Returning to the lift Bunny headed back down to the main roof. Double checking his remaining armaments, Bunny glared at the floor indicator, half convinced the lift was moving slower than before. Finally the chime indicated he was back on the roof access floor. Rushing from the lift to the outside, He surveyed the ongoing battle. Tooth was hovering close to Carlotta, diving at anyone who came too close. North wasn't far off still battling Pitch's seemingly endless horde of thugs. The pair made an effective guard for Jack as he worked, snow white head bobbing around and disappearing behind his invention. That left Sandy still going solo against Pitch. The short golden man seemed to be holding back, keeping Pitch too busy and distracted to go after Jack.

With an image Jack's tear stained and panicked face still too fresh in his mind Bunny headed to join Sandy.

"Bunny, where's Jack?" Sandy asked as he approached, sparing a sidelong glance.

"Takin' care of Carlotta. Tooth and North have him covered." Bunny answered keeping an eye on Pitch. " Need a hand with this joker?"

"Oh it'll take for more than to two of you to stop me now." Pitch growled, readying his scythe. "I will see your precious city turned into nothing but an icy tomb."

"Yes Pitch we are all super terrified of you and your horrible, devious cliches." Sandy deadpanned, expression wavering between annoyed and indifferent.

Another time or battle Bunny would probably laughed or chuckled but at that moment he was too focused on watching Pitch, waiting for an opening. Of all the times they had fought Pitch before, Bunny had never wanted to pound the shadow man as much as he did right then. Before any of them could launch an attack a large beam of blue-white light erupted from Carlotta into the sky.

Pitch threw his head back and laughed as an ice cold wind rushed past them. "So what will you do now Guardians? Continue trying to capture me, or start frantically trying to save the poor pathetic citizens of this city." Pitch taunted as dark clouds began to form overhead. "Oh don't bother answering. I know what you'll do. I believe I'll collect Frost and be on my way"

"SHUT UP! " Bunny roared, throwing his boomerangs. "Ya sniveling ratbag. Yer never touching Jack AGAIN!"

Pitch turned to sneer at the enraged fighter as he dodged the attacks moving toward deeper shadows. "You won't be able to stop me you miserable fleabag. I will take Frost and I will" The rest of his words were cut off as the returning boomerangs slammed into his side with a sickening crunch.

Bunny glared at the the fallen man as Sandy's whips wrapped around their foe to restrain him. "You take care of him. I'll grab Frost and we'll start on the evacuation." Bunny turned from Pitch trying to quell his anger and panic then blinked as a snowflake fell onto his nose. Looking up he saw nothing but fat snowflakes gently drifting down. "He did it! The crazy little larrikin did it!"

Bunny bounded past North and Tooth over to Carlotta, Jack was slumped on the ground leaning against his creation, one of the machine's panels on the ground beside him. Bunny crouched down in front of Jack who didn't seem to notice the large fluffy snowflakes landing in his hair. "Jack?"

"I'm sorry," Jack mumbled, raising his head. The young genius looked drained, with dark circles under his eyes and a pinched expression.

"Sorry? What for?" Bunny asked, looking Jack over for any new injuries.

"I said I could shut Carlotta down. But I couldn't. Not completely. She had too much of a charge built up." Jack explained "So all I could was convert her back to what I meant her for."

"So she's back to bein' a snowmachine on steroids. How much snow we gettin?"

"Hmm," Jack closed his eyes a moment, concentrating as he ran some calculations in his head, "4-6 inches."

"I think we can live with that." Bunny said as he reached out to ruffle Jack's hair. "So buck up. Ya did good Jack."

A small and tired smile spread across Jack's face, "Thanks, never thought I'd hear that from you. Sooo, can I head home now? Cause all this," waving a pale hand with bruised and bloodied knuckles toward the remains of the battle, "has not been fun."

Bunny gently caught that hand, frowning at the bruises and swelling, "How's about we swing by the Lamadary and have Phil take a look at you. Think of it as a perk of workin with the Guardians. Medical care from an actual trained medic and not some bot you have connected to Webmd."

"I do not have a bot connected to Webmd." Jack said sounding vaguely insulted, before sheepishly adding, "I have one connected to SCU's medical library."

Bunny shook his head, feeling exasperated, "Tell ya what, if you can make a fist without pain I'll take ya home, otherwise we're goin to the Lamadary and you're gettin real medical treatment."

Jack's fingers slowly curled into a fist, but he wasn't able to hide a wince, and even Bunny could see bones moving where they shouldn't.

"Yeah, that's what I thought." Bunny said, moving his grip to Jack's upper arm as he stood, pulling the young man up with him. "Come-on then."

Jack leaned against him, "Aww you do care."

Bunny rolled his eyes, but wrapped an arm around Jack's shoulder as he lead him over where they others were finishing up with Pitch and his men. "Hey North! Need to have Phil take a look at Jack. Think you can hold things down here, while I give him a lift?"

North looked up from where he was tying up a trio of Pitch's thugs. He looked the two over with a smile. "Da! We clean up and turn Pitch over to the cops. Just send the Sleigh back on auto-pilot after you get home." North pulled out a small remote, calling the Sleigh down from where it had been hovering.

"Right. Oh, don't forget the three guys on the top floor." He called out, turning to take Jack to the Seigh.

"We won't. Just get going already." Hummingbird said sounding exasperated even as she smiled fondly at the two. Bunny wasn't sure if she was annoyed at his delay, or the suggestion that she would forget something.

Smiling Bunny walked with Jack into the Sleigh. Once Jack was settled into one of the seats, Bunny went to one of the onboard first aid kits and grabbed a cold pack. Handing the pack the Jack, "Here, might be too little too late but maybe it'll help with the swelling."

"Thanks." Jack said, carefully holding the pack, leaning back in the seat.

Settling into the pilot's seat Bunny closed the rear door, and took off. Watching Jack out of the corner of his eye, Bunny tried to gauge his mental state. It was so odd to see the genius sitting so quiet and calm. He wasn't fidgeting, examining the controls, or just being a general nuisance. Bunny figured it could just be exhaustion, but doubted it was.

"Jack," He said hesitantly "what did Pitch do to ya?"

Jack's eyes widen, looking strangely surprised at Bunny's question. Refocusing his eyes on his hands, he only mumbled, "Nothing."

"Bullshit!" Bunny hissed, paws tightening their grips on the controls. "I saw how panicked ye were, and your hands are a mess. That doesn't happen from "nothing.""

Pulling his knees up to his chest, Jack tried to curl deeper into the seat, one hand reaching to pull up his hood before remembering his cape was gone. "Believe it or not, Pitch didn't actually hurt me, not deliberately at least."

"Jack, please, just tell me what happened. I-i need to know how ye got hurt."

Sighing, Jack toyed with the cold pack in his hands, barely peeking at Bunny. "After Pitch pulled us through his shadows, which is a very nauseating way to travel, he tossed me over to some thug. Started monologuing about what an unstoppable team we'd be once I learned my place. Blah blah blahbity blah blah. I called him some names. Then he told the thug holding me and a few others to shove me in that godawful vault until he called."

Jack paused shuddering as he took a few deep breaths. Bunny watched, worry gnawing at him, wondering if he had asked too soon. "Jack. . . "

Jack ignored him and continued. "I started to panic after they threw me in and locked the door. I remember screaming for a while. And just pounding away at the door. Then I just sorta checked out, until you came and kissed me."

Bunny blinked, confused, "So you made that mess of your hands yourself? What made you panic like that?"

"I was trapped. I haven't been trapped before. Not really. Not that I remember. That hasn't happened before and I couldn't handle it." Jack looked both embarrassed and scared at this discovery of his limit.

Bunny thought back, even the few times they had managed to catch and arrest Jack, he never made it into a jail cell. One of his minions or inventions always intercepted and broke him free. Almost as if getting caught and escaping was just another part of the game to him. For a moment he wondered how Jack would react to this change in the game. Reaching over Bunny gave Jack's shoulder a squeeze. He wished he could promise Jack would never be trapped or locked away again, but couldn't. Jack was still wanted for his thefts and various acts of public mayhem.

It was a relief when the Lamadary came into view. Bunny reach over the controls and turned on the communicator, waiting for Phil to answer. "Hey Phil, the mission was a success and we stopped Pitch. Jack got a few injuries. I'm bringing him in for treatment, can you meet us in the Med Room?"

After getting a grumbling confirmation from Phil Bunny gave Jack a small smile. "Don't worry Phil will get you fixed up."

"Phil's your medic? I thought he was your security chief." Jack said, smiling back with a small glimmer of his usual mirth.

"Phil's a man of many talents and skills. You should try his souffle sometime. It's phenomenal!"

Jack chuckles, slowly uncurling into a more relaxed position. "Hmm, think he'll ever let me? I don't think he likes me very much."

"Stop trying to break in then." Bunny said as he guided the Sleigh into the landing bay "He hates when people mess with his security."

"How do you know the security stuff works unless some-one tries to break in?" Jack countered smiling again, "I'm doing Phil a favor by finding all the weak points in his system. If anything I should send him a bill for security consulting."

Bunny chuckled, typing a few commands that would send the Sleigh back to the others after a few minutes, and stood. "Maybe you should tell him that. See what he thinks?" He motioned to the door. "Come on then, off to the Med Room."

"Hmmm, maybe wait until after my hands are fixed." Jack said a little sheepishly as he stood to join Bunny. "Kinda starting to hurt."

Nodding Bunny took hold of Jack's upper arm, pushing down the urge to wrap his arm around Jack's shoulder or waist. Walking toward the Med room, he could see Jack glancing at him shyly occasionally biting at his bottom lip. Anxiety pooled in Bunny's gut, it didn't take much to figure out what Jack was thinking about and Bunny was not looking forward to that conversation. For all the teasing and flirting that had gone on in the year since Jack first started causing trouble, he had never tried to kiss Bunny. It was going to change things but Bunny wasn't sure how he wanted things to change yet.

Reaching the Med Room Bunny smiled to see Phil waiting for them as promised. The yeti grumbled as he looked the pair over, but motioned for Jack toward one of the exam beds. When Jack hesitated, Bunny gave him a small encouraging push. "Don't worry, Phil won't bite."

"Not worried about him biting" Jack mumbled as he sat on the bed.

Phil rolled his eyes, stepping closer and taking one of Jack's hands he pulled it close to examine it. Feeling at the swelling, drawing a hiss of pain from Jack who tried to pull his hand away. Phil let go of the injured appendage, speaking in his rough garbled manner that he needed x-rays to see how bad the damage was. Stepping aside to grab one of their small portable x-ray scanners.

Trying not to chuckle at Jack's confused face, Bunny translated, "Phil's just gonna take some x-rays. Find out exactly what ya did to yerself."

As Phil came back with the scanner and protection gear, he gestured to Bunny and gave him a very pointed command.

"And now he's just given me my marchin' orders to go fetch you some clean clothes to sleep in. Looks like he's decided you're stayin' the night at least" Bunny said smiling.

Jack looked at Bunny with a look of fear, "Wait you can't go! I need you to translate Phil for me."

Bunny reached over and patted Jack shoulder, "Don't worry Phil's good at making himself understood. Just follow his instructions and you'll be fine."

Stepping away Bunny paused by Phil and whispered low enough that Jack wouldn't hear. "I know this is gonna sound crazy, but don't lock or shut the door on him. It won't turn out well."

Phil gave him a puzzled look but shrugged and nodded his agreement. Satisfied Bunny gave Jack a little wave before exiting the room.

Walking away Bunny breathed a sigh of relief. Now that the battle was over and Jack was safe he could finally think. A ball of anxiety settled once again in his stomach as headed to their supply room. It had been maybe a little more than a year since Jack Frost first showed himself in Santoff Clausen. He had certainly appeared with great flare. First stealing all the polar bears, caribou, and other arctic animals from the zoo. Then he turned all of them loose in the middle of Big Root Park, right after he had frozen the center of it into a giant skating rink. Hadn't that been a treat. Him and the rest of the guardians acting as animal control while a white haired man skated around them laughing.

It had taken some time, but Bunny finally got a chance to tackle that man, determined to find out what he wanted and force him to stop the craziness. That was when he had first seen Jack, pinned beneath him and looking up not in fear but in awe and excitement. Bunny still remembered his shock at the surprisingly young face, and startling blue eyes. Then the man he had pinned spoke.

"Wow! Your eyes are really really green. Who are you?"

That hadn't been quite the reaction he expected. Typically when he confronted criminals there was much more screaming, or bravado. Demands to know what sort of monster he was or jokes telling him to take off his costume and let them see the man underneath. Compliments on his eyes!? Immediately referring to him as a 'who' and not a 'what." If the stranger hadn't been responsible for endangering hundreds of people Bunny probably would have been far more pleased and flattered. Instead he just felt irritated and growled, "I'm Easter, one of the Guardians of this city. Who are you? And what is the meaning of this attack?"

Confused blue eyes blinked up at him. "Attack? I'm just playing around is all. Oh yeah I'm Jack Frost. Nice to meet you."

"Ya call this playing? You must be one kinky gringo to think endangering people is 'playing around." Bunny said with a smirk. Then a thought came 'Wait? kinky?! Why did I just call him kinky?!'

Jack laughed, loud and carefree as if he wasn't pinned by a 6'1" tall rabbit. The he grinned slyly up at Bunny, raising a hand to stroke the fur on Bunny's side. "Maaaybe. You wanna find out?"

Infuriated and flustered, Bunny gripped the front of Jack's suit, and hauled him up and tossed him over to Sandy. "Sandman, keep a hold of this kid. I'm gonna work on corralling more of the animals."

Jack had escaped somehow, but that was how it all started. In the time since then Jack had committed acts of senseless theft and public endangerment, although fortunately none as dangerous as that first spectacular stunt.

Plus there was Jack's strange fixation on him. In all their encounters Jack had flirted and teased with him, and the several kidnappings that Jack referred to as their dates. Reaching the supply room, Bunny sighed. He would be lying to himself and everyone else if he tried to claim that fascination was one sided. Jack's bright smile and laugh were intoxicating, add a quick wit and intelligence it all made for one enticing package. Walking down the aisles trying to find something for Jack to wear, Bunny had to admit he'd been fighting his attraction for a long time. He wouldn't be able to deny it anymore. He just needed to decide what he would do about it.

Finding the shelves with spare clothing, Bunny paused. He could do what he wanted and be together with Jack. The idea was tempting, he had to admit that. Until he remembered all the reasons he'd been fighting his attraction to Jack Frost in the first place.

The first was simple. Jack was a wanted criminal and Bunny was dedicated to catching criminals. They were on opposite sides of the law. People may romanticize star-crossed lovers, but their stories often ended messily and both parties. He could try to get Jack to reform, but Bunny would never be sure if Jack was truly changing for the better, or just acting for his benefit and affection. And the idea of manipulating Jack that way gave him a sickening twist in his gut.

Finally grabbing a simple pair of sweat pants and tee shirt he would figured would fit Jack and began heading back to the Med Room. "And he's so young." Bunny thought to himself.

"He's not that young." a treacherous little voice whispered in the back of his mind, "He's old enough to know what he wants. Which oddly enough is you. And you can't tell the difference between a human at 16 and a human at 24. You don't know how young or old he is."

That made Bunny slow his steps. Realizing just how little he knew about Jack. A year of him chasing Jack and Jack chasing him and he knew nothing about the young man. How many times had he asked Jack about himself, his past and Jack had danced around the questions. Could he risk building a relationship with some-one like that, who hid everything about himself? Maybe he could have, if there wasn't the issue of the law between them. Even if Bunny could coax Jack into trusting him, eventually he would have to arrest Jack. Betray him and put him into a tiny room likely to drive him mad.

Bunny hesitated outside the Med Room door he made a decision, "I can't. I can't let whatever this is between us go any further. I'm gonna tell him the kiss was a mistake. That there isn't anything between us, and there can't ever be."

Steeling his nerves, Bunny finally re-entered the Med Room. "Hey found ya some spare clothes Jack." Bunny felt his mouth go dry as he saw Jack sitting shirtless on the exam bed, the top of his suit pooled around his waist. Lithe muscles covered with pale skin marred with dark bruises. Crossing the room in a few large steps, Bunny just barely resisted the urge to run his paw over Jack's chest and examine how bad the bruising was. "You said that Pitch and his men didn't hurt you."

Jack blinked up at him slightly confused before noticing Bunny staring at the bruising. "Oh this? This is from earlier when Pitch broke in and stole Carlotta." A sly grin spread across his face. "What? Did you want to try and kiss my booboos all better?"

Sputtering, Bunny jerked back dropping the clothing on to the bed, "Oh rack off. Where's Phil at? I know there's no way he left you by yourself"

Jack waved one of his hands, now bandaged and in a splint to the side of the room. "I think he's either getting some pain medications for me, or a set of handcuffs. I couldn't quite make it out."

Bunny looked over Jack and his injuries again, noting how exhausted Jack looked. The day had definitely taken a toll on him. "So how bad is the damage?"

Jack looked over his hands, both half immobilized in splints, "Phil actually wrote it out for me. Fractures in the third and fourth metacarpals of both the right and left hands. Said I was lucky I that I don't need surgery. Typing and working on stuff is gonna be a pain for a while."

"Hmm maybe that's for the best. I think the city can do without your gadgets for a while." Bunny said, trying to avoid staring at Jack. "You should probably get changed before Phil comes back."

"Ok. Uhmm can you help me with my boots?" Jack asked holding out one of his legs "They can be rather tricky to get off even with full use of my hands."

Bunny nodded, "Alright." Crouching down, Bunny propped one of Jack's feet on his knee, carefully working at the laces of Jack's odd toeless and heelless boots. An awkward silence filled the room. Bunny could feel the weight of Jack's gaze on him, as he tried to think of something to say. Pulling the boots off, bunny set them beside the bed and stood. "There ya go, think ya can get the rest yourself?"

Jack nodded, already pulling the tee shirt over his head. Hopping off the bed, he peeled off the rest of his suit. Bunny adverted his eyes feeling oddly shy at Jack's lack of modesty, looking around for Phil, knowing he had to be close. Waiting for Jack to finish dressing Bunny rubbed the back of his neck, "Ya done Jack? I think we need to talk."

Climbing back on the bed, after pulling on the sweatpants Jack looked at Bunny smiling shyly. "Yeah, I'm done and I guess we do."

Bunny gulped a moment, his mind scrabbling for words, while Jack just looked at him with a hopeful expectant expression. "Jack, about that kiss. It was,"

"BLufargble!"

Bunny turned, not sure if he wanted to hug or strangle Phil for the interruption. The yeti walked up carrying a tray, with a glass of water, a small pill bottle, and paper dosage cup. Setting the tray on the bedside table, Phil picked up and held the water and dosage cup holding two small pills out to Jack.

"Ok, even I can understand this." Jack laughed, accepting the items. Quickly tossing back the pills and chasing them down with a gulp of water. "Thanks Phil."

Phil grumbled and glared at Bunny telling him not to keep Jack up, or aggravate his injuries. Stating he had other duties and Jack was Bunny's responsibility now, Phil turned to leave the room again.

"Chief of Security, Medic, Chef and now we can add 'Moment Killer' to the list of Phil's titles." Jack chuckled once Phil exited the room. Grinning happily, "Now what were you saying about that kiss?"

"It was a mistake." Bunny blurted out. Trying to ignore the ache in his chest as Jack's face fell. Shock and pain spreading across his features. "It was a mistake, and it can't happen again."

"W-what?!" Jack finally gasped out, his voice cracking "Bunny, why would you say that?"

"Because it's the truth Jack." Bunny replied hating himself. "Whatever we got going on, this flirting and teasing. It has to stop. It has to stop now."

"But why? I don't understand. You and I had fun with the teasing and flirting. I, I thought you did at least. Did you?" Jack said, sounding lost and confused, "Or is it because I'm human, and you're not? You're not really attracted to me? What?"

"Yeah Jack, I did have fun, it was a lot of fun. And honestly a body would have to be dead not to find ya attractive, but attraction's not enough." Bunny sighed, starting to wish he had waited until morning for this conversation "I need trust. I've asked, but you've never told me 'bout yourself, your past. Where ya from? What your parent's were like? Not anything real. Ye don't trust me, and so I can't trust you. Trying to build anything out of that is just doomed, and we'll just end up hurting each other."

Turning away so he didn't have to look at tear filled eyes anymore, "I'm sorry. Now try to get some rest. It's been a long day for ya."

He started to walk away when a soft voice stopped him.

"Jackson. Jackson Overland." Jack's voice was soft, almost too soft to be heard outside of Bunny's keen hearing. "That was my name before I was made into Jack Frost. I-i think. It's hard to think about. It hurts. I know a name's not much but it's all I have."

Bunny blinked turning to look at Jack again, gaping at Jack for a moment, "Made into. . .? What does that even mean?" Then he noticed the expression on Jack's face. A look of of desperation, longing and hope. "Worry about the what later. Think about the why and what that means" Stepping back to the medical bed, Bunny gently took one of Jack's bandaged hands. "You don't remember ya past?"

Jack nodded struggling to hold back his tears, "Every time you've asked me about myself I've wanted to give you answers. But I just don't have them, and it was just easier dance around the questions and joke. I'm sorry Bunny, but I do trust you. I do!"

The ball of anxiety in Bunny's gut turned into a ball of guilt. "It's ok Jack, it's ok. Ya told me now, and thank you. For trusting me." Rubbing gentle circles on the back of Jack's hand, Bunny made a new decision, "Ya really want to make a go of this? of us?"

Chilled fingers gripped at his paw, "Well yeah. It's not like I've kept my interest a secret. And you've admitted to liking me. So even if it's all doomed like you say, I don't see why we shouldn't try. Since when was something being hard a reason not to do it? At least for something you really want." Jack said keeping his eyes focused on their hands, shifting nervously, like he was afraid to look at Bunny.

Bunny's stared at Jack a moment wondering just how he had attracted this crazy, intelligent, fascinating being "Alright. You're right, there's no reason for us not to try being together." Grinning as Jack's head jerked up to stare at him, hope and disbelief warring in his eyes. Taking a paw Bunny cradled the back of Jack's head leaning in close. "Will ask for a little favor though."

Jack let go of Bunny's paw, preferring to wrap his arms around Bunny's neck. "What is it?"

"No more knocking me out and kidnapping me for dates." Bunny said, grinning as he nuzzled Jack's hair. "I prefer being awake for those, and having some say in what we do."

Jack's laughter filled the Med Room, "I can promise that.. No more kidnappings. You're way more fun when you're awake."

Chuckling, Bunny pulled back, unwrapped Jack's arms from his neck before pushing back against the pillows. "Now get some sleep. I know you're exhausted, and if I don't let you rest Phil's gonna kick my ass."

"Hmm can I get a good night kiss at least?" Jack asked, with a small sly grin

Bunny smiled and pressed a kiss to Jack's forehead, "That's all for now. We'll wait till you're in better shape to enjoy it."

Jack snuggled into the pillows, eyes already drooping, "You're such a horrible tease."

"Like you're any better?" Bunny said stroking Jack's hair before pulling the blankets up and tucking him in. It wasn't long before the exhaustion pulled Jack to sleep, breathe slowing to soft snore. Patting Jack's head one last time, Bunny turned to leave. Like Phil he had things to take care of. When he reached the door he heard an odd trilling meow. Looking down he saw Snowflake, their mini-sabertooth mascot, looking pitifully into the room at Jack. Sighing Bunny waved an arm in invitation. "Well go on ya little beast."

Trilling happily Snowflake raced past him to the bed, jumping up and curling up next to Jack. Bunny found himself wishing for a camera. The two made an adorable picture. Turning off the light, Bunny left the two to sleep.

The next morning as he stepped into an ice-slicked hallway that made Bunny smile at his mistake. He had left Jack Frost alone and unrestrained, granted the mischief maker had been asleep at the time, but he should have known better. He carefully made his way to the group's kitchen and dining area. He could hear Phil yelling from down the hall, and as he entered he saw the room had been iced as well. Hummingbird sat with Sandman at the table, she with a glass of juice and he with a mug of coffee, both of them shaking with suppressed laughter. Captain North stood looking sadly at the contents of their large freezer.

"Mornin' Any sign of Jack, other than the obvious?" Bunny asked the others but already suspecting the answer.

"He has left." North answered, sighing heavily.

Bunny raised an eyebrow at North's lack of cheer, "What's wrong mate? You know he'll show himself again"

"He took the ice cream. All of it. He left a note."

Bunny's eyes widen for a moment before he started chuckling. "He took all the ice cream!?"

Phil marched over to Bunny, still yelling and waving a piece of paper in Bunny's face. Bunny took the paper from the irate yeti,

For security consulting services rendered payment ten gallons of Eggnog with Rum Caramel Swirls ice cream.

Jack Frost

Bunny read the paper a few more times just to be sure he was reading it correctly and started to chuckle. Sandy and Hummingbird soon joined in.

North turned to them and glared at the three of them for a moment before starting to chuckle himself. "Hmm I will let it slide this time. For all the help he gave."

Author's Notes: And that's the end of Frost in the City. However thanks to discussions with other authors who kept throwing plot bunnies at me, I have ideas for two sequels, and at least 2 side stories.