Blood Relative

Outside White Frost Deer City.

Galolie tugged at the scarf around her neck. By the time they arrived at White Frost Deer City, the city had long been shrouded in heavy snow.

It was snow so heavy that even Falosi never saw it, not even at the end of winter. No matter how tightly Galolie wrapped her scarf, the frigid frost and snow still poured down her collar.

Worst of all, Galolie had been feeling lightheaded the entire time. Ever since receiving the World Tree's protection, she had always been in excellent health, but... after arriving in Frost Country, that protection had become far less effective.

"Is it... really that cold?"

Ciri was dressed far more lightly than Galolie. She did not even wear warm clothing, only the casual attire commonly seen back in Nolan.

Meanwhile, Galolie was wrapped head to toe in thick winter gear. From the graceful, light-footed Flower of Falosi, she had turned into a somewhat unwieldy... cactus?

"Daughter of the Forest, we should find somewhere to rest first."

One of the accompanying Blackwood Elves directly suggested this to Galolie.

"I can still endure this cold... Ciri, hasn't Frost Owl arrived yet?"

At that moment, Galolie rather envied Ciri—or perhaps the constitution of Frost Country's people.

The freezing wind around them, enough to turn liquid into ice, had no effect on Ciri at all.

Ciri opened the Text Messages on the Magic Net. While riding the ice dragon, she and Galolie had been chatting through messages the entire time.

Joshua had announced in the Movie Council that outsiders would be invited to visit the still-unfinished Amusement Park, making Ciri want to return the moment she arrived in White Frost Deer City.

But before returning, she had something very important to do.

"Frost Owl said she's already waiting