The night of Jamie's sled ride through town


Jack scowled as the window he was looking through frosted over, blocking his view of Jamie and Sophie Bennett's mom getting the kids ready for bed. Oh how he wished he was a part of the scene inside Instead of on the outside looking in.

Out of habit he reached for the scale that hung around his neck. The smooth feel of the scale helped to calm him. Just as Icecrose had said, the scale was in the exact same condition it had been when Jack had first received it. This was a great relief to the winter spirit for his way of life was horribly hard on the things he wore. He had been through more shirts than he could count, his pants were only in one piece because he'd bound them to his legs about a year after waking from the ice. And the cord that was threaded through the scale's hole, to create a pendant for his neck, had been replaced at least half a dozen times. He'd tried rope, thread, yarn, and leather strings, nothing seemed able to last. But the scale didn't have so much as a scratch.

Still holding the scale Jack flipped away from the window and onto the roof. He thought back to the one time he'd used the scale to call his friend. Not long after his visit to the Dragon's home, the lava goblins had cornered him in a town in North America. With no way out, and not wanting to fight them and cause damage or worse to the town, Jack had took hold of the scale and called: "Icecrose!" The name echoed around them and before it faded the Dragon had appeared out of the sky. The goblins took one look at the ice Dragon and fled. Jack never saw them again. Now Jack clutched the scale close taking comfort at having it as a constant reminder that he wasn't invisible and unwanted, at least by one dragon.

Jack turned to the moon shining bright above him. "If there's something I'm doing wrong. Could you… Just tell me what it is? Cause I've tried everything and no one ever sees me. If it wasn't for Icecrose I'd be completely alone." The moon remained a silent orb in the sky. "You put me here. The least you could do is tell me… Tell me why."

Still no reply. Jack released his hold on the scale and turned away from the moon's face. He walked on phone cables aways not knowing that the answers were on their way at that very moment.