The ship ride from Weselton had been better than the one from the Southern Isles. The ship didn't smell of fish and was actually very comfortable. However, Hans was still nervous about going to Arendelle. Sure, the Duke's plan was well thought out, but what if Elsa managed to freeze them before they could do anything? Clearly, she would be difficult. As Hans looked out over the horizon, he saw Arendelle off in the distance. They weren't docking there due to the fact that he and the Duke were no longer welcome. They would have to dock a town over.

"We're coming around, Prince Hans." he heard a deckhand tell him. He gave a nod and turned, looking around for the Duke. He'd been told that they'd have to set up camp somewhere like peasants. Hans didn't think too highly of this, but if it got him closer to Arendelle, he didn't care. Within a few minutes, the Duke's men along with the Duke himself had found a spot deep within the woods, where no one would think to look. Hans looked around as the men began to set up camp.

"Believe me, I'd rather be indoors as well." he heard the Duke say, "It's quite drafty out here this time of year."

"I've seen colder." Hans replied.

"We both have, boy. We've endured Queen Elsa's harsh winter, we can endure this for the next few days."

Hans looked over in the distance and spotted a cabin off in the distance. He tapped the Duke and nodded off towards the cabin.

"Maybe that could be of some use?" he suggested. After a moment, the Duke patted him on the shoulder.

"Good thinking, boy. We'll head there."

As the sun began to set, Kristoff threw the rest of his supplies in the back of the sled, along with the blocks of ice he had gotten that day. It had been quite a profitable day if he did say so himself. If he had another day like this tomorrow, he'd be home sooner than he thought. He got in the sled and urged Sven towards an old cabin. The cabin wasn't owned by anyone so, usually Kristoff and Sven would shack up there while on their trips. The air had gotten colder, making Kristoff anxious to get back to the cabin.

After a few minutes, the both of them arrived at the cabin. Kristoff got down from the sled and went to go unhitch Sven's harness, but stopped when he heard something... He turned around and looked over at the trees and shrubs. Nothing was there. His eyes went over to the cabin's window and saw a dim light inside the cabin. He moved closer to the window to see if he could hear anything. The shade on the window was drawn, preventing him from seeing inside. He heard Sven follow behind him. He turned to the reindeer and whispered, "Shhh." before he turned back to the window. As he strained to listen in, Sven also leaned in close, trying to figure out what was going on. The voices inside began to get a little louder and Kristoff swore he recognized one of the voices. It almost sounded like the same guy Anna had punched in the face after the thaw. Prince... something. Just as he figured out the guy's name, he heard a thud behind him. As he turned around, someone smacked him across the face, knocking him out cold.

"Prince Hans, Duke, we found someone outside."

Hans turned around to see one of the Duke's men drag in an unconscious man and lay him on the floor. They'd hit him across the face, leaving a large red welt and a little blood on the man's face.

"Say, that young man looks familiar..." the Duke said as two other men dragged in a reindeer, also unconscious. Hans knew exactly who this man was.

"It's the Princess's friend, the peasant. Kristoff." he spat.

"What should we do with them, your grace?" one of the Duke's men asked. The Duke looked up at Hans, indicating he should make the decision. Hans looked from the Duke back to Kristoff and his reindeer.

"We'll keep them here. Can't have them rushing off to tell the Queen and Princess that we're coming." he said, "Make sure the both of them stay put and stay quiet. And make it uncomfortable." he said as the men drug away Kristoff and the reindeer. This was working out better than he'd hoped.

Later on, Kristoff slowly began to open his eyes, trying to remember what had happened to him and Sven. As he began to wake up, he heard something rustling and what sounded like a series of frustrated yet frightened grunts from Sven. As his eyes adjusted to the lack of light around him, Kristoff could see that it was indeed his poor reindeer making all the noise. As he looked over at him, he could see that someone had tied ropes around Sven's snout, rendering him more silent than before. Not only that, but the ropes were also secured to the wall, preventing Sven from leaving.

Kristoff began to try and crawl towards Sven, but found that he could not move his arms or legs.

What the hell?

He realized as he tried to move that his hands were tied behind his back and ropes bound his arms tight against his body. He looked down at his feet, discovering his ankles were bound as well. He looked back towards Sven and tried to call out his name to try and calm him down, but the words were muffled by a thick material tied so tightly over his mouth that it hurt to move his head at all. Kristoff looked over at Sven again, struggling to free himself so he could comfort the poor animal, but had no success. As he began to try again, he saw some shadows gather on the other side of the door through the small space between the door and the floor and quickly stopped moving around, his eyes wide, trying to be as quiet as possible. He heard voices behind the door, one of them sounding like Prince Hans' voice. Then he suddenly remembered being outside and hearing it before being knocked out. His eyes were still wide with shock as the door opened and in stepped just the man he hoped he wouldn't see.

"Oh, looks like you're awake." Hans said as Kristoff narrowed his eyes at him, trying to threaten him but his words getting lost in the material that covered his mouth.

"What's that? I can't understand you." Hans teased as Kristoff let out a muffled groan of frustration. Hans grabbed the ropes wrapped around Kristoff's torso and pulled him up to his feet, the only light in the room coming from a small lantern he'd brought in. He ran a gloved hand through Kristoff's mess of hair. Kristoff cringed, wanting to tear the man apart, but instead just struggled against the ropes binding him. His hat had fallen off onto the floor next to him, allowing the disgusting Prince to touch his head.

"You're going to be staying here with us for a little while. We can't have you going back to the kingdom and letting everyone know that I'm out, can we?" Hans asked. Kristoff looked away, not answering. Suddenly, Hans jerked him by the ropes before grabbing Kristoff's face around his jaw and holding it still, his piercing green eyes staring into Kristoff's softer brown ones.

"Can we? Answer me." Hans demanded. Kristoff rolled his eyes and struggled to shake his head. Hans grinned and dropped him back down on the hard floor, making Kristoff groan in pain underneath the material. Before Kristoff could do anything else, he saw Hans go over to Sven and pet his head.

"Nice pet you have here." Hans teased again. Kristoff saw Sven's expression turn from determined to scared as Hans petted his head. He heard the poor reindeer whimper out of fear and thrashed against his bonds, trying to get to Sven as he cursed at Hans under the gag.

"Oh don't worry, as long as you two cooperate, no harm will come to you or your cute little reindeer." Hans said, smiling as he chuckled. The chuckle sent shivers up Kristoff's spine as Hans came closer and picked up Kristoff by the ropes. Kristoff tried to protest, but Hans didn't stop. He dragged him across the room and dumped him next to Sven before going over to the door and pulling it behind him as he left. Before Kristoff knew it, Hans had closed the door, locking it with a click, leaving he and Sven in total darkness, the only light coming from underneath the door. After Hans had locked them inside, Kristoff felt Sven nuzzle him and heard him whine. Kristoff tried his best to try and pet the poor animal, but he couldn't move his hands at all. His thoughts raced to Anna and Elsa. If Hans was out, surely he was after them. He had to get out somehow and go warn them... but he didn't know if he could. As Sven nuzzled him more, the poor reindeer began to whine even more. Kristoff hadn't heard him sound this scared in a while, and Sven was one of the bravest creatures to ever walk around on four legs, the same animal that threw Kristoff onto solid ice during the whiteout so he could get to Anna, even if it meant him falling into freezing ice water. He'd gotten out, but still, the brave reindeer that had been around during the whiteout wasn't around now. Then again, he had never been in a situation like this...

...and neither had Kristoff.

OOOOOOH shit. This isn't good. I know this is a shorter chapter (sorry) but to make up for that, I'll have chapter four up sooner for you guys. As always, if you like this story, don't hesitate to leave a review! I adore feedback and like to know that people actually like what I write lol and also, any opinions on what happens next? Theories? Let me know in the reviews! All right guys, see you next time :-)