Puppetal Darkness

Repetual darkness lingered at the top of the world.

Thick ice, frigid air, and snow covered the lifeless mountain scape.

However, the endless night did not go unchallenged.

A single source of light illuminated the sky and drove back the darkness.

Nestled between two snow-covered mountains, a little cottage sat with puffy, billowing

smoke rising from its chimney.

Ignoring the fact that the nearest civilization was thousands of miles away, to the casual

eye the house was simply a warm and welcoming home.

Still, one might ask themselves, when an odd thing defined in such a bleak place, how

could such a thing come to be?

Like most things found in the North Pole, not everything is as it appears.

The land was unforgiving and cruel.

It could take your life within minutes.

Only a select number of creatures was given permission to live in this harsh and relentless

wilderness.

All others who entered its domain did it of their own accord, such as the residents of

this tiny little home.

However, these individuals were like no other, and with a little bit of magic at their disposal,

they lived happy and joyful lives.

At first glance, it would appear that there was nothing more than a simple ordinary home

inhabited by an elderly couple who loved each other dearly.

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