Chapter 13

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Somehow, I manage to fall asleep. My dreams are filled with Jack, Anna and my parents. All together, we're with each other and laughing. Talking about the time Anna stuffed her face with chocolate one year during her birthday. Jack and I are laughing when father pinches Anna's cheek. Jack does the same to me, I jerk awake. I start panicking, where am I? I look around, there's no windows and one door. I start calming down, remembering where I'm at.
That still doesn't put my mind at ease. I'm with Hans, trapped totally unable to escape. I don't bother trying to make my chains brake by freezing them. Where would I go? Is the door locked? How many guards are there? I'm thinking about, just saying screw it, and try to escape, when I hear the door unlock. "Well well well. She survived the night." It's Hans. "Sorry, if I'm not as week as you thought. Wait...no I'm not sorry." I smirk at him, he glares at me. "Ha ha. Little queeny is trying to be smart." I only roll my eyes. If only he had a sense of humor.
"Now I am here to, ask you some questions."
"Ha! You really think I'm going to answer to you! I'm afraid you're sadly mistaken." I tell him, he raises his hand about to hit me. I prepare for the blow, but none comes. I look up to Hans, closing his hand into a fist. "I'm not going to hit you, you gullible fool." Hans takes a deep breath and continues, "I realize yesterday that I was being a little to harsh. I may have lost my temper at one time." I smirk and roll my eyes, more than once. "I saw that." Hans narrows his eyes at me.
"Now I was going to ask you. How many guards do you have guarding the castle?" He asks, I shake my head. Pretending to think, then I have a brilliant idea. "As many harlots you have waiting at home." Hans punches me in the face, then he grabs my chin. "I may be many things miss Elsa. But I never take advantage of women in that way." I spit in his face. "But that's what you would do to my sister. You played her like an expendable piece in your game." I whisper angrily, I spit in his face. He slaps me with his free hand. My head whips to the side, he grabs my chin again. With a harder grip this time, I look him straight in the eye. "I may have done that, but at least I didn't put her life in danger." He lets go, I glare at him.
"I'll ask you again. How many men do you have guarding your castle?" Hans asks, I look up at him. I decide to lie, "40 men." We actually have about a hundred, two thousand guarding the capital, and about fifteen hundred thousand on the outskirts of my kingdom. Every year, we train new recruits, they have to be seventeen to join.
He gives me a smug look, I continue to look down. Like I've lost, I'm playing this game to give him false confidence.
"Moving on. Does a royal have to be an ally to be married to a king, prince, princess...queen?" He turns and looks at me, my eyes widen. "No. No! I won't do it!" I yell at him, struggling against my restraints. He laughs at me, "Oh queen Elsa, if I were you. I would seriously consider it, you have no idea what I'll do to your precious kingdom if you don't."
"Never! I'll never marry you!" I spit on his boots. He smirks, "I'll let you think it over. But I'll move on to the next question. How much do you have in imports? Don't bother saying that my kingdom isn't one of them. I know my second oldest brother and his wife, still, trade with you."
"I won't, because unlike you. I enjoy the company of your brother, no wonder all your brothers ignored you for two years." I say the last part with sarcasm, his face loses its smug look. Next thing I know, I feel a blow to my face. I don't understand what he says next, he must have hit my ear. I grimace in pain, he waves his hand in front of my face. He shakes his head, and walks out. I try to stay awake, but soon enough I pass out.

*Anna's POV*
After we reach Elsa's castle, it's dark. We spend the night there, and the next morning, we try to find a way around the ice castle. We decided to find the other side of the castle, that would be the safest way to go around. Kristoff, Jack and I split off into one group, while the soldiers go in another. "How do you think Elsa is fairing right now?" Jack asks, I turn around and face him. "I know she's giving Hans a run for his money." We all laugh, Hans is a real joke when it comes to him being an actual threat. "That's what I love about her, she has a fighting spirit. No matter what she protects the one's she loves." I smile at Jack, he's so in love with my sister, no one could love her more. Except me, no body messes with my family. "Jack. Have you ever thought about marrying my sister?" I ask, everyone stops moving. Why did I have to ask that? Kristoff is right here. "I was thinking about it, I really want to be with her. For the rest of her life, I don't know how I'm going to live without her."
I put my hand on his shoulder. "Jack, I will talk to my sister if she has ever thought about marrying you. If she says yes, I'll give you the go ahead." His eyes light up, "You mean. You're giving me your blessing?" I smile at him, "Yes I am." I tell him, he jumps in the air, "Yes! Thank you so much Anna!" He gives me a hug, I laugh and hug him back.
"Your majesty! We found something!" We all run towards the voice. A solider points to a hole in the hall. Big enough for a couple of people to come in at a time. "I think we just found their way in, and our way out." I look at everyone. Let's go." Every one follows me out. Once out, Kristoff immediately notices something. "Wait! Does anyone else notice a difference in the depth of the snow." Kristoff gets in front of us, we all stop walking. He turns back and looks at me, I shake my head. "There is a few inches of a difference between where we are. And that area right over there." He points right next to us, "What are you saying Kristoff?" I ask him, he takes a deep breath. "I'm saying that, I think Hans just gave us a trail right to him." He turns back and looks at us. I smile, & look back at Jack, he has a smile on his face, like nothing could make him happier. Thank you price Hans for being a complete idiot. "Well what are we waiting for? Lead the way Kristoff!" I giggle, Kristoff gets up and continues to follow the path. I'm coming Elsa.

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