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Those Frozen Depths
A Creepy Chronicle
James and Thomas were the best of friends. They lived next door to each other in the small rural village of Best, growing up and sharing many adventures together.
Their favourite place to be was in the woods on the outskirts of the village, where they would imagine assassins, spies and shootouts. They disliked the Winter as it meant more time indoors and less time out there doing whatever they pleased.
One day however, both the boys’ mothers grew fed up with their antics indoors and sent them both out to play with each other. Best was one of the smallest and safest villages in the country and the locals took pride in that. Nothing ever happened there that would shock anyone.
James saw Thomas running his way with a couple of long sticks and knew there was an adventure underfoot.
“James! Time to go to the woods!”
Both boys were wrapped up warm. Their thick coats protecting them from the chill and the scarves they wore matched. They both had a fondness for the colour blue. It’s probably why they were best friends. Two peas in a pod. The only difference was where James was blond with brown eyes, Thomas was of a darker hair and skin tone with bright blue eyes.
“Where did you get those sticks, Tommy?”
