The frozen ground below me... I don't know why I'm risking my life to get a feather. The studies said that a lilac and snow white feather belongs to a rare unnamed creature. Personally, I like the name Frosted Lilac as a name for the mysterious animal. Each step added more tension. My heart raced at the thought of falling into the cold water.

      I took the last few steps until the large feather laid in front of me. A cold breeze broke through the cold thin air, causing the feather to blow a few more steps away. I took one step and the ice broke. I fell into the cold black abyss. I tried to swim, but I couldn't move a muscle. The abyss of cold water continued to keep me trapped under the ice.

      I closed my eyes and heard a splash. I didn't bother to look, thinking a polar bear has come to grab me, thinking I was a seal. I felt a bumpy texture before feeling something smooth, like a feather. I felt something grab me and pull me into the air. I heard the flapping of wings. Finally gathering courage, I opened my eyes. I found myself wrapped in the talons of the prettiest bird I've ever seen. The bird looked like a cloud, except for the lilac ends.

      What was even prettier was it's purple eyes. The black core of it's eye reflected the sky causing it's eyes to look like a purple and blue sunset. It's eyes never faltered to shine. I thought my time with this animal would never end, but as my feet touched the solid ground the creature disappeared, leaving me with nothing. Nothing but a memory and a small, soft, beautiful feather.