Authors note: Welcome to the sequel to Frozen 2. I imagine not many would have thought to hear something like this. A few months or so have passed since the epilogue last story. Arendelle is under the ruling of Millie and Darren while Anna has remained locked in her room…fearing the worse for Kristoff. Now of course we will get to Kristoff in good time and there will be moments to touch on what happened in these months. In that time though Elia has been in Restingburg trying to hold out hope that she can escape and be reunited with Elsa. Speaking of Elsa…

Frozen 2: Wedding in Arendelle

CH.1: Southern Isle hospitality

Elsa had been in the Southern Isles for several months now at least. It was not the easiest thing on her part and the sleeping quarters were nice enough…but…the King was constantly keeping an eye on her. She helped out Hans with the horses when she could hoping to win him over to her cause.

"I have told you once and I have told you again Elsa…I want no part in this. And even if by some miniscule chance I wanted to…you forget your place in making such demands when it is my father who decides what I do."

Elsa wiped at her brow as she hitched up her sleeves as it was quite unbearable out here. She walked out of the stable and watched some tall men walking about guffawing at some unheard joke. "So those are your brothers huh?"

"Yeah, well, a few of them in the least. Some are abroad and others are keeping up in the castle as it is too early for them. Elsa…in regards to the events in Arendelle, I do wish to extend my humblest of apologies. The man you saw that day…believe me or not, but it was not the man that I truly am."

"I don't quite follow…" Elsa notices him make a gesture and she follows alongside him as they walk past the stables to a place near the water. Hans appears to consider his words carefully and Elsa doesn't rush him.

"It was all an act…playing the role of the villain. My father put me up to it…and given I was the youngest and all of my siblings and far less likely to have anything on my plate…yeah. I was meant to deceive, I was meant to gain the throne but not just that but to win the Princess's heart, your sister. Again believe what you will but I am telling the truth here. I feel awful about it and my father of course has made me clean out the stalls-."

"Hans that was many years now…and your father still hasn't forgiven you?" Hans laughs at that as he gestures back at the castle.

"Given it was my father who arranged it all…he had to punish me, lest it get out that he was behind it along with Restingburg and Torchiva-."

"Hold up, all this time I have been here…why is now the time I am hearing all of this to begin with?" Elsa was upset and rightly so.

"My father would suspect something was up if I was seen talking to you. I had to make sure that you had earned his trust and by being here and putting in the work has opened his eyes to you. Also you saw my brothers, and do you recall how many of them there were before?"

Elsa did recall…in fact at one point it had been all of them keeping a close eye on her. She hated how that made her feel…so exposed. It didn't help any just how closely they watched her or how flirtatious they were and making her feel…low. Her skin crawled when they made a move at her and she restrained herself from giving them a cold greeting.

"Anyway it was long ago before I was even in Arendelle that a meeting was held, in fact, the one who sits on your throne now was there. Millie is the daughter of the Advisor and former dresser for the Queen of Restingburg. Millie was sweet but much like myself was forced into a role she wanted no part in. Prince Darren manipulated her given her love for him and well few women could resist his charm and-,"

"I get the picture, so, Millie was chosen to infiltrate and blend into Arendelle society thus earning her a spot on my court. And you were selected to be a suitor for my sister's hand and eventually kill me to get the throne. However when your plan went south…Millie was the back up."

"You catch on quick. Yes…that was how it all played out. Now you maybe wondering what my father got out of all this, well, see for yourself." Hans walked over to a building she had just noticed now and as he pushed open the doors she squinted her eyes a bit till he lit a lantern and revealed a room filled with armor.

"I know this armor." Elsa was held back from going in and Hans shook his head. She held herself from entering further and Hans went to close the door.

"This armor is quite valuable to my father and it was given to him by King John of Torchiva for his loyalty. Still even after my failure our ties to the other kingdoms remains strong. My father wasn't too happy that we had no foothold in Arendelle but it didn't mean we would not be compensated. In fact the Southern Isles and that of the other kingdoms meet on occasion."

Elsa mused over all this information as it was the most she had gotten in her time here. However she had not just spent it helping out Hans, no, there was too much time in the day so she began to learn the lay of the land…even having tours of the castle.

"Hold up…that armor…could it be possible to infiltrate Restingburg using that armor?" Elsa felt her mind whirling with activity and Hans shook his head.

"I mean, maybe, it is a longshot at best but no…absolutely not. Listen Elsa my father would know if anyone took this armor, trust me, and besides that you'd never accomplish this on your own-."

"Precisely so I would need someone who knows the castle layout, someone who has been there before." Elsa crosses her arms and Hans takes a second before realizing what she had planned.

"Elsa…even If I were ok with such a plan…why would you want me there with you? Have you forgotten what-?"

"Hans, you were being forced to play a part, a puppet who had no control of his strings. In the time that I have come to know the real you I know that it must have ate at you doing what you did. Help me out, rescue Elia-."

"Wait, hold up, the Princess of Torchiva? I need a moment to process this…because if I get this right you want me to take this armor and help you sneak into a foreign kingdom, and ally of ours…all to save the Princess-?"

"She is my girlfriend!" Elsa blurts out feeling her cheeks redden. Hans takes a beat as he walks off and he rubs the back of his head.

"Right…how did I not see this sooner? The Queen of Arendelle is-." Hans turns and Elsa could feel a cold chill sweeping through her.

"If you value your life you will cease any further line of thought that might linger in that brain of yours. Yes, my preference in romantic partners does not rely on male companionship…so what?" Elsa saw him adjust the collar of his jacket and he held up a hand.

"If I may extend my humblest of apologies…I did not mean to go there Elsa. I am just…unused to such feelings especially for something I have no knowledge of. I was raised to believe one thing and unaware that the possibility of such…union existed-."

"Perhaps it has existed but within the shadows for fear of being outed," Elsa lowers her hands and the chill vanished. "I understand your reasons for not wanting to help, but, in this time Elia has been forced to do things against her will…and the more that she stays there…the worse it will become. You and I…it is time to put the past behind us and start anew, so, I will ask you once more…will you help me?"

"Well well well…look at little Hans trying to flirt with the Queen, going any better than that botched union with her sister?" Elsa looked over spotting one of the brothers approaching.

"Christian would you please stay out of this," Hans appears to call out his brother and Elsa moves aside as he strode over. Christian was bulky and his hair was spiky and his eyes were caramel.

"Oh sure, give you two sometime alone…though honestly shoveling manure all day can't do much for manly smell huh?" He grabs at Hans from behind and runs his fist along the top of his head.

Elsa was about to say something when a guy stood behind her…a bit too close for comfort. "You deserve a real man Queenie…someone who can show you a good time and look out for your best interest."

"You tell her Andersen…give that Snow Queen a real good show." Elsa looked over at Hans who appeared to be suffering because of these guys. If it was just the two of them…maybe she could sway Hans a bit more to join her, it couldn't hurt.

"So, let me get this straight…together you three are Hans Christian Andersen huh? I imagine you three got quite the call from your father to the dining room table at night. Still…given I am the Snow Queen in this…perhaps you two could learn a bit of etiquette training."

Elsa stomped on the boot of the man behind her, no doubt Anderson. He lets out a yelp and she slams her elbow into his body and spinning around she moves around him and as he attempts to grab at her she uses her powers to send him flying into the stable and face first into the manure.

Hans for his part manages to free himself from Christian's grip and delivers a few body blows before sending the guy into the freezing cold water.

"Very well Queen Elsa…let us go save your girlfriend before my other brothers find out about this." They head to the place where the armor is kept and after securing the right weight and fitting Elsa goes to her female reindeer or rather Elia's and climbs atop while Hans takes a horse. They take one last look at the castle before they ride off.

Authors note: I had other ideas that didn't make it into this chapter but let us move on from here and in the next chapter we take a step back as we don't want to leave Kristoff hanging too long.