Regina, Snow, David and Anna had made it to the outskirts of Arendelle.
"Thanks Sven." Anna smiled, rubbing the reindeer's neck. "I'll buy you a carrot later." Sven whinnied and galloped into the distance.
Regina stomped ahead. "It's so cold." She muttered, rubbing her hands together.
"Regina, stop. We've got to figure out what to do!" Snow called after her, but it was no use. Regina was angry, angry at life, angry at the snow, angry that Henry was gone and angry that Rumplestiltskin hadn't told her it was going to be this cold so she could have worn a jacket. Snow ran after her.
"I'm going to find Henry!" Regina shouted at Snow's oncoming footsteps. "He's my main priority."
"Regina. We can't!" Snow placed a hand on Regina's shoulder. "You can't just rush out there look - " Snow pointed at the people in the streets, dressed in their Arendelle clothing. "We don't look like them. You're wearing a blazer for goodness sake! Once we find some clothes then we can save Henry and Emma, okay?"
Regina's teeth chattered. "Okay" She whispered.
"What we need to do is get into someone's house." Snow said, calling at Anna and David. "Anna?"
Anna looked down at what she was wearing. Her old Arendelle dress was soaking, ripped in a few places, and the colour was severely diminished. She smiled.
"Plenty of people will be out today. It's a Tuesday. The fishing day." Anna smiled. "Wait here."
Anna slipped down the alleyway. A gust of cold, icy air whipped her hat off her head, revealing her untamed locks. She smiled and crept up to the first house. Inside she could feel the warmth of a fire, and she huddled closer to the door. Anna longed for warmth. As she was about to turn the door handle and go inside a large, burly man, hauling sacks of flour came towards her.
"GETTOUTTA MA HOUS YA RAMSHUMBA SCAMP." He shouted in a fierce Arendelle accent. "I'LL CALL DA POLICE"
"I'm sorry!" Anna cried as she ran away down the road, the stocky man raised his fist at her, but realised that she wasn't worth the effort, looking at her clothes she was just some poor homeless child.
Anna didn't stop running until she reached the next row of houses. She walked past a few, glancing in windows at young children playing in front of fires with small dolls made of straw, couples cooking on stoves, until she reached a house at the end. No fire was burning, and as she turned the door handle, she knew the owners were away, for there was no evidence of a bustling happy family, anywhere to be seen.
Anna rushed back to the others, careful to take a route that avoided the big man's house. Once inside, Anna and David wasted no time in starting a fire and warming themselves up.
Snow hurriedly tried to warm up Regina, whose fingers were turning a blue-ish colour.
"How close are we to town Anna?" David asked
"Not far, these are the houses that border the forest, so only 10 minutes from the castle, I should think." Anna smiled. "Shall I try to find us some clothes?"
"Please!" Snow smiled as she rubbed Regina's raw hands.
Anna turned to run upstairs. The house was small so it only took a few moments to locate a bedroom. Inside the wardrobe were a few clothes, mainly wintery items. Anna smiled. She gathered up three dresses and four capes, before turning to find a linen shirt and trousers for David. It wasn't long before Anna had found all she needed and hurried downstairs. She smiled, whilst the house was small, it was wooden, and the wood had intricate designs carved into each plank. Anna was reminded of the times she had spent trying to learn to carve when she was young. She had failed miserably, but it was the thought that counted (or at least that's what her Mother said).
Back downstairs, they all changed into their clothes. Snow smiled at David. He looked like he was back in the enchanted forest, for his linen shirt hung loosely and was attached to the jodhpurs Anna had found. He attached his cape onto the linen shirt and threw a winning smile at Snow.
"Feels like how we met, my dearest." David gathered Snow in her sheepskin cloak in his arms and kissed her on the cheek.
"Oh dear God, please." Regina said as she pulled on her gloves, made of raggedy wool. "She looks nothing like Bandit Snow, at least this time her clothes are a little bit cleaner."
"I do feel bad taking all these clothes though." Snow said, pulling at the grey dress she was wearing.
"They should be glad we took them." Regina sighed. "Might encourage this woman to get a makeover."
"Here, I'll leave some money." Anna reached into her small purse and pulled out a few gold coins. Not much to her, but a fortune to these people.
"That's kind Anna." Snow said as she moved towards the door. "All ready to find Henry?" Everyone nodded, but no one with the force of Regina.
Snow pulled open the door to the icy chill that forced it's way into the house and blew out the fire.