Ava's POV

I'm riding in a carriage going back to the castle but I'm still extremely troubled from what I saw, the whole family was torn apart, I can still hear the two little ones screaming and crying for their parents...

I've been crying ever since I've gotten in the carriage. Erik is hugging me trying to comfort but I know he's feeling sad too, he tried so hard to hide it but I could tell he was crying softly just from the way he was breathing. I suppose we both feel guilty... Even though it is all my fault.

I wipe the tears from my eyes. "Are they gonna be okay?" I ask my brother meekly.

"I'm sure they will... once we all explain everything that happened, it'll all be okay."

I nod. He's right, it's not their fault at all if anything they deserve an award for taking care of us. We- or I was the one who lied...

I enter the castle alongside Erik with two guards behind us. Mom looks at us overjoyed. She wraps both her arms around us tightly. I hug back, feeling sorry for leaving her. Mom finally lets go and wipes a couple tears from her eyes. "I'm so glad you're both safe..." she says with a calm happy smile spread across her face. Before she says anything else a guard interjects, "What should we do with the prisoners your Highness?"

"Just put them in the dungeon for now," she orders.

Before I have time to say something my father walks in. "Oh look they're back," he states flatly. Mom ignores him, "Would you like something to eat or drink-"

"Elsa, just put them to bed."

Mom grows increasingly angry, "They just got back from being gone for-"

My father grabs both our wrists and jerks us away and upstairs to our room. "I should beat both your asses for that little stunt you two morons tried to pull."

Erik and I remain silent. He looks down at us menacingly and then leaves slamming the door behind him.

Elsa's POV

I clench my fists after seeing Hans drag the children away, I start upstairs to check on them when a guard stops me, "Excuse me your Highness, but, would you like to see the prisoners?"

"I suppose, how many are there?"

"About five."

five? maybe they're bandits...

I nod, "I'll go see them right now, are they each in separate cells?"

"Yes, most of them, your Highness."

"Very well then."

I go down into the dungeon and immediately hear children crying. I look to my right and see a boy and girl holding each other, they look much too young to be in a dungeon. I unlock the cell and let them both out. "Where are your parents?" I ask them. They both shrugged. "The bad men took them away," the little girl told me.

"The guards took them?"

They nodded. Their parents must've been the ones who are the real convicts. "I'll find your parents, but right now I need you to go with Helga okay? she'll take care of you."

They nod and I bring them to my maid Helga asking her to take them and put them in a nice comfortable bed and give them anything else they need in the fifth room on the second floor.

I walk down the dungeon hall and hear a woman weeping, that must be their mother.

I look and, she... kind of looks like Anna, but her face is buried in her hands.

"Miss..." I say softly to the woman to get her to look up. Her head suddenly shoots up as if she's heard gunfire, as soon as I see her face I know exactly why.

"Elsa..?" she utters in disbelief.

I'm both completely shocked but overjoyed, I haven't seen her in so long. She gets up and runs to me having the bars being the only thing between us. I smile with joyful tears flooding my eyes and hastily unlock her cell.

Finally, we embrace. We hug each other tighter than we ever have before. I pull away and we both wipe tears from our eyes, "I've missed you so much," Anna says smiling looking right into my eyes. "I missed you too, Anna."

We have a peaceful moment of bliss, then suddenly Anna snaps back to reality, "My kids!" she says frantically.

"Don't worry they're fine," I assure her.

"All of them? Daisy, max, and Summer?"

"Oh... I only sent two away with Helga."

"It was probably Daisy and Max, I'll have to find Summer, what about Kristoff?"

"I haven't found him yet either, but when I do I'm going to have to hide you all okay?"

Anna nods seriously, "Okay."

"I'll put you all in the same room and give you all beds, I suppose you'll need hoods though, I'll be right back."

I get three black hoods and quickly come back. I hand a hood to Anna and she puts it on not putting the hood over her head yet though.

Next, we see Summer crying in a corner hugging her knees to her chest. "Summer it's okay, we're getting out," Anna assures her daughter. Summer sniffs and looks up happy to see her mother. I unlock the cell. Summer hugs her mother warmly. I hand a cloak to Summer, "put this on to stay hidden," I tell her.

She takes the hood giving me a confused look. "We'll explain later," Anna says.

Then finally I release Kristoff who happily hugs his wife and daughter then looks at me, I smile at him, as old friends do. He smiles back and gives me a swift but warm hug. I hand him a cloak, "I'm going to put you all in a room together but you'll have to stay hidden-" I start but Kristoff interrupts.

"What about Daisy and Max?"

"They're already in the room, don't worry, but if anyone questions who you are while we're walking there... you're monks."

Anna giggles a bit. I smile from hearing her giggle.

"Follow me," I say leading them out of the dungeon.

They follow with their hoods up over their heads and their heads facing down towards the floor.

I quickly lead them to the room where Daisy and Max happily greet the rest of their family.

I smile, but I stop when I realize it can't be like this forever...

"I'll move three more beds in here for you all."

Anna smiles, "Thank you, Elsa."

I smile back, I wish I could stay with my sister just a little while longer, and her family since this is my first time ever seeing them, but I know Hans will get suspicious, I can only hope he won't find them.

Ava's POV

After about twenty minutes of being in my room, sitting at my desk, Mom walks in.

She looks at me and Erik. "Are you both okay?" she asks.

"Yes," Erik answers, Ava nods.

"Good, so... tell me what happened while you two were gone."

"Well... I fell asleep outside, this man found me and took me to his house and then I lied to his family telling them I wasn't the princess and forcing Erik to lie to them too when he found me, but please let them go it's not their fault," Ava begs me.

"I already have."

Erik and Ava both give me confused expressions. "Let's just say... they're really good friends of mine, I know they wouldn't hurt you, but your father, he... he doesn't really feel the same way about them, and they're hiding in the room next to you so be sure to check in on them to see if there's anything they need from time to time but don't let your father or the guards know about it."

They both nodded.

"Soon, I'll help them escape back home and everything will go back to normal."

The children nod again, understanding. "I'm glad you understand... I'l explain some things to you later, goodnight."

I hug them both goodnight and walk out.

Hopefully tomorrow everything will be fine.