After allowing herself one night of freedom, Elsa is faced with the choice of returning to the castle, and her family, or remaining in the mountains. Meanwhile, the King and Queen scramble to hide their daughter's disappearance while Anna, tired of lies and secrecy, is determined to find out the truth on her own. An AU in which the King and Queen never died at sea.

Reconciliation is a slow process, and Anna finds herself getting impatient.