I feel as though there are still a great deal of questions lingering in the air.
I can only assume that you wish for me to tie up any loose strings.
I hope you know how much pressure you are putting me under by having me do so.
My impressive storytelling will become completely useless if the ending is utterly pathetic. I mean, how many stories have you read only to be met with disappointment at the very end?
I hope with all that is within me that this story will not be at all like that.

Etias sent me back to the land where time ticks on.
I reckon I could have asked him to send me back to the day when Prince Hans of the Southern Isles first arrived in Vallaria Valley.
The Time Keeper was very gracious to me on that day and he might have abided by my wishes.
However, I found that it was no longer my heart's desire to go back in time.
Fate has a purpose for everything. After all, Fate never hiccups.
I was pleased to be sent back home to my bedchamber, to the very moment before I had decided to turn back time.
Everything was different.
No, not in the world around me, but what was in me had changed.
No longer was I held back by envy, fear, rage, and hate.

I went to be by Elsa's side. My brother and Anna were here, as well.

"Let us give Ida a moment alone." Anna ushered Ember out of the room. He did not seem to want to leave Elsa's side. I found that to be understandable. She was his wife after all.
Elsa smiled up at me.
It brought me great joy to see that she had regained consciousness.
"I'm sorry, Elsa." I told her, meaning every word with all that I was.
"None of this is your fault." Elsa replied, graciously.
"You don't understand..." I sighed. "I had a protective crown I was going to give you, but I was envious of the relationship you have with my brother. I could have saved you, but I didn't because there was jealousy in my heart."
Elsa clasped my hand into hers. It was unnaturally cold.
"You were being manipulated by something bigger than yourself." She spoke to me. "Are you free now?"
I nodded. Elsa understood me so very well.

"The blizzard." It was my turn to give back to Elsa. "He is just fine, Elsa."
"Is he?" She let out a little, joyous giggle. "Thank you, Ida."

Elsa healed quickly.
She was able to return to Arendelle with Ember and their remaining soldiers.

What became of Hans, you ask?
Hans was shipped out, yet again, back to the Southern Isles.
Anna went along to make sure he arrived and that the situation was explained in full to his parents.
I reckon Anna enjoyed having Hans in her custody just a little bit too much.

We were never told exactly what happened to Hans, but we were ensured that he would not be a nuisance to us again.
I could care less about specifics.
I am glad that Hans will never set foot inside Vallaria Valley again.

I imagine that you are wondering what happened to me.
I got married... not to a man I had only known for one day.
I had known Espen for what felt like forever. I suppose it only felt like forever because I had to live in a timeless nothingness before I could get back to him.
I have never regretted marrying Espen.
He is the most perfect king Vallaria Valley could ask for. I say this simply because Espen is everything but perfect. That's exactly why I love him.

Vallaria Valley was restored.
Our people were free to sing and dance. We were all free to have as many gatherings and celebrations as we pleased.
At these celebrations, there was always bound to be hoards of Convallaria decorating the castle. The Vallarian vases were filled with fresh Convallaria bouquets.
These Convallaria were not only for decoration, but also for protection.

I wore a Convallaria crown every single day.
I also wore many beautiful gowns, embellished with the Convallaria.
These gowns fit exactly right. I was through with the days when I wore dresses that hindered my breathing.
I did not ever wear mint green, nor did I wear chartreuse.
A new fabric had been invented. It was very prismatic. It reminded me of the Time Keeper and his clock tower.
I started a new Vallarian trend by wearing iridescent ball gowns.
Addie, who became my lady's maid (and remained my dearest friend), helped me ready myself every day.
Whenever I looked into the mirror, I saw Ida exactly how she was meant to be.

Vallaria Valley became renowned for it's unprecedented clocks. Our clocks were as marvelous as Arendelle's. I reckon it is because we have the same clock maker.

Every so often, I find myself glancing at the grandfather clock in the Vallaria Valley castle library. It is ever so queer, but sometimes that darn clock gets stuck at midnight, even when it is in the middle of the day.
I like to imagine it is Etias' message to me.

A little bird told me that he gets along rather well with his brother now, making frequent visits to the Kingdom On The Top Of The World. No, I'm not meaning this figuratively. The bird actually said this to me. I freaked out and swatted at it like a lunatic.

Last but not least, the information that I know you have all been sitting on the edge of your seat for: what became of my darling cat, Kissa?
She finally came to terms with the fact that I have mysteriously come back from the dead.
She accepts me only because I feed her fish and chicken. Kissa always had a weakness for fish and chicken.

I think that it is safe to say that I am excited for my future with Espen.
I am excited to have a future at all!

Tick tock, tick tock
Holding a golden clock
It always tocks, it always ticks
Always a different time to pick
It always moves, it always shifts
Always a different time to drift
Tick tock, tick tock
Holding a golden clock
Always a change, always a switch
Always a timed and ticking twitch
Always a stir, always a slip
Always the hands will loosen their grip
Tick tock, tick tock
Holding a golden clock
It always tocks, it always ticks
Always a different time to pick
Clocks always change, clocks always chime
Fate always goes beyond Time
Tick tock, tick tock
Forever holding my golden clock.

Sometimes I have crazy dreams where people have moths that flutter around them.
That sounds preposterous, does it not?
I believe you know me well enough now to understand that I believe in things regardless of how preposterous they might seem.
I remember very vividly The Land Where Time Stands Still. I remember the sun, the moon, and the Time Keeper.
I remember there was a magical book, but I can never seem to remember what was within this book.

One word stinks out to me.
Ticker-Moths.
All right, perhaps that is two words.
It does not particularly matter how many words it is. It means nothing to me. I do not know what it means, or if it even means anything at all!
It is preposterous, but as I have already said, I believe in preposterous things.
I believe in Ticker-Moths, whatever they might be.

My story is coming to a close, as I really don't have anything of importance left to say.

I will leave you with this: make use of every minute of time that you have. You never know what you have until it is gone. You never know what you have until you find yourself in a land where there is no time at all.

I should think that was a very dramatic and satisfying ending, do you not agree?

The End

A/N: I think it's safe to say that another Frozen fanfic has officially come
to a close!

As I assume most of you are aware, this story is the Sequel to my other Frozen
fic "The Cold Never Bothered Me Anyway", which is written in Elsa's
point of view.
Writing this story was a bit different, however, because it is written in my
OC's point of view.

I was on the fence about this story. I will be the first to admit that the plot
line is a little bit out there.
I am glad I followed through with it because I think the result was very
original and (hopefully) interesting.

Are we ready for some fun facts?

-While Arendelle is a kingdom inspired by Norway, Vallaria Valley is a
fictitious kingdom based in Finland.

-Kissa means "Cat" in Finnish. I envisioned Kissa as a Maine Coon.
Maine Coons are the second largest breed of cat in the world.

-Finland's national flower is the Lily of the Valley (Convallaria Majalis). As
you have probably noticed by reading it's scientific name, this is what the
Convallaria flowers in my story are based off of.

-Betula Pendula (Silver birch) and Pinus Sylvestris (Scots pine) are both types
of trees that can be found in Finland. The Birch is Finland's national tree.

-Elinika means "age" in Finnish. The coming of age ceremony literally
means "Day of Age".

-Etas is Latin for "Time". This is what Etias was derived from. The
Time Keeper's name actually means "Time". I should think that was an
appropriate name to give him. :)

-I'm going to break down some of the unusual words from the rhyme Ida uses to
teleport herself. "Etatis" also means "Time" in Latin. "Aliquando" is
another Latin word; it can be used to mean "Before too late". "Horology"
is the study of time.

-Deimos and Phobos are the moons of Mars. Deimos means "dread" in
Greek, while Phobos means "fear". Hence, we have the moon's story
about his two cousins. One was dreaded by all (at first) and the other feared all.
Everyone was bound to find out at some point that Deimos was as much a chicken
as his brother, right?

-Klokke means "Clock" in Norwegian. Therefore, we have Espen Klokke,
our clockmaker.

-I repeated the phrase "Skjebne hinsides tid" all throughout the story. It is
finally revealed to mean "Fate beyond time". This is Norwegian, as Espen is the
Norwegian clockmaker who inscribed the words into the watch.

-Ida is loosely based off of Anna. Could you tell?

-This fanfic took me approximately 30 days to write.

I'm not entirely sure what my next project is going to be.
As of this moment, I am not planning on furthering this series (two stories
can't technically be specified as a series, but you know what I mean).
If I do write more Frozen fanfics, they will most likely not have anything to
do with the ones I have previously written.
However, I will not throw it completely out because I may have a killer idea
randomly pop into my head tomorrow or the day after.
If you'd like to share your input with me, that'd be totally welcome!
Regardless of what it ends up being, it will probably be a while before I post
anything new.

I enjoyed reading y'all's comments and reviews!
It's always so much fun for me to hear where y'all think the story is going to
go (some of y'all had some really awesome ideas, by the way).
Thank y'all so much for your wonderful comments!

Until we meet again,

~Aubri