Dungeon of Niflheim

Currently Frost was firmly held at the arm by Khione, her large muscular figure pressing tightly against his own as though declaring him as her bounty.

He had a clear view of her bountiful breasts and the deep valley that lay in between. That in addition to the smell of her perfume the sensation of her soft skin against his own and the feelings of possessiveness she displayed Frost found his wolfy intentions being stoked.

A rising heat appeared in his gaze as he looked directly at Khione from her beautiful face, piercing eyes, dominating muscles to her sensual curves, a heat that grew so strong that his slumbering dragon threatened to rise.

Khione who had instinctually brought herself next to Frost and tightly gripped him like a treasure was gradually brought out of her stupor by that gaze of his.

She first blinked a few times unsure where the strange fuzzy feeling was coming from. Then she looked at Blanche and saw her smiling in an annoying manner before turning her sight to Frost.

'Eh!' The roaring, primal heat and unrestrained desire radiating from his eyes sent an electric shock down her spine. Her body gradually heated up and she became conscious of her proximity to Frost; a blush donned her cheeks and a unfamiliar hunger festered in her heart. Briefly she responded in kind, her eyes aggressively roaming the physique of the young man trapped in her titan-like grip but not a couple seconds later steam billowed out her ears as the situation became far too real.

Embarrassed, ashamed and a little frightened she released her hold on him and took several steps backwards.

"Oh finally sunk in did it….how adorable." Blanche teased in a melodious tone before giggling her heart out. Such a perfect picture would see her satisfied for a long, long time.

"…ahh…eh…BLANCHE ITS NOT WHAT YOU THINK!!!" Khione shifted from confusion to shock to immense rage. She fiercely glared at her friend/elder wanting nothing more than to erase what just happened from her mind.

"Oh what am I thinking then Khione dear please be a doll an enlighten us." Since she was already riding the tiger Blanche decided to go all the way. Khione may not speak to her for a long time, but this was more than worth it.

"YOU!" Khione rudely pointed her finger at Blanche; trembling from the sheer level of anger she felt. Alas despite her fury she was also embarrassed. Stymied by Blanche's question she was speechless, her face quickly turning blood red before going blue and then full purple. So much explosive energy but with no way to release it.

Her usual approach of using her fists and Godlike strength wouldn't serve her here. Blanche was mid-level S-rank and an experienced fighter, she was also very good friends with a few of her elder sisters, she even dated her brother for a time.

She could wail on Frost, he was weak and a perfect target but for some reason she didn't want to do that anymore, the idea of hitting him out of anger felt both wrong and in opposition to the feelings that had started to take root in her heart. She wished to appear more feminine in his eyes, less Raging Valkyrie more Compassionate Valkyrie.

With both the left and right side offering no release Khione locked eyes on the ice bath that had been prepared for her.

She ran faster than she'd ever ran in her whole life and without the slightest degree of hesitation she jumped straight into the frigid pool hoping that the cold waters would cool her anger and serve as an escape from this untenable situation.

Blanche thought for sure the situation would end in fisticuffs; perhaps out of desperation Khione would launch a blow at her before ultimately being put in her place or more likely she'd attack the weak but handsome young man who was standing at her side. But against her better judgement the young woman who was the very definition of a violent and aggressive rebel since the moment she could swing a fist chose to retreat instead.

Seems she underestimated the importance Frost held in her heart.

'The little girl who abhorred anything even remotely connected to romance and love has finally started to grow up. Lady Freyja must be proud.' Blanche didn't tease Khione anymore, her expression full of warmth and care.

Frost however was struggling to calm himself, Khione had started a fire, a fire that he was finding hard to douse, especially after seeing those muscular cheeks of hers clapping against each other as she ran to the bath.

Determined to completely ignore the two of them Khione shut off her senses, sinking even her mouth and nose below the silverly waters, focusing entirely on the cold assaulting her body. Even for her the S-rank level bath wasn't something she could take lightly. Diving straight in without any preparation was a fools endeavour one she was now paying the consequences for. However at least her mind was focused on something else.

"I suggest you don't do what Khione just did lest you want to suffer a great deal of pain." With the teasing show over Blanche returned to her professional demeanour, warning the newbie Frost of the dangers involved in the ice baths to which he quietly nodded as he repeated a soothing mantra in his head, willing the dragon to return to its slumber.

"Have you trained your ice resistance before?" Asked Blanche keen to get a proper baseline for her new customer. All she got from the reception desk was that he was a newbie and needed to be assigned a mid B-rank level bath, quite a lot lower than what she was used to managing given that she was the one who usually handled the upper ranked clientele. But since the Princess was accompanying him she was going to deal with them as a set regardless of the stark difference in level.

"Other than crudely messing around with an earth rank cold flame not really. I'm based in the fringes of the Glacial mountains external regions so there's not a lot of options for me." The temperature in Northrend and the southern entrance to the Glacial mountains was chilly, often freezing or below for most of the year but for someone like Frost that was akin to being lukewarm, not even the slightest itch.

"An earth rank cold flame at your level….how are you still alive?" Blanche balked shocked by Frost's recklessness.

"Oh I didn't try the full thing just an outer layer through a safety seal, I'm not all that keen to bring my life a close just yet."

"I see….using a flame even with safety seals is an effective method but generally unless you're already at a high level highly inefficient. Do you mind if I give you a little test, it will hurt but it'll give me a better baseline to work with."

"Go ahead, I'm not afraid of a little pain." For a large chunk of his life he was training until his bones broke and his blood littered the floor.

Gaining his permission Blanche took hold of his left forearm and injected pure undulated ice chakra into his body.

"Tsss." Frost hissed as his veins felt like there were being stabbed with shards of ten thousand year old ice. His blood slowed to a crawl, its red pigment turning blue and his muscles began to stiffen, the pain growing worse and worse before finally vanishing like a puff of smoke in the wind. Blanche pushed until she found his limit.

"B-rank but closer to late stage rather than mid….rather impressive given that you've never entered an ice bath before and didn't grow up here in Niflheim."

"Thank you, I guess." Kind of a backhanded compliment.

"I'll keep the current setting, but I'll increase the climb if you're fine with a challenge?" Anyone Khione was interested in needed have a competitive edge otherwise even if they were the most gorgeous person in world she wouldn't give them a second thought.

"Sounds great, I'll defer to your wise judgement lady Blanche." Frost politely bowed his head finally winning against his baser desires now that Khione's seductive body was hidden beneath the waters.

Blanche did some internal calculations before waving her hands in the air causing the furnaces connected to the ice baths to shift their gears slightly.

"Khione I'll let you advise him the rest of the way." She said loud enough for Khione to hear before vanishing to her station.

Since Khione was using an S-rank level bath Blanche needed to be on the top of her game to ensure both a safe and efficient experience for the young Princess plus given that this was clearly a date for the young couple she was started to feel like a third wheel.

Still not calmed down enough and feeling a bit overwhelmed by the ice aspected mana tearing its way into the deepest reaches of her body Khione merely raised her left arm high above her head and lightly waved, signalling that she understood her task and accepted it.

"Step in whenever you're ready." Frost heard Blanche's voice whisper on the wind after she vanished, despite not being in the room she was aware of everything that was happening, as though the entire bathing area was her sole domain.

Suddenly feeling a little nervous and perturbed by Khione's unusual silence Frost's steps towards his bath were both light and eager.

A challenge was placed before him, and he always liked a challenge.