yetis!â the Keeper exclaimed, startled. âLord Milori!â
Periwinkle panicked. âIf he sees you, heâll send you back,â she said to Tinker Bell.
âDonât a-worry,â the Keeper whispered. âIâm gonna take care of this.â
âKeeper?â Lord Milori called. âI need to speak with you. Itâs important.â
Tink and Periwinkle crouched down on the large, hovering snowflake. As long as they stayed up there, Lord Milori wouldnât be able to see them from down below.
âIâll be right back,â the Keeper promised. Then he flew down to see Lord Milori.
âIâm right here,â the Keeper told the royal fairy.
âDid you receive the wing book?â Lord Milori asked.
âYou know, once upon a time youâd stop by just to say hello and howdy-do,â the Keeper said, shaking his head. He pretended to look hurt.
Lord Milori sighed. âIâm sorry,â he replied sincerely. âHello,â he added.
âHowdy-do,â the Keeper chirped.
âThis book has me worried,â Lord Milori continued. âWhat if a warm fairy brought it here?â
The Keeper chuckled. âWell, that might be nice, then, meeting a warm fairy,â he said. âEspecially one with such good taste in books.â
âItâs too cold,â Lord Milori said sternly.
âWell, maybe if they were wearing a coat or, you know, one of them little sweater vests,â the Keeper replied lightly. âTheyâre nice.â
The look that crossed Lord Miloriâs face made it clear that he was losing his patience. âIâll remind you, crossing the border is forbidden.â
âThere was a time when it wasnât,â the Keeper responded, growing serious.
âThe rule is there to keep the fairies safe,â Lord Milori said. âThat will never change. If a warm fairy comes here, you will send them back.â
He stared long and hard at the Keeper, and the elderly fairy dropped his gaze. âOf course,â the Keeper agreed softly.
Up above on the floating snowflake, Tinker Bell and Periwinkle exchanged a worried look. This didnât sound good.
âThank you,â Lord Milori said, turning to leave.
Once he was out of sight, the snowflake Tinker Bell and Periwinkle were on descended to the floor. The Keeper turned to Tinker Bell sadly. âWell,â he said, âyou heard Lord Milori. You must go back home.â He paused and thought for a moment. âOf course, he didnât say when, â he added with a twinkle in his eye.
The sisters hugged and cheered, happy to have more time to spend together.
âNow, listen, you two,â the Keeper told them. âIt gets colder after dark, so itâs best to get Tinker Bell home before the first moonlight.â
Periwinkle gave the Keeper a big hug. âThank you, Dewey,â she said.
Tinker Bell glanced at her sister, confused. âDewey?â she asked. What did that mean?
âThatâs his real name,â Periwinkle explained.
âItâs what my friends call me,â said the Keeper.
A big smile spread across Tinker Bellâs face. âThank you, Dewey,â she said happily.
T he Winter Woods seemed even more spectacular to Tinker Bell now that her sister was showing her around. Icicles covered everything, and the pure white snow sparkled on trees and in fields. To Tinker Bell, it appeared as if the whole world was glowing!
Together, the sisters visited Periwinkleâs favorite spots. First they stopped at the Winter Field, with its endless mounds of snow that were perfect for sledding. Then they visited the Icicle Cave, with its hundreds of twinkling icicles in all shapes and sizes. Periwinkle flitted between frosted trees while Tink ran through snowdrifts. They even went to see the Pixie Dust Well. It was similar to the Pixie Dust Tree on the warm side of Pixie Hollow, except that the pixie dust