You walk through the giant, frozen double doors into an enormous cavern. You see your breath billow in front of your face. You shiver in the cold.
Before you have time to notice her, a small Asian girl is at your side. "May I help you?" she asks. You inform her that you are searching for her mistress. The girl humbly bows low. "One thousand apologies, Honored Guest, the Frozen Empress, Daughter of Heaven is not allowed to take visitors."
The girl's odd phrase intrigues you. "Why ever not?" you inquire.
Sighing, the girl prepares herself to tell--again--the lengthy story. You stand in fascination as she talks of a great Emperor. You can almost see the Emperor's only children--twin girls. He bestows upon them certain gifts he had hoped to give his son. To Tang Tian, he gives her the power of the Flame. To Tang Suan, the power of the Frost.
She takes you back in time to the building of this magnificent palace of ice and to the purchase of Tang Suan's mighty guardian, the White Dragon called BaiLong. You chuckle when vizualizing Wu Qing, the seller of dragons, assuring Suan of BaiLong's capablities.
Toward the end of the story, you watch as the Emperor makes only one demand of his precious daughters--they are never to speak with mortals. The girl tells you of the sisters' occasional disobedience and the results thereof.
Suddenly stopping, the girl looks at you curiously. "The end," she says. "Now, why are you still here? If you have a message, give it to me. If not, I'll have BaiLong eat you."
