Prolouge

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written: 02.24.24-04.03.24

Once upon a time...

A man shoved his saw into the ice, rhythmically cutting into it with the rest of the ice harvesters.

Ice Harvesters:
Born of cold and winter air and mountain rain combining...
This icy force both foul and fair has a frozen heart worth mining...

Men shoved their picks into it, breaking it apart and forking it out of the lake.

Ice Harvesters:
So cut through the heart
Cold and clear
Strike for love and strike for fear
See the beauty sharp and sheer

A little boy and girl walked over to help with a baby reindeer. The boy took out two carrots and handed one to the girl. With the other, he let the reindeer have a bite, then took one himself.

One of the men cut a piece of ice in half.

Ice Harvesters:
Split the ice apart
And break the frozen heart

Hup
Ho
Watch your step
Let it go

The children stumbled away from the other harvesters. The boy helped the girl up, pulling her to the lake, where the others were.

Ice Harvesters:
Hup
Ho
Watch your step
Let it go

They pulled out big blocks of ice. The boy tried to do the same, but it ended up slipping while the girl giggled.

Ice Harvester 1:
Beautiful

Ice Harvester 2:
Powerful

Ice Harvester 3:
Dangerous

Ice Harvester 4:
Cold

Ice Harvesters:
Ice has a magic, can't be controlled
Stronger than one
Stronger than ten
Stronger than a hundred men!
Huh!

The boy tried again to pick it up, failing. His friend grabbed onto his back, trying to help him pull whilst making sure he did not fall.

Ice Harvesters:
Born of cold and winter air and mountain rain combining
This icy force, both foul and fair, has a frozen heart worth mining

One of the men lit a lantern as the others loaded the ice so that they may begin their deliveries.

Ice Harvesters:
So cut through the heart
Cold and clear
Strike for love and strike for fear
There's beauty and there's danger here
Split the ice apart!
Beware the frozen heart...

LOVE IS AN OPEN DOOR

Finally, the boy got the ice block out and put it on his small sled. The reindeer held a lantern in his mouth and rushed after the much bigger sled.

"C'mon, Y/n!" the boy called over his shoulder while the girl ran to catch-up with them.

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