Jack's P.O.V
"Hallo! Hallo, where did you go!?" I called out, wandering through the different levels of the workshop. Guilt pulled at me, making me stick to my task. After I'd
yelled at her, North told e to find her and apologize. I did so immediately, already feeling bad about what I'd said. I heard a bark and looked towards the
sound. Arlyn stood beside what appeared to be a green lump. I dashed forwards and knelt beside Hallo, shaking her shoulder. "Sabia, don't..." She murmured.
I half smiled. "Last I checked, my name was Jack. Wake up Hallo." Her startlingly green eyes fluttered open, the long lashes wet with tears. Her eyes were
bloodshot and puffy. She'd been crying. I frowned and touched her shoulder lightly. "Are you okay?" I asked. She pushed herself away from me. "Go away. I
don' wanna talk right now." She murmured, her already heavily accented voice sounding stuffy. I sighed and sat down next to her. "I'm sorry... It's just, from
the sounds of it, this Fenrir guy is really awful, and I was actually really afraid during the mishap with Pitch and-" She cut me off. "Pitch? Like, Pitch Black? You
fought him? When?" I looked at her, and I noticed that she looked generally interested. "Um, yeah. He was trying to take over the world and fill it with fear,
you know, the typical bad guy thing, so... and how did you not notice what was happening?" I questioned. She should've noticed the rapidly decreasing
amount of believers, right? She scoffed and replied, "I was in Ireland for a time... I have to ah... look after someone..." Her gaze softened. Jack nodded. "Were
you... born in Ireland?" She paused before answering. "Yeah... it was a good time too... very fun... I mean, it's not like Ireland's no fun now, it's just, a lot of
people in this world have gotten so... so boring and self-centered... they're not even human anymore, some of them are just... they're just monsters." Before I
had time to take in what she'd said, she asked me, "Where were you born?" I closed my eyes. "I was born in Burgess, and I think it was... 1712." Hallo
nodded. "So you've been around for quite a while." I murmured an agreement and opened my eyes as I heard her stand up. I stood as well. She brushed off
her dress and sneezed. I laughed. She grinned and shook her head. "I think we might've gotten off on the wrong foot." She stated. I rolled my eyes and said
playfully, "Might've..." She giggled and held out her hand. "Let's start over. Hi, I'm Hallo Eve, spirit of Halloween and Autumn." I took her hand and shook it.
"Jack Frost, spirit of winter, Guardian of Fun." We let go and she jokingly shoved my shoulder with her own. "Now, don't get mad at me again, or I'll send those
ravens after you!" I chuckled and began walking. "Do you want to get some cold medicine first, or do you want to go straight to the globe room?" I asked her.
She shook her head and caught up to me, Arlyn at her heels, tail wagging. "I'll be fine. But after this meeting, I need to get some rest." I bit my lip and gripped
my staff tighter. "I can't promise that, but if we're still here after the meeting, I'll make sure it's clear you need a rest." She sighed. "Fine then..." She coughed
loudly and doubled over. I stopped and went over to her, rubbing her back. The spasms ceased and she choked out, "Thanks." I waved it off. "No problem. Do
you want me to carry you?" She snorted and stood straighter. "I'm not helpless. And we're not that close yet Jack, don't get your hopes up." I laughed and
followed her as she started walking away. We got to the globe room in about five minutes, and everyone was there. North looked at me with a raised eyebrow
and a question etched in his face. 'Did you apologize?' I nodded and North smiled. "Okay, now that we are all here, we need to get to work. What are we going
to do about this problem?" He stated. Hallo spoke up. "I say that we go to the site of the last attack and look around." She coughed once before continuing.
"Then, if we find anything out of the ordinary, we examine it and determine whether or not to go proceed after that." I was confused at this proposition, and by
the looks of it, I wasn't the only one. A question mark popped up over Sandy's head and Bunny came forward. "What the bloody hell does that mean?" He
asked. Hallo sighed and placed a hand on her forehead. "What I mean is... well, I dunno, say we found a trail, like a foot print, or maybe Arlyn here caught a
scent. We would then determine whether we should follow the trail or not. Because if the paw print was a foot long I don't think I'D LIKE TO GO AFTER IT!" She
explained loudly, seeming to get more than a little impatient. She took a deep breath and backed off a bit. "Get it now?" She breathed. Bunny blinked. "S-
sure... calm down." "I AM calm... I'm calmer than a frickin' greyhound after having five cups of espresso..." She muttered, just loud enough for me to hear. I
snorted and tried not to laugh. Tooth gave a small smile and said, "Sounds like a plan to me." I nodded. "Good idea." I said. North clapped his hands together
once and said, "Well then, we shall leave after the ceremony!" I stepped forward, remembering that embarrassing moment. "Ah, North? I don't think she'd like
that." Hallo looked up from where she'd been playing with her hair. "I wouldn't like what?" North smirked at me and raised his hands. Elves flooded out of
every nook and cranny, either marching or playing at instrument in an epic tune, followed by a few yeti's bearing torches. Hallo raised her eyebrow and covered
her mouth to keep from laughing out loud. I inched out of the way of the yeti's and stared at Hallo in amusement. She was now literally clutching her stomach,
laughing harder than I'd ever seen anyone laugh. She calmed down and waved her hands as North took a large book from a yeti. "Okay, okay, that's enough!"
She said, her cheeks flushed with laughter. The music stopped and North paused before he could open the book. Hallo straightened up. "I said I'd help, but I
don't really want to be a Guardian." There was silence for a moment and she went on to explain. "I mean, sure, kids find my holiday fun and all, but think about
it! The original Halloween was all about the 'season of death' and celebrating the dead... it wasn't always just dressing up like little witches and ghosts and
stuffing yourself with candy... and I'm... well, I'm not too reliable either." North sighed and gave the book back to the yeti. He walked towards Hallo and placed
a hand on her shoulder, guiding her away from the group. He looked over his shoulder at us and said, "We'll be right back." Before they disappeared down the
corridor, Arlyn trotting after them. Tooth flew over to me. "She's an interesting person, isn't she?" She mused aloud. I nodded. "Yeah..." 'What did she mean,
unreliable, she seems perfectly reliable to me...' I thought to myself. Something clicked. 'She's hiding something...'
Sorry for the late update everyone! I got writers block and I got sick. Not a great combination! Ha, well, I hope that you all liked this chapter and please review, I like hearing feedback so I get new ideas and I know what to change! Thanks! Love all you guys! Bye! :)