To: Sticker_Time & SkylerRiley18 

From: 𝒮𝑒𝒸𝓇𝑒𝓉 𝒮𝒶𝓃𝓉𝒶

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T'was a fierce, stormy night......

Beneath the fluttering street lamps, three sisters huddled together for warmth, pulling their cloaks around themselves even tighter, shivering against the cold winds that blew their way, the snow numbing their faces.

The snowstorm was unexpected. It was a cause of their aggravation of the winter wolf. Legend said that the winter wolf brought about the most vicious storms, and it was that very fateful day, that they had stumbled upon its den. "I do wish, now, that we hadn't disturbed its slumber..." The one holding the torch, Raes (pronounced "rays"), muttered, and the one beside her holding the map, Jun (pronounced "j-u-in"), shot her a glare, "Yah, if not because someone wanted to try out her new light crystal-!"

"Hush. Do you want to further awaken it?" The final one, Riel (pronounced "rail"), who was holding the offerings, snapped, and the two stopped their bickering. Walking on in silence, they soon reached a forest, and they kept walking straight, following the direction that the wind pointed the direction of the torch's embers in. And it was only until something flew by did they pause, startled, and a booming voice was heard, echoing from all corners of the forest.

"You dare show your faces again! Well, then! Off with your heads!" The voice howled and Raes gasped, narrowly dodging a tree branch that came flying their way. "We're really sorry! We mean no harm!" Riel yelled as the wind pushed her back, and Jun growled, "Look, we didn't mean to offend you, and we came with a peace offering!"

Just as the branch attacks stopped, the huge glowing figure of the partially translucent white wolf stepped out, and each of its four glowing amber eyes were narrowed as it sniffed them carefully. "You smell of danger!" The wolf roared, and just as it pounced towards them, a smaller wolf with a red coat pounced down on it. "Ruby! Why are you here?!" The winter wolf growled, and the smaller wolf snarled back, "I won't let you hurt my saviours! They took me in when I was badly injured by the rogues!"

"You speak the truth?" The winter spirit stopped the howling winds, and an uncomfortable silence settled in. "Yes." Ruby finally admitted, and she transformed back to her human shape, with the red birthmark of flames on her cheek shining brightly in the night. "Ruby! You came!" The three girls brightened up, and as they made a group hug, the winter spirit grudgingly gave in, "Then I suppose I should stop those extreme weathers..."

"Thank you so much!" The three girls exclaimed, and turning around, the winter wolf strode off arrogantly. And sure enough, when the three sisters once again returned to back to their humble village, all was fine once more...and this is the short story of a winter encounter...

"Did you just make that up to hoax me to sleep?" Ruby made a face as her three elder siblings tucked her to bed, and the girls exchanged glances, "Who knows...? Winter is a mysterious, magical season......"

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