applesforanna:

   Safe? Keep her safe? 

   ”So I’ve done something then,” she murmured, forced to look at her mother—her eyes were that of someone who was hurt, ”What did I do? What was my mistake? Tell me Mama, what is going on? Mama, please.“ Her last words were trembling, having had quite enough of vague words.

   She couldn’t stand it, not knowing what happened, what exactly everyone was keeping from her. Perhaps it would sound farfetched to anyone else, but at that point Anna was wondering if her mistake had affected the kingdom’s diplomatic relations itself.

   Why else would the gates be closed? Why else would they have been stuck in the castle all these years?

   Keep her safe from what?

   ”No,“ Idun said instantly, her voice fierce. "No, you have done nothing wrong, my love. Don’t even think such a thing.”

   But who would believe that the reason for the locked gates, the reduced staff was their golden child? Everyone had always believed that Elsa was the good girl, and it didn’t take much to see that that was what she always tried to be. But this situation had sat heavily on her shoulders for ten years. 

   "It is not your fault, Anna, do you understand me?“ she said, hands drifting to her daughter’s shoulders. "It was decided a long time ago that it would be best if you didn’t know. It was taken out of our hands.” And Idun still didn’t see why memories of her sister’s abilities were taken from Anna’s head.

   But, oh, that voice. Tears sprang into her eyes, seeing the pain in her child’s. “I wish I could tell you, darling. But it’s not my secret.” A sigh. “It’s Elsa’s.”