Jesus Jed, I was so happy to see that we get stories from you again, and you write this! I know I've mentioned before how much I love your writing, but I'm not even sure I caught all the things you were saying in this.

You added together all the best interesting possiblities, and wrapped in a dream phase. Were the dream sequences just his memory unlocking or were you throwing in some racial memory chains as well?

And you made me doubly happy:
"Only what I needed to do." His lower lip pushes out in a pout. "I'm just protecting what's mine."
That is all I've ever really wanted SV Clark to do. Gah.

I'm going to read it a few more times and that version of the Snow Queen. It's not one I know.