Time seemed suspended as the small party moved on
With their eyes searching but not seeing , all landmarks gone.
The Queen though brave felt dread in her heart
Not knowing if help would come in time , she had been uneasy from the start.
Mae rode Vlad, the Winter Queen’d most beloved Bear
He was strong , clever and fearless and of Mae he would take care.
The cold was biting and the wind froze their breath
Though all was covered with snow , nothing could hide the smell of death.
The landscape barren, a forgotten frozen waste
Let us hope that reinforcements come, and come with all haste.
As the travellers reach the end of the the valley that they have been passing through
Mountains loom above them,there is no way round them, so to cross them is what, they will have to do.
Mae was struck by horror this seemed an impossible task
But the Winter Queen assured her they could do this, but her fears were hardly masked!
Darkness was closing in they could see it advancing like a curtain of black
They stood there knowing the only way was forward , for there was no turning back.
Just when they felt that all was lost , a figure came towards them,as in a fairy tale!
It was the Winter’s brother who had been keeping watch for them in this ungodly gale.
Quickly he shepherded them back to his battle camp.
With food and warmth they thawed, relieved that for now they had ceased their tramp.
Ewen was a noble man who loved his sister dear
As soon as he received his sister’s call for help , his destiny was clear.
He had and army of a thousand men, all of them good and true
But he knew he would need more as out of the Witch’s lair thousands would spew.
Mae slept exhausted exactly where she had dropped
Ewen and his sister talked while keeping watch.Then with the dawn the snow stopped
The night passed quickly and Mae was with her brother in her dreams
She suddenly saw Polar Bear turn into the Witch of the East! Mae woke the whole camp with her terrified screams.
THE ROAD AHEAD FOR OUR TRAVELERS WILL NOT BE EASY.
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