"How do I look?"
Lumi opened her eyes, and the first thing she saw was Orion standing before her.
The concern and affection in his gaze warmed her frozen heart.
"Perfect," she whispered. "I am the Warden of Winter now."
She had become the goddess who held dominion over the snow.
"This will be our home."
Lumi gestured behind her to the Ice Phoenix Palace. During the condensation of her Authority, she had instinctively used the laws of the realm to reconstruct it. She had forged a perfect replica of the palace on the tundra, the one Orion had gifted her.
"Yes. This is our home."
Orion nodded, genuinely happy that he could provide a sanctuary that belonged solely to Lumi.
"From now on," Lumi said, testing her new power, "I will summon a great snow across the Divine Kingdom for the final three months of every year."
"When the snow melts, the permafrost will soften. It will accelerate the growth of all living things and enrich the soil."
