Puck immediately lets go of Isiea's arm. "He's a Winter prince. He won't freeze to death, trust me."

She stares at Puck, then kneels back down by Ash. " i'm not leaving him in the snow either. "

She glares at Puck.

Puck looked between the girls before he threw up his hands. "Fine. I'll help the son of Mab, eternal enemy of our court. Even though he'll probably stick a sword in my back the second my guard is down."

"I wouldn't worry about that," Ash muttered, rising slowly to his feet. One hand gripped his sword; the other arm was wrapped around his ribs. He shook the snow from his hair and raised his weapon. "We can continue now, if you like."

Grinning, Puck pulled his dagger. "I'd be thrilled," he muttered, taking a step forward. "This won't take long at all."

Isiea suddenly reaches up and grabs Puck's dagger.

" No. Stop it. Puck we have more important things to do. "

They blinked at the girls, astounded, but slowly lowered their weapons. A sneezing laugh rang out in the branches of a tree, and Grimalkin peered down, swishing his tail in mirth. "Daughters of Oberon after all," he called, baring his teeth in a feline grin. "Queen Titania would be proud."

Puck shrugged and flopped down on a log, crossing his arms and legs. Ash continued to stand, watching the girls with an unreadable expression. Maybe...just maybe...they could convince the Winter prince to help. (Plus, something/someone has to be there to annoy Puck bc...why not)

"Is everybody just going to ignore the fact that horse knew where Ethan is?" Isiea growls.

" She literally hates us. " Lise said up to Grim. Although Lise would appreciate the prince's help, like she pointed out before, no one would be willing to go against their parent and ruler for someone they barely know.

(lmao okay)

"Who says that he actually knew? How do you know he only brought up your brother just to get you to comply?" Puck asked.

"Yes, I know," Grim replied, still smiling.