NCIS: Arendale

Chapter 23

Her natural beauty highlighted by her makeup. I blink to remove myself from daydreaming any further. Elsa gets done talking with judge Moon.

"Presenting, Ms. Arens, to now question Prince Hans." He announces. I'm shocked that Elsa had him reveal her real name. "Thank you, your honor."

Sandy sits down at the table. "Prince Hans. You admitted to me, that you killed the king and queen, so that you could marry queen Escala. Who was just a princess at the time, because you wanted to get to the crown faster."

"And why would I tell you that?" Hans asks. Clearly playing along, because he knows that if he admits that she was the queen, his punishment will be a lot worse.

"Because you were cocky. Just like you are now." Elsa eyes him. Waiting for him to lie. "I never said any of that."

She slams her hand on the stand. "Yes you did! You looked me straight in the eye when you did! You said that you wanted to become king and the oldest princess was the perfect candidate."

"Is anyone going to stop her?" He asks. But no one listens so Elsa continues.

"The oldest was perfect, because she was just about to start accepting suitors. And you thought, why not hurry the process to get the crown? What you didn't expect to happen, was for the princess to make sure she wouldn't get hurt."

Hans rolls his eyes. I can see the sweat building on his forehead. "Disappointed, you decided to get some leverage on Arendale and other countries."

"I deserve to be king! You're the one who is incapable in ruling a country!" He yells. Everyone gasps and starts talking. Elsa turns to me, worry in her eyes.

Judge Moon starts hitting his hammer. "Quite down! Order!" Eventually all the talking stops.

"I'm not the one in charge of this country. But...thanks for the confession." She smarts off. Two of the police officers take Hans and put hand cuffs on him.

Elsa sits down next to me, I take a hold of her hand. Her breath is shaking, and so is her body. She looks at me. "It's okay." I whisper. I squeeze her hand.

She nods, takes a deep breath then faces forward. The judge eyes me and Elsa. I suspect that we're going to have a chat later.

He looks down at his paper. "Next up, Pitch Mare." The door opens, bringing him in. "The charges, treason, threat to national security, murder, and assault."

He slams his hammer down. "Let's begin."

*Elsas POV*

I'm still angry over what Hans said. He may as well put those I love in danger. It makes me wonder if Jack thinks if I'm worth all of this.

And Anna? Is she ready to go public yet? Even with the fragile relationship between us now. If people in this courtroom believe that I'm queen; we may have no other choice.

"..Ms. Arens to the stand." Sandy 'says', snapping me back to the present. I stand up and take my place behind the podium after promising to tell the truth.

"Were you kidnapped by Hadies? Who was later found dead at the home where you were kept?" Sandy starts.

"Yes I was."

"Why did you put yourself in danger? Risk being taken."

"To save other people from getting hurt. I did what I had to."

"Before agent Overland found you, what did Pitch Mare do to you?" He asks. Instantly I get flashbacks of the event.

He snaps his fingers in front of my face. I blink. Not aware that I had spaced out. "When I ran away, he..he uh, threw a knife into my back. I tried to hide, but he found me and pushed me against the rocks I was hiding behind."