Hans was sleeping. Well, trying to sleep. For the world's greatest actor, Hans was doing a thoroughly good job pretending to be asleep.
Unfortunately, thoughts kept him awake. Thoughts of mutiny; his or the crews, or his brothers. Thoughts of murder, pretty much the same list. He kept his heart frozen on those thoughts so as not to allow the 'others' in.
Kristoff...
In a way, Hans felt a deep sense of gratitude towards the scruffy young man. He had a good heart, took care of Anna (which the prince had failed to do) and Sophia (which Hans had to pretend to fail to do) and looked after Elsa (which sent stabs of jealousy through his heart). Overall, although Kristoff had a great reason to hate Hans, the feelings were not mutual. The captain owed much to the peasant; for fixing his mistake with Anna, and for giving out great love advice.
Anna...
Hans' feelings towards her were... complicated. He hadn't minded marrying her that much; at least, not at first. The night he'd proposed, he had known who he really wanted, but wasn't her sister a pretty good consolation prize? (He swallowed his disgust, remembering why he didn't think about these 'feelings' anymore.) His thoughts went to her safety constantly since she was on his ship. If he made one wrong move, one mistake, she would die before he had the chance to make things right with her. He owed her, bad. And that wasn't something he liked to think about.
Sophia...
Another one he owed. He hadn't technically murdered her father outright. He'd just refused to save his life. Like Anna. And, like Anna, his failure to save the one he claimed to love haunted him. He owed his brother for the life he took, so he would give his own for Sophia if he had to. And it was partially his fault that Sarah had married Captain Black. So her horrible life was kind of his fault. Like Anna, he wasn't technically responsible, but the burden of guilt still fell on his shoulders.
He stopped there, knowing who would next cross his mind. Fishing the white queen from his jacket pocket, Hans stared with misty eyes at it. This wasn't him. He had to be cold, ruthless. Trust was for the foolish. He would pay his debts; deliver Anna and Sophia to the Southern Isles. Archer would recognize Sophia's right to the throne.
...
...and then they would die. Sophia first, she was the biggest threat. Archer would see to it she had an accident. Anna would pursue the issue, dig into who was responsible. She was the next to go. Any move against her would be a move against Kristoff and Elsa.
They would have to be dealt with too. Then Hans would be released from prison, and all he had to do was wait for everyone he ever cared about to die. It would be, maybe, two months.
His fist his the wall, hard.
"Uncle Hans," A small voice chimed.
His frozen heart broke, but he said, "I'm asleep."
How did Elsa do it, all those years? Pretend to not to care about the person you would die for?
"I had a bad dream..."
He looked up at the ceiling.
"I know you're scared of something too," She prompted in a small voice, "But if we work together, it'll all be okay."
He sighed, "Go away."
"...sniff... no," She muttered, "Elsa says she's not scared, but she is, and she says we have to stick together, you're the only one who ever cared, and I'm not leaving you!"
Her little foot stamped. Immediately the trained killer got out of his bunk and wrapped her in his arms.
"Shhhh...!" He whispered. This action was just to make sure no one was trying to kill her, but it calmed her all the same.
"Promise me."
"What?"
"Anything I want?"
"...anything."
She gripped his neck tighter, "...that's all I ever wanted; anything from someone."
Hans hugged her protectively, "And you'll have everything, I promise."
The queen slipped from his fingers. As long as he played by Elsa's rules, Sophia would be in danger. Praying for forgiveness from the Enchantress, Hans' frozen heart came up with one of his most diabolical plans ever.
It's time to start trimming the family tree...
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