Book Six: Chapter 214

A chill breeze tousled Yuki’s hair and she felt a presence behind her.

“Nice trick.” Freyja sat down next to Yuki, causing the Jabberwock to snort. Yuki patted the beast, settling it down with her will. “Where’d you learn that?”

“Picked a few things up in the Arctic. You know how it goes.” She offered her thermos to Freyja. “Do you want some? It’s not as good as the stuff Santa has, but it’s pretty close.”

“No, but thank you.” The goddess looked tired, her white hair longer than it used to be. “I thought I would drop by and see how you were doing.”

“Me?” Yuki leaned back and smiled. “I’m doing great.”

“I’m grateful to hear that.” Freyja looked down at the yard. “I saw your snowball fight earlier. It looked like fun.”

“You should have joined us.” Yuki looked over at Freyja. “In fact, why didn’t you join us? We didn’t see you after the big fight. What happened?”

“I paid a rather large price for our victory.” Freyja held out her hand. Curious,