First Oath

This is my first post? Seriously?! What have I been doing around here?

 [For probably the first time in his life, Almaz has actually pulled his scarf up to mouth level]

I wonder if Overlord Baal caused all of this weather. I mean, I've seen some pretty cold places in Mao's Netherworld, but I've never actually seen something like this. I guess there was no way I would be used to something like this; there wasn't that much ice-related stuff back in Mao's world, apart from someone in our group with ice abilities. Huh, who was that person, again? I mean, I distinctly remember someone that could fre--

[If you'll pardon the horrible, horrible pun, Almaz freezes. He stands in place for a moment.]

O,oh... Right. The Princess... How could I even forget about her, even if it was just for a few seconds? Could it be that I've been away for so long that I'm starting to get used to life without her? B,but living without the Princess is not life at all! If she saw this, it would probably break her heart... [Sigh] Princess...

[Almaz's ability to relate everything to Sapphire is at work again. Yeeeah, he's pretty much just sulking in a corner right now.]