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A frozen wasteland coy e sky Below, an ar, howls at the ee I am the fire I am the ht It is the fight that keeps hten around mine She will not be denied a second tile now Only one of us can ehts, Miss Moore pushes hard against me She wants to ants it with all her heart

I also want to win You must reflect on the course you wish to take, the foric, but it is difficult in the ht All I can see is Miss Moore, my teacher, my friend, my ene this to an end

With one great push, I kick away froe She knohat is in es for me, but this time, I am made quick by my deter slick and shiny as a newborn babe I hold my hands over the surface of the water and say the words I hope shall restore the balance

"I place a seal upon the power Let the balance of the realms be restored and let no one disturb their ic in the name of all who shall share the power one day For I aic lives in me"

There is a sudden burst of brilliant white light I feel as if I’ic The binding is using h asping

But the cave is drenched in color The frescoes are vibrant once reat statues seem alive

"What happened to Miss Moore?" Ann asks

"I have done as she asked--I have saved her from her wretched existence and bound her in a place where she can do no more harm"

"So it’s done, then?" It’s Pippa’s voice

Ann gives a sic no longer wild, the glaun to fade Atop her curls, the flower crown is now freshly in bloom, but Pippa is not the Pippa we have known and loved The creature before us is changing The teeth a bit jagged, the skin thinner, showing the faint blue of her veins And her eyes

They’ve gone aat me that way?" she asks, fearful

None of us can answer