"Alright" the hermit answered chuckling. "So Winter offered to lead a rescue band to save Lady Anne. His mother of course protested and begged him not to go. "Lady Anne is the love of my life" he replied. "I can not abandon her at a time like this". Queen Icicle was very surprised. She had not know that her son was in love. Lady Anne was only a couple years younger than Winter". The hermit stopped a moment and closed his eyes. "I remember her as if she were right before me. Lady Anne had silver feathers laced with black. The most perfect face you could ever see. She was sweet and kind but unable to defend herself". At this the hermit opend his eyes. "Unlike you" he remarked smiling. "Who will run up a mountain and fight a bunch of hawks to save a prince that captured you. Lady Anne would have never been able to do that. Anyways. Winter set off for her house before his mother could continue to protest. They reached it only to find ruin and dizaster. Then suddenly ten hawks fell upon the group. Everyone quickly engaged into battle. It was rough fight. Thease were highly trained birds. Unlike the birdbrains that captured Winter. Or else not of you would have made it out alive. Unless you had taken a special training class on fighting air born birds for five years.Winter heard a scream and reconized it as Lady Anne. He killed the bird he was battling. With a badly broken wing Winter ran to rescue her. He arivied at the scene to find a enormous eagle looming over Lady Anne. Winter attacked with all the strength a bird with a broken wing could muster. Then -". His words were stopped short as the door burst open. It was Winter in quite a fury. "I-I-I- thought you went to stay at Lord Ramsey ' s castle" the hermit stammered. "I couldn't" Winter hissed through his beak. He loomed over the aged rooster with vengeance in his eyes. "I come back to find you telling this murder and thief THIS story! . One that was supposed to be burned and forgotten!!". Winter looked hideous with his face contorted into a ferocious glare. "You swore an oath to never tell it!". "No I didn't" the hermit protested. "I swore am oath to never tmfchefmcmuff" the hermit suddenly got mummbly. "That's what I thought" Winter growled. The prince turned on Midnight. His face softened a momment but he buried it quickly. "EVERYTHING THAT HERMIT SAID IS A LIE!"he screamed. "Come on we are leaving" Winter barked pulling Midnight roughly by the dress. The hermit looked helpless at them and didn't dare to intervene.
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