Well, when I first started writing Frostbitten, I certainly never expected it to get 100 reviews, let alone close to 500. I'm shocked, thrilled, pleased beyond all belief that so many of you love it so much. So for everyone, thank you so very much.

There have been many, many requests for Anna's take one an event, or wanting to know what happened with Olaf, or a LOT of events that I did skip over in Frostbitten. I understand that I skipped a lot in Frostbitten, it was intentional. And here is why, it was supposed to give you the feeling of Jack telling a story to Jamie in a short period of time, there were supposed to be things skipped over. I wanted you to have questions.

Originally, I was only going to do this from Anna's point of view, maybe through in a little here and there from other character perspectives but thinking more on it, I've rethought that. No, what this is going to be, will be the WHOLE story of what happened to Jack, Elsa, Anna, Kristoff, Olaf and all the other characters that I love, and you all have seemed to fall in love with as well. There will be some repeating from Jack's telling, I won't be able to avoid that. But there will be a LOT more in this here to add to what has already been written. There won't be any jumping back and forth either, as this is only going to be set in Arendelle in the 19th century. I'll be continuing my research, trying to make things nice and historically accurate for my neurotic self, and for the enjoyment of everyone.

In the meantime, since I'm going to take a little more time with this series, there is also the fun Vignette series that is proving to be TONS of fun for everyone :).

Hope you all continue to enjoy this saga I've embarked on with Frostbitten! 3 Aria

*Solitaire

"She's unhappy," Anna said, pacing around the sitting area in their apartment of rooms. Kristoff was sitting off by the window, playing Patience* with a worn deck of cards, looking out the window every few moments.

"I know she is, haven't you seen her lately? She looks so lonely, unhappy. We have to do something, Kristoff," she continued.

He sighed, putting his cards down. "You shouldn't walk around so much, the doctor said you shouldn't be on your feet so much these last weeks."

Anna waved her hand at him, continuing her pacing around the room, her other hand coming to settle on her very round belly. "This baby isn't going anywhere until I'm ready for it."

"Don't think that is how it works," Kristoff muttered, looking back down at his cards.

"Kristoff! This is serious! Have you no care for Elsa's wellbeing?" Anna said, tears welling up in her eyes. "She spent all that time along, she told me all about it you know. About how scared she was, about how badly she felt about hurting me. About how mother and father were so scared of her, that must have been just terrible for her to grow up with. And now, Kristoff!"

Kristoff jumped in his chair, looking up at his wife who hand stomped over to glare down at him.

"What?"

"Have you not been LISTENING TO ME?"

He smiled up at her, setting the cards down again and standing up, wrapping his arms around the emotional roller coaster that was Anna. He swallowed the chuckle in his throat.

"I don't know, Anna. She's seemed fine to me whenever I've seen her. Maybe she's just been busy with work, she certainly works long hours. And I don't think she's taken a day off since she became Queen. Well, except for the time she froze the whole kingdom, ran off to the mountains and you had to go after her, met me and almost froze to death yourself."

She punched his arm playfully and laughed a little, relaxing into his arms.

"You think that is what it is?"

"I don't know, Anna, maybe you should go ask her. As for me, I need to go check on Sven."

"Now? It's almost time for supper."

"Yeah, which means it's almost time for his as well."

Anna opened her mouth to reply when one of the palace maids bustled in, looking worried and frazzled. Marta, the one who helped Anna watch Erik and Lisbet.

"Oh, your highness. I'm sorry, I am so sorry. I laid them down for their nap, like you said, and just popped down to the servant's quarters to get my knitting, so I had somethings to do, and I came back up and they were gone! I've searched all over for them, I can't find them anywhere!"

Anna sighed, looking up at the ceiling.

"Did you look in Elsa's office," she asked the maid, her eyes closed.

"No, why wou-"

Kristoff chuckled. "I'll be back in a few minutes, you can get the children and check on your sister at the same time," he said, grabbing a bag from beside the door before slipping out. Anna scowled as she heard him chuckling in the corridor.

"It's fine, Marta, go start preparing baths for them. Kristoff is right, they are likely in Elsa's office, even after I told them not to go in there before supper anymore."

The maid watched Anna with wide eyes for a moment before bobbing a quick curtsey and hurrying from the room. Anna laughed a little, slowly walking towards the door herself.

"I shouldn't be surprised," she muttered to herself. "They are just as enthralled and intrigued with her power as I was when I was little. Well, still am." She smiled, taking a nice slow walk down the hall towards the office, nodding her head when she heard the familiar small voices of her children coming from the open door. She turned into the doorway, silently watching as Elsa spun snow around the small room, causing the small children to laugh with glee. She smiled, walking further into the room before bending down as Erik and Lisbet came running at her with shouts of "Mama!" and plastering themselves to either side of her. Anna loved these moments, loved having her children, even when they had done something they shouldn't have. She couldn't bring herself to scold them for something she was planning to do herself.

"My goodness," she said. "You haven't been bothering Elsa too much with her work now, have you?"

She smoothed out the wild strands of Erik's hair, sticking out in all directions while rubbing Lisbet's back with the opposite hand that she had wrapped around her daughter. She was still amazed to see the strange blending that had happened of herself and Kristoff in their children.

"Look mama, I got you flowers! And Elsa iced them, so they are extra special!" Erik said, holding up the ice heavy flowers for her. She smiled at him, seeing the plan for coming to see Elsa coming into view now. But, she also knew it would take time for Marta to get the children bathed, and especially without her help since she wanted to talk to Elsa.

"Thank you sweeting, why don't you and Lisbet go down and find Marta now, and get washed up for supper? Papa will be back soon," she said, taking the flowers and smiling brightly at them.

"Okay mama!" they shouted, running out of the room. Anna breathed an internal sigh of relief of not having to fight them. She watched for a moment as they fled the room, smiling after them before turning to look up at her beloved sister.

"Goodness, Kristoff and I have been blessed. I can only hope this little one is as well behaved, and I will be a very happy woman," she said, lifting herself off the floor with a struggled but practiced effort. This wasn't her first go 'round with pregnancy. Huffing a little once she was fully upright, she gave Elsa a wide smile that she carefully crafted into one of concern, she'd played this game before with Kristoff.

"Elsa, you look exhausted. Are you not sleeping well?"

Anna carefully held her face as Elsa gave her a suspicious glance before laughing, shaking her head.

"I'm fine, Anna. I'm just trying to get ahead on everything for the fall, and just, you know me, keeping everything in order. It's a never ending task," Elsa said, running a hand up over her hair and adjusting her braid while Anna looked at her.

The frown lines on Elsa's face had become more defined, dark circles were under her eyes and ink stained her hands, likely from sleeping on her desk again. Anna sighed, taking a few steps forward and turning to lean back against the slave master that was Elsa's desk.

"When was the last time you took some time for yourself?" she asked Elsa.

"I don't-" Elsa began, Anna turned her best mother stare on her.

It had worked wonders on Kristoff and the children in the past, she wasn't sure if it would work on her sister though. One of the elder maids had told her about how you would just learn it, after becoming a mother, Anna thought it was one of the better perks, after the actual being a mother park of course. It solved so many arguments, got so many little tasks done.

Elsa sighed, Anna did her best not to yell with victory. "It's been, I don't know, 3 years? Probably since I first ran off into the mountains, I've been so busy. I just don't have the time to just run off for a week."

'Damn, Kristoff was right,' Anna thought to herself quickly.

"That is exactly what you need to do," she said aloud though.

"Wh-what?" Elsa said. "No, I can't do that, I have too much to do," she protested, pointing at her desk.

"You were just telling me that you were getting ahead on things for fall. It's the middle of summer, Elsa. You have plenty of time to prepare for the fall still. You look exhausted, right now, you need to go back up to the mountains and have some fun. For a week."

Elsa looked stunned, her eyes going huge as she looked at Anna. "The mountains? For a week? No, no I can take maybe a day, stay around here, have a lie in-"

"Elsa, we both know you won't do that. You'll take half the morning off, maybe take a walk around the gardens before you'll be right back in this room like you've done nothing for yourself. You need to get out of here, take some books and go play in the snow for a few days," Anna said, wiggling her fingers for emphasis. "It will be good for you."

Elsa stared at Anna for a long few moments, looking down at the large stacks of papers on her desk and finally sighs. Anna held her breath for a moment.

"I suppose you are right," she said, giving Anna a weak smile.

'My god, if she's giving up this easily she really does need a break,' Anna thought.

"A week isn't going to really put me behind, when I'm already so far ahead. And Matias can take care of any overly pressing matters that arise, or you."

Anna held her smile at Elsa. Matias, Elsa's right hand man for a little bit of everything. Anna wasn't really even sure where he came from, or how old he was. He was very polite, always very well put together. Anna didn't think much of it, Matias had helped Elsa with things before, she was sure he could do so again. She beamed at her sister, jumping a little and clapping her hands.

"Yay!" she said aloud. "That was easier than I thought it was going to be. Let's go pack!"

Anna hurried out of the room, hoping that if she was overly excited for the both of them that Elsa would follow and wouldn't have a change of heart. She heard Elsa chuckle behind her and her steps on the stone floor as she followed behind Anna to her bedchamber.

Anna strolled into Elsa's room, a huge smile on her face. It still thrilled to be able to enter Elsa's quarters with no restrictions, no locked doors, no rejections. Anna headed for the wardrobe, pulling open the heavy cedar doors and roaming her eyes over the clothes held within.

"No clothes," Elsa said, walking into the room.

"What?" Anna said, leaning back a little to look at Elsa with confusion. "What do you mean no clothes? You can't just wear that for a week, you'll smell worse than Sven."

Elsa gave her a look over her shoulder as she headed for a bookcase on the opposite end of the room.

"I only want to take one bag with me, I don't want it full of clothes," she said. "No clothes. I'll just make whatever I need."

Anna frowned, looking back at the wardrobe. "Don't you at least want something? What if you get really tired and can't cast something on you?"

She heard Elsa sigh. "You aren't going to let this go are you?"

"At least something?" Anna said, holding up a folded dress.

Elsa rolled her eyes and waved it towards the small stack of books she had setting at the foot of her bed. "Fine, but I'm telling you I won't use it."

Anna grinned, setting the dress down on the bed. "And a blanket too."

Elsa sighed again, looking up at the ceiling. "I don't get cold, Anna."

"Well, you might need a little cushion for your bum."

Elsa laughed, nodding. "Okay, okay. You are going to mother into whatever you want me to do, aren't you?" she teased.

Anna giggled, tossing the blanket she found at Elsa. "Oh stop, I'm just trying to look out for you!"

"You need some food too," Anna said, looking down at the paltry assembly of dress, blanket and books lying on the bed.

Elsa frowned coming to stand by her. "I don't think we thought this through all the way."

They turned to each other and started giggling.

"You know I could just stay here," Elsa said again, as Anna walked over to the heavy rope standing in the corner and pulled it.

Anna shook her head, still laughing. "No! You're going, you need to get out of here. Besides, I need you fully sane for when this little one gets here. I'm sure Cook will be able to fix you up with a full spread in just a thimble. We've been spoiled with so much help, is the problem."

Elsa laughed again, bending on her knees to look under her bed. After a moment she stood back up holding a large black fabric bag with a long strap dangling down. She set the bag on the bed, reaching for the few items that sat on top and setting them inside, frowning down at the huge empty space that was still left in the bag.

"What else do I need?" Elsa said, looking up at Anna.

Anna opened her mouth to reply when three maids came into the room, smiling at Anna and Elsa.

"Good evening your Majesty, your Highness. Shall we turn your room down and help get you ready for supper?" one of them said, as they all bobbed curtsies.

Elsa blinked at them, not sure what to say for once.

"Elsa is going on a bit of a trip, actually. She's leaving as soon as she is packed. She just needs a few things, only what can go in this bag," Anna supplied, looking at her sister. "Only, we don't really know what all she needs to take. We have some clothes, and a blanket."

"And books, I do want to read while I'm away. I'm just going up to the mountain," Elsa said, nodding at the bag.

The maids looked at each other before stepping into the room, looking into the mostly barren bag and then looking at each other again. The one who had greeted the sisters spoke first, pointing at the other three maids in turn.

"Mary, go to the kitchens and tell Cook. She'll know what to do. Nina, go fetch a box of candles and a light lantern. I'll be right back meself, your majesty," she said as they all left the room.

"Oh, but Agnes," Elsa said, holding a hand as the maids left the room. Her hand fell down as her words were spoken too late.

Anna grinned at Elsa. "See, I told you Cook would know what to do."

Elsa looked at Anna and began to giggle. "I do believe this is one of the more foolhardy things you've talked me into."

Anna laughed. "If I wasn't this huge, I'd come with you! I'm sure I could manage with some blankets and furs."

Elsa smiled, stepping over to hug Anna. "Thank you," she said.

Anna was a little taken aback, her arms slowly coming up to hug Elsa back. "For what?"

"Convincing me that I needed to take some me time."

Agnes and Nina returned at the same time, both carrying items in both hands. Nina carried a strange metal tin that was surrounded by a thick cloth along with a wooden box stamped with 'Candles.' Agnes balanced a new inkpot, quills, and sheaf of parchment. Elsa rose her brows at Agnes' items.

"Writing material?"

"Oh aye, my lady. If I know you at all, you might go crazy if you don't have something to write on, if you be getting one of your ideas. Or haven't you noticed that we have placed writing materials in all of your rooms?"

Elsa blinked. "I just thought it was like that."

Agnes smiled and nodded. "And we like you to be keeping it that way, my lady," she said, bustling to the bed and setting her items down, pulling the bag to her and removing the blanket before moving some things around inside.

"Nina, get that heavy wool blanket for me please?"

Anna frowned. "Why not the one I grabbed?"

"Begging your pardon, your highness, but that blanket barely keeps you warm inside. You need a good solid wool blanket for outside."

"I don't get cold," Elsa repeated, crossing her arms.

"Well, your majesty," Agnes said, taking the blanket from Nina and quickly refolding it to fit into the bag. "As my mama was fond of saying, "Tis better to have it and not need it, than need it and not have it.""

Anna and Elsa looked at each other, Anna shrugged her shoulders with a grin before they stepped together and watched as the maids packed the bag together, Nina handing Agnes the items she asked for.

"Now, be careful with this, your majesty," Nina said, holding up the strange tin that they were wrapping in an old piece of wool cloth. "It's very hot. It's a fire starter."

Elsa frowned. "How do I use it?"

The maids paused, looking at each other.

"I'm usually better at putting fires out than starting them. And I usually do without. I'm assuming the only reason I'll need a fire is for candlelight," Elsa continued.

"Well," Agnes said. "You should just be able to put the wick of the candle against the coal inside. The coal won't last very long though, you might want to watch your candles, try to keep one lit."

Elsa nodded. "This is proving to be more complicated than I had originally thought," she muttered to Anna.

Anna nudged her. "It will be fun, you'll see."

Mary came back into the room, carrying a basket full of packed tins with food and water inside them.

"About time you got back," Agnes said, taking the basket and beginning to tuck the tins in the bag.

"Cook was finishing up supper for her Highness' family," Mary replied, smiling at Anna and Elsa.

"Oh, bother," Anna said. "Kristoff will never let me hear the end of this now. I've missed supper. Did cook save a plate for me?"

"Of course, my lady," Mary replied, she gestured to the largest of the tins going into the bag. "The largest one is your own supper, your Majesty."

Elsa smiled. "Nice to know Cook doesn't want me to head off without my supper."

Agnes stuffed the last tin in, pulling at the string ties and fastening the buttons to close the bag up before setting it upright on the bed, bringing the long strap to fasten at the bottom before looking up at Elsa.

"You sure this is how you want to travel?" she asked, giving Elsa a skeptical look.

"Yes," Elsa said, looking down at the bag. "Though it looked much less daunting when I had packed it."

The maids giggled.

"You wouldn't have liked what you had packed tomorrow morning, your majesty," Agnes said, smiling.

"How do I wear it?" Elsa asked, stepping forward towards the bed.

"Across your body," Agnes said, picking up the bag and helping to lower it over Elsa's head.

Anna watched in amusement, suppressing a snort when Elsa took a step backwards when Agnes let go of the bag's weight.

"What on earth did you three put in here?" Elsa asked, turning to look incredulously at the maids.

"Oh leave them be, Elsa," Anna said. "Let's go see you off, I'm hungry."

Elsa smiled, and they left the room, winding their way out of the castle and down to the docks. They stood together, looking around at the bustling town at the close of the summer evening, smiling at villagers as they made their way past them.

Elsa adjusted the bag on her shoulder, situating the bag on her hip.

"You sure that's all you want?" Anna asked.

Elsa looked at her, smiling. "You know I can make most things that I need, this will be more than enough, promise. I could always just stay here, if you think I can't manage on my own," the elder sister replied, giving Anna her best serious face before bursting into giggles. Elsa hadn't mastered the art of the Mother Face.

Anna grinned back, looking around. "How are you going to get there? Walk the whole way?"

Elsa gave her a wicked smile. "Oh, I know my way, don't you worry about me. Now, go back inside and find your family. I'm sure Kristoff is looking for you! I'll see you in a week," she said, leaning over to give Anna a hug.

Anna hugged her back. "Have fun, you need it," she said, releasing her sister before turning to hurry back inside. She hadn't been kidding about being hungry. She did, however, glance over her shoulder to see Elsa running around the surface of the port, tiny patches of ice forming beneath her feet.

"Well, she was right about one thing," a voice said from right in front of her. Anna jumped and screamed, holding her stomach. She looked up to see Kristoff standing in front of her, looking a little worried and glancing between her face and her stomach.

She slapped his chest a few times. "Don't scare me like that!"

He laughed nervously. "Sorry, didn't mean to. So, I take it the talk went well?"

She smiled up at him. "I'll tell you over supper."

He gave her a look, a quirk of his lips and a half lidded look of his eyes. "Supper, was half an hour ago, my love."

She pushed past him, heading back towards the castle. "Well, I had important matters of the crown to attend to. And Cook saved me a plate."

Kristoff laughed behind her, taking a few strides to catch up and wrap an arm around her waist. "Important matters of the crown?"

"Mmm, yes, very important."

"Like what?"

She pointed towards the castle, continuing her steady pace. "Supper first, Elsa recap second."

He laughed again, bending to kiss the top of her head as they made their way back to the palace.