The admiral walked off and entered the crowd. Elsa looked down at the floor and wished the admiral had stayed with her. Deep down, she loved him. She wasn't sure if he loved her back. But, she felt that he was the chosen one to break her spell. All she needed, was time to get him to fall for her.

The queen stood as a servant announced her sister's entrance into the room. Anna ran in and waved at all the guests. The servant motioned for her to step beside the queen, and she did.

"Here? But, I don't think I'm supposed to- oh, okay." Anna whispered.

Everyone applauded and the queen told them to continue the ball. Anna cleared her throat and stared at the ground. Elsa turned to her and smiled.

"Hi." she said.

"H-Hi, me?" Anna asked.

Elsa nodded.

"Oh! Hi."

"You look beautiful."

"Thank you. You look beautifuller. I mean, not fuller. You don't look fuller, but more...more beautiful." Anna stammered.

Elsa giggled. "Thank you. So, this is what a party looks like." Elsa said.

"I know, huh? This is so nice!" Anna agreed.

"It is, isn't it?" Elsa smiled.

"I wish it could be like this all the time." Anna said.

"Me too. But, it can't." Elsa said, lowering her eyes.

Anna shrugged. "Why not? I mean, we already-"

"It just can't!" Elsa scolded.

She turned her back to Anna and tried to calm down. Anna's bright smile disappeared and she walked away from Elsa. She wiped a tear as she walked past a group of people. Suddenly, she was knocked off her feet by a guest who bumped into her.

"Whoa! Ah!" she cried.

Suddenly, a hand grabbed her before she could hit the floor. Anna looked up and realized it was the admiral.

"Glad I caught you." he said, with a chuckle.

"Admiral Westerguard." she said, dreamily.

He helped her up and told her to be more careful.

"You never know what kind of villains are out there." he said.

"Oh, right. Yeah, I'm sorry." Anna said.

"So are you enjoying the ball?"

Anna sighed and glanced at Elsa's direction.

"I was." she replied.

The admiral decided to keep the princess some company and they talked a bit. He knew that the queen was very mysterious. From what the servants told him, she had locked herself in her bedroom her whole life. Hans knew exactly what it felt like to be alone.

"So, wait, you have how many brothers?" Anna asked him.

"Twelve older brothers. Three of them pretended I was invisible. Literally, for two years." he replied.

"That sounds horrible."

Hans chuckled. "It's what brothers do."

"And, sisters. Elsa and I were really close when we were little, but one day she just...shut me out and I never knew why."

Anna looked down sadly, and hugged herself. The admiral felt sorry for her, but also sorry for the queen. He felt that maybe Elsa had a good reason for shutting her out for so long. He himself had been curious as to why Elsa shut Anna out. He didn't like to talk about it with Elsa because it was her business.

"Well, maybe she has her reasons." the admiral said.

Anna shrugged. "That still leaves me clueless."

"Well, would you...like me to help you talk with her about it?" he offered.

Wait, what am I doing?!

Anna's face brightened. "You would do that?"

"Well, sure if you'd like me to."

Anna giggled and took his hand, then dragged him along. They searched, but Elsa was busy speaking with other lords over business matters. Anna hung her head sadly, and sighed. But, Admiral Westerguard tried to cheer her up.

"Care to dance with me, my lady?" he asked, offering his hand.

Anna gasped. "Yes, I would!"

She grabbed his hand and they danced together. They continued to talk more and the admiral began to like Anna very much. She was sweet and everything charming, but he strangely kept thinking about Elsa.

"The stars look beautiful out, don't they?" he asked.

Anna smiled. "Yeah."

"What's this?" the admiral asked, noticing a white streak in Anna's hair.

"I was born with it. Although, I dreamt I was kissed by a troll." Anna replied.

"My twelve older brothers tried to convince me I was a troll they adopted." the admiral chuckled.

They sat on a bench and gazed at the stars. Anna leaned over and put her head on his shoulder. Hans turned red and knew that he shouldn't allow her to act that way. He pretended to stretch and she pulled her head off of him.

"I tried getting to know Elsa tonight. But, she shut me out again." Anna confessed.

The admiral felt truly sorry for the princess and tried to comfort her.

"I...I would never shut you out." he said, giving her a smile.

Anna looked up at him and her face brightened. She felt truly wanted at that moment and knew in her heart that the admiral loved her.

"So, should we tell the queen?" the admiral asked, holding out his hand.

Is this it? Is he going to ask for her blessing for our marriage? Anna thought.

"Yes, let's go." she replied.

She took his hand and they walked through the crowd of guests. They caught glimpse of her and went up to her.

"Elsa! I mean, queen! Me again." Anna said, giving a small curtsy.

The queen turned and smiled at her sister and the admiral.

"May I present, Admiral Westerguard." Anna said.

"Your Majesty." the admiral said, with a bow.

The queen gave him a nod and smiled at him.

"We would like-" Anna and Hans said.

"...Oh! Sorry, I'll let you go first." the admiral said.

Anna giggled. "Okay, okay. We would like your blessing…"

Wait, what? Blessing?

"...of our marriage." Anna giggled.

Elsa blinked. "Wha- marriage?"

"YES!" Anna squealed.

"I'm sorry, I'm confused." Elsa said.

"Well, we haven't worked out all the details ourselves! We'll need a few days to plan the ceremony." Anna explained.

"Wait, Princess Anna, I don't recall us ever-"

Anna gasped. "Wait, would we live here?"

"Here?" Hans and Elsa asked.

"Oh! We can invite all twelve of your brothers to stay with us!" Anna squealed, taking both of his hands.

"Brothers? Wait, no, Anna. Think about what you're saying. Stop!" Elsa said, waving her hands at her.

Anna stopped babbling and looked at her sister. Admiral Westerguard was completely embarrassed at what was gonig on. He intended to help Princess Anna with her sister, not ask for marriage.

"No one's brothers are staying here. No one is getting married." Elsa said.

"Wait, what?" Anna asked, holding Hans' hand.

"May I talk to you, please? Alone?" Elsa asked, rubbing her knuckles.

"No. Whatever you have to say, you can say to both of us." Anna said, tightening her grip on Hans' hand.

Elsa stuck up her chin. "Fine. You can't marry a man you just met."

Hans nodded. "Right, and I completely agree with-"

"You can if it's true love." Anna defended, ignoring Hans.

"Anna, what do you know about true love?" Elsa asked, getting annoyed.

"More than you. All you know is how to shut people out." Anna scolded back at her.

Elsa's eyes grew with pain and sorrow, and she shook her head. The admiral was filled with total guilt and blame for what was happening. It wasn't Anna's fault. She just misunderstood his meaning.

"You ask for my blessing, but my answer is no." Elsa said, trying to remain calm.

The admiral saw his chance. "Your Majesty, if I may, it's not her fault that-"

The queen held her hand up to silence him. She had heard enough. She would get him somehow. He was supposed to break her spell. Now, Anna was taking him from her.

Elsa walked away from them and ordered a guard to announce that the ball was over. Anna gasped and shook her head when she heard that. She chased after Elsa and grabbed her hand, removing her glove.

"Elsa, wait, wait!" she cried.

Elsa gasped. "Give me my glove!"

"Elsa, please, please, I can't live like this anymore!"

"Then, leave. No one's holding you back!" Elsa scolded.

Anna gasped and Elsa walked away.

"What did I ever do to you?" Anna scoffed.

"Enough, Anna." Elsa said.

"No! Why? Why do you shut me out? Why do you shut the world out? What are you so afraid of!" Anna shouted.

"I said, enough!" Elsa yelled back

She turned and her ungloved hand thrusted ice at the guests. Everyone screamed and gasped as icicles pointed towards them. Elsa gasped and ran out of the room. Anna was dumbstruck at what just happened.

"Queen Elsa!" the admiral yelled.

He ran after her without another thought. Princess Anna was knocked to her senses and chased after her sister. Elsa ran through the halls and entered her room. She ran to the glass case holding the rose, and held it close.

"We're going to run away." she whispered.

The queen ran out of her room and hurried through the front door of the castle. The townspeople saw her and applauded.

"It's the queen!" someone cried.

"All hail Queen Elsa!"

"Our beautiful queen!"

Elsa kept running, ignoring the people. As she ran, ice formed under her feet. The townspeople noticed and began to scream and panic.

"Elsa!" Anna called.

The queen kept running, until she reached the shore. She took one last look at her home, and stepped onto the water. It froze was soon as she touched it, and she ran across the fjord. The admiral ran after her and Anna caught up with him.

She ran onto the frozen fjord, but slipped on the ice.

"Princess Anna!" he called running to her side.

"No…" Anna said, as she watched her sister run into the woods.

"The fjord." Hans gasped.

The entire fjord began to freeze, and snow started to fall. Anna stood up and marched back into the castle. The admiral followed her trying to figure out a solution.

"Are you alright, princess?" he asked.

"No, if you want me to be completely honest." Anna replied, holding herself to keep warm.

"Ma'am, if it's not too bold to ask, did you...know?" he asked.

Anna's eyes lowered. "No."

"We have to find her before this winter gets worse." Hans said.

"Not we, just me. You have to stay here and protect the people." Anna said, asking a servant for a cloak.

"What? Princess Anna, no. It's too dangerous for you to go out there alone." the admiral said.

"Elsa's not dangerous. I'll bring her back and I'll make this right." Anna said, putting on a cloak.

The admiral understood that she was right. Anna climbed onto a horse and left Hans in charge of Arendelle. Before she left, he wanted to apologize for putting any thoughts into her head that he cared about her. He did care about her, but she completely misunderstood him. He decided to remain silent, since the princess already had enough things on her mind.

"May you have a safe journey and return home with the queen." Admiral Westerguard said.

"Thank you." Anna said, before riding off.