The tundra stretches across the plains and snow drifts down gently. Frost Shard has her muzzle tilted up toward the horizon, thinking deep thoughts while on the roof of her house. Gloves are on and she cradles a candle in her lap.\n\nZarcia is a remote community, far away from the Rot rumored to still be spreading across Equestria. Up here, everything sleeps. The sun is low in the sky and it will stay there for months.\n\nFrost is thinking about the fact a traveller was said to be visible from miles away. They don't get visitors here. What could it mean?\n\n\nIt's time to [[blow out the candle|sleep]]\n\n
Frozen Wings
That's right, the visistor will arrive tomorrow. The town is abuzz. No one knows what it means and it's highly ununusual.\n\nFrost Shard's mother and father are talking as she helds downstairs into their underground house.\n\nAzure turned to Gust and said, "What do you think our new guest will be like?"\n\nGust put down his book and took off his glasses. "Well, dear, I don't rightfully know. Are you asking for my best guess?"\n\n"Sure."\n\n"Maybe it's a trader for foreign lands to come to get rare things here."\n\nFrost held her tongue and went to her bedroom silently. She laid down to sleep. Her bedroom was close and warm and dark and quiet.\n\n[[Sleep claimed her|dream]]
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