The Immortal Prince
Midika walking together with a living crystal of snowunder her feetlast crawl before we walkdashing through the snow in a pair of broken skis
The water has a bitter cold to it, either from the ice melt from the mountain, or from the chill within me.
"See, mortals can have fun too," Hale notes, as I sink deeper into the water, paddling to keep myself afloat.
"You should be reprimanding me for putting myself in danger. You are awfully good at that," I say through chattering teeth.
"I think you losing your mind to boredom is more dangerous." He looks back toward Eyla, who is in her own world, dipping under and above the surface.
I close my eyes, leaning my head back. "All I know is this water is amazing."