Chapter One.

The sound of hooves came through the forest as the scout returned to the camp.
Elder fairy Gilrod and Frena looked in the direction of the noise, and said,“Elder Dinroot and Dina Flying Wind has returned.”

The whole camp looked towored the direction of a pure, snow white horse, but it was no horse, for it had one horn down its middle.
It was a Unicorn; another magical creature which kept the forest alive.
It stood in front of the camp as the four came up behind the elder’s two advisers for each one and their sons and daughters as well.

The fairy elder had a son, and the eleven elder had a daughter.
They were both in their early twenties.
Besides that there were no soldiers or weapons of any kind none learned to fight or use a weapon. Around the camp was a ring of magical creatures; one Unicorn, and one Golden Moose, which had the power to preserve anything for any amount of time by turning it into gold .There were also two lions and two bears.

The Unicorn put her graceful head to the ground as the four gathered around her, and said, "The chiefs and their sons have gathered at the edge of the forest and are waiting for you.”

The four elders nodded and said, “We shall come.”
Then, turning to the camp behind them they said, “Only our advisers and children shall come, as agreed upon the rest shall wait here.”

The others nodded, and stood respectfully behind as the elders, their advisers, and their children made their way to the edge of the forest.
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Hadger sat upon his horse.
His son Grendle sat on his next to him his sharp hazelnut eyes scanned the forest. Brown colored leaves and a pile of dead leaves were on the earthen ground as a smell of death and decay filled the air.

The men were dressed in linen shirts with thick woolen vests, thick woolen britches, thick brown wool cloaks, and stout, strong leather boots.
On their backs hung bows and arrows.

Next to them, on foot, stood two, tall men,
Both dressed in white rabbit fur britches and shirts with white cloaks of rabbit fur, and around their waist, a thick leather belt with two daggers,and wore soft white boots of fur a bow and arrow on their back both almost blended in with their surroundings they were hard looking men although one had gray in his hair they both had hard toned faces and sharp black eyes that eyed every which way wearily like a wolf this was the chief of the frozen waist.
Hondare was the chief and Denfare who was the son.
He was a younger face of his father.

They waited penitently staring into the forest waiting for their hosts to arrive.
Suddenly there was a shuffle of leaves on the ground and they all looked down to see 10 little people coming out into the forest clearing.

Five flying and five walking.

The two men dismounted their horses and sat respectfully cross-legged on the ground the two others did the same and sat facing the fairy’s and elves the five fairy’s landed on leaves and faced them there crystal eye flashed with light.

The elves stood also facing them face to face on stones there was a long silence. then suddenly the Elders stood up stiff and stared straight at the son of Hondare and said all at once “What give you the right to bring darkness into our midst”?

Hondare looked uncomfortable but answered firmly “Because you told us to bring our sons well I have more but he is my oldest and will be the next chief someday so I brought him I would think you would have a heart to not use him as an excuse not to help all our other starving woman and children”.

Silence followed the two valley people did not understand what was going on as the fairy’s and elves put their heads together and whispered amongst themselves finally they turned and said “After much deliberation we have come to a agreement we will help you to replenish your kingdom but there is only one way to do that four of each of our kind must go to the white mountains to ask the elves for help we are only experienced in magic for plants they are experienced in all kinds of magic and know how to best stop this from going on and will help restore order so we have decided to send our children

Princess Amber and Prince Jasper are to go and who will you send”?

Hodare stood up and said “I send my first son to be chief one day Denfare.

"And I send my son Grendle next to be mayor of are village”said Hadger.
Standing up and stepping back as the fairy’s and elves did so.

That left the three sons and daughter together looking at each other in the eye .

Then the fairy prince smiled and said “Well it looks as though we will be spending many days together why don’t we get to know each other better”?

The two men looked at the little fairy’s before them and said in even polite voices, “Why don’t you introduce yourselves first”!

The two did not stop staring with wide eyes at Denfare .

Finally the elf princess stood and in a steady voice that only had the slightest quiver in it she said in a soft musical high pitched voice “My name is Amber princess of snow elf’s daughter of Elder Dinroot and Dina”.

Amber was indeed very lovely slime oval faced with a small noise and small pink lips her hazelnut colored hair hung in ringlets to her shoulders and had large round blue sparking eyes with long black lashes she had on a light pink pointed hat a light blue coat a white blouse and light pink britches along with light brown boots to her knees.

She looked steadily at the two men and awe that the one called Grendle was looking very intensely at her with a slight smile on his face directed at her she blushed and turned away from the stair.

Jasper sensed her discomfort and stepped in and said fluttering forward and said in a high pitched boyish but strong voice “I am prince Jasper son of Elder Gilrod and Frena”.
He was also very beautiful like a prince charming from a fairy tale. With a oval face strong but small noise a perfect set of lips and crystal blue eye so large they looked surprised and with shoulder lengthened wavy blond hair with long blond lashes and dressed in green coat and white britches along with dark green boots.and crystal white wings.

He looked steadily at the two men and said “We have introduced ourselves now you must do the same”.

The two men looked at one another and nodded Grendle stepped forward and said in a deep manly voice “I am Grendle Son of Mayor Hadger and Mistress Verga”.

Grendle looked every part a working man’s son tall and lean tanned muscled body and face with light brown hair and sharp hazel eyes with long lashes and a firm mouth with a slight growth of mustache and was dressed in wool with a white linen shirt and firm leather boots with bow and quiver on his back.

The two little fairy’s looked at the bow with disapproving eyes as he finished making his introduction.

When Denfare stepped forward both went back a couple of inches eyes opening a few inches wider but remained composed as he said in a deep strong voice “I am Denfare Son of Chief Hondare and Mistress Norme”.

He two had the looks of a son of a warrior tall dark skinned with not an ounce of fat on his toned body which had large strong hard muscles with sharp shifting dark black eyes and raven black hair in braids to his middle and a white scare ran down his cheek giving him a fierce expression he had a face like a wolf watching for enemy and expecting to see one anytime anywhere! He was handsome in a fierce sort of way and dressed all in white furs with daggers at his waist and bow and arrow on his back.

The two eyed those weapons even more disapprovingly then they did Grendles.

Finally Jasper spoke “Even if we do not like this it must be done to save the forest so let us put differences aside and do what must be done because the only way that we are going to be able to reach the mountains is if we work together.”
Amber nodded although she looked very uneasy as did Jasper and the two men.

Grendle for instance had not a clue as to why the two were so frightened of Denfare true he did have a ferrous look to him but he had grown up with him they were good friends and underneath all that hardness Grendle knew he had a soft heart it must be his weapons and knives he thought to himself as he watched Amber and Jasper take out of there sacks two dark cloaks and put them on .

Then Grendle mounted his horse and picking Amber up in his arms like a child set her in the back of him "Hold on" ,he said and she grasped her little hands into his cloak while Jasper flew and Denfare ran and they were on their way toward the snowy mountains.