Okay, I wanted to wait a day or so before coming back and addressing questions and reviews.

For starters, I know the ending is tragic in some sense; I tend to think of death when I hear tragedy (and our heroes made it out alive), but I guess Anna's fate could be considered worse than that. Some of you seemed to enjoy that, some of you don't, others don't seem to get it. I know not everyone can appreciate that kind of pain, irony, and tragedy, but it's the kind of story I love to write most. Five out of every six stories on here has a climax with a resolution that leaves you feeling happy inside. Life isn't always like that (you have to learn to live without getting the closure you desire, sometimes), and my storytelling tends not to be like that either. Sometimes you work really hard for something only to have it fall flat, and that's the case with Anna. She's gone through all this, and now she's forced to live with the consequences of her naivety.

Why is Anna remorseful? Those consequences she's forced to live with. Not only is she infected now, but because Elsa is determined to do "right" (due to Anna's influence), Anna feels like she can't take that away from Elsa, and will have to do "right" herself (face those consequences), on her own. It just would have been a lot easier having Elsa there, as somebody knowledgeable on it.

In terms of Elsa's fate (and note, Kristoff and Sven left with her to take her back home), you're not supposed to know because Anna doesn't know, but it is implied that she is facing possible execution. The caern is corrupt and a messed up place, but even knowing that their leaders lied to Elsa, if they were to execute her, she couldn't be a present danger to the outside world anymore, which she feels is the responsible thing to do.

Someone called my ending lazy: okay? That's really helpful. Why do you think it was lazy?

Last thing to address- a few people have asked if I'll write a short follow-up or a sequel. Short follow up? No.

You might get a sequel, however. It's been in the works for the last three weeks. Said sequel is due to have a happy ending, but then, my definition of a "happy" ending may not conform well to your traditional view of what one is. It seems to be longer than "By Moonlight", and has more characters, more lore, and a deeper plot. That being said, it may take me a while to finish it. Once it's complete and cleaned up, it will be posted here for those who want it.

Glad some of you enjoyed it. Sorry to those of you who didn't, I guess? I mean, the fuck do you want from me? I told you at the beginning of all this that my goal was to make you hate me, and I did, though some for different reasons than I meant. Ha.

On a final note, the mystery elements of this story are dedicated to my father, who passed away in November (2014). It was the man's favorite genre, and he was always very supportive of my writing, so I felt that I should stretch my metaphorical wings and try to touch on the subject in his memory. I hope I did well with it and that my commitment to finally finishing a work would make him proud.