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Shino was brought into the warehouse carrying his guitar which the guards had tried to take away from him several times. Each time they did so however Shino ended up beating them until they just gave up and let him keep the thing. They didnt know it, but his guitar was rather special, it opened up and was able to hide a few valuable objects inside.

Once at the cage the guards threw Shino into his cage. He managed to keep the guitar from smashing into pieces as he landed on the hard dirt floor. The guards laughed at him as they slammed the door shut sealing him in his new position as a slave.

Looking around Shino saw that there was someone else in the market while most of the other cages were empty or needed some repair. The girl in the cage next to his own looked to be around his age or slightly younger. Sighing he decided he could be friendly and say hello to her though he didnt really want to do anything but get out of there. "Hey, looks like I get the privilage of keeping you company. Im Shino."

A six foot tall woman strolled into the slave shop. Hugging the woman's skirts was a young girl of seven who looked around with bright golden eyes. Her mother's sliverly opal eyes glowed icyly as she looked over the empty cages. When they came to the three cages that held people, Queen Isis ran her gaze over the three inside the cages.

Princess Snow left her mother's side before walking to stand before Zunden's cage. She ahd caught sight of the ice gauntlets on his hands. Smiling softly, she reached out and called the ice to her. It left his hands and moved to rest in her open palm. "Is that better?" she asked. She was a kind hearted little girl.

Snow smiled at him as she made the ice shift to form a small replica of him. "I can control ice. Can you control a element?" she asked. She was curious about him since most people tended to reach badly to ice. And he had been ok to have the ice gauntlets. if he could stand ice than he would be able to live in the ice people lands fine.

A sigh came from the woman who was watching the two with bright sliverly opal eyes that seemed to have a icy look in them. The air around her was colder than around her daughter since she was older and had been around longer. She was Isis the Queen of the ice People. She ahd come to find a slave to keep her from falling into depression and to help her raise her daughter, Snow.

The male who her daughter was talking to seemed to be able to stand ice. Which would be good for Isis if she choice him. And Snow's interest was another factor for she would never bring someone into the palace that he daughter didn't like or was a afraid of.

A faint smiled crossed Snow's lips as she shock his hand. "I am Snow. Princess of the ice people. And thats my mother, Queen Isis" she said softly. She let go of his hand to show him how well she could use ice. The ice leapted to the cage's lock and froze it solid before a cracking was heard as it broke.

A guard came rushing over to make sure the cage remained closed only to have Isis freeze his feet to the floor before he could touch her daughter. "No one lays a hand on my daughter unless she grants premission. Heres the money for Zunden since my daughter has decided on him. Now leave or die" she said said darkly.

Her voice was lovely but it held a sharpness like ice cracking when she was angerly. She would show her anger since it got people to back off since she hated people who didn't understadn her people at all.

Gracefully like flowing water, Snow moved out of the way to stand next to her mother. She smiled up at her tall mother who was looking down at her. "He will live ok in the Ice Palace. Most hate ice but it doesn't bother him." she said softly to her mother. Isis nodded her crowned head as she waryly watched the guards.

Smiling Snow turned to watch Zunden leave his cage. She was suprised that he towered over her mother when she didn't wear her crown. Which made her more happy since she knew her mother had to look down since most ice people only grew to about Five feet six Inches. Her mother was the tallest one so it was hard for her to feel normal at times. "Realy to see the ice palace, Zunden?" Snow asked. She couldn't wait to show him the ice palace. Queen Isis was looking at Zunden with a raised eyebrow since he was taller than her by about five inches when her crown was off.

Isis looked at Zunden. "You will be our slave. We have no other slaves so you will not have to be bugged by others. Unless we get more." she said softly. Snow walked over to take Zunden's hand and to lead him from the warehouse where their sleigh was outside.

Eight reindeer were attached to the sleigh to pull them. These reindeer had been breed for pulling the ice people's sleighs. Glowing Sliverly opal eyes looked over the team to check if they were ok. Snow smiled at Zunden as she stopped before the sleighs. "Do you like it? Sleighs are so much fun" she said softly.

Isis sat down in the Sleighs front since she always drove her team. Snow sat down in the back with Zunden as she pointed to some furs. "If you get cold you can cover up with those" she said softly. Soon they were off to the ice Palace.

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