Ice Queen

Pearly the Pegasus

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#7

After a while I just enjoy the mellow wind that brushes my hair from my face in savoury strokes. I notice we are closer to the ground than before and then to our sight materialises a colony of hash-brown horses. Running besides us as we hang low in the cold air. I reach out to amiably pet a few on their petite heads. They all look up enthusiastically and then begin ease to a stop, just like we did. The  snow Pegasus sets its four hooves steady on the cool surface and I quickly slide of Owen's back after which he shifts into his human self.

"This is my family." Owen's delighted voice makes me turn away from him to look at the pack of horses that chirped excitedly around me.
A gasp withdraws from my lips when the horses emerge into actual people, in front of me stood children, women and men. Equally all happy to see me.
A woman older age steps forward, her hands cup my cheeks one second, and the next she pulls me in for a bone-crushing hug.
I chuckle awkwardly, "Ol' Bretta come on, I want to see the Princess!" Says an older man that had light white hair and spiky beard.
His eyes land on mine and he instantly gasps. "Owen, my boy, you retrieved yourself the rarest rose in the garden." Once again I laugh lightly, feeling dizzy with so much welcoming gestures.

"Grandpa we've only came here for a day." Owen explains to the grey-haired man who continues to smile gingerly at me.
"My name is Fergus-Jarde-Len the Second but you can call me just Len." The man ignored his grandson and starts to introduce every person pilling around us. I greet every single one, then Bretta ushers me away towards a green field that was filled with daisies.

A group of girls rushes to me, "Oh my god! We know what just to do with you hair!" I frown, before I could protest they sit me down, stuffing daisies accurately into my fish tail.

"I think that's enough flowers girls!" Owen exclaims bringing plates to us filled with food. The teenagers scurry away with quick goodbyes, I smile gently.

"So I've been thinking, you know how friends give each other funny names and all. We could make our own."
I examine him surprised, the fact that I don't respond, makes Owen take it the wrong way.

"I mean if you don't want to-" I laugh shaking my head. "I would love to, Owen." The Earth Princes scratches his chin, grinning from head to to toe.

There is a lumping silence, "I will think of one, meanwhile, how about we go to the lake..there's one nearby." I nod my head, swallowing last bite of my food and rubbing my fingers clean on the crisp tissues.

Owen strolls next to me when a few other people join us. "Hi, I'm Caroline!" An ash blonde girl greeted loudly and then points to the three bulky guys approaching. "The tall one is Jace, the blonde one is Jordan, and the creepy one is Chris."

The boy she pointed last, has a confused expression, "Since when I'm creepy!?" Everyone apart from me chuckles, then they turn to me.

"You're Princess Eira right?" Jace asks arms loose at his sides. Caroline comes to a hault, her forest green eyes almost catapult from her head.

"OH MY GOD YOU'RE AN ICE ELEMENTAL! THAT'S SO COOL! OH MY GOD AND A PRINCESS!" Jordan moves to cover Caroline's mouth with his palm, and her shrieks become muffled.

I smile gingerly at everyone, "Guys please just call me Eira. I honestly hate formalities." We exchange laughs and fairly quickly reach the lake. The reflection of the water stared back at me, and I grin at how pretty my hair looked. I should thank the girls when I see them.

"Who's going skinny dipping!?" Chris taunts, guys look at me expectedly, and I just stare back at them.

"What's skinny dipping?" They gasp and Jordan falls flat on his back, coughs filling his stomach.