Chapter15

Anna returned to the castle as soon as possible.

"Maybe he came around and wants to talk about what happened." She thought

The princess was so excited that it almost felt like a dream; she couldn't believe that Kristoff wanted to still be with her after all the heartbreak she put him through. Anna was walking to the main corridor when she spotted Elsa who looked very worried.

"Anna we need to talk."

"Sure." Said Anna trying to not sound nervous even though she was already imagining the worst.

"kristoff is in the dungeon." Said Elsa with very sad eyes

"What." Anna couldn't say anymore her stomach began to hurt and her throat felt like it had a lump in it.

"He has been convicted of attempted murder."

"He would never do that." Anna began to feel light headed and held on to Elsa just in case she where to fall.

"I know he wouldn't." Said Elsa

"Then why don't you let him go." Said Anna

"It doesn't work like that can't just give him preferential treatment."

"I want to see him."

"Are you sure you are well enough to go down there Anna?" Said Elsa

"I'll be fine."

Anna made her way down to the dungeon with Elsa's help. Once they arrived Elsa left so the two could speak in private.

The princess didn't say anything she walked up to kristoff and hugged him as hard as she could. He buried his nose in her hair and hugged her back.

"What happened." Whispered Anna

Krisoff explained the entire situation to Anna. She had no doubt in her mind that he was innocent and now she was committed to helping him prove it.

After speaking about the trial for a while Anna decided to talk about the elephant in the room.

"Do you remember what happened the last time we spoke?" said Anna

"Yes, all too well." Said Kirstoff

"I'm sorry you had to find out under these circumstances. I know I should have told you sooner but I was afraid." Kristoff hugged Anna again as tears began to stream from her eyes. He held her close and inhaled the sweet scent of her hair before speaking again.

"I should have not reacted the way I did. The truth is that I am afraid." Said Kirstoff.

"Afraid of what?" Said Anna

"One of my biggest fears has always been becoming a father and when you sprung this news on me I didn't know how to react."

"Kirstoff you don't have to be my baby's father I can be its mother and father"

"I can't just let you do this alone. I know what it feels like to grow up without a father and believe me it's not fun."

Kirstoff walked away and sat on his makeshift bed.

"Have I ever told you how I became an orphan?" Kirstoff's eyes looked very sad like if he was showing a side of himself that he had hidden very well.

"You don't have to tell me if it's too painful."

"I think it's time to tell you that's the only way that you will understand my fear."

Anna sat beside him and held his hand. Kristoff took a deep breath before he began to speak.

"I was born in a small ice harvesting tribe on the north mountain. My father was a good for nothing drunk and my mother was a very subdued woman who was too afraid to run away from him. Father spent most of what on rum so we had little to live off."Kirstoff paused for moment to look at Anna whose eyes had grown to the size of dinner plates.

"We would often go hunting so we could have something to eat. One day we had gone very long without eating and father wasn't happy. He went into the forest vowing to kill the first animal he saw. The animal he decided to kill was Sven's mom."

Anna gasped

"I pleaded him to stop but he didn't care luckily he didn't notice baby Sven nestled beside a tree. After he ate and passed out I headed back into the forest with some food and took care of him. I continued to do this every day until he became big enough to feed himself."

"By the time I turned seven I was deemed old enough to work. I would go and harvest ice every day then I would pull the sled back home to make a few extra coins to buy more rum for father. At this point he spent his entire day in a drunken stupor. Then spring rolled around and the lakes began to defrost. He was angry about not making any money and he began to take his anger out on my mother and I. He decided to go with me to lake and harvest the last of the ice. I told him it was dangerous but he wouldn't listen. The ice broke under his feet and he fell in the frozen water."

"What did you do?" said Anna

"There was nothing I could do. Asked for help but by the time I got back he was dead. My mother cried for him at his burial, I didn't. The months rolled by and Sven got big enough to pull the sled with me and harvesting ice became a lot easier. We had little to live off but we were happy. Three months later my mother caught the plague. She was sent to a building in an effort to contain the epidemic. After two months of battling she died and all I had was Sven. I met the trolls after wondering the woods alone and they became my family." "Now do you understand why I'm afraid of becoming a parent?"

"I'm so sorry I didn't know." Said Anna

"It's my fault to I should have told you sooner."

"I am afraid to but don't worry we can figure this out together."

"I'm sure we will."

"Kirstoff I have a question." Said Anna

"What?"

"Do you think less of me now?" Anna tried not to show her embarrassment

"No Anna the only person I think less of is that bastard."