Little Things (Helsa)

What Will I Do?

(ELSA)

I sat at my desk for hours, just looking at the letter. Thoughts raced through my head about what would happen. I knew the kingdom would demand justice, and if I hesitated in giving that justice, they would think me weak. I had hoped his family would show mercy from a death sentence, so at least his blood would not be on my hands. Why was that villain coming back here? Did even his own family not want him? They had so little love for him that they would return him to his enemy? I suppose it was mostly a power play in his own kingdom; the King washing his hands of the prince. But why did the King not consult me on sending him here? This is my kingdom; he requires my permission for anything coming in or out of the docks. Did he hope I would take care of Hans myself, or did he simply wish to punish us both; Hans for his crimes and me for my powers. I could feel my powers starting to show themselves. Little trails of frost were starting to crawl on the desk and the floor around me. I couldn't even think straight anymore. I got up and made my way to the kitchen in search of a good cup of hot chocolate.

I walked in and saw Anna trying to sneak a few pieces of chocolate. I chuckled to myself and snuck up on her as she ate. Just as she was about to eat her third piece, I grabbed her shoulders and yelled, "Boo!" She screamed so loudly one of the maids came running in. I laughed heartily for the first time in weeks, and loved seeing Anna's face scrunch up in disapproval. The maid picked up on what I had done and asked Anna if she'd need more chocolate to make up for being surprised.

We all started laughing and I went to the stove to make my hot chocolate. Anna and I spoke for a little while I was stirring milk in a pot. She asked how the office work was going, and I told her it was well. I couldn't bring myself to mention Hans just yet. If I could write back to the King in time, maybe he wouldn't even arrive here. I bounced the thought off and asked how Kristoff was. She told me they were planning on going for a picnic today. We had been having fair weather so far this summer, and I felt a little jealous that she could just take the day off and enjoy it while I was stuck inside all day.

It must have been nice to have someone to spend time with like that. I told her to have fun and headed back up to my office. Our conversation left me feeling a little left out and slightly jealous. I had never given much thought to having a partner, I had always been worried about my powers as I was growing up, or being Queen as an adult. I dismissed the thought as I came back to my office. I was reminded of the letter when I sat back down, and looked at it blankly for a few minutes. What was I going to do?

(HANS)

My eldest brother was truly evil. He had to be. In my kingdom, if I was given a death sentence I would have still been treated as royalty and given a somewhat decent burial. Unfortunately, I was no longer in my kingdom. Rovan had sent me back to Arendelle. He exiled me from the Southern Isles and was giving me as a gift to Arendelle, for Queen Elsa to do whatever she wanted with me. I would be treated as a lowly prisoner, and executed on the spot as soon as I walked off the dock, I was sure of it. I probably wouldn't even be given a trial. "Oh, there's Hans, let's kill him," is what I could imagine happening.

The good news, if there was any in a situation like this, was that the crew of the ship had learned to stay away from me while sailing for the week. Not one person insulted me. They just came in twice a day to give me a meal and left me alone. The peace was nice; it gave me time to think about how I could explain why I did what I did. Maybe I could even plead for life in prison, although I knew that was a slim chance. All the alone time let me think about the things I had done as well. I saw how greedy I was, and how self-centered I had become. I never knew I could be so evil; I had been a monster. It was all I could do to ask God for forgiveness and think of how to plead for my life when we arrived.

(ANNA)

I was out again with Kristoff for the day. We were having a picnic near my favorite waterfall. It had this ability to reflect light off the water into beautiful colors. And the sounds of the rushing water always eased my mind. There was a clearing in the forest right next to it that Kristoff and I would frequently picnic at. Summer was my favorite season, despite having a sister with ice powers. I tried to take advantage of the warm weather whenever I could. Kristoff just loved being outdoors, so our summers were spent in the sun whenever we had time. I was having a good time, but couldn't seem to focus.

Kristoff noticed it too, and asked, "Hey, you doing alright?"

I nodded and said, "Yeah, I just have this weird feeling... Elsa was acting different this morning in the kitchen; like something was bugging her."

Kristoff shook his head and gave me a hug. I knew he was trying to make me feel better, but I couldn't shake the feeling something bad was going to happen at the castle. It was probably still my emotions getting the better of me. My life up till the past couple months hadn't been the best. Sure, I grew up in a castle, but I grew up so alone. And when I finally had the chance to make friends and find love it blew up in my face and both my sister and I almost ended up dying. It was hard still to shake the feeling of being frozen while having a sword come down on me. My fears often got the better of me whenever I was reminded of that day. It made me wonder how strong Elsa was to have gone through life on her own knowing she had the power to freeze people and struggling to control it at the same time. Even slight emotions got to her, but she always had so much composure. Nowadays it felt like every little thing got to me and always had me worrying about losing her. And this was one of those moments. I could feel it in my bones that something would happen today that would change our lives. I just had to hope it would change for the better.

(ELSA)

I heard a knock on my door, and said, "Come in." I was just about done with my paperwork for the day and was secretly hoping it was just a reminder about dinner or something of the sort. Instead, Hendricks walked up to the desk with a small silver plate. There was an envelope on it. I sighed as I knew it couldn't wait until tomorrow morning. I grabbed it, nodded to Hendricks, and looked at the crest. Southern Isles again. This time, it was a letter from a ship captain asking for permission to dock. I dropped what I was doing and signed it quickly. I suddenly became furious. How dare this King Rovan order a ship to dock in my kingdom. And how dare he send back a criminal who tried to kill the only family I have left, as well as myself. The nerve of some royals was beyond me. I jumped up from my desk and stormed out of the room. I could feel my powers growing, but I didn't care. I could thaw the ice that formed later. I called for Hendricks and told him to make ready twenty guards and my horse. I wanted to see this ship captain myself and demand why he thought he could just dump off his kingdom's unwanted criminal at my dock.