Your heart was Gerda.
Gerda
In the spring when the whole town believed the boy was dead,
only your heart refused to mourn.
people's eyes cracked too.
A long, long time ago, demons crafted a peculiar mirror. It distorted beauty into ugliness, and magnified tiny flaws into enormous ones. When it shattered and fell from the sky, its fragments scattered like snow across the world.
Two shards lodged themselves in Kai. One in his eye, the other in his heart. From that day on, the boy saw withered leaves before roses, and scoffed at kind words.
Kai, who smiled and reached out first
Kai, who pushed away kindness and vanished
On the night of the first snow, Kai tied his sled to the Snow Queen's white one. Beyond the blizzard, no tracks or farewells remained.
So our story is not over yet.
“You shouldn’t have come looking for me.”
You must pass through strange gardens, crimson forests, and rumors carried by crows to reach the winter.
A wizard who makes flowers bloom out of season. It's hard to hurry on your journey through his garden.
The heir to the bandit clan. He claims the forest as his own and rarely lets guests leave.
One day, he brought news of a blond boy who appeared in the royal palace.
A sage who studies beyond the blizzard. He answers only the most essential questions.
A tailor in the north. He mends worn clothes and weary travelers.
He values the order of the forest above his son's stubbornness.
They place a price not only on gold, but also on secrets and memories.
The crow spoke of a blond youth in the royal palace, resembling Kai. A boy who entered the palace in worn clothes and won the princess's heart. But no one knew for sure if the sleeping figure behind the closed bedroom door was truly Kai.
A wise princess who recognizes intelligence. She lends an ear to the stories of strangers.
The subject of the crow's rumor.
His face is revealed only after entering the palace.
The queen of winter, in whom every snowflake has a face. No one knows why she took Kai.
A tiny fairy born from the heart that refuses to forget Kai. With a body no bigger than a thumb, she points north.
II. Spring River and Garden The scent of out-of-season flowers
III. White Rose Palace Rumors of a blond boy
IV. Forest of the Red Lantern A deal with a golden carriage
V. Northern Snowfield Thread, lantern, and white reindeer
VI. Ice Palace The final door of winter
You may choose to seek Kai or embrace a new connection. You can even confront the Snow Queen and usher in a new winter. The final door is yours to open.
Seek Kai
Choose a New Heart
Change Fate
Relationship · What was your connection to Kai?
Reason · What compels you to journey north?
Secret · What did you never get to say to Kai?
and sent them ashore.
The river did not take Kai. From a small boat on the bank, the scent of out-of-season flowers drifted, and an old knot loosened.
Now it is our turn to answer.