✕ ✕ ┊she of ice & snow ;;

Was she not enough? Was she not intelligent enough? Was she not KIND enough? Did she not increase funding for education? Created new orphanages run by competent people? Did she not make sure that women’s voices were actually heard in her kingdom?

Why did people CONSTANTLY place her
powers above her deeds? When she dies,
would she even be remembered for the
GOOD she did for her kingdom? Would
she be remembered as the queen who
helped revive the kingdom after years in
the [ darkness ] ? Or would she only be 
remembered for her POWERS?  

         She didn’t WANT to be remembered thus. Even if she did think about the things
         Hans said, her desire to be LOVED and ACCEPTED overruled her fears. While she
         worried about her kingdom, she was confident enough in herself and in the love that
         she has around her that she could control her powers enough to prevent another
         accident. Perhaps it was foolish for her to have this confidence, but it was better 
         than living in the shadows for the rest of her life.

 ❝Will I even be remembered for more than my powers?
    You ask if I have thought about Hans’ words and I tell
    you of course I have. But now I pose this question to
    you : will I ever be remembered for more than my gifts?

            Call me selfish if you wish, but even with my fears, I will not give up my throne.
            Just because I have powers does not mean I am incompetent.
            Just because I have powers does not mean I cannot rule this kingdom with
            good intentions. I love this kingdom, my people, more than anything in this
            world. I have loved them since I was a child and that love has only grown in
            these years. Ever since I was a child, even before my isolation, I have thought
            about everything I wanted to do for their benefit.❞

Her laughter echoed around the room.

  ❝But of course, that does not matter to people like [ you ].
    It does not matter if I am kindhearted and warm. It does
    not matter if I commanded that new tuition free universities
    be built and for them to accept more women. It does not
    matter if I lobbied for new trading partners. It does not matter
    if Arendelle’s economy has fostered under my rule.

    All that matters is that I have powers. Isn’t that right?❞

Nausea flooded her and she had to take
a few deep breaths before she could speak
again.

           ❝I am MORE than my powers. [ Why can’t people see that? ]❞