"Long enough," he said, his voice breaking as he did. Of course, it was not the length of time she'd been gone that broke his heart, but the permanence of it. It might have only been a few days, but it was a few days of the eternity he would have to face without her. "Far long enough," he shook his head slightly, trying to dispel the nightmares that coursed through his mind.
But at her words, he started, looking up at her.
"Winter is here, but Maeve is dead," he said flatly. "Winter is here, but Molly Carpenter is Winter Lady."