Frost doesn't seem to be listening to them. Instead, his attention is completely on the Winter Queen herself, his fangs showing as he eggs her on.

"Fine, then!" he says. "If you can't protect yourself, I'll do it for you." Before the Queen really has a chance to react, Frost is revealing more of the very same black ice shards he used to nearly kill everyone not long ago. He whips them towards the group with the same level of precision as before, but of course, this time circumstances have changed.

The Winter Queen seems stunned, looking towards the carnival while not quite knowing how to react.