Catching the snowflakes that fell before her, Dorothy Louisa looked around. The intense darkness and the door had vanished, leaving air fresh and icy, the scent of civilization's prosperity nearly causing her to tremble all over.
Together with the detective in front of her, she stood on a snowy winter night street, where the snow was just about to cover the tops of their feet, and the distinctive scent of winter invaded their nostrils. A small figure stood in front of Shard.
Barefoot in a pair of slippers, her feet were blue and purple from the cold, and her clothes were patched beyond count. Wearing a tattered scarf around her golden hair, she huddled her body, holding a little basket... she smiled at Shard.
She lit the first match, the match went out, and five mermaids appeared before them. Surrounded by snowflakes, their roars couldn't break free from the shackles of the ice and snow;
