"Is it time for the arrival of winter?" Annalise asked as she watched Valerius activate the ice core. The immediate shift in the atmosphere also didn't go unnoticed by her. At this point, it was more than clear that she could sense the energy shift around her and the presence of various elements.
"Come here," Valerius said instead of directly answering her question as he turned toward her with his hand stretched out for her to accept.
Annalise switched her attention between her husband and the tree before she finally took a step forward, eventually making her way to Valerius and accepting his waiting hand.
The Crown Prince of the Midnight Realm and the heir of Ice, meaning the soon-to-be Winter King, made her step closer to the tree before he pointed at the ice core and made her notice the blue and silvery patterns that had started forming around it.
