Page 261 of Of Sins and Sacrifice

“Eternal ice. It will not melt if we make a fire inside. It is also impenetrable in case of an attack. I think this should be a nice place to sleep for the night, no?”

“Nice? Minnie, you’re a queen,” he says as he swoops me in his arms and lays a loud kiss on my lips.

“Princess,” I correct.

“Maybe princess by birth but a damn queen in your own right. This is spectacular.”

Pink spots dot my cheeks. Well, if he says so…

Giddiness erupts inside of me as I pull him inside the small ice cabin so I can show him what more I can do. If he thinks this is amazing, he should wait and see my other tricks.

After we go inside, I move one block of the eternal ice over the entrance. It seamlessly blends together with the other walls, giving the impression that the entire cabin is just one big block of ice.

The inside is not too big—I did not have the best space to play with. But this should be enough for us to sleep and move around comfortably.

It’s also tall enough for Mine to stand up without slumping his shoulders, and he notices my attention to detail as he walks casually around.

I preen under his silent praise.

“Let’s get you warm,” I mention and manifest coal from the camp and wood from the forest. They appear laid out in the middle of the cabin and I move them around until they’re in the best position. With a snap of my fingers, a fire comes to life, both lighting and heating up the enclosure.

Mine gives me a wide grin before he shrugs off his dirty shirt, which I promptly manifest away. Then he crosses his legs and sits in front of the fire.

Ah, but this is just the beginning! I must show him I can do more.

Focusing on the objects in our hut at the base, I first manifest some clothes for him and my nice dress. But as I think on what else to get him, I realize there’s only one thing that would make him truly happy.

To be clean.

Manifesting the tub across such a distance is no small feat, but for him I do it.

The tub fits quite well at the end of the cabin, and while Mine stares in shock at the items that keep appearing in our little space, I transport some ice from outside, dump it in the tub, and melt it.

Since heat is directly opposite to my ice abilities, it takes me almost three times the amount of energy to get the ice melted and turned into nice warm water.

“Minnie,” he breathes out in wonder.

Oh, the effort is well worth it as his previous morose expression turns joyful.

He wastes no time in shedding the rest of his clothes and getting inside the tub, releasing a loud sigh of satisfaction as the hot water touches his skin.

I will the rest of his dirty clothes away and remember to grab some soap from the military base. The back and forth of teleporting items is also quite draining, but to see that smile on his face, I’d do it all over again.

Even his nakedness no longer bothers me, though I only got a short glimpse before he dunked himself in the tub.

“I fucking love you, Minnie,” he suddenly says. “This is the best gift I’ve ever gotten.”

I smile happily. “Of course. Who knows you better than me?”

He chuckles.

“You’ll have new clothes to change into, and—” I pause as I locate one mattress and a thick blanket and teleport it inside the ice cabin, then place it flush against the other end.

“See, now I’ve thought of everything.”

“That you have. You’re so strong, tiny darling.”

“See? I told you! You’re probably falling even more for me now, no?” I bat my lashes at him, for the first time succeeding in doing this odd gesture. “My supernatural charms must be overwhelming your feeble human mind.”

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