The Dragon Prince

Climbing Mount Everest

Alexandria

We walked with Merlin, Finn, and Ethan for a few hours, and it felt like we had barely moved. Merlin and Ethan were using their magic to clear most of the snow, but it still reached up to our knees. Since being in the front was the hardest to do, we each took turns in the lead, walking down most of the snow for the rest. Megan was walking with me, and being an Earth dragon, she had difficulty walking in this cold climate.

"Megan, are you alright?" I said.

"I'll live, I'm just a bit cold," Megan sniffled and shivered.

The wind was getting brutal, and we still had a couple of hours of walking left before we reached the cave where we could wait out the storm. The snow was getting colder as it melted on our faces. I held Megan close to me, helping her walk through the snow. She didn't want to admit it, but I could feel her shivering from the cold. Being an earth dragon, she was more comfortable in warmer climates and was having trouble using the dragon flame within her to keep herself warm.

"Just a bit further, Megan. You'll be alright," I smiled.

"We have to pick up the pace; the storm is coming much faster then we thought," Ethan said. Soon, we heard lightning struck somewhere on the mountain not too far from us.

"Let's move everyone," I yelled to everyone behind me.

The storm was hitting us hard, and the wind increased, threatening to blow us off the mountain. The snow had picked up, making it even harder to see the path Merlin was leading us through. Merlin and Ethan tried to conjure a shield before them, but the storm proved to be a formidable adversary.

"Ugh, I haven't seen a storm this bad since The Great Blizzard of 1888 when I was in New York," Merlin grunted. "We're almost there!"

After walking a bit further, Merlin and Ethan stopped.

"Guys, why did we stop?" I asked.

"Just look ahead," Ethan pointed.

In front of us lay a giant canyon, around six meters long, and no telling how deep it was. "Is there no other way to get across?" I asked.

"Afraid not," Ethan shook his head.

"We'll conjure a bridge," Merlin said.

"But will it hold?" Megan said.

"Of course, it will hold," Merlin said, taking offense. "The wind and snow will not make it easy to cross, so we'll just have to wait and see,"

"Nothing he says is making me feel calmer," Megan said.

"Merlin is quite direct with his words," Ethan chuckled.

"No kidding!" I crossed my arms.

"Ethan, Finn, let's get this over with," Merlin said.

We watched as the three wizards bent down to the canyon's edge. Soon, the ice started to shift, and with a loud rumble, it began to move, forming a large ice bridge over the canyon. "Now then, let us continue," Merlin said as he casually walked across the bridge, not flinching. "See, easy,"

"Alright, guys, one at a time," I said, and the girls started to cross one by one. The snow was blowing in their faces, so they had to cross slowly. "Audrey, you're up," Audrey approached the bridge, shaking with fear. "It's alright, Audrey, you can do this,"

Audrey took a deep breath and crossed the bridge; I then turned to Megan. "Megan, are ready to cross?"

"Let the others go first, I'll go over last," Megan laughed nervously.

"No worries; next one," I said. Kida stepped forward and walked calmly over the bridge. But just as she reached the end, a strong gust of wind hit.

"KIDAGAKASH!" Megan screamed.