and i'm still waiting for a life that never was
Alys grinned when her snowball made contact and ran hard for cover, Tal right on her heels. She made it behind a snow bank and rested for a moment, panting, her cheeks pink with exertion. She was beginning to tire. It made her an easy target.
When she poked her head out to search for Tal, his snowball caught her a glancing blow on the side of the head. She yelped and bent back behind the drift, then scampered to another, and then another, working her way around to a new vantage point while concealing her tracks with magic. When she'd positioned herself where she wanted, she settled in to wait, expecting Tal to follow her illusion footsteps instead of her real footsteps. Her back was unprotected, having forgotten about Tal's goggles.
When she poked her head out to search for Tal, his snowball caught her a glancing blow on the side of the head. She yelped and bent back behind the drift, then scampered to another, and then another, working her way around to a new vantage point while concealing her tracks with magic. When she'd positioned herself where she wanted, she settled in to wait, expecting Tal to follow her illusion footsteps instead of her real footsteps. Her back was unprotected, having forgotten about Tal's goggles.
Alys
