Introduction: Winter Interlude: It is mid-day Christmas Eve and Ash, assassin extraordinaire, is NOT amused. Usually he would spend his time travelling the world, pulling off one impossible assassination after the other. Today, however, he has lost a bet and he has to face the consequences; he has to be kind and helpful to anyone he meets...This is a side story to the Whisper of the Nightingale and takes place in Raven's old world.Warning: Tagged 12+ for Violence and Strong Language....