A Frozen Heart by Elizabeth Rudnick

Author:Elizabeth Rudnick
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Disney Book Group

ANNA WAS MISSING. Her horse had returned but she, the princess of Arendelle, had not.

Hans plastered a look of concern on his face as he stood holding the reins of Anna’s horse. He keenly felt the eyes of Arendelle’s people upon him and knew his every movement and every expression was being watched—closely.

Of course, it wasn’t hard to look concerned. When the horse had first returned, Hans had been genuinely frightened. His heart had lurched and his palms had grown sweaty. Letting Anna race up into the mountains unaccompanied had not felt right to him in the first place. With her out of his sight, he had no control over the one person he needed the most control of. If Anna was missing—or worse, hurt—everything was in jeopardy. He couldn’t become king without a princess to become queen.

Taking a deep breath, Hans took in the reactions of those around him. The villagers who still remained in the square looked concerned. That he had expected. But he was pleased to note they were looking to him for help. The dignitaries, too, were watching him process this sudden turn of events. Some, like his new allies, wore expressions of concern, while others, such as the Duke, looked far too pleased for Hans’s liking. The Duke was busily whispering to one of his men, who in turn looked Hans up and down before nodding. Saying something back to the Duke, the two men smirked.

“Princess Anna’s horse,” he heard someone shout.

“What happened to her?” another villager cried out. “Where is she?”

Then another, older voice called out shakily. “Why hasn’t she stopped the winter?”

The words chilled Hans to the core. The thought had not crossed his mind until that very moment. So focused on what Anna’s disappearance might mean for his chance at the crown, he had failed to think of the bigger picture. If Anna was gone, there was a very good chance that their ability to end the winter was gone as well. Elsa felt no warmth for Hans, that was clear. Even if he was to go after her himself, what incentive would she have to listen to him when he begged her to end the winter? The only reason he had felt comfortable letting Anna go in the first place was because he believed she was the only one capable of putting an end to this winter. And now that chance might have slipped through his fingers. His stomach dropped.

Raising his eyes, he saw that while he had been lost in thought, the crowd had been silent, waiting to see what he would say. Looking out over the sea of faces, the knot in his stomach began to ease. They were all looking to him—Prince Hans—to fix this. From the oldest man to the youngest girl, they all had hope and trust written across their faces. If they thought him responsible and brave, he would have to act responsible and brave. He would deal with the issue of winter as it came.

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