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His mission is personal: his younger sister, , was taken by the Queen’s "Shadow-Walkers" to serve as a living statue in the Queen’s Gallery of Sorrows. Elias vows to infiltrate the Ice Palace, a feat no mortal has achieved, to bring his sister home. The Journey Through the Wastes Elias's journey is a trial of spirit and flesh:

Elias wanders the gallery. He sees warriors, scholars, and children, all frozen in expressions of fear. But when he finds Liora, she looks different—she is peaceful. He realizes the Queen isn't just a monster; she is a preserver of moments, terrified of the decay and betrayal that comes with time and warmth. Il_cacciatore_e_la_regina_di_ghiaccio_La_storia...

: A narrow arch of frost over a bottomless chasm. To cross, Elias must face a Trial of Truth, where the bridge only holds if the traveler confesses their deepest regret. His mission is personal: his younger sister, ,

Elias reaches the palace, scaling walls of slick ice. He finds Freya in the Great Hall, surrounded by hundreds of frozen "statues"—the victims of her loneliness. He sees warriors, scholars, and children, all frozen

Instead of breaking the ice with force, Elias places the not on his sister, but at the feet of the Queen. He tells her, "Fear is the coldest ice of all. You didn't freeze the world to rule it; you froze it so nothing could ever leave you again."