Book of Ice

ஜ۩۞۩ஜChapter 1ஜ۩۞۩ஜ

ஜ۩۞۩ஜChapter 1ஜ۩۞۩ஜ

She watched the twins spar with each other on horseback. The wooden swords making a dull thunk with each hit. Unlike younger children who only played when it came to wooden swords, Austin and Justin looked completely serious as though they where real.

Lilly Elizabeth Stream was 13 years old her mother was sort of important a person on the island. Isabel Silver Stream had many titles on the five islands, the main ones being Second in Command, General, Balance of Ice, and the most important Water Elemental. Mother and daughter shared a lot of things, including looks. Both dark-skinned, black hair, and sapphire blue eyes. The only difference was that Lilly's hair was long where as Isabel's was boyishly short. Also Lilly had a thing for wearing pink, Isabel preferred blue.

Austin Alexander Blaze and Justin Zachary Blaze where almost the mirror images of each other being identical twins this was expected. Only Austin had his mothers amber eyes, and Justin with their mother's dark hair. They hadn't ever seen their father before but they assumed that Austin's red-brown hair, and Justin's silver eyes came from him. Temperance Phoenix Blaze was the most powerful woman on the island. Leader of the five islands, Balance of Ash, and the Fire Elemental. The power was rightly earned with her pyromaniac tendencies.

At the moment the boys where trying to knock each other off their horse. Austin's male black forest horse Bolt, a big beautiful black with white mane and tail, reared and struck with his front legs making Flair, Justin's grey Ardennes with dark mane and tail, back up and give Austin room for more defense. Justin took Flair in close with a barrel turn around Bolt's tail just as he was coming down and swung at Austin's shoulder.

Lilly doodled in her journal as she watched them

She sighed and closed the diary and looked around at the clearing in the middle of the dense jungle terrain. The sand was hard packed and easy for the horses to move on. Around the edges was an old stick fence only tall enough to keep little ones from running in. The main road was out of sight here but the well-worn path lead straight to it. The island seemed peaceful and quiet.

A loud "THUNK" of wood on flesh and saw to it that Austin went down using the force of the impact he rolled to his feet and charge his still mounted brother. Flair startled by this, ran forward, Justin wasn't ready for that and went over the animal's back doing a flip as he did so that he would land on his feet. Austin didn't wait and attacked, Justin was on guard but couldn't block all his twin's jabs, cuts, and swings. He raised to block a down swing, but Austin had faked it and got close, then slammed the hilt of his weapon into the dark-haired twin's stomach knocked the wind out of him.

They stayed like that panting, Justin laying on his back, Austin standing over him, the wooden sword's tip over the silver eyed twin's heart. Justin laughed first and then Austin joined in. He tossed the sword away and offered his hand to help his brother up. Justin took it and pulled himself up. They laughed and talked about the styles and moves the other used as they walked to retrieve their mounts.

ஜ۩۞۩ஜ A Day in the Life of the Islanders ஜ۩۞۩ஜ

Lilly untied River, a female blue roan Gypsy Vanner, from the post by the gate of the arena. She easily swung into her, light leather and pink seat, saddle. The twins had remounted and trotted over to her. Both the horses and boys were sweaty and breathing heavily. She smiled and said "You two need clean up before we get to class." They nodded and all of them cantered down the main road to the village.

It was simply set up a half circle. The largest building was brick and served as the town hall. The building on the right of it was the grocery store. The one on the left was the Post Office. It continued on with all the government buildings and stores. They rode through without paying too much attention and took the east road all the way to the beach.