And You Laugh in the Frozen Forest

Will and Elpharia. The hero of the Tower known to all, and the magical prodigy who sits at its pinnacle. What the two kept hidden was a single night's incident when they got lost during an 'Advanced Dungeon Exploration Training.' The place they wandered into was a cursed forest where all magic freezes solid. Having lost her staff, Elpharia shivered helplessly, her usual bravado falling away. Will just laughed, called her an idiot, and carried her on his back. The warmth they felt from each othe