The Blizzard Wizard's Staff of Ice

Ayana and Mother spent the next hours keeping a close watch on the fire. They did their best to keep it stoked, but as they ran out of wood, the flames in the hearth burned lower and lower until Ayana cried out in alarm. All at once, the entrance to the hut opened wide, and a blast of bitter wind came sweeping through. Next thing Ayana and Mother knew, they were clutching each other's shivering bodies as they stood face-to-face with the Blizzard Wizard. An explosion of ice and snow erupted from the Blizzard Wizard's fingers,. But as they lunged toward Ayana and her mother, the very last spark from the fire flew up toward