Authors note: This may be the last chapter of the story. However stick around for the end and I am not going to leave things too long for a sequel could be possibly in the works. There is plenty of material for a sequel and I imagine there will be some demand. Given the turn of the last chapter the fallout will be quite severe and it will shake things to come for Arendelle.

CH.17: Frozen betrayal

Millie stood before all of Arendelle knowing that what she was about to do would be not only momentous but it would be groundbreaking, it would even perhaps cause some controversy. Princess Anna and Kristoff both were standing nearby and given that Queen Elsa had entrusted things to her it had meant in literal sense…that lest she be present to relieve her of command…she still had said command.

Millie wore a pretty dress…one that over the years she had grown used to. Gripping the podium she clears her throat as the murmurs were running rampant. Arendelle had grown slightly used to her presence in the time that the royal family had been away in foreign lands; yet, there was unrest as to the whereabouts of Queen Elsa and why Princess Anna was not where she was.

"Hello, yes, I am so glad to see everyone here. I do apologize as to the current situation, but, rest assured I will keep it brief as possible. In Queen Elsa's place I have served and looked after the needs of so many of you. And well…I have gone ahead and made some amendments to the way that Arendelle is run, just tiny things really but ones that I have gone by the book of."

"Millie what are you doing?" Anna looked pointedly at her but Millie had her orders. Darren had made it quite clear that in order to take over Arendelle the mind of the people had to be opened.

"Many of you believe you know your Queen, but it is with heavy heart that I inform you that you have been lied to. For so long Queen Elsa has served the people of Arendelle and she has also turned down suitors to the throne. Arendelle could surely do with a King but why is it that after all these years nothing has come of it? Well…given how close I have become with the Queen the answer is quite obvious, your Queen…prefers females over males!"

There was an uproar at this as most believed this to be not true, that she was lying through her teeth. Anna attempts to charge at her but she is held back by Kristoff. Millie kept her smile on her face and she held up a hand to settle the upheaval.

"You believe me to be lying, but, I have it on good authority that in her time in the foreign kingdom Queen Elsa became quite close with the Princess of Torchiva, the very place she was sent. A wedding was to be held there…but…it was because of Queen Elsa this wedding did not come to be, in fact, she stole away the bride-."

"This is not true! Look, yes there was a wedding there…but it goes so much deeper than that. Millie, I order you off this stage this instance-."

"Yes, you were there too…and also part of the problem. Princess Anna here along with the ones who set out with her disrupted so much of the political avenue of relations over there that Torchiva and Restingburg wish nothing to do with us. Perhaps many of you were left in the dark that we were even allies with other kingdoms, let alone ones that have been part of an alliance for well over a century or so with past rulers of Arendelle, including the late King and Queen."

"Century, Millie, you are not of royal blood so this is all nonsense! Guards!" Anna was still struggling in Kristoff's grip but the people of Arendelle were left divided by all this information that should have been relevant and available to them but for some reason kept from them making the deception all the more…horrid.

Guards would arrive but Millie merely stood her ground and when Anna saw the weapons drawn she was caught off guard when they were aimed at her.

"W-What is the meaning of this? I am Princess Anna of Arendelle…I demand to know why you are aiming your weapons at me!" Anna was livid with anger and even Kristoff was turned away or rather dumfounded by this turn of events.

"I believe that everyone deserves to know the truth…and…I am not of Arendelle, but, I come from Restingburg. I came here a little before the coronation of the Queen and in my time here I have come to love the people and I have come to love serving under Queen Elsa. Still…all of these secrets and the way they run this kingdom and how they have treated you all…it hurts me."

"Wait…you are from Restingburg?" Anna was back to back with Kristoff as all of the guards surround them.

"Yes, my father was a royal advisor and my mother a royal dresser to the Queen. Now seeing how your Princess has behaved and learning of your Queen's…preference in partner, I bring to light the very Princess she stole away."

Millie nods her head as a guard brings forth Elia. She had been operated on and while her skin looked far less pale…she was not exactly in the best of health to be hauled out of bed. Millie had to do all she could to stare at her. Having learned of how she was treated for so long by her father in Torchiva, well, it made them almost kindred spirits…forced to do what they never wanted any part in.

Millie even now took on a role the very same way that Hans had with the coronation and in the end he was sent back home to face a sentencing fitting of his crime. When the noises began to silence she continued.

"Princess Elia of Torchiva…set to marry the Prince from Restingburg but who was he to marry when the one he wanted to be with…preferred the Queen of Arendelle? So I ask you…do you really trust a Queen who would lie to you about something like this? Lie to you about allies and lie to you even about things that should have been common knowledge?"

"Stop this!" Anna cries out but no amount of screaming will stop the change coming. Elia for her part chokes back a sob. Kristoff attempts to fight off the guards but he gets tapped in the back of the head and falls to his knees.

"I am pushing for immediate control of the kingdom as your new Queen and as my King, none other than the Prince of Restingburg himself…Darren." The crowd gasps and stepping forth was the man whom had invited her to his quarters all that time ago.

"Wait…he was a Prisoner, what is going on here?" Anna was kneeling by Kristoff who appeared to not even be conscious.

"It is my hope to bring the alliance of the three kingdoms back on the map, and of course perhaps other kingdoms as well so that we may all prosper. Darren and I are both from a kingdom that feels bad about the distance and honestly it wouldn't hurt to have a fresh perspective on things. Arendelle deserves the best and another thing…I think we can all agree just how wrong it is to fall for the same gender, it benefits nobody and think of how the procreation to start a family will go, exactly, it goes nowhere."

Millie can feel a bit of unrest in the audience but she knows she has to continue, she knows that her purpose for being here had been dictated to her about bringing about the change needed for the union of three kingdoms to come to fruition. Much as it ate at her to do all this while the Princess was helpless to stop any of it…much as it pained her knowing the Queen was away…Arendelle would know order.

"From this day forth…Arendelle will be clean of any and all same gender activity bordering on hand holding or public affection. Furthermore any rallying or support for a movement may result in imprisonment. We must think of the children here who will be impacted by this the most…set an example for them to go by. Given the actions of the Queen of Arendelle she will be given the ultimate punishment…banishment from Arendelle, seems only fitting the mess she made of things."

"I won't let you banish my sister!" Millie looked to Darren who approached her and went to pick her up and placed her over his shoulder. She fought and was quite resilient but when the guards aimed their weapons at Kristoff she went silent.

"Take the Princess to her quarters and by no means is she to be out without supervision. I apologize that this had to happen…but now we can see about improving relations with our allies and bringing Arendelle out of the dark ages here. I promise to uphold the peace in the coming days as the new ruler of Arendelle."

Millie left the stage among some clapping and others looking concerned. She was truly a horrible person and by all rights she should be judged. Nothing good would come of this. When she heard someone whisper to her about Kristoff she let out a sigh.

"Take him to the highest mountain and dispose of him…but do so quietly." Millie watches as they haul him off and she walked off holding herself feeling that in all this she lost sight of who she was…given this was never what she wanted…and…now she was ruling a Kingdom.

Anna was dropped in her room and she looked around for any weapon as Darren closes the door behind him as he folds his arms.

"What did you do with Kristoff? And I beat you twice and I can do so again-." Anna stared at him but his laughter cut through her.

"You show promise, I will give you that, but I aim not to take you on again. This here will be your new situation, your future as it were. Wasn't it your sister that did the same to herself so long ago? As for that lunkhead of yours…he is going somewhere high to meditate on his choices in life. You may have stalled the wedding but that doesn't mean Elia won't be ending up in Restingburg in the end-."

"Elia…no," Anna held herself feeling like all they had accomplished had become undone and by the one enemy they had not seen coming.

"I will be returning Elia myself to Restingburg and will return here for the coronation to be made King alongside Millie. Oh how you all blindly trusted her and how she managed to use that to betray you all in the end. It is kind of fitting how the events turned out. I realize that the pain will eventually fade away but in the meantime take a rest…you have been away for far too long."

Darren leaves the room and Anna crumples to the ground feeling tears fall freely. A few minutes or so pass before she hears a commotion down below and goes to open her window to see Elsa arriving on what appeared to be a glowing reindeer.

"What is the meaning of this? Let me in this instance!" Elsa demanded below. Anna noticed that there were archers above and there were even guards placed at the gates.

"Queen Elsa, I do apologize for this, but as of now you have been banished from Arendelle. Your actions in foreign kingdoms has been most disgraceful and in doing so you caused quite the amount of damage that now Arendelle must clean up. Furthermoe you kept secrets from your people…secrets that I had to reveal, much to my own disbelief. Leave now or the people will see that nothing has changed since that day on the coronation so long ago."

Anna watched the conflicting emotions on her sister's face and she appears to consider the situation at hand. How much she wanted to yell down at her but would she even hear her? Anna gripped her windowsill but it was too long a drop down to the ground.

"I see. And what of Princess Elia?" Elsa held her arm and looked at Millie. Anna could only imagine how the other looked.

"She is being taken to Restingburg, seems only fitting that a wrong is righted. Now please do not make a scene and don't even think of using your powers…such a display will surely unsettle many who already see you for who you really are. You are much like Hans in that regard…playing a role…now go."

Elsa manages to look towards where Anna is and she feels her heart caught in her throat. It pained her to see her sister leave and as she went to the female reindeer she heads off.

Epilogue

Elsa had been turned away from Arendelle, the only home she had ever known and in doing so she was in a similar situation from before. However there was no ice palace to go to and even then what would that get her? She was done with the isolation, done with the hiding away who she really was.

Millie had brought about a complete turnaround in her own kingdom and thus revealed secrets that were not hers to reveal. Elsa was also concerned about the safety of Elia given the last they saw each other she was not doing well. Part of her had wished that they had arrived sooner but navigating an ocean was not the easiest thing to do…especially on a glowing reindeer.

"Elsa…you are alive!" Elsa spots Olaf as she manages to make his way over with Sven. Elsa was glad to see they were unharmed. Sven walked over and touched noses with the female reindeer.

"Yes, and thank goodness you two are ok. So what is the deal with Millie anyway? I thought she was looking after things…not looking after things the wrong way." Elsa looked back at Arendelle.

"It was something awful your majesty…I mean one moment we are all gathered and the next Millie claims the throne for herself and that Darren, ooh he makes me so mad. Anyway Kristoff is publically knocked out and Anna dragged away. I think I might have heard something about a high up place for Kristoff-."

"I see. Well, perhaps you and Sven can go and make sure that this high up place isn't one with too much of a view. Also be safe." Elsa left Olaf and Sven behind who appeared disappointed that the female reindeer was going with her.

"Right, um, but what about you?" Elsa remembered what Millie had told her and part of her didn't even want to think about that option, but, right now if Elia was being taken to Restingburg they would be prepared for her. She needed help. She needed an ally and that is where she was going.

"I won't be gone long, but, if I am not back within a certain time…look after my sister." Elsa climbed onto the reindeer and urged it forward.

The travel was quite a distance and only after the female reindeer regained her stamina did she even try doing what they had done before. The speed and ability to walk on water improved travel and she felt the sting of the cold and the water getting in her hair. She had never been there before, did not know what to expect…and yet even so this was the way it had to be.

Once she arrives she climbs off the reindeer and pats her head before she goes to the stables. She clears her throat noting a man shoveling what can only be she presumed manure. "Excuse me, um, I am looking for someone, could you perhaps point me in his direction?"

"And just who is it you seek?' She placed a hand on her hip as she let out a sigh as she fought past the bile she felt.

"As it turns out…it is you I seek, Prince Hans." Elsa watches as the man stiffens before he places his shovel down and turns to face her.

"We meet again Queen Elsa…how is your sister doing?" Elsa stood there not saying anything as the two of them stared at one another.

TO BE CONTINUED

Authors note: Elia is on her way to Restingburg, Kristoff is set to have a high up place of meditation, Anna locked away in her room, and Millie having the throne…oh and bringing Hans back, fun times ahead. The sequel is coming so those still here keep a look out for Frozen 2: Wedding in Arendelle.