Arthur sat there with a complex gaze as the little girl skipped around him. Her appearance was the spitting image of the Dia he knew, but the child-like wonder made him disturbed. The Ice Princess poured some drinks in his appointed house after she convinced the queen to make him stay.
"I thank you again for this kindness," said Arthur while stealing glances at Diana, who stole glances at him. "The rumors around the Ice Princess are an understatement."
"What other rumors have you heard?" asked the princess while giving him a cold beverage cup. Her hand made a gesture to the cup, and Diana ran to place her hand around it. But then, the cup began to boil before she let go of it.
"You are the person who sacrificed her life for the sake of Alva," replied Arthur with a smile as his hand reached out to pat Diana's head. The little girl was afraid but allowed it nonetheless. "You are the Duke of Fire's wife, right?"