It had been a year and a half when Glacier's second dragonet came out of her egg, of course, this was Princess Crystal, Glacier's eldest daughter, and second eldest child. Glacier studied her daughter, the first thing that stood out was Crystal's vibrant blue eyes, which were extremely rare in Icewings. King Frostbite was in a council meeting, having taken over chores so his wife could have a bit of special time with Snowheart and little Crystal.

"Mother, is this my new sister that recently hatched?" Snowheart asked, tilting his head while he circled the smaller female hatchling, who reached out with her forepaws, wanting a hug from Snowheart. Seeing this, Snowheart curled around his sister, nuzzling into her while she hugged him tightly.

"Yes Snowheart, this is Crystal, your sister, I expect you to be an excellent role model for her... do you understand?" Glacier said with authority in her voice, to which Snowheart looked up at his mother and nodded. "Of course Mother, it is the Icewing way to be a role model after all" He gave his mother a toothy grin, to which Glacier gave a warm smile back. That was until someone knocked loudly on her bedroom door three times. This startled Crystal, making her lower lip tremble as the loud sound had scared her, which infuriated Glacier. (How dare they scare my baby girl!) Glacier thought to herself, getting up from her half-moon curled position, and marching over to the double doors while huffing frostbreath from her maw, claws clicking against the icy floor before grabbing hold of the handle, swinging them open to show her angry expression to the three guards.

By now Crystal was in tears, hiccuping while Snowheart hugged her, letting his sister cuddle into his embrace, he began to hum the same tune that Glacier had hummed to him to calm him down, this instantly affected Crystal as she stopped crying, yet tears still streamed down her face as she buried her snout into her brother's chest while Glacier was ripping into the guard who had knocked loudly on the doors.

"What do you want! If you stupid guards can't respect me and my family, I'll exile you!" Snowheart winced at his mother's rage, covering Crystal with his wings to shield her while he continued to hum the tune to her.

"My apologies Your Majesty, but King Frostbite has asked for your help in some serious matters" The guards bowed to Queen Glacier. Looking back at Snowheart and Crystal, biting her bottom lip before asking. "Will you two be okay?" Her tail swished about while she shifted her wings slightly, and the earrings she wore clinked against her scales.

Snowheart's eyes lit up with warmth and tenderness as he gazed at his mother. He held Crystal close to his chest, her tiny body curled into a ball in a deep slumber. The sound of her soft snores filled the air, adding to the tranquillity of the moment. Snowheart's love and care for Crystal radiated from his gentle touch and the serene expression on her face.

"We'll be fine mother, I'll look after my little sister" Snowheart reassured Glacier, who was hesitant to leave the room, letting out a sigh before turning to follow the guards, following them down the hallway towards the large meeting room that had been going on for some time. She let out another sigh, knowing that this was going to be a long meeting.

Upon entering the large council room, Frostbite was arguing with a few of the council members about where they should station their military forces on the border situated between the Ice and Sand kingdoms.

"That is absurd Your Majesty! Putting our whole army on the border leaves our coastal areas open to possible Seawing attacks!" Snowstorm complained, slapping a forepaw down upon the large circular table.

"Snowstorm, Don't push it" Frostbite growled when he suddenly felt someone hug him from behind, wrapping their wings around him gently. "Relax my love" Came Glacier's voice as she tried to reassure her mate. Open expressions of love were deeply frowned upon by the higher circle Icewings. Even Glacier's brother, Prince Narwhal, had mocked Glacier multiple times for being weak, yet Glacier shrugged it off as Narwhal being a Prince who puts the tradition and laws of the circles above anything else, going as far as to punish his only child, Hailstorm, for the smallest of things.

"Perhaps you can inform me of what you have all discussed?" Glacier asked, sitting next to her mate, frowning at Snowstorm started to explain, albeit in a rather grumpy tone, the mad plan King Frostbite had. Glacier's frown only deepened as she listened to what some of the other council members had to say, some of them were against the idea of putting most of their forces on the border while the rest of the council were in agreement to reinforce what was already there on the border. Looking to her right, Glacier stared out at the Bllizerd that was still roaring outside, albeit to a lesser extent than yesterday.

The whole room went quiet, the council including Frostbite all stared at their Queen, awaiting the final statement, since the Queen always had the final say. Turning her head to look back at her council, she stood up, towering over the whole council as she spoke. "I have decided to send two-thirds of our forces to the front line, it will leave us with enough protection to repel any attack that comes from the coast... Icesheet!" an adult Icewing dragoness straightened herself when her Queen called out to her, listening to what Glacier was about to ask of her.

"You will be in charge of the border forces, If any Skywings are to be sighted, I want them eliminated at once. If any Sandwings are spotted near the border, do NOT engage, do you understand me" She narrowed her eyes at Icesheet. She and Icesheet were close since Icesheet always went beyond Glacier's expectations. This had allowed Icesheet to become the General of the Icewing army, a proud honour since Glacier had appointed her personally.

"Of course Your Majesty, the orders will be carried out at once" She bowed towards her Queen, showing the upmost respect when Snowstorm let out a growl of irritation, raising his voice once more. "This is ridiculous, If the Seawings show hostility towards us, and invade our coastal areas, a third of our forces won't be enough to repel them, Your Majesty!" A disgusted expression showed on his face before he stomped out of the meeting, slamming the door behind him with his tail.

"Guards, seize him at once," Glacier asked, waving a paw at the six guards that stood at the entrance of the room. at her command, four of the guards went marching out of the room to where Snowstorm had gone.

"My love, you seem stressed?" Glacier looked at her husband, who looked tired and irritated, he got up from his seat and started to pace around the large room, his claws clicking against the icy floor, his tail lashing about while he mumbled to himself, growling now and then.

Getting up from her seat, Glacier made her way around the table with elegance and beauty. stopping her husband in his tracks, she placed her forepaws on his shoulders, looking into his eyes while he stared back, the last three months had been tough on King Frostbite since he had insisted Glacier look after Crystal's egg.

she had reluctantly agreed, worrying that it would be too much for him, for he was taking on a massive amount of pressure.

"Hey, hey, hun, look at me, just relax, forget anything else and just focus on me and my voice" She whispered gently to him, seeing that he was on the brink of cracking. letting out a tired huff, he asked while sitting down on his haunches.

"how on three moons do you put up with this" Running a forepaw down his face, letting out another tired huff, frost breath escaping his maw while his mate pulled him into a hug, for it was just the two of them in the room.

"I'm not sure, but now I can take over, go and get some sleep darling" She kissed him on the snout, running her paws in circles across his chest, a rumble coming from her chest as she purred softly, enjoying the rare sweet time she had with him.

With that, Frostbite and Glacier slowly made their way back to their room, four guards following behind for protection, Glacier had wrapped her left wing around her mate, He was about a head taller than her, and had a heart of pure gold, having always been loyal to his mate, not once had he sneaked off with another dragoness as the love he felt for Glacier was pure and all for her.

The double doors opened, letting both Frostbite and Glacier see Snowheart and Crystal in Snowheart's bed, Snowheart curled around his younger sister, keeping her shielded while making sure she didn't get too cold.

This adorable sight melted both the parent's hearts, seeing that their son had a lot of love for his sister, being as quiet as they could, Glacier gently closed the double doors behind her while Frostbite made his way over to their Queen sized bed, crawling onto it before collapsing onto the comfy sheets, letting out a pleasurable purr when he felt Glacier climb onto the bed, rubbing her paws on his back between his wing joints. "Oooh, That feels good"

Glacier let out a chuckle, digging her paws into his back, a few pops being heard as she freed up his tight muscles, her mate laid still while Glacier did her magic. "I swear by the moons, your paws must be enchanted, my love... Please keep going" He purred in bliss, his tail twitching while spreading his wings as far as they could, covering the bed with them as Glacier continued her massage.

"Mother? Father?" Came Snowheart's voice, the two adult dragons quickly turned their gaze to see Snowheart giving them a confused look, his head tilted to the side while he dared not move due to his sister snoring loudly.

"Hello my little snowflake, I'm just giving your father a massage" Glacier explained to her dragonet, seeing his eyes light up in realisation, his pupils widening which made Glacier and Frostbite chuckle, trying their hardest to contain their laughter due to Crystal sleeping.

Glacier then looked out of one of the main windows, seeing the three moons beginning to rise over the horizon as she said softly. "seems it's time to sleep, come now Snowheart, get some sleep" Snowheart gave a tired nod, lying his head back down while Frostbite and Glacier both slipped under the covers, Frostbite intertwining his tail with Glacier's while kissing her neck, making her giggle while she pushed against him gently.

"No hatchling making tonight you silly boy" Frostbite rolled his eyes at this, lying his head down on the bed as he stared up at the ceiling, feeling Glacier nuzzle her snout into the crook of his neck.

"Goodnight my love" she whispered, tiredness dripping from her words as the family all fell asleep.