her sometimes and would tell us the stories that the stars were telling," says Elsa. Elsa then points to one of the stars in the sky. "That blue star over there, my parents said that was my star; and that red one close to it was my sister's. My parents said that as long as those two stars shone, my sister and I would never be separated."
"That is a nice sentiment," says Kristian. Then Kristian drops his head. Elsa notices this, and she turns to look at Kristian. She has not known him long, but Elsa has learned to recognize this look of regret. "It's unfortunate that such sentiment is nothing but false promises," continues Kristian.
Kristian has had a difficult upbringing. First Kristian lost his father and sister when he had to leave his home. For a few years after that, Kristian had to move from place to place because of his magic powers. Finally, Kristian lost his mother and lived alone with Goran. Goran was not a caring individual, but Kristian felt that it was thanks to Goran that he managed to survive to adulthood. Listening to Elsa speak about her sister has made Kristian think about his own family. Kristian's mother had made similar promises to him; but in the end, even she could not keep those promises.
Kristian was looking down at his hands, and his hands were on the stone rail. Kristian's sadness for his life and the resentment of Elsa's life has caused him to lose control of his magic powers. Kristian notices a small flame develop under his palms as they rest on the stone rail. Elsa did not noticed theses flames because she was looking at Kristian's face. Kristian smothers one of the flames by clenching his fist, but before he can do this with the other hand Elsa surprises him. Elsa reaches down and grasps this hand with her own. Kristian is shocked by this because he thinks now Elsa will discover his magic powers. Kristian looks up at Elsa; but before he can react, Kristian feels a soothing sensation on his hand. Kristian then looks back down at his hand that Elsa is holding. The flame had actually gone out on that hand. Just like what happened earlier that morning, when Elsa grabbed the hot tea kettle, her magic has cooled the flame on Kristian's hand and put it out without Elsa even knowing about it.
"What little I know about your life, I do know you had a tough life," says Elsa trying to comfort Kristian. "It is also true that there is no guarantee that I will always have my sister with me. Yet in some ways, she will always be with me in my heart. It is a very comforting thought to have, especially in times when you have nothing else to hold on to."
Kristian looks up at Elsa and notices the sympathetic look on her face. However with a tone of hostility, Kristian asks, "Why are you doing this?"
Elsa is taken aback by his tone. She pulls her hand away from Kristian's and takes a slight step back. With confusion Elsa replies, "I was just trying to ease your mind. You appeared to be upset about something."
"I understand that much," replies a stern Kristian. His tone has eased but it still is not a friendly one. "What I don't get is why are you spending all this time with me?"
Elsa stands there, just looking at Kristian's stern face. Finally she says, "This night came about because of my sister. Anna knew that I was feeling sad about seeing her and Kristoff together when I had no one."
"I was supposed to be a date for you?" asks Kristian in an unfriendly tone. "Why in the world did Anna choose me?"
Elsa replies, "It was because of what happened last night in the palace. Anna and I caught you in the palace with Olaf. Normally, I wouldn't have thought too much of our first meeting. However, when you pushed past the two of us you startled me."
"I startled you?" questions Kristian.
"When you pushed pass me, you placed your hand on my bare arm without a second thought," replies Elsa. "Only Anna would have done something like that and I told her what you had done. Anna put it on herself to make tonight happen. I didn't object to the idea because, since my magic powers have come out, I haven't seen anyone show any interest in me."
"Neither of you know me at all!" responds Kristian with a tone of anger. Kristian's tone is a hostile one. Because at this moment, Kristian is trying to create distance between Elsa and himself. "You were foolish to take a stranger into your home."
"That was what this night was supposed to be about," counters Elsa. She doesn't know why Kristian has decided to become agitated with her. "We were going to find out what kind of person you are. For most of the night, I thought it had gone well."
"Elsa, I have been trying to make it clear to you that I was not going to be hanging around Arendelle!" says Kristian with determination. "And it is almost certain that I will never be returning here after I leave! So you are wasting your time with me!"
Elsa begins to tear up and places her hand on the stone rail of the bridge. As she touches the bridge, ice forms on the rail and it moves down onto the water causing a section of it to freeze. Elsa is shocked by what she had just done, and Elsa runs past Kristian towards the palace with tears running down her face.
Anna has just reached the bridge as Elsa comes running towards the palace. "Elsa what's wrong?" she asks as Elsa approaches.
Elsa does not respond but keeps running towards the palace. Anna can see that Elsa is crying and there is a trail of snow being left behind her as she runs. Anna turns back towards Kristian who has begun to walk towards the village. Anna calls out to him. "What did you do to upset my sister?" Kristian stops and turns towards Anna, while Anna walks towards Kristian with determination on her face.
"I set her straight on what see can expect from me," says Kristian coldly. "This whole dinner date was a bad idea. I'm not what either one of you wants or expects."
"What our expectations are don't matter!" replies Anna in a huff. "There is such a thing as manners and being polite! You have just shown neither to Elsa and your presence here is no longer welcomed!"
"I was planning on leaving," replies Kristian. "And I wasn't planning on coming back." Kristian turns, to walk away, but Anna grabs his arm to stop him.
"I'm not done with you yet," says Anna sternly.
Meanwhile, Elsa has entered the palace and she passes Kristoff and Olaf on the stairs. "Hey Elsa!" calls out Olaf. "Are you OK?"
Elsa does not respond and she continues to head to her room. Moments later, Kristoff and Olaf hear Elsa's door slam. Once in her room, Elsa quickly moves to her bed; and she falls on her bed and cries. With tears falling on her pillow, the room begins to show snow and ice everywhere.
"I think Elsa is upset," says Olaf.
"That is an understatement, Olaf," replies Kristoff. "She is definitely upset. The question is what was it that made her like this?"
"Why don't we just go and ask her?" says Olaf as he heads up the stairs.
"Olaf wait!" calls out Kristoff. "You just can't walk in and ask someone to share their problems."
"Why not?" asks Olaf. "I walk in on people all the time. They always light up when I show up."
"Well ya, but you're a snowman," replies Kristoff. "You cheer everyone up with just your presences."
"That's more reason for me to go to Elsa," says Olaf. "You, however, should catch up with Anna. Knowing her, she is probably confronting the problem that has upset Elsa."
Kristoff looks down the stairs and replies to Olaf, "You're right. Anna is probably getting herself into trouble right now." He then turns back towards Olaf and continues. "Alright then, you go take care of Elsa while I go handle Anna." With that Kristoff heads down the stairs.
"Good luck!" calls out Olaf to Kristoff. "You're going to need it with Anna!"
Outside on the bridge, Anna is giving Kristian a verbal lashing. "Elsa and I have gone through a lot of trouble to arrange this dinner. Even if things were not what you would have liked, it would have been good to show some appreciation for the effort."
"Appreciation," coldly replies Kristian. "You and your sister were trying to coral me into a relationship with Elsa. That I cannot accept. The attempt had to be ended before it went any further. I did Elsa a favor by ending it now."
Kristian begins to walk away from Anna, but Anna moves in front of him and blocks his path. "You think making my sister cry is doing her a favor!" snipes back Anna. "You have no respect for how Elsa feels! She has had to live nearly all her life being alone! We were trying to open up a new area for her to explore in social settings, and you have gone and smashed her hopes! Because of you, she will most likely go back into her isolation!"
Kristian feels sorry for Elsa, but he also believes that what he has done is for the best of both of them. He cannot afford to like Elsa if he is going to participate in her demise, and Elsa needs to hate him for her own sake.
"Elsa has done well enough for herself before I showed up," says Kristian. "And you're not giving your sister enough credit. One bad night will not cause her permanent harm. Elsa will recover soon enough and then you both can snare the next poor guy who walks into the palace."
Kristian moves around Anna to try and continue down the bridge, but once again Anna grabs his arm and stops him. This move angers Kristian. Kristian just wants to get away from the palace and Anna is not letting him. Kristian's anger causes his free hand to flame up. Kristian quickly notices the flame and smothers it against his leg. However Anna doesn't notice this because she is looking at Kristian's face.
"You think we are doing this as some kind of game!" angrily says Anna. "Elsa deserves to have everything that any other woman wants to have, and I am not going to let you or any other arrogant male prevent her from trying to obtain that!"
Just then Kristoff comes onto the bridge. He calls out to Anna. "Anna, will you hold up for a minute!"
Anna and Kristian turn their heads to look at Kristoff as he runs towards them. As Kristoff nears, Kristian jerks his arm free of Anna's grasp and proceeds to walk down the bridge. Anna was about to go after him when Kristoff grabs a hold of her shoulder.
"Hold it Anna," says Kristoff. "Just let him go."
Anna turns towards Kristoff and says, "But he needs to be taught a lesson about hurting Elsa!"
"I'm sure you have already given him a lot to think about," replies Kristoff. "Besides, what do you expect him to do, after you're done lecturing him?"
"I - don't know," replies Anna. "I just want Elsa to be happy again and he has upset her."
"Chastising Kristian will not make Elsa happy," replies Kristoff. "What she really needs is someone to comfort her. Right now Olaf is trying to accomplish that."
Anna looks back at the palace and the area where Elsa's room is. She can see the light on in Elsa's room, but she cannot see any movement in the room. Anna then looks back at Kristoff.
"I'm sorry that the dinner had to end like this," apologizes Anna. "It had not gone the way that I wanted it to."
"The dinner was fine," replies Kristoff. "You just had your expectations too high. Next time, try to let it be a fun event. After all, enjoyment is the most important thing to have at a gathering of friends."
Anna smiles and replies, "Yes, I did get carried away tonight didn't I." Anna grabs a hold of Kristoff's hands and then they kiss each other. "I'll see you tomorrow," says Anna as she lets go of Kristoff and moves towards the palace. "Elsa needs me right now."
As all this was happening outside, Olaf reaches Elsa's bedroom door and knocks. He then pushes into the room before Elsa responds to the knock. Elsa hardly notices the knock on her door, and she wasn't willing to respond to it anyway.
"Hey Elsa," says Olaf. "Is it alright that I come?" Olaf was already in, and he is standing in the middle of the room. He is looking at Elsa who has been crying on her bed.
Elsa lifts her head and looks at Olaf. His silly smile and fun demeanor makes it difficult to be upset with Olaf for long. "I'm not in the mood for company right now, Olaf," says Elsa as she wipes some of the tears off of her face.
"Then it is a good thing that I am not company then," says Olaf as he walks over to the bed. "What you need right now is a friend, and that is what I am."
"Yes, but I don't want to talk to anyone right now," replies Elsa as she drops her head back down on the bed.
"Did Kristian say or do something that upsets you?" asks Olaf. Elsa does not respond to Olaf's question. So Olaf turns away from the bed and looks at the rest of the room. Olaf likes all the snow and ice that is displayed in the room. "I certainly like what you have done with your room," says Olaf. "It's pretty the way the room sparkles with all the crystals in the air."
Elsa turns her head and looks at the room. Then she sits up in the middle of the bed. "I never thought of it being beautiful," says Elsa sadly. "To me it is just a terrible reminder of my powers and how I still have difficulty controlling them."
"I wouldn't call them terrible Elsa," replies Olaf. "Everyone in Arendelle loves what you have done with them. The kids like to play in the snow. People can ice skate in the middle of the summer, and you can cool even the hottest days. Not to mention that fact that you made me. Without you I would not even exist."
A slight smile comes to Elsa's face as she listens to Olaf's cheerful voice. Then in a sad tone she says, "Yet, I get shunned by people. I never get personal contact with anyone."
"Now that is a false hood," says Olaf. "What about your sister Anna? Don't forget about Kristoff too. He hangs around with you. Plus you are forgetting about all the palace staff that interacts with you on a daily basis. What about all the people that say hello to you every day in the village of Arendelle? Elsa, you have more contact with people in one day than some people have in the entire year."
Elsa smiles weakly again. Then she says, "But I don't get the kind of interaction that I want. I thought that Kristian might be able to provide that, but even he shunned me."
"Oh, Kristian is just worried that you will hate him," counters Olaf.
"Hate him?" questions Elsa. She has been enjoying most of her time with Kristian. "Why would I even consider hating him?" asks Elsa.
"He thinks that if you find out about his secrets that you will go all snowy blizzard on him," replies Olaf.
Elsa swings her legs off the bed and sits on the edge of it. She is perplexed by what Olaf has said. "What secret could be so bad that would make me harm another individual?" says Elsa as she is talking to herself.
Sorry Elsa, I am not allowed to tell you that," replies Olaf in a cheerful way.
"Not allowed?" questions Elsa as she turns to look at Olaf. "Olaf, do you know Kristian's secrets?"
"I have no idea if I know them all," replies Olaf. "But I do know a few of them. Kristian thinks that his secrets make you and him unsuitable for each other."
"Olaf, will you tell me the secrets that you know about Kristian?" asks Elsa.
"Sorry, but I promised Kristian that I would not tell anyone about his secrets," replies Olaf. "I told Kristian that he should tell you. I even said that you would understand, but somehow he got the idea that you would not like who he is."
"Goran," quietly says Elsa to herself.
"Who is Goran?" asks Olaf.
"Goran is a mountain man that raised Kristian," replies Elsa. "According to Kristian, he is a very antisocial individual. If that is the case, it wouldn't be difficult to see Kristian picking up some of Goran's negative attitudes."
"Wow, you know things about Kristian that I don't," says Olaf cheerfully. "All I can tell you is that Kristian is a pretty good guy. His thinking is a little messed up, and Kristian is insecure around others. Yet, despite all the prodding and pushing that we have done to him, Kristian hasn't shown any aggression and has accepted our behavior with no reservations."
"Our behavior?" questions Elsa. "You think we were expecting too much from Kristian and have been pushing him further than he wanted to go?"
"All I have to do is look at what happened this noon," replies Olaf. "The four of us ganged up on Kristian to come to the dinner tonight. Then the big fancy dinner that was held. What did anyone expect from a guy who has lived alone on a mountain?"
Elsa drops her head a bit and says, "My behavior after the dinner didn't help matters much either. I was overwhelming Kristian with everything that I was doing. With showing off my magic and trying to comfort him at the end when Kristian barely knew who I was, I must have really intimidated him."
Just then a knock comes from the bedroom door. Elsa picks up her head and looks at the door. A voice comes from the other side. "Elsa, it's me Anna," says Anna a little wary of being too forward at this moment. "Is it all right if I come in?"
"Yes Anna, you can come in," replies Elsa with her voice sounding a little down.
Anna enters the room slowly. She sees Elsa sitting at the edge of her bed with Olaf standing close to her. "Welcome to the gossip room," says Olaf. Elsa smiles weakly at Olaf's comment.
"Are you feeling OK?" asks Anna as she approaches Elsa.
"I'm not feeling 100%, but Olaf has help to put some things into perspective for me," replies Elsa.
Anna sits down next to Elsa and she reaches out to take hold of Elsa's hands and says, "I am here for you if you need to talk."
Elsa looks into Anna's face and replies, "I know you will be. I just need some time to take in everything. This night just ended very badly for me."
"I know Kristian hurt your feelings," says Anna. "So I'm letting you know, that you don't have to worry about Kristian bothering you anymore."
Elsa looks at Anna with concern and asks, "What did you do tonight that makes you say that?"
"After you ran into the palace, I confronted Kristian and put him in his place," replies Anna. "I told him that his presence will no longer be welcomed at the palace. If Kristian does show up, we can have the palace guards remove him forcibly."
"Oh Anna," replies Elsa with disappointment. "You shouldn't have confronted Kristian."
"What?" asks a puzzled Anna. "He hurt you and does not deserve any sympathy. I should have done even more to him than what I did."
"I appreciate what you have tried to do for me," replies Elsa. "But the situation was not entirely Kristian's fault. We were partly to blame for this outcome."
"How can you give Kristian a pass like this?" asks Anna. "He has been cold and distant since we have met him. Then the last straw was when Kristian hurt your feelings."
"I am not giving Kristian a pass, Anna," replies Elsa. "However, there are circumstances that I must give some consideration."
"What circumstances would give you a reason to go easy on Kristian?" asks Anna.
"Oh, there is the fact that Kristian was raised alone on a mountain with a grumpy man," replies Olaf. "Also he thinks, if Elsa finds out about his secrets, she will try and put him into a deep freeze."
Anna looks at Olaf and then asks him, "How do you know all this about Kristian?"
"Elsa was the one who found out about Kristian's life in the mountains," replies Olaf. "As for the rest, I've become Kristian's friend and he shared some things with me. As his friend, I promised to keep those secrets."
Anna turns back towards Elsa and asks, "He told you about his past? He seemed to be withdrawn most of the time I was around him."
"Yes, I got onto the topic of my childhood and how our parents tried to do everything they could for me," replies Elsa. "That opened up the topic of Kristian's parents. I always thought that I had a troubled upbringing; but after hearing Kristian's story, I was fortunate to have a safe and stable home. The thing is, I could see that Kristian needed a friend; but I guess he was too afraid to accept me as one."
"So what are you going to do now?" asks Anna. "Since, I verbally kicked him out of the palace."
"I don't know what I am going to do now," replies Elsa. "I had invited Kristian to explore the sights of Arendelle; but after the way this night ended, I doubt that he will be showing up tomorrow."
"You can always invite him again," says Anna. "I will even apologize to Kristian for the remarks that I made earlier tonight. Between you and me though, he deserved some of those remarks."
"Oh Anna," says Elsa with a slight smile on her face. "You can be terrible, sometimes."
"At least I got a smile out of you," replies Anna with a grin. "So are you going to ask him again?"
"I don't know if he would accept," says Elsa. "Besides, I don't know where Kristian is staying."
"I know where he has been sleeping," chirps Olaf. "I can take you to the last place I saw him, if you want."
"That's some good news, Olaf," says Anna. "See Elsa, if you want, you can go over to him and offer another invitation."
"I don't know if I should," replies Elsa.
"Well the decision is up to you," says Anna. "The last time I tried to get involved, things didn't turn out that well."
"The last time you got involved was when you wanted to set up this dinner," replies Elsa.
"Like I said, the last time," says Anna with a grin on her face.
"Well, I can't answer for you Elsa; but I would say to give Kristian another shot," interjects Olaf. "Kristian is a friend of mine and I like to see all my friends happy. Seeing Kristian again will make you happy, and Kristian can use another friend. He doesn't have many of them and doesn't know how to make more."
"Olaf does have a point," says Anna. "This time however, treat him more like you would treat an average person off the street instead of a potential date."
"A potential suitor is definitely out of the question," replies Elsa. "Kristian made that perfectly clear, but I don't know if being a friend is even in the realm of possibilities."
"Oh, the possibility is there," replies Olaf. "You just need to let Kristian be Kristian. So what do you say? Want to go say hi to him?"
"Gone on Elsa," says Anna. "The worst that he can do is say no, and you already had him say that to you tonight already."
"I have my reservations about this, but I might as well do it," says Elsa with a sigh.
"Great!" exclaims Olaf. "What are we waiting for? Let's get going. I'll take you to him right now." Olaf turns and starts walking towards the door.
"Wait!" exclaims Elsa. "I didn't mean that I would go see him right now. I was thinking more in the morning. I need to rest and recover from tonight's disaster, and it would be good if Kristian could do the same."
"Yes, emotions are high right now," adds Anna. "Everyone needs to cool off and a good night's rest will improve everyone's temperament."
Kristian moves quickly through the village of Arendelle, once he got away from Anna's grasp, for Kristian did not want Anna to follow him. Anna had been persistent on the bridge, and Kristian feared that she may attempt to catch up to him. When Kristian reaches the edge of the village and had gotten out of sight of most of the buildings, he stops and looks back.
"At least Anna didn't follow me," says Kristian to himself. "She doesn't need to be part of Elsa's demise."
Then Kristian begins to walk back to his campsite. He picks up a large stick and like what Goran had done earlier, he sends his flame up the stick to the top and uses it like a torch. On his walk back to his camp, Kristian has time to think.
"How can Anna not be involved in what is coming next?" Kristian asks himself. "Anna is close to her sister and has already shown a willingness to protect Elsa. She will get in the way. It was good for everyone that I ended things the way that I did. They both need to hate me if they are going to get through what is coming"
After a short distance traveled Kristian talks to himself again, this time with agitation. "What's wrong with you Kristian? Why do you even care about them? They are the enemy and you will be partly responsible for their deaths. You have got to be cold about this. Goran says that ice and fire cannot coexist. One must eliminate the other."
Kristian stops for a moment and his right hand lights up with fire. Kristian lets out a roar, and he fires a fireball at one of the few snow piles that still remain at the lower elevations. It melts instantly and stem rises from the melting snow.
"That was smart of you," says Kristian in disgust. "Why don't you notify everyone that you are here?" Then Kristian continues his journey back to his campsite. "This was supposed to be an easy job. All you had to do was keep an eye on Elsa. You weren't supposed to get emotionally involved with her."
After this last statement, Kristian finishes his trip back to camp in silence. Only the sound of wind through the trees and the animals in the woods break the silence. Finally Kristian reaches his campsite, and Mattias is asleep in the campfire. Kristian approaches the fire and calls out. "Hey Mattias, you up?"
Now Kristian sits down near the fire and looks into the fire. Shortly, Mattias begins to take shape and lets out a squawk. "Here you go boy," says Kristian as he tosses the stick he was carrying to Mattias. Mattias catches the stick and begins to consume it. Then Kristian leans back against a rock and looks through the treetops at the stars in the sky.
"This day was a lot crazier than I thought it would be Mattias," says Kristian. "I got boxed in at the village square by Queen Elsa, her friends, and her sister. Then I got roped into a dinner with the queen."
Mattias jumps up and perches on a rock that surrounds the camp fire. He lets out a question squawk. Kristian looks at the fire bird as if he understands what the bird is thinking.
"The dinner went fine," says Kristian to Mattias. "A little over board on the cutlery, but the food was good. The queen was even a gracious hostess."
Mattias hops off his rock and moves closer to Kristian. Mattias tilts his head and looks into Kristian's face. Then Mattias claps his beak a few times.
"The queen?" replies Kristian to Mattias' noise. "She was a pretty lady and kind. She was willing to show me around the palace and tell me about her past. She had a difficult beginning, but she managed to make a real home here in Arendelle. She even has friends and family here that care about her." Kristian leans back on his rock again. "I do envy Elsa and her life," says Kristian.
Now Mattias claps his beak again and flaps his wings.
"Be serious Mattias," replies Kristian again to the noise of Mattias. "I can't be a part of her life. We are opposites of each other. Not only is she royalty but she is the ice witch that we are her to destroy. I'm just a mountain man and a fire demon."
Now Mattias spreads his wings and lowers his head. He lets out a hiss of objection to Kristian's comment.
"Don't you start on me as well," says Kristian as he sits up and looks at the fire bird. "Olaf has already said the same thing. How can I possibly connect with her? She is a queen and is use to the finer things in life. I needed help just to understand the silverware at the dinner table. Besides, how can fire and ice coexist?"
To this comment from Kristian; Mattias ruffles his feathers, turns away, and hops to a nearby rock.
"Don't be so indignant with me," says Kristian. "How can I possible go against what Goran wants anyway? He plans on destroying Queen Elsa. I can't betray the man who raised me. Even if I think what he is planning is misguided.
Now Mattias turns around and hisses at Kristian again and ruffles his feathers afterwards.
"Oh sure, stand up to Goran," replies Kristian to Mattias' actions. "If I push too hard, I could end up exiled from the safety of the mountain; if not physically injured."
So in response, Mattias turns his head sideways and claps his beak.
"Head out on my own?" questions Kristian. "Perhaps I should someday; but being what I am, it will take planning and preparation. I can't just leave and go anywhere I want."
So again Mattias squawks and flaps his wings. He temporarily lifts himself off the ground and lands back down on the same spot.
"No Mattias. After what is going to happen, I can't come and live here," says Kristian. After a short pause and looking off into the distance Kristian continues. "The North Mountains seem pretty isolated. Perhaps I could move there if I ever decide to leave Goran."
Now Kristian gets up, goes to his pack, and pulls out his blanket. Then Kristian spreads the blanket on the ground and sets his pack on one end. "We should be getting some sleep, Mattias," says Kristian as he stretches his arm out towards the fire bird.
Mattias flies over and lands on Kristian's arm. Kristian carries the fire bird over to the campfire and lets Mattias hop off of his arm into the campfire. Mattias' form dissolves into the fire and he becomes one with it. Kristian then returns to his blanket and lays down. He then pulls part of the blanket over himself. "Goodnight Mattias," says Kristian. "Hopefully tomorrow will go easier." With that said, Kristian drifts off to sleep.