One winter night in the Howling Pass, Midnight Storm and I were ice skating under the Winter Star. We skated past a snowman and some candy cane decorations.

On our walk back to the cabin, we noticed smoke coming out of the chimney. Hawaii must have started it in anticipation of our return. We quickened our pace as we did not want to keep him waiting for long.

We hurried through the door, as the bell chimed above our heads.
"I made some hot cocoa," said Hawaii "Come get warm."

Midnight Storm and I took the mugs from him and settled into the living room near the warm fireplace.

We stayed up past midnight drinking hot cocoa and decorating a freshly baked gingerbread house.

Nestled warmly into bed we looked out at the icicle covered window and watched the aurora as we drifted off to sleep.


Words used: Howling Pass, ice skating, star, snowman, candy cane, cabin, chime, hot cocoa, fireplace, midnight, gingerbread, icicle, aurora.

It was somewhere around midnight when the blizzard set up, Alice was caught off guard while crossing The Howling Pass. She had bin ice skating with her friends, enjoying a hot cocoa and was now on her way back to the cabin she was staying at.

The sudden blizzard made it hard to navigate the terrain, there in the distance was that a person? Alice struggled threw the snow only to realize there was a snowman in from of her. With all the snow around her and the slide embracement of mistaking a snowman for a person she almost missed the nutcracker lunging for her, the shovel missed but the nutcracker did mange to hit her with his candy cane. If only she had not given her sylesties a day off, then this nutcracker would not even have had a chance.

But all of a suddenly the nutcracker got hit from behind and quickly ran away. Leaving Alice with her savour. She could hear singing, softly but getting louder as a shade was getting closer to her, and as the got closer the blizzard seemed to lay down. With the snow no longer blinding her Alice was finally able to see how had saved her from the nutcracker.

Before her Alice saw a beautiful Nephini, a Frozen Berries Nephini she realized in delight had come to save her. He was absolutely stunning, as a breeder she realized she was dealing with a mythical rarity since she was able to recognize 4 different visible traits on him. Of course with leaving her party at the cabin she also left her traps, not expecting any encounters.

Would you like to come home with me? Alice asked the Nephini, while she held out her hand with a piece of gingerbread. She knew how to handle Nephini, had known for years but wild Nephini where always capable of surprising you. This one definitely did instead of carefully taking the gingerbread or running off. He threw himself into her arms and curled around her neck. Clearly content the Frozen Berries Nephini started to softly sing again while Alice walked them back to the cabin for a good night sleep. Because she knew that in the morning everyone would be exited to meet her new friend.
The End

Winter is here! It's that time of year!
Time to dress our hot cocoa with whipped cream and candy cane~
while taking midnight sleigh rides, down an icicle lined lane~

Time for Ice skating under Aurora filled skies~
Perhaps we'll even squeeze in a bit of caroling, but for sure
We'll take time to stuff everyone's stockings with their favorite, surprise!

The Howling Pass is open, and we all know who's there
Father and Mother Frost, along with their Nutcracker gaurds,
and of course everyone's nightmare > >

Tyrielle...>:C

She'll try again this year, just like she does every year
with a blizzard in hand, and her minions, how dare!
We'll build Snowmen again and again
Till she's fled back to where...

Well no one knows for sure, but we'll be there
when she tries once again!
But until then...

We'll build gingerbread houses,
Cut paper snowlflakes, in many shapes!
Faelora, Griffi, and many other sylesti!
and tell serene stories of festivals past~

Merry Murderboards to all~
and to all, a Happy Winter Fest :D!

A little pink eggs with an even lighter pink wispings around it gave a wiggle, then a wobble. It stilled, as if nothing happened- before a small crack spiderwebbed down from the top of the egg.

With the eggshell weakened, and one good firm push from the inside, a small white creature burst forth into the howling pass. A little Gelid Dawn Ryori opened their eyes for the first time ever to see a landscape of nothing but white. Their first moment is cold and smack dab in the middle of a blizzard!

The little ryori took its first few steps into the unknown, with nothing but their instincts to guide them. They look around, before looking up. They saw the sky, the midnight sky. The little creature gasped in wonder, eyes sparkling with all the wonderful beauty they witnessed. The aurora borealis was dancing with twinkling stars that filled them with such delight.

Hours or minutes go by, the ryori could not tell. The only thing but brought them out of their trance was the roar of a distant polar bear. The sound startled the hatchling, causing them to instinctively tense up. It wasn't long before they fled the area, just to be safe.

They ran until their little legs could run no more. They stilled for a moment, starting to pant. Once they had caught their breath, they looked around to try and figure out where they were. They of course didn't know, and worse yet all they could see was a blanket of white.

After a moment of compilation, they took their first steps into the unknown. They had no clue where they were going, but they simply walked, and walked, and walked some more. They walked past some mean looking people who were ice skating, they passed a couple of ferrikki building a snowman, briefly chased after a small flock of birds with glee, and crossed a frozen lake with flickers of color below the ice.

The hatchling walked until it came upon a cabin that seemed to be made of gingerbread. They wandered up to the sweet smelling cabin, and took a small tentative nibble of it. Oh! How delightful! They took another bite, a big one! Then another before

"Hey! Don't eat my home!"

The hatchling made a startled sound as they were lifted into the air. Their little legs flailing, not liking being held. especially by an unknown creature!

" Easy, easy little fell!", a soft voice hummed as they were turned to look at a kindly man.

"What's a wee thing like you doing out in this weather? You can't be much older than a few days old." The man rumbled thoughtfully, more to himself than the hatchling.
The man carefully cradled the hatchling against his chest as he stepped inside of his house. Once inside he fetched some towels to dry the little creature off. He then fed the hatchling some stew, and the hatchling found such delight in the warmth it brought.

Once the hatchling was dry and well fed the man set them up wrapped in a blanket; on top of a pillow right in front of a roaring fireplace, a cup of hot coco not too far away. With a contented sigh, the hatchlings' eyes drifted closed, softly starting to snore.

This had been a grand first day.