Ryoka stared up at Ivolethe as the faerie smiled down at her. A small smile. A friend’s smile. Then the air bent. There was wrongness here. Something had happened. Someone had broken a rule. The Frost Faeries flew around Ivolethe, screaming. “You broke it! The rule! You broke the rules!” Ivolethe stood in the air, looking down at Ryoka, her friend. She was smiling. She opened her mouth, and in that moment the wind ceased. The other faeries quieted, and Ryoka heard Ivolethe’s words. “Remember. Remember it all. This is truth. This is wonder. This is magic.” Then she leapt up. She flew
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