After Marie and Eleanor had treated Jasmine and it was snowing in the crescent pack, Eleanor called her sister aside.
She simply made eye contact with her and then walked out to one the large corridors the pack had.
She stood there admiring the snow that was man made but yet had been allowed by the gods.
She stretched out her hand and then let some snow flakes fall in.
It had been such a long time since she had seen snow.
When she heard her sister behind her, she spoke without turning back.
"You are playing with dark forces much stronger than you could ever face."
Eleanore said.
Marie smiled and then went to put he hands against the railing of the corridor and looked out at the snow.
"Do not tell me that some very simple and little snowflakes scare you." Eleanor said. "Moreover they were a gift from the gods".
"I am not talking about the snow god damn it!" Eleanor swore. "You invited cherry and you taught her things that she would never know. Very dangerous dark magic."
"What I teach my students is none of your business." Marie said. "What I do with my own knowledge of dark magic has nothing to do with you. You were my sister in our realm but not here."
Eleanor sighed heavily. "The decision you make have repercussions you should know that by now. And it is not just cherry. Something dark is coming I can feel it in my bones."
Eleanor swallowed heavily and then turned to her sister. "Jasmine is a power than I have never encountered that no one has ever encountered. In the wrongs hands she is very dangerous and can be our doom."
"Because she is the heir of the throne?" Marie rose a brow and the waved her hand off discarding what her sister had said as irrelevant. "I already quite know this. No not make it seem too much. She is the true Queen of this kingdom."
"So you knew?" Eleanor asked brewing in rage. "Does Xaden know?"
"Of course not". Marie said. "It will ruin my plans."
"What plans?" Eleanor demanded in rage then she caught her sister by the neck of her dress and held her to rage. "Tell me now! Why plans!"
Marie freed herself and dusted off the imaginary lines on her dress.
"None of your concern." Marie said. "But I make deals and when I make a deal I expect something in return."
Eleanor shook her head. "Something dark is coming and whatever you think you have that is better than-
"Do you think I like it here? Do you?!" Marie cut her short. "Do you think that I want to be here?!"
Marie gave a bitter laugh. "I only came here because of you. You are the reason why I am here. Why I am trapped and I would do anything to find my way back home."
Eleanor could sense that her sister had more in stock. More secrets than she was letting on.
"What are you trying to do?" Eleanor asked. "You can not take any risk. Things are much more dangerous than you think."
"What did you see?" Marie asked, knowing that it was a vision that Eleanor had had.
Eleanor shook her head. "No I can not tell you."
Marie began to roll her eyes.
"But I assure you that once everything is
Fine I will tell you." She tried to explain.
"We are on different paths sister." Marie said. "Do not forget that."
And with that Marie stormed away from the corridor leaving Eleanor standing alone.
After hanging in the corridor for a while, Eleanor turned to leave when she felt a certain stained and dark energy hover around her.
She slowly turned around and saw dark shadows engulf her.
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When Xaden and his men returned to the pack they were shocked to see that everywhere was snow.
They were not due to see snow until how many more years later.
"Snow? In this season? How?" Rowan asked.
"This has been a weird year. First the halo festival and now this?" Erik asked.
The pack was still a bit far ahead.
About five hours away and by the time they would reach it would already be night time.
Hopefully it would not be midnight.
"We need to keep going." Xaden said wisely. "We have but a short while to reach home if we desire to make it on time."
And then they went of during the snow.
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Back in the Castle, Marie, Loren and the others were pacing trying their best to keep Jasmine stable.
"Gods what is the time?" Marie asked aloud as she induced Jasmine with some magic that will keep her alive.
"Ten minutes to midnight." Lily said in horror.
"Good goddess." Loren swore as he mixed certain potions.
"Her body is burning up and I can feel her soul leaving her body." Marie noted in horror. "This is not good."
"We should have looked for another alternative." Lily said in fear. "What if he did not make it."
"If he did not wme it she will be dead by now." Marie said. "And I do beg you Lily to stop thinking the worst. It is not helping us around here."
Lily shut her mouth in agreement to the fact that she was in deed making matter worse.
"I’ll go get more snow." Lily said as the guards and other wolves brought in buckets of snow.
Meanwhile they themselves were shaking in the cold.
It was much too cold for them.
"If it gets to midnight, I do not think Jasmine will be able to live to see the next hour." Marie said her forehead filled with sweat even though it was entirely cold.
Marie wondered where her sister was, she would not abandon Jasmine even if she was having a fight with her.
As Marie turned to keep on reviving Jasmine, the door was barged open and none other than Xaden himself came in.