The colt ran along the base of the mountain that sat outside Ferritown. He couldn't believe that the giant castle he had come across was hers. It was the most beautiful building he had ever seen as it looked like something out of a dream. He ran towards the outpost on the opposite side of the mountain and slid to a stop at the door.

He walked up to the door and knocked four times. After a few seconds the door opened and a large surly stallion looked down at the child. "What do you want?" he said, not wanting to deal with childly antics.

"I have information for King Hans of Arendelle." he said.

"Yeah? You and every other pathetic pony looking for the reward." the stallion said.

"Please, it's about Queen Elsa." the colt said. "I know where she is."

"And why should I trust an insignificant filly like yourself?" The colt threw a bag of bits on the ground, which the stallion looked through with a peaked interest. "Well then...take a step inside. I'll bring him out for you."

The child stepped into the warm building and happily sat in front of the fire that warmed his chilled bones. The large stallion went into the back room and closed the door. As he warmed himself by the fire, he felt excitement knowing that he would be able to eat and sleep well for the next couple of months with the reward he would be getting.

The door opened up again and another stallion in a suit with a fancy styled brown mane walked out. "So, I hear you have news of Elsa." he said to the colt who had turned around to look at him. "Tell me, where is she?" King Hans asked.

Elsa had left the bed to make some food for the pony who was resting on the bed. He hadn't woken up after a few hours and Elsa figured they should start off on good terms. She quickly made him a few sandwiches and brought them up to the room. She brought some of the carrots she received in town up as well.

She placed the plates on the bed next to the pony and waited for him to wake up. The reindeer walked over to her and nudged her, eyeing one of the carrots. "You hungry?" she asked. He nodded his head and had his tongue hanging out in a goofy smile. Elsa giggled and gave him one of the carrots which he ate in one bite.

The pony groaned in the bed as he shifted and put a hoof against his head. "Anna..." he groaned.

"Anna?" she said quietly, shocked to hear her sister's name from this pony. The reindeer quickly moved back to the pony's side and licked his face, causing him to jump upright.

"Hey, easy." Elsa said, calmly placing a hoof on his shoulder. "You were freezing when I found you."

"Where am I?" he asked, wiping the slobber off of his face.

"The Eastern Mountain near Ferritown." she said. She regretted that she told him the exact location of her castle. She was worried that he may return to whoever was trying to kill her and tell them where she was.

"Ferritown?" he said quietly.

"How long have you been travelling?" Elsa asked.

"Travelling..." he said, disoriented.

"Yes. I saw your hoofprints in the snow out front. Where are you from?"

"Anna...said to..." he said, trying to remember what he was supposed to do. "Agh!!" he exclaimed, putting pressure against his head with his hoof.

"What's wrong?" Elsa asked.

"I need some water...I haven't had anything to drink in days." he said.

"Okay, I'll be back." Elsa said, quickly. She ran outside with a cup and scooped up some snow. She held it close to her so her body warmth would help melt the snow into water. I don't know who he is, but he knows Anna. I need to help him until he can tell me more about how she's doing. she thought. I hope her and Hans are able to run Arendelle okay without much trouble due to my winter. I may not approve of it, but Anna is going to go through with it simply because she doesn't understand love. I hope she's alright.

She thought back to the days of them playing. They always had fun building snowponies, having snowball fights, and just playing around in the snow. Until the night that she accidentally struck her sister in the head. It's what caused her to shut Anna out for most of their childhood to teenage years. If only I was more careful and paid attention to what she was doing. If only I had a more firm footing and I didn't slip. she thought.

Elsa quit it. Only if's won't help you or Arendelle. They happened. Now find a way to fix it. she thought. She ran back inside, the snow already starting to melt as she thought about Anna. She burst into the room and gave the water to the pony. He sipped at the water, not taking full gulps right away. "Are you okay?" Elsa asked.

"I'll be fine. Just dehydrated." he said, taking a few more sips. The reindeer nudged him and gave him another lick on his face. "Hey Sven. Glad to know you're alright." he said smiling.

"So, what are you and Sven doing out here?" she asked.

"I'm looking for someone." he said.

Elsa had a sinking feeling in her chest. "Who are you looking for? Are they from Ferritown?"

"No. They're from a place far away from here. The winter is a lot softer here than it is in Arendelle." he said.

"How's Arendelle? Is everyone okay there?" she asked quickly. "How's Anna?"

The pony squinted at her. "How do you know Anna?" he asked.

"Oh...well...I heard her and her sister's parents were killed in a tragic ship wreck about three years ago. Isn't her sister Queen now?" Elsa asked.

"Not anymore." he said angrily. "She's the one who caused this winter. And the one who killed Anna."

"What?" Elsa said in disbelief. "Anna...Anna is dead?" She couldn't believe it. How did I kill her? she thought.

"The Queen struck her heart with some of her magic and froze her heart. She turned to ice in my arms..." he said, sipping from his cup.

"No..." Elsa said, defeated, crumpling to the ground.

"The last thing she said, was to find the Queen and to bring her back to Arendelle."

"Why? Did she want revenge on her sister for what she did? For shutting her out all those years because she was afraid of hurting her again? For treating her like she was invisible for her entire life?" Elsa asked, expecting Anna to want her to be on trial for treason and executed for all the trouble and misfortune she gave her. I'm sorry Anna. I'm sorry I wasn't able to save you. I'm sorry for not being there for you when mom and dad died, for not helping you through any of your hard times. she thought, weeping loudly.

The pony gazed around the room as he realized where he was and who he was with. "No. She wanted me to bring you back, Elsa, and save Arendelle from Hans." he said with a small hint of disdain.

Elsa didn't believe what she heard. Why would her sister want her to come back and save a kingdom from the man she loved? Why would she want a monster to save Arendelle? It dawned on her why Anna would want all of this from her. The pony stood up from the bed and walked over to her. "Despite everything you did, she still loved you. She still believed you could save the Kingdom."

"How do you know Anna? Why would we she send you and not the Arendelle guards?" Elsa asked.

"We've met before, when Anna came to the North Mountain to find you. You threw us out with a giant snow monster." he said with a light chuckle. "I'm Kristoff. Anna asked me to take her up the mountain so she could bring you back to Arendelle."

"But how did you find me?" she asked.

"King Hans has a bounty on your head. If one's looking for information, it's not too hard to find." he said.

"Why does he have a bounty on me? Why didn't Anna have him search for me with our guards?" she asked.

"I'm not sure. I didn't get a chance to ask before she..." he started to say, but was unable to finish the sentence. Elsa could see tears start to form in his eyes. He quickly blinked them away. "We need to get you to Arendelle. Please tell me you have some idea to stop the weather?" he asked.

Elsa stood up from the ground. "I haven't. I only know that when I'm calm and not fearful or frightened, I can control it. But I can't get rid of it, only create it." she explained.

"Well, that's a bummer. But it's better than nothing." Kristoff said. "We need to head back to Arendelle."

"Are you sure you can travel? You just passed out and are dehydrated."

"In about two hours I can move. It's not the first time I've been dehydrated. When you harvest ice for a living and snow is all around you, dehydration isn't too uncommon. I know my limits." he said, confident.

There was a knock on the front door. They looked at each other and silently agreed it was better to not answer the door. There was a knock again and Kristoff sighed. "I'll get the door. You stay here."

"Kristoff, don't. Last time someone knocked on the door and I let them in, they died because of me. I don't want to do that again." she said, remembering Anna. "And you said Hans had a bounty on my head. It's possible someone is here to collect on that."

Kristoff didn't have anything to say to that and walked back to the bed and finishing his cup of water. There was a sudden shatter and Elsa quickly backed up to the wall, fearing that someone had come to kill her.

"Elsa! Elsa please! Where are you!?" she heard a familiar voice say. "We need your help! Arendelle is freezing and you're the only one who can stop it!" She looked to Kristoff and he shook his head. "Anna is dead! There is nobody else who can help us! You're the only one who can! Please! I promise no harm will come to you if you just come with me now!" the voice said, getting louder as the pony came closer to the door.

"Any quick way out of here?" Kristoff asked.

"You said you harvested ice right? Which means you don't mind sliding on ice." Elsa said. She ran to the window and sent a slide of ice that led down the mountain.

"Yeah, so?" he asked.

She ran over to her desk and gathered her research, or what was relevant, and jumped out the window and down the slide. "See you at the bottom!"

"Hey!" he exclaimed, running to the window. Sven came up next to him and gave him a nudge. He sighed and jumped out the window with Sven following him. They made it out the window as the door to the room had burst open

"Elsa!!" Hans exclaimed. Dangit! I just missed her. he thought. He looked to the desk and saw some papers lying around. He walked over and started to snoop through them. "Ah. She doesn't know how to fix it. This will make things so much easier." he said with a smile.