(TN: Way of Choices will be on break from December 25th, 2017 – January 7, 2018)
In the late night, the cold was even more severe. The layers of ice and snow surrounding the abandoned well were as hard as stone.
A small hand appeared along the brim of the well, white and clean under the lanterns shining from the Imperial City. Not even all the snow in the sky could be as white or as cold as this hand.
The small hand exerted itself, snow rustled and crumbled, and a girl climbed out of the well. This sight was truly very similar to a certain horror story.
The girl stood in the snow. As her breath met the air, it transformed into an enveloping fog of crystals. It wasn't because her breath was hot, but because it was too cold.
She wore a black dress, somewhat shabby and very old. It posed a striking contrast to this world of white snow.
