Madam Soo sat in serene silence within her private quarters, her long fingers drumming lightly against the lacquered surface of her desk.
The sample of Everfrost bone lay before her, sealed neatly within a reinforced jade box. Even through the layers of protection, the faint chill it exuded was unmistakable—a ghostly cold that felt like it came from the frozen tundras of an inhabitable land.
"Marvelous," she murmured, her lips curving with satisfaction. "A metal that captures the biting cold of winter."
Her aide, who stood by her, shivered as she looked at the bone. "I can feel the cold from here. It's amazing they were able to keep it contained without freezing the rest of the box."
"Hm." Madam Soo couldn't help agreeing.
