Prince Rupert had just escaped from the castle of his terrible family and went out to find Drosselmeyer ,he was hoping to find him and help him cure hans till he found him in the forest. Prince Rupert apologized to Drosselmeyer about his parents and his older sister, Rupert told him he was going to help him find a way to cure Hans,Drosselmeyer accepted the young man's offer. So the two set off find a cure for Hans and get rid of the curse. Requested by chazkopa