Rose Melhorn

Rose Melhorn is a Curse-Breaker dispatched to address a curse amid the spreading cold around Spegel and the Palace of Glas. Her brief appearances establish her as a capable but endangered specialist: she reaches the palace safely, yet faces a death threat from Prince Nikolas and may need help against an ice fairy at the height of her power.

Assignment and the Signs of the Curse

Reola worries about sending Rose to deal with the curse, particularly if it means confronting an ice fairy in full power. On the journey to Metern, Reola passes Spegel’s southern border and sees frost inside the woods, a concrete sign that the danger has taken hold there. Although uneasy about Rose’s task, Reola remains close to Spegel’s eastern border and offers assistance if she or Reola’s mentor needs to send for help.

At the Palace of Glas

Rose reaches the Palace of Glas without incident, but the place itself confirms the severity of the crisis: it is buried in ice and snow. Queen Iskyla of Iss sits at Prince Nikolas’ right hand. Rose’s welcome is hostile. Prince Nikolas threatens to kill her if she does not cure his headaches, a threat made against a Curse-Breaker even though harming one is illegal. The account does not say how Rose responds to his demand or whether she can cure him.

Temperament, Risk, and Support

Reola believes Rose’s temperament is ideally suited to the problem, suggesting that her assignment rests not only on her expertise as a Curse-Breaker but also on her disposition. She is equipped with Dust Boots, though their specific use in her work at the palace is not described. Reola nevertheless worries for her safety and promises that Galahad Stormcrane will be the first person sent if Rose needs help. Rose’s arrival is therefore both a small success—the journey is completed without incident—and the beginning of a more dangerous confrontation, with the curse’s icy reach and Prince Nikolas’ threat still unresolved.