>Ice Elation lets out a sigh.
>The Crystal Forest, even during daylight, makes her uneasy.
>And a storm is on the way, a bone-chiller.
>So she's rushing, trying to make it to the other side before nightfall
>Wishing she didn't have to wear the glare-reducing goggles that make the dazzling reflections tolerable, but also make it hard to tell what's going on around you.
>Her hooves crunching into the crisp snow and the panting of her breath the only sounds, the wind in abeyance as the storm approaches.
>Making good time, perhaps she wi-

>The abominable walks softly for one so large. Her mane woven with crystal leaves, her mouth holding on to small tree burning at one end, a torch fitting for one of her size
>She heard a shriek in the forest, far off, and even with the sun beginning to set, went out of her cave to rescue the stricken pony
>Already she has had to fend off crystalline wolves, and skitter-bugs fled the flames of her log as they leaped from the high branches
>With true night settling in, she is afraid, afraid she won't make it in time
>Suddenly she hears moaning!
>Charging forward as only one so strong can in the rapidly falling snow, trusting her nose and keen hearing, she hopes she is in time...
>There! A little one!

>"You hear me, little pony?"
>Ice groans, and blearily opens her eyes
>A large hoof prods her
>"LITTLE PONY, WAKE UP!" a frantic and loud voice shouts.

"Wha-"
>"Good, little pony alive. Come, me carry."
>Ice can't really resist and has to be ponyhandled out of the pit she has fallen into
>"You in trap, no want meet trapper"
>That's for sure, thought Ice.
>"You bleeding, strong pony, hold on!"
>Ice passes out, spread on the abominable's back.

>The little one is hardy for her kind, but even so, she's faint
>Thank the stars she was heard.
>Mere wolves couldn't have set that trap...
>The abominable wonders who did while heading back to her cave
>All the while her log begins to splutter and fade...

>Just in time, she reaches her cave, and settles down the little pony.
>Removing her thick and torn coat, the abominable smiles.
>The coat absorbed the worst of it, the blood is from a nasty scrape on the forehead mainly, and similar on the legs.
>She beings to hum while reaching for her herbs and medicines.

>Ice wakes. She sees a scarred abominable's face looking at her, a crude eyepatch over one eye.
>Understandably, she jolts in fear.
>"Ha! Little one find me scary!"
>But the abominable looks aside.
>"Me name Scar Eye. Scary, scar eye. Hurr hur. But me save you!"
>And smiles again at Ice.
"Thank you, Scar Eye! Sorry for flinching...you are a bit, well..."
>"SCARY!" shouts Scar Eye, who jumps up and down.
>Ice laughs.
>"You stay in me cave, rest up. Me make new coat!"
>Ice sees a "coat", more like a simple cloak with a crude wooden clasp
>"Made from sheddings, warm!" explains Scar Eye.

>Ice hugs Scar Eye's leg.
>Scar Eye is the one to jump this time.
>But she crouches down and hugs Ice back.
>"Little pony need be careful. Crystal wood no safe, no time".
"I wouldn't have made such a mistake if I wasn't rushing to beat nightfall...
>Scar Eye shakes her head.
>"Safer to camp with fire than rush. Learn?"
"Learn...yes, I've learned."
>Scar Eye beams, and hugs Ice hard.
"Ow ow, I'm hurt"
>"Oh, me sorry", Scar Eye backs off, rubbing back of her head embarrassed.
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"And that's why I lost the coat you made me, Bundle"
>"Ok....nearly dying excuses you".
"Oh come on"
>"Only teasing. That abominable coat suits you, not many white abominables."
"Yeah. Scar Eye wasn't that scary."
>"Ooh, did you like her?"
>"BUNDLE!"
>Ice's sister, Cold Shoulder, sat listening to this exchange, just snickers, glad her sister is safe home again.