When Jack woke, it was night, and the Queen was standing over him. "The little bitch is dead." She leaned down and whispered in his ear. "She's in the place you first awakened. Only she will…never wake."
"NO!" Jack wrenched free, and flew to the frozen lake.
He held out Twiner and broke the ice on the surface. Before it could freeze again, he used all his power to pull the frozen coffin to the surface.
It was swimming in darkness, and Kuri's face was pained. Jack leaned down and kissed the priestess. "Please…wake up…You promised…you'd always come back to me…"
The kiss created a pulse in the air, and the dark spell on the forest broke, releasing the army against the Queen and defeating her for good.
But, more importantly, Kuri sat up and smiled. "Nice kiss."
Jack hugged her. "Thank goodness!"