Clairvoyant Reminiscence

-SPOILERS-

This chapter contains a lot of spoilers to the Disney film 'Tangled'. You have been warned!

"Dear Princess Anna & Soon-to-be-Queen Elsa!

Gosh this is so weird writing to you for the first time in my life! I didn't know where you guys lived! How come you never wrote to me? I can't believe I actually have a family now! Eugene and I decided that once the city is under the watchful eye of Maximus, one of the palace horses (don't ask!) it's about time we travel, and where better to start than to visit our cousins in Arendelle! So we are going to organise a trip over there soon to see you, save a room in the palace for us!

I can't tell you how excited I am to be writing to you guys like this! Ever since I met Eugene my life has changed completely! I have moved from living in a tower all my life to finding out that- get this: I'm the lost princess! I can't believe it! All this time my 'beloved' witch of a mother had only been keeping me so that my hair keeps her alive! It's so selfish! Oh yeah, you don't know about my hair do you? Or do you? News seems to spread fast so you might already know but in case you don't: I have magic hair that glows when I sing and it keeps the old young and heals the wounded… It's kind of hard to grasp, but it's true!

Oh and about Eugene, the only reason I met him was because he was trying to steal the lost princess's crown (now I didn't know this at the time obviously but I saw an opportunity), so I hid it and said I'd only give it back when he took me to see the floating lanterns. Oh yeah, every year on my birthday my parents would release tens of thousands of floating lanterns into the sky at midnight to celebrate my birth, and hope that I'd see it and come home. Well Flynn, as he was called back then, took me on this huge adventure which involved us nearly drowning, being chased through the underground by the royal guards (they didn't know I was 'me' yet either) and he fought a horse, Maximus, with a frying pan against the horse's dagger! When we got to the city, the lights were just amazing… exactly how I'd dreamed they'd be! It was then I realized he loved me and we almost kissed, but he was captured and nearly hung! Maximus then changed his mind about us and broke him out of prison and brought him to me at the tower, where mo- Gothel, nearly killed him! I tried to heal him with my hair, but he cut it straight off of me, and it killed her! And then, stay with me here, it turns out my tears can heal as well so he came back to me and then we kissed!

Sorry that was quite a lot but I had to tell you all this! When I found out I had cousins in Arendelle I knew I had to write something, and there is so much to say, and so much more! But I'll save that for when I get there and see you guys!

I can't wait to see you! Apparently Mother has told me that it is Elsa's coronation soon? I'm gonna try and get over there around then! I can't wait for you to meet Eugene, he's the most amazing person in the world and he loves me for who I am! We're so happy to be together, and now we're married, nothing can change that!

So what's going on with you guys? Mother said that you are keeping the gates to the palace closed? Are you still keeping them closed? Because I've been thinking, if they are still closed, will they be open for the coronation? Are they going to stay open now? If so, I think that's so cool! I don't think they should ever close again! Also, I have to mention it, Elsa, mother also told me that you have some kind of gical control over snow and ice? Is that true? If so, then that is so cool! See we're not so unlike are we? How are you getting on with your abilities now? Have you got the hang of them yet? Apparently there was some sort of accident when you guys were younger? I hope everything is alright now though! Also I heard about Auntie Idun and Uncle Agdar. I'm so sorry to hear it. I feel awful because it was our wedding they were heading to… I'm so sorry guys. I hope you have been coping okay!

Just remember we are always here if you want to talk! Please write back to us!

Love you all,

Rapunzel.

Xxx

I don't know what to make of it. To find out that the cousin I have been writing to for most of my life that never replied, actually had never received any of my post because mother and father had been hoarding it together in this box? I don't understand!

"It doesn't make any sense Gerda, why would Mother and Father keep this from us?"

Gerda is with me in my study. She'd knocked on the door and when she entered she was holding a box labelled: Agdar & Idun memoirs. It turned out that it had been found underneath my parents' bed, and contained small paintings of us when we were younger, and lots and lots of letters that I had written to Rapunzel through my childhood. There were none from her however, other than this one. Why would they choose to keep this one?

"Maybe she wanted to keep this for when you were ready sweetie?" She says, with one hand on my shoulder as I scan the letter again.

"But why? What was that bad that she had to wait until now?" I start to get a lump in my throat, like I do every time I think about my parents.

"Actually," Gerda starts, noticing something in the text, "it could be because your cousin talks about the accident, and maybe she didn't want Anna to see it?"

"That could be. Yeah, I guess that makes sense." But something still doesn't seem to add up with this, "But wait, she talks about the boat sinking? So this was sent after they-" I start to choke on my words now; but luckily Gerda knows what I'm trying to say.

"I know sweetie, I know."

She knows what? "Are you trying to say something Gerda?" I start to get defensive now, if she's keeping something from me about my parents then I have a right to know!

She takes a minute and lets out a sigh, "Honey, before he died, your Father gave me strict orders: If any mail was sent to either of you girls from Rapunzel, I was to keep it from you. He said that he wanted to show it to you all when you were ready. I believe that he would have shown it to you both on your coronation." This revelation is shocking to say the least.

"I suppose that makes sense too." But it makes me wonder what else is being hidden from us. But wait, if Gerda is so loyal why is she telling this to me now?

"So why have you waited all this time to tell me?"

"Well, before she died, your Mother gave me strict orders too. She said that if anything were to happen to them before your coronation, I was to reveal it to you, and only you, when I felt the time were right, and that you, and only you, should share this all with Anna when you think the time is right. I think that she had an idea of the dangers of such a long trip across the North Sea during the stormy season. I made a judgment call to tell you after your coronation, but with everything that happened, and you were so busy with your responsibilities as Queen that these past few days have been your only time off, so I figured that now would be the best time to tell you. I'm so sorry for this secrecy dear, but I was under orders of the king and queen!"

"No it's okay Gerda, I understand." It dawns on me now how serious the aftermath could be if Anna found out why we'd been locked away, although she did anyway, "My Mother and Father trusted you with their lives, and I trust you with ours." I say as I bring one of my most trusted friends into a compassionate hug.

"Everything your parents did was because they were thinking of you and Anna my lovely," her words just increase the pain of trying not to cry. Gosh I'm rich to call myself a queen if I can't even control my own emotions, "and to this day I have never met a father that would literally give up whatever needed to be given to give his children the best life they could possibly live." I had lost my battle as I broke away from her embrace in tears. "Aww sweetie, if I could click my fingers and bring them back I would, at any cost," she lifts my drooped chin with her finger, "but if life worked like that it would be too easy. Right now what is important is that though you have lost dear family members, you have gained so many more! You are the most loved queen across the continent, you have the most wonderful sister that would give the world to make you happy, and you have an entire kingdom that cherishes you and would stand by you in the face of anything, and to top it off," she points to the skies outside, "your parents have the best seats in the house to watch all this happen around their own daughter." Gerda always has the right words to say, I'd be lost without her.

"Thank you Gerda, for everything." She holds my hand in hers and I rest my head on her shoulder in silence for a few minutes. Eventually I clear my throat and begin again, "Shall we continue looking through this?" I smile as I tap the box in her lap.

"Oh yes! It looks like there are plenty of things in here!"

It takes a few minutes to go through the letters I had sent to Rapunzel to see if there was anything in between them, but we found nothing, so we continue to look through some more memories on paper including notes mother had left for father when she had been out of the palace. Some of them are quite humorous actually; notes reminding him of things like training 'the training of the guard takes place at noon today, don't forget!'. It's funny because he would never forget that, he loved working with our military and he played a big part in training the kingdoms secret elite guard, the 'Guardians of the Fallen'. The name may sound menacing, and it's for a reason. I grew up hearing stories about a secret order that guard the bodies of those fallen protecting Arendelle from her enemies. These bodies were kept in a tomb somewhere in this palace, which also housed magical weapons that could vanquish almost any unholy foe! But no one knows where it is, only my father, who would disappear for days at a time to train this secret group. That's how the story goes anyway, and when I'm older I find out that not only does the order exist, but Father was the administrator. He would train the guards and, should it be necessary, he would assign contracts to individuals for the protection of Arendelle. It really was a horrible way of dealing with things, but Father always said in the real world there are lots of big and powerful people that take would advantage of my kingdom and that precautions were often needed. The stories of the bodies and the weapons existing however, I find extremely hard to believe. There is no mention of any of this in my books or in this box, though I doubt there would be anyway.

Gerda snaps me out of my day dream by spotting something in the bottom of the box, "Ah, here it is!" she exclaims, lifting what looks like a crystal pendant! These things are so rare! A thin, luminescent blue crystal about two inches long on a thin silver chain with strange tangled-styled links, they are so sought after by blacksmiths and jewellers all over the globe because they were once owned by legendary wizards and witches. It is said that when they die, they encase their souls in these crystals to fortify the minds of those that wear them, bringing out their best qualities. I can't help but wonder what an item like this could do for me and my abilities, but I'm still trying to work out how my parents had one? Gerda seems to have an idea as she's smiling like she's reading my mind.

"That pendant used to belong to a very powerful wizard who was a dear friend and advisor to the king and queen. A few weeks before their wedding, the wizard passed away in his sleep, and this pendant" she said giving it a gentle tap, "was sent to them by courier. He didn't say where he was from or what it was, he just stood up in the middle of the ceremony, approached them both with the package, and turn and ran out of the chapel with the entire city guards behind him! They thought it was some plot to kill the royals!" she quietly giggled to herself, "well it turns out that before he died, the wizard made arrangements for this pendant to be collected from his cottage and delivered as a gift."

"Why would he do that?" I ask, still enchanted by the gleaming beauty of this precious gem that I hold in my very hands.

"No one knows, but I think that he knew he was passing, and he gave your parents the gift of his everlasting wisdom to live on with them. It could be another reason that everything they seemed to do, no matter how big or small, worked so well! I like to believe it gifted them with two beautiful girls with magical abilities of their own!"

"I'd like to think that too." It makes sense, me with my power and Anna with hers; her personality, blessed with such a loving and caring heart. Always thinking for everyone else, never for herself, I value that over my ability any day, and it's why I'm so protective of her. Like Hans, people would use that power against her for their own greed.

Just then, Gerda slowly scoops up the pendant from my hands and undoes the small latch. "Spin around dearie," she said in a soft tone, "I think your parents would want their queen to have this." I turn my back to her as she carefully drapes the pendant over my head and around my neck. It's quite a short chain and the crystal sits just central on my chest, in line with my heart. I instantly feel its influence radiate through me, I feel so awake and revitalised! Gerda does the latch up behind my neck as I scoop up my braid and thread it out of the pendant. "Let's have a look!" she says as she hurries me over to the mirror. The pendant goes perfectly with my ice-white and blue gown I'm wearing, and literally gleams elegance. "Oh sweetie…" Gerda starts tearing up now.

"Are you okay?" I ask, noticing her upset.

"Yes dear, it's just that you look the spitting image of your mother…"

This hits me hard. I look back to the mirror and visualise her stood next to me; Gerda's right, I do look just like her. Lost in thought I put my hand up and rest it where my mother is standing, and I see her do the same. She is as radiant as ever in the same royal gown she would wear on her rounds of Arendelle; this is how the people would see her in her most beautiful, sophisticated and regal state, yet she, the Queen of Arendelle, would return to the palace to me and Anna and be my favourite person in the world: My mother. Our mother. Our mother that loved us both so much. She would play with us, read to us, and would have done anything to keep us safe, and then there's me. The Queen known for killing her sister by freezing her heart, only for her to thaw it with her own love she had for me, the one that put her there in the first place. I was about to thank Gerda for putting the pendant on me, but the waterworks have started again…

"Thank you Gerda- *sniff*, for everything."

"It's been a pleasure my Queen, it's been nice to recall fond memories again."

"No I mean for everything you've done for us, me and Anna, my Parents, Arendelle. You and Kai both have been the hidden driving force behind us for most of our lives, being there for us when we lost our parents, for helping the people in the winter I caused, even for changing my sheets every week! All the big and small things that you've done, thank you so much."

"Again, it's been a pleasure my lovely." as she sucks me into a warm embrace. I look back at the mirror to see my mother one last time,

But she's already gone.

It's so weird walking around Arendelle without Kristoff here! He and I are usually joined at the hip and would do everything together, only this time I had to find other things to do by myself to pass the time; I can't even find Olaf to have a snowball fight with. Elsa's always away doing responsible, boring 'queeny' stuff, though to be fair she does have a lot to catch up on since we'd taken some 'time off' recently. I think she's got some time to kill today though; I'll go track her down. See if she's up for lunch?

I start making my way up to her room, but now I can't stop thinking about lunch. I'm so hungry! I wonder what Kai and Gerda are rustling up in the kitchen? I'll soon find out, Elsa and I can both go down together at the same time. My stomach is rumbling now, it's really loud too! I hope I don't get any dodgy looks! I'm that concerned about my belly noises that I almost missed Gerda leaving Elsa's room!

"Oh, hey Gerda! Is Elsa in there?"

"Hello Anna! Yes she is, you guys going to lunch?"

"Yeah! I'm starving!" It's no secret that I am excited. I'll never get bored of lunch with my sis, after spending so much of my life away from her I cherish every second we share together.

"Oh okay then, just give us a minute? I need to find Kai and we'll need to go out for some supplies! I was side-tracked this morning!" She says as she hurries out down the corridor. This actually makes me think of something.

"Hey Gerda?" I call out to her just before she hurried out of view, "Don't worry about cooking today, Elsa and I can go out for a meal at the Carvery or the Pizzeria!"

"Oh sweetie are you sure? I feel bad that the shopping hasn't been done today, it is my job to cook for you guys!" she said with a very apologetic tone.

"No honestly it's fine! I could do with some time out of the palace anyway, say, would you guys like to join us?"

"Oh I'd love to dearie, but I really must track down Kai and start on today's jobs. I should have started this morning but I was chatting with Elsa!"

"Okay then, well sees you later then!" I begin as she is already jogging away.

I head into Elsa's room to find her sat next to a cardboard box with lots of papers and notes inside, she's reading over a rather long letter. When she notices me she smiles, but I notice she has those tell-tale bloodshot eyes of a crier.

"Hey baby sis! I was wondering when you'd gotten to!" she says wiping her eyes.

"Elsa, you need to stop crying missy! It seems like that's all you do now!" I kid, though mixed with genuine concern. "I was just wondering around, looking for something to do without Krissy." I sit and put my arm over her shoulder, "C'mon Else, you're supposed to be the big sister here! What's up?"

"It's just something that Gerda showed me" she said, referring to the box next to her, "It's some of Mother and Father's things".

"Oh. What sort of things?" I start to get an empty feeling inside, like I always do whenever I imagine my parents. I didn't know they had left anything for us at all!

"There are some paintings of us all when we were younger, some notes they had written to each other, and apparently all the letters Rapunzel had wrote back to us had been hidden because they knew about the accident."

"What? Hidden? Why?" that comes as a huge surprise to me, as I flick through our fun memories captured on canvas.

"Gerda knew why." She started, but she is interrupted by my stomach giving off an enormously inappropriately timed rumble. "Ooh sounds like someone is hungry!" she said, giving my belly a playful poke.

"I am starving actually! I said to Gerda that we'd go out for lunch as she got caught up with stuff this morning so she's a bit behind her jobs."

"Oops, that's my fault. I'd love to go to lunch! Ooh, where did you have in mind?" she said, playfully dropping her head in her hands quizzically.

"What about the Pizzeria? I haven't been there in a while!" Great, now I can't stop thinking about pizza.

"Sounds fantastic, let me just get ready" she says turning towards her wardrobe, but something catches my eye.

"Wait, Elsa what's this?" I ask as I reach out to the long crystal hanging from around her neck, twiddling it in my fingers.

"Oh, it's one of those really rare crystal pendants! Mother had one. Gerda said it used to belong to a wizard once."

"Oh Elsa it's gorgeous! It suits you perfectly!" I've always said that Elsa is the most beautiful woman I've ever seen, and this pendant just adds to her look.

"Tehe thank you," she smiles, "I was just thinking how it would look on you!"

"No way, blue has always been your colour" I said with a wink.

"So, she was here? That day on your coronation, I walked straight past her?"

"I guess so, with Eugene" said Elsa with a giggle, "wait, wasn't that one of your singing moments? Didn't you skip past her?"

"Oh yeah, I may of!"

Sitting in the Pizzeria, I had just finished reading the letter Rapunzel had sent from Corona. I can't believe I have a cousin that lives so far away! Not just that, she was right there, probably trying to speak to me but I was in my own little world. The irony! If I'd had known I would have stopped and said hi! I guess they never got the chance to say hi to us before everything kicked off.

"I'm glad we went out for lunch Anna," Elsa began, "it is good to get out of the palace every now and then"

"I'm glad you agree, we need to this more often!" I said with glee. This place is so cute! It's a full blown restaurant tuck away near the harbour, so the menu mainly consisted of seafood as well as pizza, much to my delight! It had a beautiful interior, from the walls laced with brick and blue tapestries, to the floor with its green and teal carpet and tiles. "How cute is this place!"

"I know right! I think it's new, I remember seeing the ownership exchange request on my desk a few days ago, it's run by someone called Leonardo I think."

"Leonardo Puerico?"

"Actually that name does ring a bell! Do you know him?"

"Hehe, kind of…" I say scratching the back of my head.

"How do you know him?" she said smiling, but I can tell she's genuinely concerned.

"His son is a guard for the palace, well he used to be. I didn't see him on parade last week. But anyway, he would always playfully flirt with me, he had such a dreamy accent! Kristoff didn't like it and the two had a bit of a spat over it. Unfortunately Krissy didn't come off better this time. I forgot to tell him that he was a royal guard!"

"Ooh look at my baby sis having two men fight over her!" she said sipping her cranberry punch.

"It was quite funny! I was very honoured." I said, raising my chin to look comically noble, making Elsa giggle.

"Gosh I'd love to have men fight over me! Can you imagine?"

"I can imagine you picking your favourite and freezing the other actually, and that's

hilarious!" Envisioning it in my head actually brings me to laughter.

Elsa covers her mouth as she too is laughing quite hard, just as the waiter comes over to take our order. I'm taken aback by how handsome he is. Long, wavy blonde hair, fairly tall and a good build. Hmph, still not my Krissy! "Good Afternoon my Queen and Princess, what can I get you for today?"

"Can I have the Fishmongers Pizza and chocolate ice cream for afters?"

"You're ordering desert already Anna?" Elsa asks, "How can you be sure you'll be able to finish it?"

"It's chocolate, I'll find some way." I respond as she giggles again.

"Gosh," she says scanning me up and down, "where on earth do you put it all!"

"Okay, one Fishmongers Pizza and one chocolate ice cream. And what would you like your Majesty?"

"Ooh I don't know, whatever you would recommend?" she said with a very girly giggle, even for her.

"What about the seafood platter? It's got a bit of everything that way." He said back, with a grin.

"Oh okay! Do you catch the fish yourself then?" She's playing with her hair? Could this be? I feel like a pendulum constantly looking to him, then to her, and then back to him…

"Yes actually, my brother and I supply all of the food to the restaurant from the North Sea."

"Wow! That must be hard work then?" Okay I'm getting hungry now Elsa…

"It can be, but we've never had an accident before." He finishes scribbling down on his pad, but not before he's finished his long gaze into Elsa's eyes, "So one seafood platter, coming right up!" He said bowing and turning away to the kitchens. But my eyes are locked on Elsa's whose eyes still follow him to the door. I follow her eye level and it sits right on his-

"Well now who has a crush on someone?" I said jokingly!

"Huh?" That snaps her out of her trance! "What do you mean? I don't have a crush on him silly!" she said, but her cherry red cheeks and eyes give it all away to me.

"Well I think he's cute."

"Oh he's gorgeous isn't he?"

"Ha! Got ya!" I actually rise out of my chair and point at her with excitement! "You like him don't you!"

"Anna! I'm the Queen I can't have crush on people, I have too many duties to handle to think about that!"

"You didn't say no!" I point out, "And why not? It worked for mother and father, wouldn't you want someone there next to you? Helping out with royal stuff, being the one you turn to with any problems, sneaking off on your own on romantic breaks somewhere?" saying this makes me miss Kristoff even more…

"It would be nice I guess, but I'll figure it out in my own time. Let me just enjoy the new, great life we both now have okay?" she says holding my hand.

"Okay, but one day I'm hooking you up with someone, deal?"

"Hehe, okay deal, but they better be as handsome as him!" she giggles.

"Only the best for my big sis!" I say as we lock pinkies.

Just then a massive crash rings around the whole restaurant, and the sound of splintered wood confirms my thoughts that someone had just kicked the door down! I spin to face the door, as does Elsa, and we both meet the gaze of a dripping wet reindeer that looks just like-

"Sven!" I shout as throw my chair back running towards the poor creature, he looks petrified and thrashes about in panic, throwing tables and chairs in the air with his antlers. I hold my hands up in front of him, like I'd seen Krissy do before "Hey easy boy! Easy!" he starts to relax at the sound of my voice, but is still acting manic never the less.

"Urgh I can't hold him." I start, but Elsa's not listening, she's looking outside quite distressfully. She then turns to me with a very worried face. "What is it?" I ask, but instead of an answer, she just takes off out the door.

I begin to calm Sven finally and gently escort him outside, when the waiter comes in with our food, and almost drops it in shock. "Om my- What happened in here? Who's damn reindeer is that?" he shouts in obvious annoyance.

"Sorry!" I say, "I'll make sure you are fully reimbursed for all this!" I feel so bad for him, but I need to find out what's gotten Elsa all flurried. "It's okay boy," I say patting Sven's back, "we'll go find Kristoff and he can calm you down with his carrots! That sound good?" but the sound of Krissy's name seems to bother Sven even more.

We get outside to a sight I have never seen before. Elsa is running around franticly grabbing random people by the shoulders and asking then something I can't quite make out from here. "Elsa?" I call out. She turns to me, and I can see that her face is flooded in terror. "Elsa what is it? You're scaring me now."

"Anna I can't find Kristoff. He left on his trip didn't he? But Sven's here and where is he?"

Sven starts to kick out again and starts snorting and grunting really loud now! "It's okay bud, chill!" I turn to Elsa now, "Well he obviously came back for some strange reason; he'll be around here somewhere. He might be sorting out locking away the sled. I'm sure there's a logical reason for this." I smile to her, but inside I am starting to panic now. Wherever Sven goes, Krissy is always right there as well, else he'd be with me in the palace!

Then I hear a voice through the newly gathered crowd carry its way to us, "Has anyone seen a reindeer run through here?"

"Yes he's over here!" I almost scream back with relief. "See I knew there would be a reason for this!" I calmly said to Elsa, but her eyes don't move from the source of the voice.

"Anna, that doesn't look like Kristoff." She said as she nods to just behind me. I then see a man on horseback emerge from the crowd. He is not a man that I recognise, with a slender build and dark hair, riding a brown and white horse bearing no palace markings, so he's not from around here. He jumps off of his horse and bolts for me and Elsa, and is instantly tackled to the ground by about three guards out of nowhere.

"Lift him up" Elsa commands, determined to find out what the meaning of all this was. Two guards hold him by his arms and bring him up to his knees as the other approaches Elsa with a note in his hands. Now I'm closer, I can make out the burn marks on his face. They look new! His jacket is also covered in ash and soot?

"He was holding this your Majesty!" he says, handing her the piece of paper.

"Who are you?" Elsa queries, not yet opening the note.

"*cough* My name is Matt- *cough cough* I was staying at an inn not too far from here. This guy came to stay with that reindeer. The next thing I know, the place goes up in flames and he bolts through Fallcoach Valley leaving his sled behind and some other guys give chase!"

What!? Kristoff was chased by people!? "Release him!" I command this time, and the guards lift the man to his feet, one even brushes off his jacket for him. "What are you talking about?" I say eagerly.

"Well I'm stood outside for about 10 minutes trying to figure out what happened, when that reindeer comes running back, completely drenched! I thought it was so strange you see, because there is absolutely no water in Fallcoach at all! I thought it was quite ironic actually because you see-"

"Get back to the reindeer Matt, what happened next?" I interrupt, hurrying him on.

"Oh sorry. So yeah, this reindeer came back to the inn drenched, and with that note pinned to his collar. I tried to calm him but before I could, he took off this way and the note fell off. Something felt strange about it so I jumped on my horse and followed him here. My gosh he can run fast!" he says very out of breath, and then points to the note, "I hope whatever was in that note was worth it!"

"Thank you Matt." I turn to the guards, "Take him to the palace. Ensure both he and his horse are well fed and fully rested before they go on their way."

"Yes your Royal Highness" The one at the front says as he escorts them both away, apologising for the misunderstanding. I then turn to Elsa to see she is already reading the note, and all the blood drains away from her face and she turns ghostly white.

"Elsa?" I start freaking out now, "Elsa what does it say?"

She doesn't respond. Instead she just hands me the letter. I quickly begin to read it:

"My dear Princess Anna,

How are you? You don't know me, but I know you, and I'm am getting to know Kristoff very well. He's not much of a talker right now, but I'm sure he'll perk up.

I can't believe you value your family so low! Your own sister has tried to kill you, twice, and yet you still seem to care for her and cherish her? Pathetic! You, in the position you are in as princess of Arendelle, should have known better! To think that Arendelle would have turned to you if Elsa had to 'stand down' as queen because she can't control her own powers! Even more pathetic!

It's insolent little brats like you that rue this world, you will make a world of butterflies, cakes and chocolate flavoured dandelions if you could, but that's NOT how things work on this earth, let me promise you that! You dare call yourself royal just because it's in your blood, when there are tens of thousands that would do a far better job at it than a little girl like yourself.

I have decided that enough is enough. I will not simply stand aside and let you ruin all that is loyal and true about this world, so I have removed from your life the only distraction you have from your sister, and your duties as princess. Without Kristoff to turn to, how can your trust in Elsa possibly remain after everything that she has done to you? If that's what it takes to make you see, then so be it.

You have three weeks to prove to me that you are a fit enough ruler of this kingdom and its surrounding nations, before your beloved Kristoff finds his way to the bottom of the North Sea!

I am, however, not without mercy. I understand that you traversed the entire north mountain range just to get to your sister after she ran away from her own kingdom, gosh you're both useless! Let's see if your heart is as big as you say it is. In your quaint little city, you're lives couldn't be any more easy going and perfect could they? Admit it! Yet, you live in a world full of war for the sake of war, so will you sacrifice love for the sake of love?

Seek me out and we'll see won't we? You'll have no mountain man with you this time.

All the best,

Lord Cyril."

I drop the letter and it seems to fall to the ground in slow motion. Someone has my Krissy. I don't understand! Why would they do this? Love for a love? What does that even mean? I can feel my heartbeat steadily increasing and the air seems to thicken around me. Now I am truly alone here. It's just me in this empty hole, surrounded by darkness. I feel myself falling through this hole of nothingness and being caught by Sven by his antlers. I see Elsa leaning over me, frantically screaming my name, but to me it is inaudible. I can't hear anything. Not without Kristoff. I think of him, such a big strong man in the world, probably all alone and terrified.

"Kristoff! KRISTOFF!"

I'm screaming his name in pain, but he's not there. He doesn't come running like he did on the frozen lake bed. Instead I'm alone, all alone. Even Elsa can't help me in this dark place I find myself in.

These last hopeless thoughts are what finally bring my consciousness to an end.

Sorry it has taken so long to get this one up, as I mentioned before I have had a lot of college assignments to be getting on with.

I hope you have enjoyed this story so far, let me know in a review!

See you next time,

-Dan