Hello fanfic readers! This should be a very interesting chapter, many things will be happening, so pay close attention to everything, and of course, R&R!

Freezing, the ice is everywhere. All I can see is the blue ice around me. And I'm just lying here, feeling like I'm slipping away, I'm falling away from the world. I can see my breath; it's the last breath...

Gasping, Leora sits up and grabs her chest. She's never been that cold before. She put a hand to her lips, they were ice cold. She didn't know what it was, or what she was dreaming about. She looked around her; Wolf and Virginia were still asleep on the other side of the bonfire which was now completely burnt out. The sun wasn't up yet, but Leora was fully awake. She got up and left the meadow where the other two slept to find water.

Leora stumbled across a berry bush near the river, and decided to pick some for her and the others. She had never seen that kind of berry before, but she had eaten one to make sure they tasted alright. They were delicious. So, she took a plastic bag out of her back pack, which she was given by Metilda holding some books she knew Leora would want a few days ago, and emptied it and began filling it with berries.

She breathed in the morning air and knew that today would be much better than the last two had. Dreaming to herself, she began to sing. Leora was a very shy girl when it came to singing, but, she was completely confident when she knew no one could hear her. So, she sang as she picked the blue berries deep in the emerald forest.

Sleeping not too far away, the young man suddenly opened his eyes, revealing their cerulean color. He rose from the ground and checked to see if his horse was still tied up. The chestnut steed was still there, so, he untied it and led it away from they're resting place. What had made him so intrigued to wake up from sleep was that he suddenly felt as though he was in a dream; for he had heard a heavenly voice.

Wolf yawned that morning and scratched his head. He leaned over to his love and stroked her light brown hair. She was fast asleep, and he didn't want to wake her for the world. So, he kissed her lightly on the lips and sat up, watching the sun rise over the misty mountains.

After she had finished picking the berries; Leora walked over to the river and knelt down next to it. She took a drink of water and felt refreshed. Never in a million years would she drink from a stream in the creeks of Central Park.

Standing up, she turned around to grab her berries, but was quite startled. "Oh!" She gasped, scared half to death from the stranger standing in front of her. She felt her heart skip a beat; not from the shock, but from her intruder. Leora had never seen a man as good looking as the one that stood before her now.

He looked about eighteen or ninteen years old, a little older than her. He stood at about 5'9, which was a great deal taller than her, being only 5'4. He had the darkest brown hair she had ever seen that was nicely cut only lightly coming over his eyebrows. He had a pale face, but a handsome smile with piercing royal blue eyes. From what she could tell he had a slim figure, but still very nice. He wore black shoes and pants that looked very expensive, and had a long-sleeve navy shirt that looked very worn out, then he had an old button down jacket hanging loosely over it. It was very odd, his bottom half of his attire was extremely tasteful and luxurious, but the top half seemed like it was pulled out of the back of a closet.

Even still, Leora had never seen a more handsome guy. She didn't know what to say, she felt very awkward and too shy to talk. But, when he cleared his throat, it was obvious she didn't need to. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you!" Leora forced herself from dropping her mouth to the ground. He had a smooth British accent! All she could do was smile faintly and look down at the ground.

"I heard you, I was resting over near the riverbank when I heard you singing. Quite honestly, I've never heard anything that beautiful before!" Leora was in shock, and very surprised. The young man looked surprised too, it looked as though this was the first time he had ever spoken to a girl. Leora realized that Wolf and Virginia would be up by now, so she picked up the berries and told the man, "I'm sorry, I have to bring these to my friends!"

She started to leave, but then he called to her, "Wait! Listen, I've been on my own for over a day now, with no one to talk to. Do you think I could come with you and your friends? To wherever you're going. It's been quite dull on my own, I've never really been on my own before!" He laughed uncomfortably and Leora smiled at him. It was strange, seeing a nineteen year old who looked frightened to be on his own in the world. Leora really felt like this dimension was different.

Nodding, she said, "Alright. Bring whatever you have and come on." She began walking, and after a minute or two, she heard the young man curse and then come up to catch her. Looking down at his hands and finding nothing, she asked, "Don't you have any belongings?" He sighed to calm himself and said, "I did have a horse with some food. But it appears that my horse has run off! Never was mine anyway..." Giving him a confused look, Leora shrugged and kept walking back to the meadow.

Virginia woke up that morning to find that the sun had just rose over the sky. She stretched her arms and was greeted by Wolf. "Good morning my little lamb chop! How are you feeling?" She smiled and said, "I'm feeling better; and it's a good thing too, we have some ground to cover if we want to get to Wendell's today!" He smiled at her and kissed her sweetly. Then, he sniffed the air and immediately rose from the ground. Virginia got up as well and asked him, "What is it? Do you smell the goblins?" "No, but I do smell trouble!"

And over the hill trouble came. Virginia saw Leora walk up to them with a bagful of berries, and a friend. The two of them came up to Wolf and Virginia and Wolf wasted no time, "You!" He pushed the young man down to the ground without letting Leora introduce her friend. "Wolf?" Virginia exclaimed. "Stop! What are you doing? He's not gonna hurt us!" Leora explained to Wolf.

"Wrong missy! Wrong!" The young man dusted himself off and asked disgustedly, "Who is this fiend? Don't you have any decency?" But Wolf wouldn't let him talk anymore. He pointed a finger at the young man and told the girls, "This was the scum that almost ran over you with his horse yesterday! Listen buddy, I don't know who you are, but your riding skills and awareness on the road are careless! I don't want a clumsy guy like you around us! We are on an important journey and we don't want the likes of you to screw things up!"

Leora couldn't believe it. It was true. She couldn't see the rider, but heard the thumping of a horse coming near her the day before. If it hadn't been for Wolf, she'd be road kill. The man finally stood up and tried to explain to Leora, "What? I didn't see anyone! Listen miss, I am sorry if I acted a bit...uh..." "Stupid? Idiotic? Like an asshole? Well, it turns out you did! You know what? I'm glad you lost your horse, I'd have to say that it was smart for leaving a loathsome disgraceful piece of garbage like yourself! People like you aren't meant to ride!"

The British man couldn't believe what he had just heard. "That was the worst thing that anyone has ever said to me in my entire life! And it was a girl who said it!" Leora's eys widened. "Girl? A girl? Don't you know that girls have as much intelligence and strength as boys do?" "Intelligence? Strength? Miss, never have I ever met a girl that could measure up to my capabilities in brains and fighting...especially fighting. No girl could ever take me ou-" But before he could finish, Leora closed her left fist and swung it directly into his left eye.

He fell to the ground and whimpered as he held his face. Leora took a forceful breath and then said her final words to him, "You know, it was stupid of me to believe in you the first moment I laid eyes upon you. First impressions clearly show the mask of a person. It's not until you unveil the mask that you see the true identity of someone. And when I look at you cowering on the ground there, I see a joke."

She turned and picked up her berries and walked off. Virginia followed her not saying a word, just baffled at Leora's anger. Wolf took a look at the man and said, "It's a good thing we're going to see Prince Wendell, he'll take care of you and the scumbags in this kingdom like you before you can say Rumplestilskin!"

He walked away to catch up with Virginia and Leora, not thinking once about helping the feeble man off the ground. He lay there for a moment, but then finally realized what Wolf had said. He immediately got up and screamed, "Wait! Don't go to the castle!" But Wolf and the others ignored him. Well, they ignored him until he said, "The Ice Queen has taken over! No one there was left alive! Please!"

The three adventurers stopped in their tracks. They all slowly turned around and stared at the young man who looked as though he was in great despair. Leora looked deep into his open eye and read his mind. Then, she realized that there was no lie in his eye. One thing Leora was good at, was that she could tell when someone was lying or not.