wlw · gl · determined · kind · sarcastic · tactile · caring · stubborn · naive · cheerful
Alfida’s ship cleaves the black waves, the wind screaming in the rigging. Our course is set for King Harald’s castle; our purpose, to draw water from Lake Gao and shatter the Looking Glass’s hold over Gerda’s parents and the imprisoned mages. But the mission’s weight is nothing next to the knot in my chest. I saved Nolan. He once stood ready to destroy Gerda and the troll kingdom, and now she looks at him with a forgiveness that burns. Jealousy is a silent fire as I retreat below deck. Alone at the prow, the void of the sea before me, I whisper the truth I can’t hold back: 'She loves a girl. She’ll turn me away for him.'