<- Chapter 70 Chapter 72 -> The rabbits scattered.  Lissie turned and looked to Nikolai.   “They’re coming.”  He stood up and moved in front of her. Lissie took a step back into Nikolai’s home.   Who’s coming?  She wondered. Aloud she asked, “Should I hide?” He said nothing, just held up a closed fist. …

<- Chapter 69 Chapter 71 -> Lissie was falling.  She breathed in the snow, and woke up. The fire had gone out.  The door was open, or the boulder had been set aside.  She sat, groaning against the pain.  Nikolai was nowhere to be seen.  Birdsong drifted through the opening.  Soft golden light reflected off…

<- Chapter 68 Chapter 70 -> She was under another dome.  Not swords, this time.  She marveled at the scale.  The walls were built of stacked stone, much like other rude masonry she had seen.  These stones were not the size of loaves of bread, or even trunks.  They were the size of carriages.  Houses. …

<- Chapter 67 Chapter 69 -> Lissie fell once on the walk.  She kept her arm from hitting the ground and fell on her face instead.  She rolled over and said, “Aren’t you going to help me up?”   The man just stared at her.  His hands twitched and curled into fists.  His bulk was…

<- Chapter 66 Chapter 68 -> “Lady Maribelle!  I must speak with you at once.”  The man running up the stairs was wearing a heavy hood, with a fine mesh over his face.  Leather covered his entire body, ensconcing him in protection. “We were just on our way to see you, Stefan.”  Dottie paused mid…

<- Chapter 65 Chapter 67 -> The sky was widening above her.  Rocks were falling.  Ice was falling.  The earth was surrendering and she was going to be buried. Are they trying to dig me out? “Riley!  Is that you?”  She screamed, and her blood was pounding in her arm.  “Lower a rope, I think…

<- Chapter 64 Chapter 66 -> Lissie gasped and choked on snow.  She coughed.  She opened her eyes.  Her entire view was saturated with a deep blue glow through the ice above her.  The rock wall was covered in dark blood.   Lissie moved her head to try to get some space in the pressing…

<- Chapter 63 Chapter 65 -> Maribelle enjoyed what she saw, but immediately understood that it was not going to be for her.  The man had refused to leave his horse, and she met him in the stables. No matter how much rosewater we spray in here, it still smells like hay. She tried not…

<- Chapter 62 Chapter 64 -> Lissie felt the sharp claws on the crampons hanging from her pack.  The picks hung from her other side.  Cora had already put hers on and was experimenting with kicking them into the ice.  She sounded cheerful.  “I’ve read about this in two different books.  There are only two…

<- Chapter 61 Chapter 63 -> Lady Maribelle woke to soft lips on her cheek, and rough lips on her neck. That man needs to drink more water, she thought as the violins started near the foot of the bed. She slid the golden sheet over her head.   Peeking over six knees making hills…