A/N: The last chapter was a little short so this one is a bit longer.
"Tezz!" Stanford called as he and his cousins road there horses through the snow. "It's me! Stanford! I'm sorry, I didn't mean to make you freeze everything"
"Nice Stan" Vert muttered, face-palming.
"Of course none of it would have happened if he had told me his secret" Stanford muttered.
"Vert I'm tired" Zoom whined as he leaned against his horses strong neck, his eyes barely open.
"That's because you've stayed up too long" Vert sighed, plucking the younger boy of his horse and placed him in front of him, the last thing he wanted was for his brother to slide off his horse and into the snow. "Get some sleep bro"
However they hadn't gone more then five minutes before Stanford caught a bent tree that flicked a large amount of snow onto the horses, spooking them and making the gallop away after their riders were flung off.
"Thanks Stanford" Vert groaned as he now had to resort to carrying his little brother on his back.
Stanford smiled sheepishly and the three travelled on foot until it was dark out and they came across a hut.
"Maybe someone here has seen Tezz" Stanford suggested and then looked at the sign. "Zeke's Trading Post And Sauna"
The three entered the hut where there attention was grabbed a by a "Woo-Hoo"
They turned to see a man with white hair.
"Um...hi do you happen to have any winter clothes?" Stanford asked rubbing his arms.
"That would be in our winter department" He said motioning over to a part of the hut that was almost barren save for a few coats and other warm clothes.
"Say, has by any chance another young man, say the king come by here?" Stanford asked as Vert got himself outfitted himself and the still sleeping Zoom.
"Only ones crazy enough to be out in this storm are you boys" Zeke told them. Then the door swung open and in came a woman dressed in green. "Oh and her as well"
The young black haired woman judged over to the counter almost pinning Stanford against it. "Carrots" Came her muffled voice.
"What?" Stanford blinked.
"Behind you" She groaned, rolling her eyes.
"Oh!" Stanford nodded stepping to the side for her to get to the bag of carrots on the counter and then went to retrieve a pickaxe and rope.
"Sure is a real howler in July" Zeke spoke up.
"It's all coming from the north mountain" The woman told him as she brought him the items she wised to purchase.
"Okay that will be forty" Zeke told her.
"What!?" She exclaimed. "No ten!"
"Oh that won't do, ya see this is from our winter stock and we're in short supply right now" Zeke explained with a frown.
"You wanna know about short supply? I sell ice for a living!" She growled, pointing to the window where her slay could be seen, it was loaded up with blocks of ice.
"Oohh that is ruff business to be in right now" Stanford hooted but cleared his throat when he noticed the scowl she was sending his way. "Ahem, yeah that is unfortunate...hey..." He asked. "Did anything in The North Mountain, seem magical to you?" He asked.
The woman groaned again and took down her scarf to speak clearly. "Yes! Now back up carrot-top while I deal with this crook!"
"W-What did you just call me?" Zeke asked, raising from his post to show his true height which made the two in front of him shrink, he didn't care if she was a lady, he carried her out side and threw her into the snow before returning to his work. "Ugh I hate having to get so rough" He sighed sitting back down. "So son, will the coats, hats gloves and boots be all?" He asked returning his attention to Stanford who had just started in shock at the whole thing
"Actually..." He said eyeing the items on the counter.
Meanwhile the young woman by name of Agura had taken up a pile of warm hay for the night in a barn with her faithful reindeer AJ and right now was strumming her guitar for a song.
Agura: Reindeers are better then people
AJ, don't you think that's true?
Agura (As AJ): Yeah people will beat you
And curse and cheat you
Everyone of them's bad except you
Agura: Oh thanks buddy
But people smell better then reindeers
AJ, Don't you think I'm right?
Agura (As AJ): That's once again true
For all except you
Agura: You got me, lets call it a night
Agura (As AJ): Good night
Agura: Don't let the frostbite bite
"Nice duet" Stanford said softly and as he peeked around the door.
Agura almost jumped out of his skin when the red head came in but relaxed when she saw it was him.
"I need you to take me and my cousins up the mountain" Stanford said.
"I don't take people places" She said covering up her eyes.
"Let me rephrase that" Stanford said as he threw a bag onto the woman's stomach. "Take us up the mountain, please"
She looked through the bag to find the rope and Pickaxe she had tried to buy. "We leave at sun rise and you forgot the carrots for AJ-OOF!" She grunted as said carrots hit her in the face.
"Sorry!" Stanford winced and then cleared his throat. "We live now...R-Right now"
She gave something of a smile and extended her hand. "My name is Agura"
"Stanford" He smiled shaking her hand.
A/N: Okay that's it for now and post will be a little slow because of college, sorry.
