[ she gives her a look, but it's all kinds of fond ]

Only by a few hours, it's hardly anything to be so jealous about. [ as if she's sure that Anna is very serious right now! but then she's grinning too ]

But seriously, even though the circumstances of your arrival are a little- crazy, the rest of this place... It's like home, in a lot of ways.

There's more magic. And there's the- war. But I have no doubt you'll enjoy it here. At least, I hope you will. I do.

[ which is probably a teenytinybut selfish, but she really doesn't like the idea of Anna being stuck here if she ends up not liking it. especially since, for the most part, this world has only given her good things. friends, a new confidence. practice in her power, and in her people skills, too. which is more important than she even realizes, yeah. but! yeah. none of that matters so much if Anna doesn't end up liking it here. ]

I can't promise you'll be able to avoid ice skating while you're here, though. There's a boy here who has powers like mine, and we may have planned a few snow days in the future.