Don't you know there's part of me that longs to go into the unknown?

[standingfrozen]

Elsa stepped into the woods, which was covered in blanket of snow that reflected the full moon's light. The whole forest seemed to glow with it. It had been a busy day, and her mind was too restless to allow sleep, but this would at least give her some calm and quiet. She breathed in the cold winter air, feeling it renew her from the inside out. She started her walk, winding a path through the trees without paying much mind to which direction she took. She could always feel the love that called her home when it was time.

Once she'd relaxed, that allowed for some playfulness. Moving her hands elegantly, Elsa caused drifts of snow to float up into the air and swirl and dance there- Until the crunching of snow beneath feet reached her ear. She stilled, and all at once, the snow fell around her.

"Hello? Is someone there?"

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[standingfrozen]

She glanced down at him and nodded before she looked ahead again.

"It's a big step, but just the fact that you took it is a good sign of your ability to follow through," she said, as they came to the fields beyond the woods. There was a set of small homes, essentially huts, set up in a semi-circle, and Elsa headed for nearest of these.

[gobetween]

Gobo beamed at that, looking up at her. Noticing the area ahead of them though, he let out a little surprised sound and ducked behind her a bit, watching curiously around her skirts.

[standingfrozen]

Elsa smiled down at him, though she stood still to keep providing cover, as it were.

"This is where I live. We're all mages, and these are the people who taught me about your kind," she explained, before hesitating slightly. "I was bringing you here to warm up, but I shouldn't have assumed. I'm sorry."

[gobetween]

"No, no no it's alright." He gave her a helpful smile, though stayed ducked back as he looked around her. "I'm just not quite used to things like this."

The snowball was turned in his hands a few times, then he pulled himself up some, smiling still. "But- but I'm gonna have to be, eh? If I'm gonna be out here exploring Outer Space."

[standingfrozen]

That would probably help him, it was true, but she wasn't going to tell him he had to do anything. Still, if he was willing to stretch his comfort zone, she wasn't going to stand in the way of that, either - literally. She continued to walk, beckoning for him to follow her inside her little house.

Inside was glowing with a soft pink light from the fireplace. It was largely just a single room, that seemed to serve as kitchen, living area, and study all at once- Though there was a curtained-off section beyond that, likely where her bed was. Bookshelves lined one wall, with heavy, near-ancient volumes resting on them. The kitchen appliances were a bit old-fashioned and simple, but only a bit. Crystals, dried plants, and a number of other curiosities hung from the ceiling, halfway down to the floor in the center of the room.

"Make yourself comfortable," she said, and there was a small sofa and a cushioned chair where he could do just that. Then, calling towards the fireplace, "Bruni, could you give us more heat, please?"

No one responded, but the fire briefly flared before calming at a brighter, warmer level than before - still quite pink, though.