The Snow Queen: The Snow Queen - Book 1 (Frozen)

Chapter 14 - Life's Too Short

I didn't know how long I had been out. But I woke up somewhere else.

My eyes felt like they had been glued shut when I woke up.

Slowly, I rose to a sitting postion and looked around.

I was in a dungeon. A blanket had been covering me and no light shined in the cold and damp room.

I glanced beside me to find a window. The only light was coming from there. But all I could see was white.

Gasping, I got to my feet and went to look out the window when I was suddenly pulled back.

I looked behind me to see me chained to the brick wall. I looked down at my hands which were covered with cold black cuffs. Hiding my whole hand.

I looked down to my feet and saw the chains on either side of me.

I lifted both legs and put them on one side before going back to the window.

My hands were pulled back behind me but I got to see where I was.

I knew I was back in Arendelle. In the palaces dungeon, I had seen it before. Except it looked alot different from outside.

The whole land was covered in ice and snow. The lake frozen over. The ships tilted and were stuck in the ice.

"No," I whispered. "What have I done?"

Suddenly I heard the dungeon door open and turned around to see Hans set down a lantern and make his way over to me.

I turned away from the window and gave him a dirty look.

"Why'd you bring me here?" I asked.

He crossed his arms over his chest when he answered. "I couldn't just let them kill you."

I showed him my chained hands. "But I'm a danger to Arendelle. Get Anna."

He gave me a sad look. "Anna has not returned."

I looked out the window. I was right. She hadn't returned.

Anna where are you?

"Elsa," Hans started. "If you could just stop this winter. Bring back summer. Please."

I turned back towards him. "Don't you see, I can't." My voice cracked when I said that. "You have to tell them to let me go."

Hans looked into my eyes and said, "I will do what I can," and turned around, grabbed the lantern and walked out the door. He locked it behind him and I started breathing heavily.

I looked down at my hands to see the chains start to freeze.

I sat down on the now cold blue blanket and closed my eyes.

Where are you Anna? I was more worried about her than anything else. I was sure she would have come back to Arendelle after our last encounter.

I opened my eyes and suddenly thought of the dream I had had about being burned at the stake.

Now that I was back in Arendelle and in the dungeon, would they execute me?

No, Hans didn't want to kill me. Besides if I died he knew how sad and depressed Anna would be.

A tear fell down mt cheek at the thought of Anna losing me.

If she did I would never forgive myself for leaving her. I might of bot talked to her for years. But I was still alive and well then.

I thought about what burnt me had also said. That I had to kill everyone I loved to be safe.

Well that was not going to happen. I hoped.

All I did was think of Anna for a few minutes. And then forever, I thought what it would have been like. Letting Anna lose someone else she loved.

I thought about what would happen to me if anything happened to Anna.

Something might be happening to her right now. And I couldn't do anything about it.

I closed my eyes.

"Sadness swirls within me like the snow. I've frozen out the only friend I'll ever know. There's no way I can win, but I wish that I have been there for her long ago.

Life's too short."