5 - Contact

They grunt and force themselves forwards, trying to pull themselves past the blizzard and towards anywhere there may be safety. Their hooves crush the snow beneath them, carrying them through the cold. A cold which is starting to pierce their coat, and their feathers. Creeping into their body as a slow, unstoppable force.

As they continue, the cold creeps further into their core, and the wind starts to become a threat to them. Their wings trail along their sides in the snow, too weak to lift them. A particularly heavy gust of wind throws them onto their side, into the snow. They yelp and struggle a bit, rolling back onto their torso to get up again.

A yelp that was heard, voices shouting from behind the blizzard. Quiet, barely audible, but there. They tense up and turn to face them, before trying to make their way through the blizzard towards them. They yell loudly, the idea of saying anything not coming to their mind as escape feels so close. A rock finds its way in front of a hoof, and they stumble, finding themselves on the ground as two figures emerge from the snow.

Two creatures similar to her, one without wings and the other without a horn. Both of them are wearing thick wraps of some kind, with only a few parts of their body visible. Both seem surprised to see the creature in front of them.

“A-an alicorn?” One mutters quietly, a mellow low voice. “I-I don't recognize you, who… who are you?”
The other remains quiet, though their horn starts to glow, and the blizzard seems to recede from the surroundings, winds buffeting against a silver wall of some kind.

Looking down at the ground, I sigh softly. “I-I… don't k-know.” I stutter, looking back up at the two, my voice gravelly and weak. I try to stand up again.

They back away a little. “D-don't know?” They ask. “H-huh… Sylv, should we take them back to the lodge?” They ask their companion.
The silent one nods a bit.

I look at them somewhat warily. “L-lodge?”

“Oh, uh, we have a… small resort lodge in the area. Not far away, it's warm, it should be… safe.” They smile a bit, stepping closer. “L-let me help you.” They speak softly, warmly even.

Shivering, I step closer, and they pull up close, crawling under my wing to help support me while wrapping theirs over me for warmth. I lean on them perhaps a bit too much, but they seem willing to put up with it.

The two start guiding me towards the 'lodge', wherever that may be.