Chapter Seven Edna couldn’t remember the last time she had laughed so much. Her gaze followed Christoff as he played with Bo and his symbiot. She decided she needed to come up with a name for the creature. Another laugh escaped her when the symbiot turned to look at her as if knowing she was thinking about it and Bo tackled it, causing it to roll in the snow. Her eyes widened when it stood up and shook. Snow flew outward, coating Christoff and Bo. Tiny sparkles of ice crystals clung to its body. “Spark,” she murmured. “I’ll call you Spark.” Warmth swept through her from the twin golden bracelets she wore, showing her that the symbiot was very pleased with its new name. Deciding that the three of them were having way too much fun, she bent to scoop up a handful of snow and formed a nice

