Little Goodwin's Midwinter

by Daughter of Nature

Responses to the Goldenlake Advent Calendar prompts. All involve Clary and Tom's young daughter, nicknamed 'Little Goodwin' or 'Little' for short by Mattes before she was born.

10. Best thing ever

Prompt: Iceskating

Little Goodwin now knew that the best thing in the whole of Tortall was gliding along on the ice on top of where the river usually was. She didn't even have to worry about falling over, because Mama and Da were holding her hands and pulling her with them. Uncle Matty had teased her, saying that if one of them fell over then they'd pull her down with them, but she knew he was being silly. Mama and Da would never do anything like falling over, they just didn't do those kinds of things. It was people like Little that fell over, and people like Mama and Da that were there to give the falling people kisses when they hurt themselves. Although, she wouldn't mind falling over this time so long as she went right through the ice. It looked like it would hurt to fall on it, but Mama said that if she went right underneath it then the sprites would save her. Little thought that that sounded quite fun, but for now she was happy with the gliding.