Mikael's eyes had closed — his blonde lashes framing a face which took on a sickly pallor. The air around them was still cold, and as Irene hugged his heavy and limp body close to her, she struggled to completely grasp everything that just transpired. Everything happened so fast, and yet to Irene — it felt as though an eternity had passed. The prince's affinity for magic somehow awakened, and it was far more powerful than she anticipated. In the original novel, Mikael was adept at creating ice and using the water vapour in the air to create whatever he willed. But she never imagined his power would be this strong. Mikael should have only been able to create small objects of ice — and yet the entire bedroom had been laced with frost, with the exception of the small area where she sat. A

