The cold wind seemed to blow right through the two children, their legs buried as they slowly moved forward in the harsh blizzard. However, it seemed the larger of the two was doing their best to take the brunt of it, as the smaller of the two was burning up with a fever beneath them. The smaller was breathing shallowly, their breaths barely seen even as the snow was preventing them from seeing two feet in front of their faces.

  The two hardly had any clothes at all, just some teal robes that one would normally see in a hospital. However, it seemed as if they were torn and even had dark brown stains on several parts of them. In fact, if one were to come across them the two would look as if they were ghosts slowly making their way to the afterlife.

  One of the figures, a girl, looked down at the small boy in her arms, using every ounce of strength she had in her to keep them both moving. At this point, the young girl was walking for the both of them as the sickly-looking boy’s legs were dragged in the snow. Nonetheless, this did nothing to deter the girl from saving the small boy's life as she moved with purpose.

  “I’ll get us out of this…” The girl thought, the small boy in her arms gripping onto her with all the strength he had. His hands practically blue as he did his best to lighten the burden on his savior.

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  It seemed as if all hope was lost, the girl's vision became even more obscured as the cold began to affect her more harshly. Just then, as the young girl struggled to look up in an attempt to see where they were heading, she saw it…A flurry of lights in the distance, that looked to be dancing as they drew nearer to them. Realizing that they were not a trick made by her mind, she began to quicken her pace as hope began to shine in her heart. She did her best to lift the young boy onto her back, despite the fact that her legs felt like lead. She forced herself to move quickly through the condensed snow that consumed her legs at a steady pace.

  “and when I do…”

  The girl nearly tripped onto a relatively smooth surface, surprising the girl as her bare feet were finally touching a more level ground. The breeze was still blowing strong, but it seemed as if the snow had become more tame. With the horizon shining brightly, she adjusted the small boy on her back for better comfort. He seemed to perk up a bit at the feeling of light touching his face, squinting as he opened his eyes slightly. As if it was a sign from the heavens, the sun seemed to rise just behind the large city like a light of hope. A spark seemed to shine in the girl's eyes, a new level of determination showing across her face as she took her first step towards the town.

  “…I’ll never let anything bad happen to you again.”