《冰雪奇缘》第19章

Anna's body felt even colder than when she was out in the storm. But it was a relief to tell Hans everything, to know that he could help her.

After hearing the whole tale, Hans looked at her with a tender smile. "A true love's kiss," he said pensively. He leaned in close, ready to kiss her. Anna lifted her chin and closed her eyes in anticipation. Then he stopped.

"Oh, Anna," he said. "If only somebody loved you." "What?" Anna said in shock.

Hans rose to his feet and walked away. He stood in front of the window, looking out over the kingdom. "As thirteenth in line in my own kingdom, I didn't stand a chance," he told her. "I knew I'd have to marry into the throne somewhere."

Anna could barely lift her head. "What? What are you talking about?" she asked.

"As heir, Elsa was preferable, of course," Hans continued. "But no one was getting anywhere with her. But you..." He trailed off with a small smile.

"Hans?" Anna said, growing concerned.

"Like your sister said," he told her. "You were so desperate for love, you were willing to marry me just like that." He walked over to a table and grabbed a pitcher of water. Then he moved closer to the fire. "I figured after we married, I'd have to stage a little accident for Elsa." He poured the water on the fire, putting it out.

Anna reached out to stop him, but she was too weak and once again fell to the floor. "Hans, no, stop!" she cried.

Ignoring her plea, Hans took the fire poker and smothered the remaining embers. A cold draft filled the room. "But then she doomed herself, and you were dumb enough to go after her," he snickered.

"Please," Anna begged.

Hans laughed. "All that's left now is to kill Elsa and bring back summer."

A sense of despair engulfed Anna as she realized the depth of Hans's cruelty. "You're no match for Elsa," she said bravely.

Hans looked down at Anna. "No, you're no match for Elsa," he told her. "I, on the other hand, am the hero who is going to save Arendelle from destruction." He strode to the door.

"You won't get away with this," Anna said fiercely. "Oh, I already have," Hans said with a nasty grin.

He walked out, locking the door tight.

Anna tried to get up from the floor, but she was too weak. She could feel the cold taking the last of her strength.

"Please, somebody," she called out hoarsely. "Help!" She looked around the dark room and knew she was totally alone. "Please, please," she whispered.

And then she collapsed.

Hans left Anna and went to the council chamber where the Duke and other dignitaries were gathered. "It's getting colder by the minute," the Duke said.

"Forget starving; we'll soon freeze to death."

Hans fell into a chair, looking weak and grief- stricken.

"Prince Hans!" a dignitary said, reaching out to him gently.

Hans lowered his head and chuckled to himself. He had sat down on the throne. His plan was moving along perfectly. Pretending to be full of remorse, Hans said, "Princess Anna is... dead."

"What?" the other men exclaimed.

"How could this happen?" one of the dignitaries asked.

Hans shook his head slowly. "She was killed by Queen Elsa."

"No!" the Duke shouted.

With his head in his hands, Hans played the part of a grieving man. "We said our wedding vows... before she died in my arms."

"There can be no doubt now," the Duke declared. "Queen Elsa is a monster!"

"Prince Hans," stated one of the dignitaries. "Arendelle looks to you."

Hans nodded grimly, but he was secretly elated. Never in his wildest dreams could he have plotted his ascent to the throne so gloriously. "With a heavy heart, I charge Queen Elsa with treason and sentence her to death," he declared.

In her dungeon cell, Elsa stood by the window. The snow was cascading down heavily. She wondered where Anna was at that moment. Anna would never be able to survive this storm.

Maybe I am a monster, she thought. Hans's words haunted her. Her powers had done nothing but cause great trouble for the kingdom.

Elsa knew that she had to leave Arendelle so she wouldn't do any more harm. As her eyes welled up with tears, she looked down at her shackles. They were completely frozen, and suddenly, they broke open. Then, with a thunderous crash, ice broke through the dungeon walls, splitting them apart as Elsa's emotions overwhelmed her mind and heart. Realizing she could escape, Elsa hurried through the gaping hole in the wall.

Hans heard the noise and ran down to the dungeon. The Duke and his guards were already there.

"What happened?" Hans asked.

"The queen has escaped," the Duke replied, gazing through the opening in the wall.

安娜的身体甚至比在外面的时候更冷了。但好在她告诉了汉斯所有的事情，她相信汉斯会救她的。

在听完整个事情的经过之后，汉斯温柔地看着安娜，若有所思地说：“一个真爱之吻。”他靠近安娜，准备亲吻她。安娜抬起了下巴，闭上了眼睛，满怀期待。然而这时，汉斯停住了。

“哦，安娜，”他说，“如果真有人这么爱你就好了。”“你说什么?”安娜不敢相信。

汉斯站起身，走开了。他站在窗前，看着这个王国。“作为我们国家的第十三顺位继承人，我不可能有机会掌权。”他告诉安娜。“我知道自己必须和其他王室联姻才能保住地位。”

安娜连抬头的力气都快没了。“什么?你在胡说什么?”她问道。

“作为王位继承人，艾莎当然是更好的选择，”汉斯继续说，“但没人能接近她，而你……”他声音越来越小，脸上露出了狡诈的笑容。

“汉斯?”安娜听不下去了，越来越心寒。

“就像你姐姐说的，”他说，“你太渴望爱情了，才会那么迫不及待地想要嫁给我。”他走向桌子，拿起水壶，然后走近火炉。“我本来想在我们结婚之后给艾莎制造一些小状况。”他用水浇灭了炉火。

安娜用尽力气想要阻止他，但她太虚弱了，再次摔到了地上。“汉斯，不，住手!”她大喊道。

汉斯没有理会她的请求，拿起火钳，闷熄了余火。一股冷空气立刻吹进了屋子里。“谁知道她自取灭亡，而你居然还傻到去追她。”他窃笑道。

“求求你了。”安娜乞求道。

汉斯大笑：“现在我只需要杀掉艾莎，恢复夏天。”

安娜认识到了汉斯是多么的残忍，她绝望了，勇敢地说：“你根本不是艾莎的对手!”

汉斯低头看着安娜：“错了，你才不是艾莎的对手。我会成为那个把艾伦戴尔从毁灭中拯救出来的英雄。”他踱步到了门口。

“你不会得逞的。”安娜愤怒地说。“哦，我已经得逞了。”汉斯阴险地笑着说。

他走了出去，紧紧锁上了门。

安娜试图从地上爬起来，但她实在没有一点力气。她感觉到寒冷几乎要把她最后一丝力气都夺走了。

“来人，救救我。”她声音沙哑地呼喊道。“救命!”她看着黑暗的房间，知道自己孤立无援。“救救我。”她用微弱的声音挣扎着。

她昏倒了。

汉斯撇下安娜，走进了公爵和贵族们开会的大厅。“现在越来越冷了。”公爵说。

“不要说饿死了，我们很快就会冻死的。”

汉斯一下子跌坐在椅子上，看上去虚弱无力，伤心不已。

“汉斯王子!”一位贵族轻轻地拍了拍他。

汉斯低下头暗自高兴。他已经坐上了王位，他的计划正顺利地进行着。汉斯装作自责地说：“安娜公主……已经死了。”

“什么?”贵族们不敢相信自己的耳朵。

“怎么会这样?”一位贵族问道。

汉斯缓缓地摇了摇头，说：“是艾莎女王杀死了她。”

“天哪!”公爵叫道。

汉斯用手捂住头，悲伤地说：“她刚刚……在我怀里说完结婚誓言，就死了。”

“现在完全可以确定了，”公爵大声说，“艾莎女王的确是个妖怪!”

“汉斯王子，”一位贵族说，“艾伦戴尔就指望您了。”

汉斯悲伤地点点头，心里却暗自高兴。他从未想过能够如此荣耀地登上王位。“怀着沉痛的心情，我将以叛国罪判处艾莎女王死刑!”他宣布道。

在地牢里，艾莎站在窗边望着肆无忌惮的暴风雪。她不知道安娜会在哪儿。这样的天气她很难活下来。

她想起了汉斯的话，觉得也许自己就是个妖怪。她的魔法没有任何用处，只会给王国带来巨大的麻烦。

艾莎知道自己必须离开艾伦戴尔，这样才不会造成更多的伤害。她流着泪，低头看到手铐已经完全冻住了。忽然，手铐裂开了。然后，轰的一声，地牢墙壁上的冰也裂开了，墙壁裂开了一个大口，艾莎的情感压倒了她的思想和内心。艾莎意识到自己可以离开这里，连忙从墙上的大洞逃了出去。

汉斯听到了动静，带人赶到了地牢。公爵和他的护卫们已经到了。

“怎么回事?”汉斯问。

“女王逃跑了。”公爵看着墙上的大洞回答说。