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knelt down beside Periwinkle and placed his hands on her shoulders. His face was filled with concern. “Gently,” he said in a soft voice. “Lift your wings. Let the cold surround them.”
    Slowly, Periwinkle raised her wings. Little by little, as the cold air swirled around her, Peri’s wings began to regain their shimmer and color. She tried to flutter them, and sighed with relief when they worked.
    â€œYou’re okay.” Tinker Bell exhaled, leaning back against Vidia. “Your wings are okay.”
    â€œThis is why we do not cross the border,” Lord Milori said quietly.
    â€œNo, it could have worked!” Periwinkle protested. “We just needed a bigger piece of ice.”
    Lord Milori shook his head sadly. “And when that was gone?” he asked.
    Periwinkle started to reply, but then realized she didn’t know what to say.
    â€œYour wings could have broken,” the Lord of Winter continued.
    â€œBut they didn’t,” Periwinkle replied. “I’m fine.” She pointed to Tinker Bell and her friends on the other side of the bridge. “Thanks to them.”
    Lord Milori looked at Tinker Bell and the other warm-weather fairies. His expression grew harder. “The rule is there to protect you,” he said to Tink and Peri. “I’m sorry. You two may never see each other again.” He stood to leave.
    â€œPlease don’t do this,” Periwinkle begged. “We belong together.”
    â€œWe’re sisters!” Tinker Bell shouted. “We were born of the same laugh.”
    At this, Lord Milori paused. Then he looked back. “All the more reason you should want to keep each other safe,” he said.
    A tear escaped from Periwinkle’s eye. How could the best day of her life be ending so horribly?
    â€œCome on, Tink,” Vidia urged. “Let’s go home.”
    But Tinker Bell felt angry and hurt. She glared at Lord Milori. “No! Lord Milori, your rule will not keep us apart!” she shouted forcefully.
    â€œTinker Bell, this is not Lord Milori’s rule,” a voice suddenly said behind them. Tink turned to see Queen Clarion standing a short distance away. “It’s mine.”
    â€œQueen Clarion?” Tinker Bell asked. She couldn’t believe that her own queen was keeping her from her sister.
    â€œI’m sorry,” the queen replied.
    Tinker Bell and Periwinkle looked at one another across the border. Their plan to be together was falling apart.
    â€œYou should get deeper into the cold,” Lord Milori instructed Periwinkle.
    But Periwinkle couldn’t bear it. She rushed to the edge of the border and threw her arms around her sister. They had been so happy together during the day, and now they weren’t sure if they’d ever see each other again. Periwinkle squeezed her sister tight, and they hugged for a long while. Then Periwinkle flew away. Tinker Bell watched her go. With slumped shoulders, she followed her friends back into the Autumn Forest.
    Queen Clarion and Lord Milori were left alone on the bridge. The queen looked up at him, and her eyes grew sad. She turned to fly away.
    Without a word, Lord Milori mounted his owl and rose high into the air. But before he headed deeper into winter, he steered his owl to swoop down and knock the snowmaker off the bridge. The machine tumbled into the riverbed below. He wanted to be certain that no fairy would ever try such a dangerous stunt again.
    His owl flapped its wings, and they flew off into the cold. As Lord Milori disappeared over the horizon, he didn’t see the machine land next to a waterfall at the bottom of the riverbed. One by one, large chunks of ice began to feed into the grater. And little by little, the ice turned into frosty snowflakes that quietly blew across the border and into the Autumn Forest.

T he Keeper was in the Hall of Winter, trying hard to keep his focus. He was supposed to be writing, but he