To Thaw a Hero's Heart

Chapter Thirty-Four: The Search for Mathias: Part 2

Chapter Thirty-Four: The Search for Mathias: Part 2

It was midnight and Joseph stood alone in the court waiting, it was past the original time they were going to meet and he was getting irritated by the man's tardiness. The faint sounds of footsteps approached him from behind and he turned around and noticed a figure with the shadows of the courtyard. Joseph gritted his teeth as he hissed at the man showing his displeasure.

"Hans has such a nerve keeping me waiting out here." He grumbled as he turned fully to him. His emerald eyes gleamed from with in the shadows as he chuckled softly.

"Well at least everything is going according to plan, i must say you really surprised me when you announced your engagement to Queen Elsa." Hans said and Joseph remained silent knowing that in soon he'll be the one to take the throne and not the exiled prince of the Southern Isles. But he knew there was more to it than revenge against the royal sisters ever since Mathias showed up in Arendelle, since then he'd talk about having the power to conquer the world and the thought of such power frightened him. Hans finally finished boasting when he realized Joseph wasn't talking.

"What's wrong with you Joseph don't you realize soon everything we dreamed of will be ours to claim." He said and Joseph shook his head in disagreement surprising Hans.

"Sorry, but i plan on taking both the kingdom and the queen for myself.Your assistance is no longer required now that i have what i want" He declared and Hans bursted into laughter but stopped when he realized he was serious.

"Hmph! How long do you think you'll last without me Joseph. You see these walls won't protect you forever and they'll soon be your demise." Hans said as he disappeared in the darkness leaving Joseph by himself his eyes widened in horror at what was said.

The cold brisk air of the morning awoken Abigail from her slumber as she groggily got up to inspect her surroundings. The fire had died out a long time ago and she was surprised that none of the animals decided to get her during the night. A few of the sun's rays made their way down to the forest floor lighting up a few places in between. She took a look around once she packed up her belongings, so far she was on the right course and hoped to find him before she found herself in any trouble. She remembered the camps she found and the damage done was by none other than Mathias himself and shuddered knowing he can do such a thing. But considering what his old life was like and the things he'd done it wouldn't surprise her that he still had that destructive side still, but right now that's what the people of Arendelle need to stop Prince Joseph and his wretched plans of taking Arendelle.

The trek up the mountain was longer than she had anticipated as the closer she got to the top the more snow there was covering the ground. Her eyes widened when she saw the the ice palace that Anna mentioned, it was a beautiful sight to behold but Abigail still needed to find Mathias as she continued toward the icy structure.

"Mathias!" She called out as her voice echoed around her but she didn't get a response after a few moments of waiting. With a defeated sigh she walked closer till she stepped into a clearing and gasped in shock at the sight before her. The clearing was littered with the remains of a fight, but not an ordinary one. The area was badly scorched in some areas like a wildfire that would burn down any forest and there were craters big and small on the wall of the mountain and she narrowed her eyes at the footprints that were larger than any normal human. A sudden chill slowly crept up her spine as she observed them in awe as she followed were the tracks lead and stopped at a massive pile of snow which confused her. In curiosity she approached the large pile slowly. It shook causing her to stop and it slowly rose up revealing a giant snow golem as it stared down at her with its hollow eyes. She slowly backed away in horror as it took a step toward her with its mighty arms ready to strike at her at any moment with its icy hands. It looked around the area and seemed to relax a bit as it lowered its arms back to sides. Abigail was stunned and wanted to so badly run but her feet stayed in their spot for fearing of angering the golem. Her mind clicked that her queen made this golem and a crazy idea came to her as she nervously cleared her throat getting the golems full attention.