The Ice Witch’s Contract

“With guardianship as my sword; with duty as my shield.” “Where the sword points, injustice shall fall; where the frost reaches, the innocent shall be shielded.” “Should I break this oath—” “May ice devour my bloodline, may the sword slay my soul’s name!” The Lord of the North, the Grand Duke of Frostwhisper, the heir to the legendary ice family, Caesar Frostwhisper Avensdale, knelt on one knee. He bowed his head and swore this oath to the guardian contracted to his family, seated upon the Frozen Throne—the Immortal Ice Witch.