Not bright. Not gentle. White like a blizzard slapped us across the face. Snow everywhere. Ice everywhere. Cold that bit through skin and spirit. My teeth instantly started grinding like I was chewing guilt for breakfast. "What the actual... I DID NOT PACK WINTER CLOTHING!" I screamed into the void.
Even Chubby let out a tiny gasp. "CHILLY."
Jin sneezed. The ten elves all shivered in elegant misery. And Sir Alex… Well, he did the stupid, handsome knightly thing. Without a word, he shrugged off his knight jacket—thick, warm, lined with fur—and draped it over my shoulders. "You'll freeze," I protested, voice already trembling.
