Flaming Ice
Chapter 1: Friends
A/N: This is set well before Broken Spell, sometime around when Udonna and Leanbow were both kids—maybe five for Udonna and six for Leanbow. None of the events in Mystic Force have occurred yet.
Udonna looked up. She was lost. She had gone looking for a friend and now she was lost.
Meanwhile, Leanbow saw her looking sad and lonely. He liked being alone, but everyone had heard of the mysterious sisters of the Snow Prince—Niella, the older one, destined to become the Gatekeeper, eventually, and the younger, Udonna, whose powers were similar to the Snow Prince's.
Secretly, Leanbow wanted to meet Udonna and be her friend.
He walked over and said, "Hello, my Lady. My name is Leanbow. May I be of some assistance?"
"I am Lady Udonna, Leanbow. Are you not one of my brother's students?" she asked.
Leanbow nodded and said, "Perhaps I can escort you home."
Udonna nodded, gratefully.
As they walked, Leanbow asked, "What were you doing out in the woods by yourself, my Lady?"
"Looking for someone to be my friend," Udonna admitted.
"I could be your friend, my Lady," Leanbow offered.
Udonna nodded and said, "Please, Leanbow, if we are going to be friends, call me Udonna."
Leanbow agreed. "As you wish, Udonna," he grinned at his new friend, who smiled in response.
Thus began a beautiful friendship that would last a life time.
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