A few days later, They set off and when they were almost to Castle Arulen, Elsa was having misgivings.

"Are you alright?" Gilan asked the pale girl beside him.

"Yes, just a little dizzy..." she told him.

He slipped an arm around her waist to help her walk.

"You're as cold as ice!" he exclaimed.

She coughed uncomfortably and the wind turned a little frigid.

"This weather is acting strange lately, don't you think?" Gilan asked.

"Yeah."

When they got to the castle, the ran into Horace.

"Well who is this Gilan?" the knight smirked.

"This is Elsa, I found her injured and unconscious a few days ago, and she's not entirely recovered. She'll need a room." Gilan explained.

Horace set off immediately to figure out what room was open for this stranger to have.

When Gilan got her settled, he went to his quarters and made sure he didn't miss anything important.

He started writing letters to a few rangers that he needed to go on missions, and he was signing the last when he heard the faint, nervous knock on his door.

"Come in," he said shortly.

As the door opened, he saw who it was.

"Elsa! Was there something you needed?"

"I was just.... a little...."

She seemed to be searching for the right word.

"Lonely?" Gilan offered.

"A little."

"Ok."

For a few hours, he explained how things in Arulen worked.

That evening, she was sitting in her room singing softly to herself.

(yes, you knew it was coming.)

The snow glows white on the mountain night

Not a footprint to be seen

A kingdom of isolation,

And it looks like I’m the queen.

The wind is howling like this swirling storm inside

Couldn’t keep it in, heaven knows I tried

Don’t let them in, don’t let them see

Be the good girl you always have to be

Conceal, don’t feel, don’t let them know

Well, now they know

Let it go, let it go

Can’t hold it back anymore

Let it go, let it go

Turn away and slam the door

I don’t care

What they’re going to say

Let the storm rage on,

The cold never bothered me anyway

It’s funny how some distance

Makes everything seem small

And the fears that once controlled me

Can’t get to me at all

It’s time to see what I can do

To test the limits and break through

No right, no wrong, no rules for me

I’m free

Let it go, let it go

I am one with the wind and sky

Let it go, let it go

You’ll never see me cry

Here I stand

And here I'll stay

Let the storm rage on

My power flurries through the air into the ground

My soul is spiraling in frozen fractals all around

And one thought crystallizes like an icy blast

I’m never going back,

The past is in the past

Let it go, let it go

And I'll rise like the break of dawn

Let it go, let it go

That perfect girl is gone

Here I stand

In the light of day

Let the storm rage on,

The cold never bothered me anyway

"That's a neat song." Gilan commented from the doorway.

"Oh, um.... thanks."

He set a hand on her shoulder.

"When you are ready to tell me how you were injured, I'll be ready to listen." he told her, walking over and setting a hand on her shoulder. "Damn, your skin is still ice cold! Is it always like that?"

"Pretty much."

"Well, good night."

"Good night Gilan."