He eventually moves to climbing a series of short cliffs where his friends await and, upon reaching the top, he is suddenly pushed from the edge by a series of unseen faeries who take delight in her torments. In Desert Tales, Rika is seen watching Jayce as he sketches in a remote portion of the Mojave Desert, though she is unseen by him due to her lack of glamour. She chose to go to the Mojave Desert in an effort to free the chill of the Winter Court.

Her failure to carry the sunlight resulted in the title being passed between them, thus Rika was allowed to departs the faery courts. In the mid twenties century (1946 to 1949), Rika was freed from her title of Winter Girl when the human, Donia, risked her mortality at a chance to become the Summer Queen. Rika is present when the Winter Queen, Beira, arrives at the home the Summer Court intends to dwell in for the duration of their stay in New Orleans, Louisiana and does not interfere when she fatally injures Niall. She finds his gestures intriguing and settles with giving warning of the impending battle. Irial pays no mind to her though and merely offers her a cigarette while attempting to maintain the facade that he is a human surrounded by ordinary creatures. Rika is later at the club where Irial arrives with Thelma Foy, she irate at his insistence on meddling in the affairs of the other faery courts.

Niall tells her that he understands and offers her money for lodging, but she departs before providing an answer. Niall eventually finds her at a mausoleum in the city where she admits that she will do as she was tasked: attempt to convince the next human to reject the advances of the Summer King as not to find the fated Summer Queen. It is later stated that Rika disembarked the wooden vessel mid journey, she choosing to travel across the water herself to reach the city. She is displeased with his answer and yet, departs without further argument as she knows his words are true. Instead, he reminds her that the world will improve with given time. Niall feels pity for her as he truly thought she may have been the Summer Queen, but he does not admit that. In Cold Iron Heart (1890), Rika is seen on the wooden vessel which is traveling to New Orleans, Louisiana where she confronts Niall about the sorrow she has been filled with since becoming a Winter Girl. Unfortunately, Rika was cursed to become one of the Winter Girls upon braving the chill of winter, she now a creature set with the task of deterring all future humans from risking their lives for a chance at reigning along side her true love.Ĭold Iron Heart Main Article: Cold Iron Heart At the age of sixteen, the Summer King, Keenan, began courting her as he believed Rika to be the Summer Queen. It is estimated that Rika was originally from a northern country in Europe, though the exact location which she was originated is unknown.

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